Webcam doesn't work anymore

vvvv beta question
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howdy!

my problem:
I’ve got this old logitech webcam that used to work with windoze 2000 – but since I’m using XP now, all I get in vvvv is error messages, although the cam works with the logitech software etc.

I did the VideoIn tutorial and the error message reads something like this:
access violation …
cannot create device, try different parameters.

I’m not sure what’s wrong so I thought one of you might be able to give me a hint.
so, thanks a lot in advance.

freder

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does it work with other applications?

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yes, at least with the software that comes with the driver.

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can’t help here. @joreg??

for sure he refers to the tut to find here.

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basically there is not much you can do wrong with an usb cam.
if it does not work as expected it is a driver issue. try to find a better driver (or a newer cam). or go back to w2k.

you may help us by sending your webcam and help us fixing it, but i somehow think it would not be a high priority issue.

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btw: what cam is it?

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access violation …
cannot create device, try different parameters.

an errormessage like this looks like your setup for some reason cannot even create a direct3d device.

when you create a renderer (ex9) is it black? or gray? (gray is doom). what graphiccard are you using? latest drivers for graphiccard?

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it’s a Logitech QuickCam® Express.

the renderer is gray.

I got the latest webcam, directx and grahpiccard (radeon x1050) drivers.

probably I’ll simply get myself a new webcam, since this one is crappy as hell anyway.

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HI freder , i have a logitech that does the same , in my opinion better change it , i manage to make it work but after a while it was going grey again and so on , to make it work for a while go to mypc
when the camera it,s connected find the little icon , dont remember exacly , but playing with some staff there will make it work ,also play with video format and analog video standar in videoin node

i know 3 people that had problems with this webcam ,and this webcam was expensive for me btw .

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renderer is grey.
ok.
if you start vvvv “fresh” and just create a Renderer (EX9) :
is it also grey?

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still grey.

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okay … I’m beginning to realize that this isn’t really a webcam issue.

I just ran dxdiag and the direct3d tests – which actually failed because 640x480 fullscreen mode doesn’t seem to work.
and indeed, 800x600 is the lowest resolution I can set in the display properties.

but how is all that related to each other?!

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“An error occured while setting your display to 640x480 mode with 16-bit color (high color). Your computer may not support this mode. This is not necessarily a problem, though some programs may not work without support for this mode.”

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as mentioned above: if vvvv cannot create a direct3d device the renderer (ex9) is gray. without a direct3d device no camera will work with vvvv.

so what you have to sort out is why your machine has problems with direct3d.

check this: rightclick desktop>properties>settings>advanced>troubleshooting. make sure the hardwareacceleration slider is set to maximum there. if not, do so and try vvvv again.

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aaaah, crap!
installing different graphic drivers did it.
(although I’ve been using the latest ati drivers – aber “da steckt man nicht drin” ;)

anyway: thanks a lot to all of you.

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i think it even wasn’t the driver:
vvvv definetely needs 32bit-color.

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nope kalle, why do you think vvvv needs 32bit? maybe videotexture or pipet won’t work with 16bit on some graphiccards/drivers. but in general i’d say it should work.