webcam/camcorder

[jason]

I've been trying to hook up my analog camcorder through
an s-video connection in my video card. Can't get it do
the web cam thing. Is it possible to use the camcorder
as my web cam?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Joel Estes]

Not with S video. The only way is to have a Capture Card that has the
proper drivers, for both Messenger and NetMeeting.

Joel

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Jason,

Assuming your video card's drivers are set up with Windows, start the Audio/Video Tuning
Wizard by opening the main Messenger window, click the Tools menu, then Audio Tuning Wizard
(or Audio/Video Tuning Wizard if you're using MSN Messenger 6), choose the video card's
SVideo input as the video source when asked, and go through the rest of the wizard.

Then you can start a video conversation by opening up a conversation window and click the
Actions menu, then Start Camera. Note that if you're using MSN Messenger 6, click the
Actions menu, then Start Video Conference -- the 'Webcam' option in MSN Messenger 6 will most
likely *not* work with your video card.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
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