CPU load very high when using ICamSource

[forumg]

Hi

I use IcamSource 2.2.1 on a AtomPC(cpu 330) with win7. The pc handles most sw and loads of serverprograms can run in parallell without problems.

But when starting IcamSource the CPU- load increases to 50-60%

Is there any way to decrease this since it makes the pc slow?
Hopefully updates of the iCamSource sw will target this problem

/Br

[Jay]

The motion detection processing can add a significant amount of processing.  On the Motion Detection tab in iCamSource, there is a "Perform Motion Detection" slider.  If you slide it over to "Less Often", then iCamSource should use less CPU.  If you don't use the motion detection, you could try disabling the motion detection completely.

[forumg]

Thanks for the reply but...

The motion detection is disabled (I dont use it)

I have also tried to update .Net but still high CPU-load when using Icam source

[delphiguru]

i have this problem., too.

Last version of Atom, 3 GB ram.. , clear Win 7

3 IP camera , CPU always 90-100 % 

Perform Motion Detection is disabled.

[forumg]

My exact specs are Atom 330 ION pc,4GB ram,Win 7 and SSD which has enough power for 1080p.I know the cpu is "weak" but iCam is the only application that gives such high CPU load (except Crysis ofcourse ;-)

[Jay]

Is your camera a USB/Built-In camera or a network/Wi-Fi camera?  If it's a Wi-Fi camera, you can probably reduce the framerate in the camera's configuration page.  That will reduce the processing done by iCamSource.

Each camera you have running in iCamSource will increase the processing load almost linearly, so that two cameras will use about twice the processing of one camera, etc.

[forumg]

I use 2 usb cameras. When only using one, the cpu load goes down to 40 %.

Still quite high though, hopefully high load on cpu will be targeted i next sw-releases

BR

[Jay]

We're always trying to improve iCam, including performance optimizations.    There are a few things we might be able to do to improve processing load when motion detection is disabled, but motion detection will always have a processing hit involved.

[forumg]

Keep up the good work, Icam is a very good app and hopefully next releases have improved performance :-)

[SingingSnail]

I have the same deal ... starts at around 15% CPU on quite a powerful laptop with just one camera and no motion detection. Then suddenly it goes upto 60% to 80% and sometimes even more.

Is it possible for me to drop the frame rate somehow? I know I can do this using the quality slider - but is there another way. I presume this would drop the CPU.

I'm using version 2.2.1 on Windows 7 with a Logitech C510 USB camera.

[Stefan]

Do you only have the one camera entry in your Cameras list?

[SingingSnail]

Nope ... the built in "Laptop Integrated Webcam" and the USB "Logitech HD Webcam C510".

I get the same when using either the built in one or the USB one. The BUilt in one attaches to the Dell camera software and the Logitech attaches to the Logitech software (obiviously).

The switch from 20% to 100% CPU happens after a few minutes and without me ever attaching to the camera from my iPhone (it stops as soon as i stop the session in the app). It's very predictable and make the laptop usless.

[SingingSnail]

Also, this happens with or without motion detection being on. I've tried turning the sound off ... but it still goes to 100% CPU.

Let me know if there is anything else I can try ... this looks like a great app and I'd like to help get this sorted.

[Stefan]

Did you try resetting your iCamSource registry settings that I mentioned in this thread? - http://skjm.com/forum/index.php?topic=1759.msg7555#msg7555

Also, what are the specs (processor, memory, etc.) of the computer you are using?

[SingingSnail]

Did you try resetting your iCamSource registry settings that I mentioned in this thread? - http://skjm.com/forum/index.php?topic=1759.msg7555#msg7555

Also, what are the specs (processor, memory, etc.) of the computer you are using?

I did the registry thing ... and it didn't help.

The machine is a Dell M1330 ... Inet Core Duo T9300 @ 2.50 GHz ... 4GB RAM ... 640GB disk ... Windows 7 SP1 32bit.