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I have a USB camera, which has following ID

Manufacturer String:   1 "Vimicro Corp."
Product String:   2 "Venus USB2.0 Camera"

It works flawlessly on Windows, including iCamSource.
When I try to use it on a Mac, it works in "ordinary" applications, like photobooth, but as soon as I start iCamSource nothing shows and the camera "hangs". I have to disconnect and reconnect in order to get it to work again in apps like PhotoBooth. I have never gotten it to work on iCamSource on Mac.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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Re: my USB cam works in windows and mac but not on icamsource on mac
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2010, 04:41:51 PM »
Is the camera plugged into a USB hub or extension cable?  If so, please try plugging it directly into the computer.  If it's already plugged into a USB port on the computer, please try a different USB port.

Also, make sure no other video capture programs (iChat, Skype, etc.) are running on the computer because they could be fighting for control over the camera.

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Re: my USB cam works in windows and mac but not on icamsource on mac
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 02:13:02 AM »
I have no idea what I changed but suddenly it works! ??? :D