that is unless you get a set of cards or card that still use VFW drivers, like the older Winnov Videum cards we are currently using.
--fred On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 02:54PM, Derek Piper said: > > It will happen regardless of the type of capture device, just so > that's clear. If you have more than one device that captures video, if > it's > a USB camera or capture card, then you'll have that problem with Windows. > > Derek > > Fred Dech wrote: > >hi Derek. > > > >i see. that's useful information. the EVERY TIME clause is a real > >drag, though. in the case i'm thinking about, using linux is not an > >option. > > > >thanks, though. > > > >--fred > > > >On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 02:15PM, Derek Piper said: > > > >> No, I explained how that part works my previous post. Maybe a > >> diagram would be good. > >> > >>VIC -> 'Microsoft WDM Image Capture' -> Source0 > >>VIC -> 'Microsoft WDM Image Capture' -> Source1 > >>VIC -> 'Microsoft WDM Image Capture' -> Source2 > >>VIC -> 'Microsoft WDM Image Capture' -> Source3 > >> > >> VIC only binds to 'Microsoft WDM Image Capture', *it doesn't know > >> about the sources beyond that*. Upon invocation, the WDM driver will > >> choose the first 'source' it can find, since none was given. This leads > >>to all four VICs choosing Source0 (probably) and 3 of them will not be > >>able to get it and will complain by putting up a selector box to choose > >>another source. So, you go ahead and choose another source, i.e. Source1 > >>for the first one you have to alter, then Source2 for the other one etc. > >>All 4 VICs will then be up and running. Unfortunately you will need to do > >>this EVERY TIME you change venues. If it drives you crazy, use a Linux > >>box for video from multiple sources. > >> > >> Derek > >> > > -- > Derek Piper - [email protected] - (812) 856 0111 > IRI 323, School of Informatics > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
