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Topic: Webcam Freezing VDJ

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I have searched but can not find the topic about Logitech camera drivers 'conflicting' with VDJ and some plugins. I am now on my third webcam and VDJ will not open up unless i disable the webcam. It's a $100 Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p. The previous cameras were Logitech 310 & 510. I think i narrowed down the problem to the Firetext Plugin because all is good when i remove it from the effect plugins. Was there any other solution besides disabling camera. I love the plugin but it does me no good to have this crytal clear camera if i cant use it with such an awesome plugin. I have never been able to use the camera function with firetext; only the original VDJ camera plugin. Also, it's obviously not only Logitech cameras because i had to disable my HP Webcam also or VDJ would get suck on the 'loading plugins' portion of the startup.

Thanks In Advance
Steve
 
geposted Wed 01 Jun 11 @ 4:50 pm
PROBLEM SOLVED!!! After talking with Tayla he walked me through some simple steps to fix the problem. We had to unstil the onboard HP Webcam and the CyberLink software attached to it to get the Microsoft camera to work. The only problem is it automatically re-installed the camera when i rebooted but all still work fine except now in the Firetext plugin the cameras (in the drop down box) are labeled backwards (HP Webcam is label Microsoft LiveCam and vice versa); not a problem though. Long story short, for HP DV5 series laptops, uninstall the HP Webcam and Cyberlink Software if your FireText plugin crashes VDJ.

Tayla,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!! EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!

I will be calling you when my tour is up and I am back in the US for the Text/SMS feature of FireText.

Steve Rodriguez
 
Hey Steve, glad I could help, I think I'd better explain to the other guys it actually isn't the Firetext plugin that was the problem, anyway here is how we got everything hunky dory back down in South Korea.

Simplified version... rebooted VDJ, ran a few plugins in the video effects tab, all worked fine, closed any open plugins and activated free Firetext plugin, ran vertical and horizontal text scrolling, image and image rotator tabs, showed Steve how to use the save feature in template tab, while all of these were running started the movie tab and put moving logo onto screen, obviously Firetext running fine.

Introduced the Firetext camera plugin into the equation and this is where it hung up, I then realised Steve had an on board web cam as well as an usb camera he had purchased, cut a long story short I got Steve to uninstall his on board set up, re ran the above test then started the Firetext camera function, bingo! not a problem.

Hope the above helps someone else in the future with whatever your running or plugins your using.

If your new to the forums or been in hibernation for the last 18 month you can pick up your free Firetext plugin here....

http://www.virtualdj.com/addons/10481/FireText_VirtualDJ_Plugin.html

here's what you get...

FireText VirtualDJ Plugin v2.42.1

Features
+ Choice of vertical or horizontal scroller
+ Image slide show and timed sequence rotation with pause and play
+ Camera picture in picture control
+ Template save for later properties/position retrieval
+ Alpha blend of text and images
+ Control location maintaing aspect
+ ChromaKey advanced filter

+ FireText Virtual DJ Robot for sending Videos To Screen

Extras
+ Text To Screen sourced from FireText Administrator
+ Random & pause image rotation from FireText Administrator
+ AVI/MPG movies sourced from FireText Administrator
+ SWF Flash movies sourced from FireText Administrator
+ Twitter client for screen name replies shown as normal messages

Prerequisites
+ Windows XP/Vista/W7
+ DirectX fully updated
+ VirtualDJ registered version

Known issues
+ Happens to freeze on some systems when camera driver hooks camera device
+ Not compatible with FireText v1.6.x.x versions, please get v1.7.1.x

Last fixes
+ UAC DXClose()/DXOpen() fix for Vista & Win7
+ Image rotation from FireText performed in background thread
+ Template tab has deletion button and load on doble-click
+ Virtual DJ 6.1 checkbox label fix

Enjoy!!!
 
hey Paul glad yer back

i have a coupla new vids on youtube all but one so far , prominently featuring FireText


it's amazing all the cool stuff you can do with VDJ , Video and FireText

you wimps should try it
 
Once installed how do you configure and control fire text?
 


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