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    time-lapse with Built-in webcam

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jars1530, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. jars1530

    jars1530 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anybody know of a software that can add a timer function to a built-in webcam on a dv6500?
     
    jars1530, Sep 21, 2007
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  2. DylanBennett

    DylanBennett Notebook Guru

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    Dorgem. It's free and open source and works in Vista.
     
    DylanBennett, Sep 21, 2007
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hmm...
    dorgem doesnt detect my hp webcam
    it works fine in all other programs
    does anyone know how to fix this?
     
    timtravel42, Sep 22, 2007
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  4. priyaradha

    priyaradha Notebook Enthusiast

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    maybe its not the webcam but the OS. Right click the program and go to compatibility then check run this XP SP2.
     
    priyaradha, Sep 22, 2007
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  5. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    running it in compatibility mode doesnt help
    it says "failed to connect to device"
    ive tried it multiple times, even in compatibility mode
     
    timtravel42, Sep 22, 2007
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  6. DylanBennett

    DylanBennett Notebook Guru

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    Can you get to your webcam in anything else besides QuickPlay? That would be the first thing to check. QuickPlay has some weird voodoo magic to connect to the webcam when all other apps somehow can't. Go figure. Anyway, make sure it works in other programs first.
     
    DylanBennett, Sep 22, 2007
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    it works fine in everything else,
    such as yahoo, msn, and quickplay
     
    timtravel42, Sep 23, 2007
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