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    Isadora won't activate video capture devices without external software.

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    • V
      vienastadas
      last edited by

      Hi all,
      I have encountered an issue - when using live capture there is no video stream from webcam (tried built in and external one) while audio seems to be working. To enable stream from a webcam I need to install external software (like youcam for win) which activates the camera externally. The problem escalates when I attempt to use two webcams - for that I need to use two separate versions of external software (youcam and manycam in this case) to activate both on separate instances. Is there no way to solve this issue without getting entangled so much.
      Many thanks
      T.
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      • SkulptureS
        Skulpture Izzy Guru
        last edited by

        Are both webcam's the same make and model by any chance?

        Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
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        • V
          vienastadas
          last edited by

          Nope, that's not the issue. (I gave up on that idea). The point is, no matter what I use, a built in webcam, an external one, I've tried to use a DSLR just now, all of them need a separate instance of external software to be activated. I have tried to use all three now, and I needed three solutions - youcam, manycam and sparkocam. Which is a bit irritating 🙂

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          • MichelM
            Michel Izzy Guru
            last edited by

            @vienastadas

            What version of Isadora are you using?

            Best
            Michel

            Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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            • V
              vienastadas
              last edited by

              Hi, it is the 1.3.of24 on Win7.

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              • MichelM
                Michel Izzy Guru
                last edited by

                @vienastadas

                Would you mind downloading the newest version (stable 1.3.1f06) and try if that solves the problem?

                Best
                Michel

                Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                • V
                  vienastadas
                  last edited by

                  Thanks, but that did not solve the problem.

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                  • markM
                    mark
                    last edited by

                    OK, let's take it one step further: please download the latest 2.0 beta. You won't see the 2.0 features without the upgrade, but there are fixes and improvements in the video capture code.

                    Download links can be found at the bottom of this page

                    http://troikatronix.com/isadora-2-0-release-notes/

                    Best,
                    Mark

                    Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                    Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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