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Support => iCam Support => : Dipesh July 22, 2009, 07:22:29 PM
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Hi.
I have got my cam working so thankyou for that. I just wanted to know how to use more than one cam. I am using my intergrated webcam and another usb webcam. I can only use one. I have read the previous posts about using 2 icam sources and making sure the user name and password are the same. I have done all of this and it still shows 1 webcam the other screen is just comes up black. I have selected both the same webcams on both screens and have also selected 2 different webcams but it would only show one. Could you help me figure out why this is happenig please.
thankyou
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If you run each iCamSource separately does the preview video show up for each one? When you run them at the same time, does the preview video in the iCamSource show up in each one?
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Hi.
yes when i run them separately the preview for each cam does show. Both webcams are working fine. Its just when i open up 2 icam sources it would not display both the cams. It would only display one.
Thankyou
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Have you updated the drivers for your webcams and made sure you have all of the latest updates installed for your operating system? What operating system are you running, by the way?
If you have any other webcam software, are you able to open both of them at the same time?
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All my webcam drivers are up to date and i am running on windows vista. I have got another software which does let me open more than 1 webcam at the same time.
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What are the makes and models of the two cameras?
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one of my cams is already installed in my HP laptop and the other is a mikomi webcam.
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I am assuming you have tried rebooting your computer? Have you tried plugging your USB webcam directly into the if it is currently plugged into a USB hub?
I am also assuming you have you installed the following two iCamSource pre-requisites:
Visual C++ Redistributable Package: http://skjm.com/icam/vcredist_x86.exe
.NET Framework: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
Does the order you start the iCamSources matter? For instance, if you try starting the Built-In and then the external USB, is the external USB black? And if you reverse the order, is it the Built-In that is black?
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After installing the 2 links you sent me i can now view both my cams.
thankyou for your help
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Excellent news ... Thank you for the update. :)
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Hi, I'm actually having the same problem, only I'm trying to use my MacBook Pro (10.5.7) with the built-in isight and a Logitech Pro 9000. I've downloaded the iCamSource software twice and tried the webcams with two different windows. One will work but the other won't and vice versa. Any ideas?
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fakie03 - Is your Logitech plugged into a USB hub? If so, please try plugging it directly into the computer. If it's already plugged directly into the computer, please try plugging it into a different USB port.
Also, please make sure that your Mac OS X is completely updated. To do that, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen and select "Software Update..." and install all suggested updates.
If you are running with the Logitech camera, and then start the iSight, does the iSight video show up? If not, does it timeout, and the Stop button turns back into the Start button?
What are the specs of your laptop? (CPU speed, memory) Is the CPU usage high when both iCamSources are running? (Applications->Utilities->Activity Monitor)
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Hey Jay, yes the logitech is plugged directly to the laptop, the other usb port is being used by my keyboard.
The OS is completely updated.
I've tried both ways, logitech first, then isight, isight first, then logitech. Only one window will show video at any given time. The stop button is still visible on the window that doesn't show any video. In other words, both windows, even with one window not showing anything, have the faded stop button visible.
I'm running a 15" MacBook Pro (pre-unibody) 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM.
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fakie03 - Can you try disconnecting the external keyboard temporarily? I'd like to rule out USB bus issues.
If you start an iCamSource with the Logitech and then start a second iCamSource with the iSight, does the iSight light turn on?
Another thing to try is to open one camera in iCamSource and then open the other camera in Photobooth to find out if you see the same issue.
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I also have the same error, I can only get one cam at one time to work.
Setup MacBook Pro, OSX 10.5.8., Internal iSight & Xbox Live Vision USB Cam.
Which ever one I choose first is the only one I can use. Both of the camera sources will show in the Video drop down list of the second instance of iCamSource - however after pressing start nothing will happen.
I can confirm if I use the Xbox Live Vision USB Camera in one instance, then open PhotoBooth - it will fail to detect the internal isight camera.
I also have no other USB devices plugged into laptop.
Hope this helps bug fix.
Sam
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The Built-In iSight also uses the USB bus (even though it is a built-in camera) so it seems like there is a general issue with both cameras working at the same time. I am not sure if that is a hardware or driver issue.
If you try opening iChat and PhotoBooth (removing the iCamSource completely from the equation) are you able to see both cameras at the same time?
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Hello,
I am also having trouble setting up two web cameras on ICAm. I have a USB logitech and a wifi d link DCS-1130 running on window Vista. With the ICAM software open I can view both cameras independently but it will only let me log on to one at a time. I tried every thing here on the post with negative results.
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Are you using the same login and password for both iCamSources?
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Some how it started to work. Now with my two different cameras is there a way that I can name them differently? I tried to name them on the iCamSource preferences and it won't let me give each camera its own specific name.
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If you stop the iCamSource you should be able to edit the iCamSource Description if it is currently grayed out.
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When you change the name it changes it for both cameras.
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When I run two iCamSources and change the description of one of them, they both send me their distinct descriptions.
It does just save the last used description to the registry, so if you restart the iCamSources, they are going to have the same description: The last one used.
Is this how it is acting for you as well?
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I have the exact same problem, build in Isight and USB webcam: I can only start one camera at a time.
I have an 27" iMac (intel I7) and my USB webcam is a Logitech 9000 pro. I did manage to make both the Isight and logitech work at the same time once, but I am not able to make it work again.
After reading this post I will tried different USB ports, opening iChat and PhotoBooth, and play with start order. The thing is before the 9000 pro I had a C200 and never got this problem, both the Isight and the C200 always worked fine at the same time.
Maybe its a conflict between the isight and the 9000pro since both camera are HD with 2MP.
UPDATE : Both webcams wont start at the same time in PhotoBooth and iChat, so its an Mac problem and not an iCam problem
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Herba - From what we can tell it's a power issue on the USB bus. We've seen cases where USB devices other than webcams still caused the problem on certain Macs. It's possible that the C200 draws less power than the 9000 pro. You might be right about the increased data transfer from the two HD cameras as well.
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The C200 doesnt work anymore either. This is getting pretty weird. Tried sevaral things and nothing works
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Do you see the problem with the C200 in Photobooth and iChat?
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*** Update ***
I did the following to solve the problem:
- Turn iMac off
- Unplug the iMac for 5 minutes
- Plug the camera in the USB port that is the most toward the center.
- Replug the iMac, Turn on
- Started the iSight cam with iCam
- Started the logitech cam, no audio, with another copy of iCam
It worked, both are now running at the same time... weird.
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I'm glad you got it working :) Let me know if the problem returns.