Please help me! My webcamera freeze

[Morten B. Henriksen]

I have a Sony CMR PC3 and I have problem to make a good video with this
camera. The picture freese and will make a new picture after about 30
seconds.

I have win XP home edition. 256 Mb ram.

Morten

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Have you checked the Sony site for updated software and drivers. Or, do you
mean you can make the video but when you view the video, it freezes? If
that's the case, we don't have enough information. Does your graphics card
share memory with main system memory. If yes, it doesn't matter how much
memory your system has, if your graphics card does not have memory of its
own, that's the issue and you need to replace such a card with a card that
has its own memory, in this case, I would recommend a card with around 128MB
of ram as what you are doing is very memory intensive.

 

[Morten B. Henriksen]

Have you checked the Sony site for updated software and drivers. Or, do
you

mean you can make the video but when you view the video, it freezes? If
that's the case, we don't have enough information. Does your graphics card
share memory with main system memory. If yes, it doesn't matter how much
memory your system has, if your graphics card does not have memory of its
own, that's the issue and you need to replace such a card with a card that
has its own memory, in this case, I would recommend a card with around 128MB
of ram as what you are doing is very memory intensive.

There are no updates at Sony. My videocard a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz have
128 Mb Memory.

This is my new information I will come with more if nesserary

Morten

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

There are no updates at Sony. My videocard a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
have 128 Mb Memory.

This is my new information I will come with more if nesserary

Morten

The "Turtle Beach Santa Cruz" is a sound card, not a video card. Open
Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab/Device Manager Button. Expand the Display
Adapter item and you will see the information for the video card.

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[Morten B. Henriksen]

The "Turtle Beach Santa Cruz" is a sound card, not a video card. Open

Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab/Device Manager Button. Expand the Display
Adapter item and you will see the information for the video card.

--

OK I have an NVIDA Geforce MX 420 videocard

morten

 

[Jim Macklin]

Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set your
camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a low
refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If you are
on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all you can
send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send several
frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth vs. what
you are trying to send.


message | > The "Turtle Beach Santa Cruz" is a sound card, not a
video card. Open
| > Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab/Device Manager Button.
Expand the
| Display
| > Adapter item and you will see the information for the
video card.
| >
| > --
| OK I have an NVIDA Geforce MX 420 videocard
|
| morten
|
|

 

[Morten B. Henriksen]

Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set your
camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a low
refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If you are
on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all you can
send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send several
frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth vs. what
you are trying to send.

I have Broadband, but I cannot find anywere on options were I can set
refreshrate on the webcam. There should not be problem with my connection to
the net.I have 150Kb out, and 750 kb in.
I have tried to have a smaller picture, but it dint help me.

Morten

 

[Jim Macklin]

You can send 150 KB out per second, which is not really very
much...
a 640x480 screen is about 30 KB for each frame, plus your
audio which could be higher than that. If you are trying to
send several frames per second and audio and get some
return, you will run out of bandwidth, the computer will
freeze as it tries to either send the data or recompute and
send what the pipe can carry.

What software do you use for the web chat, have you looked
to see what option are there?
Have you looked at the camera properties and sound/audio?
Have you tried the FAQ from the webcam mfg'r?


message | Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i melding
| | > Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set your
| > camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a low
| > refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If you
are
| > on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all you
can
| > send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send
several
| > frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth vs.
what
| > you are trying to send.
| >
| I have Broadband, but I cannot find anywere on options
were I can set
| refreshrate on the webcam. There should not be problem
with my connection to
| the net.I have 150Kb out, and 750 kb in.
| I have tried to have a smaller picture, but it dint help
me.
|
| Morten
|
|

 

[Morten B. Henriksen]

I am using 320 x 240 for the poicture.
I cannot find any FAQ for sony´s web cam. So If I cannot find any solution I
am oing to buy me a new one.
It does not help to set down the framerate either.
I use MSN Messenger 6.1 to chat with.

 

[Jim Macklin]

You might want to try a different program, such as
Netmeeting.


message | I am using 320 x 240 for the poicture.
| I cannot find any FAQ for sony´s web cam. So If I cannot
find any solution I
| am oing to buy me a new one.
| It does not help to set down the framerate either.
| I use MSN Messenger 6.1 to chat with.
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i melding
| | > You can send 150 KB out per second, which is not really
very
| > much...
| > a 640x480 screen is about 30 KB for each frame, plus
your
| > audio which could be higher than that. If you are
trying to
| > send several frames per second and audio and get some
| > return, you will run out of bandwidth, the computer will
| > freeze as it tries to either send the data or recompute
and
| > send what the pipe can carry.
| >
| > What software do you use for the web chat, have you
looked
| > to see what option are there?
| > Have you looked at the camera properties and
sound/audio?
| > Have you tried the FAQ from the webcam mfg'r?
| >
| >
in
| > message | > | Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
skrev
| > i melding
| > | | > | > Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set
your
| > | > camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a
low
| > | > refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If
you
| > are
| > | > on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all
you
| > can
| > | > send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send
| > several
| > | > frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth
vs.
| > what
| > | > you are trying to send.
| > | >
| >
|
|

 

[Morten B. Henriksen]

On my property to the camera i have the following things I can change :
Picture: Brightness
contrast
Hue
Saturation
Sharpness
Controll: Exposure
Shutterspeed
Whitebalance
Backlight
Picturemute
Flickerless
Mode:Framerate
colour space
output size

This is the only things I can make any changes on

Morten

 

[Morten B. Henriksen]

