I am using a USB webcam. It works perfectly with other applications, therefore I assume the cam is not the cause of the problem. I tried using [pix_videoDarwin] just in case, but it didn't help. What I did notice is that once I load a patch that makes use of pix_video, the webcam becomes unavailable to other apps. The driver is being used then, I assume.
Have you got a simple example patch?
::: sam :::
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 11:39:06AM -0500, James Tittle II wrote:
On Feb 13, 2004, at 11:12 AM, Sam Roig wrote:
Thanks. Knowing that it's possible I gave it another try with pix_video, but had no better luck. I am also using the webcam driver from http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/. Does anyone else on the list know which object gives access to the webcam? Do I need to provide in some way (a message to the object) the driver to be used?
...which webcam are you using? Is it firewire or usb? I have had no problems using an iBot, which is a firewire camera...also no problems with any other firewire video input devices (ie. dazzle)...you may want to try [pix_videoDarwin], but that should be the same as [pix_video] (due to object inheritance)...
...as far as set up and drivers and such, it's all handled automagically by quicktime, so don't worry about that...
l8r, jamie