I dont think netmeeting is compatible with XP. I have tried to find a new
one, but on microsoft I cannot find a new one. I have heard that it is
incorporated in msn messenger

Morten

 

[Jim Macklin]

Flickerless probably means a higher frame rate, shutter
speed may be frame rate, output size should be self evident.
Does your web cam software have a HELP?


message | On my property to the camera i have the following things I
can change :
| Picture: Brightness
| contrast
| Hue
| Saturation
| Sharpness
| Controll: Exposure
| Shutterspeed
| Whitebalance
| Backlight
| Picturemute
| Flickerless
| Mode:Framerate
| colour space
| output size
|
| This is the only things I can make any changes on
|
| Morten
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i melding
| | > You can send 150 KB out per second, which is not really
very
| > much...
| > a 640x480 screen is about 30 KB for each frame, plus
your
| > audio which could be higher than that. If you are
trying to
| > send several frames per second and audio and get some
| > return, you will run out of bandwidth, the computer will
| > freeze as it tries to either send the data or recompute
and
| > send what the pipe can carry.
| >
| > What software do you use for the web chat, have you
looked
| > to see what option are there?
| > Have you looked at the camera properties and
sound/audio?
| > Have you tried the FAQ from the webcam mfg'r?
| >
| >
in
| > message | > | Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
skrev
| > i melding
| > | | > | > Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set
your
| > | > camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a
low
| > | > refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If
you
| > are
| > | > on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all
you
| > can
| > | > send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send
| > several
| > | > frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth
vs.
| > what
| > | > you are trying to send.
| > | >
| > | I have Broadband, but I cannot find anywere on options
| > were I can set
| > | refreshrate on the webcam. There should not be problem
| > with my connection to
| > | the net.I have 150Kb out, and 750 kb in.
| > | I have tried to have a smaller picture, but it dint
help
| > me.
| > |
| > | Morten
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Jim Macklin]

Netmeeting is part of XP, look in Windows/program files. It
has settings for audio and video, tools /options advanced
on each.


message | I dont think netmeeting is compatible with XP. I have
tried to find a new
| one, but on microsoft I cannot find a new one. I have
heard that it is
| incorporated in msn messenger
|
| Morten
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i melding
| | > You might want to try a different program, such as
| > Netmeeting.
| >
| >
in
| > message | > | I am using 320 x 240 for the poicture.
| > | I cannot find any FAQ for sony´s web cam. So If I
cannot
| > find any solution I
| > | am oing to buy me a new one.
| > | It does not help to set down the framerate either.
| > | I use MSN Messenger 6.1 to chat with.
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
skrev
| > i melding
| > | | > | > You can send 150 KB out per second, which is not
really
| > very
| > | > much...
| > | > a 640x480 screen is about 30 KB for each frame, plus
| > your
| > | > audio which could be higher than that. If you are
| > trying to
| > | > send several frames per second and audio and get
some
| > | > return, you will run out of bandwidth, the computer
will
| > | > freeze as it tries to either send the data or
recompute
| > and
| > | > send what the pipe can carry.
| > | >
| > | > What software do you use for the web chat, have you
| > looked
| > | > to see what option are there?
| > | > Have you looked at the camera properties and
| > sound/audio?
| > | > Have you tried the FAQ from the webcam mfg'r?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Morten B. Henriksen" <[email protected]>
wrote
| > in
| > | > message | > | > | Jim Macklin"
<p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > skrev
| > | > i melding
| > | > | | > | > | > Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means
set
| > your
| > | > | > camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240
and a
| > low
| > | > | > refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate.
If
| > you
| > | > are
| > | > | > on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is
all
| > you
| > | > can
| > | > | > send, on a fast broadband you might be able to
send
| > | > several
| > | > | > frames a second. It is a matter of total
bandwidth
| > vs.
| > | > what
| > | > | > you are trying to send.
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Morten,

Netmeeting is certainly compatible with WinXP, it's already on the system.
Simply start/run "conf.exe" to initialize setup.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

I dont think netmeeting is compatible with XP. I have tried to find a new
one, but on microsoft I cannot find a new one. I have heard that it is
incorporated in msn messenger

Morten

You might want to try a different program, such as
Netmeeting.


message | I am using 320 x 240 for the poicture.
| I cannot find any FAQ for sony´s web cam. So If I cannot
find any solution I
| am oing to buy me a new one.
| It does not help to set down the framerate either.
| I use MSN Messenger 6.1 to chat with.
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> skrev
i melding
| | > You can send 150 KB out per second, which is not really
very
| > much...
| > a 640x480 screen is about 30 KB for each frame, plus
your
| > audio which could be higher than that. If you are
trying to
| > send several frames per second and audio and get some
| > return, you will run out of bandwidth, the computer will
| > freeze as it tries to either send the data or recompute
and
| > send what the pipe can carry.
| >
| > What software do you use for the web chat, have you
looked
| > to see what option are there?
| > Have you looked at the camera properties and
sound/audio?
| > Have you tried the FAQ from the webcam mfg'r?
| >
| >
in
| > message | > | Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
skrev
| > i melding
| > | | > | > Web cams take a lot of bandwidth, which means set
your
| > | > camera and sound to small frame size, 320x240 and a
low
| > | > refresh rate, set the sound to a low bit-rate. If
you
| > are
| > | > on a dial up, one picture every few seconds is all
you
| > can
| > | > send, on a fast broadband you might be able to send
| > several
| > | > frames a second. It is a matter of total bandwidth
vs.
| > what
| > | > you are trying to send.
| > | >
| >
|
|