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Using two webcams at once
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Using two webcams at once
This topic came up before in the Yawcam thread but without a really satisfactory outcome.
What I'd like to know is if anyone has two (or more) webcams working at the same time on a single computer and uploading via FTP to separate web pages.
I currently have a Microsoft HD WideScreen webcam running with Yawcam in Windows XP. The other is an older VGA res Sweex webcam currently running with the Linux webcam command line software. I would like to run both webcams on my XP box. Hence the question above.
I tried running two instances of Yawcam but both picked up the same webcam in spite of being set to the different cams.
What I'd like to know is if anyone has two (or more) webcams working at the same time on a single computer and uploading via FTP to separate web pages.
I currently have a Microsoft HD WideScreen webcam running with Yawcam in Windows XP. The other is an older VGA res Sweex webcam currently running with the Linux webcam command line software. I would like to run both webcams on my XP box. Hence the question above.
I tried running two instances of Yawcam but both picked up the same webcam in spite of being set to the different cams.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Gina, I'm not near my PC/Webcams to check, but can't you set each instance of Yawcam to a different 'default' camera?Gina wrote: I tried running two instances of Yawcam but both picked up the same webcam in spite of being set to the different cams.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
That is what I did but in spite of one being set to the MS and the other to the Sweex, both uploaded the Sweex image! Weird eh!?geoffw wrote:Gina, I'm not near my PC/Webcams to check, but can't you set each instance of Yawcam to a different 'default' camera?Gina wrote: I tried running two instances of Yawcam but both picked up the same webcam in spite of being set to the different cams.
I wonder if I'm missing something here
Should add... I tried the Yawcam support forum but it's locked!
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Re: Using two webcams at once
I'm running 2 webcams using 2 instances of Yawcam without any issues. One for my public webcam and the other to ftp motion detection images from a webcam over my front door.
These are the instuctions from the yawcam site that worked for me:
1) Install the first yawcam instance as usual and run it like usual.
2) Make a copy of the yawcam program directory (typically: C:\Program Files\Yawcam) and name the copy Yawcam2. You will now have two program directories for Yawcam:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam
and
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2
3) Create a new directory c:\yawcamsettings
4) Create a new directory c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2
Now it's time to edit two files in here:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2
If you are using windows xp or 2000 you can edit the files with notepad as usual, so jump to step 8 below.
If you are using windows vista or 7 you have to run the editor as an administrator, so continue at step 5.
5) Click on the windows start button and type "notepad" in the search field.
6) In the result list, right click on Notepad and choose "Run as administrator"
7) Now open the file in Notepad by clicking "File -> Open..." and browse to the file.
8) Edit the file C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\service_profile.cfg to contain one line like this:
C:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2
9) Edit the file C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\launcher.cfg
Add the word service on the last line. If it's correct the last line will end with: yawcam.Main service
10) Start the second instance of Yawcam by running:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\Yawcam.exe
This version will now use settings located here:
c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2\.yawcam
Browse to this path and see that the .yawcam directry has been created.
11) You now want to create a text file disablerunningcheck.txt here:
c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2\.yawcam\disablerunningcheck.txt
to get rid of the question when starting the second instance of Yawcam.
These are the instuctions from the yawcam site that worked for me:
1) Install the first yawcam instance as usual and run it like usual.
2) Make a copy of the yawcam program directory (typically: C:\Program Files\Yawcam) and name the copy Yawcam2. You will now have two program directories for Yawcam:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam
and
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2
3) Create a new directory c:\yawcamsettings
4) Create a new directory c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2
Now it's time to edit two files in here:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2
If you are using windows xp or 2000 you can edit the files with notepad as usual, so jump to step 8 below.
If you are using windows vista or 7 you have to run the editor as an administrator, so continue at step 5.
5) Click on the windows start button and type "notepad" in the search field.
6) In the result list, right click on Notepad and choose "Run as administrator"
7) Now open the file in Notepad by clicking "File -> Open..." and browse to the file.
8) Edit the file C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\service_profile.cfg to contain one line like this:
C:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2
9) Edit the file C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\launcher.cfg
Add the word service on the last line. If it's correct the last line will end with: yawcam.Main service
10) Start the second instance of Yawcam by running:
C:\Program Files\Yawcam2\Yawcam.exe
This version will now use settings located here:
c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2\.yawcam
Browse to this path and see that the .yawcam directry has been created.
11) You now want to create a text file disablerunningcheck.txt here:
c:\yawcamsettings\yawcam2\.yawcam\disablerunningcheck.txt
to get rid of the question when starting the second instance of Yawcam.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Thanks Phil. I'm contemplating a 2nd camera so will take a note of your method!
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Thanks very much Phil I think I can see what my problem is - both instances of Yawcam using the same folder for settings.
I like Yawcam, it does what I want and rarely goes wrong. One day I might get a webcam (or two) running in Python/Linux but with so much to do I'm happy to run the webcams on a separate box with XP.
I like Yawcam, it does what I want and rarely goes wrong. One day I might get a webcam (or two) running in Python/Linux but with so much to do I'm happy to run the webcams on a separate box with XP.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Now have BOTH webcams running with Yawcam on my Windows XP box. Great! Your instructions worked perfectly Phil
I also have Cumulus 1 running on the same machine. Probably check out C2 shortly
I also have Cumulus 1 running on the same machine. Probably check out C2 shortly
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Glad to be of assistance
I just wish he'd open up his YAWCAM forum again!
I just wish he'd open up his YAWCAM forum again!
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Agreed!hills wrote:I just wish he'd open up his YAWCAM forum again!
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Re: Using two webcams at once
Hi,
I have been having trouble getting two webcams to display at the same time in Win XP.
I have followed the steps as kindly posted by Hills, and below is what is happening;
My primary webcam is: MS LIFECAM CINEMA
My secondary webcam is: HUE HD WEBCAM
I have set up two Yawcam folders;
The 1st one is my main folder Yawcam which has been working fine with my MS LIFECAM CINEMA.
and
The 2nd one, which is a copy of the main Yawcam folder but has had the files modified as per Hills post, for my HUE HD WEBCAM.
The problem is when I restart my PC, the HUE HD WEBCAM starts to display under the 1st instance of Yawcam, which was set up for and should be displaying the MS LIFECAM.
It's like the HUE HD WEBCAM has taken dominance over the MS webcam.
I decided to delete all of the folders and re-setup the two Yawcam folders and modified files again to see if it would rectify the problem. But I am still having the HUE webcam dominating
and the MS webcam wont display at the same time, nor will apear in the "Devices", even if I try to get Yawcam to "Detect Devices".
The only way I can get the MS webcam to work is totally unplug the Hue webcam, restart the pc, and then re-setup & select the MS webcam which will then get the MS webcam working again.
But as soon as I plug in the Hue webcam it all messes up again.
Does anyone know why this could be happening? and is there a way to stop the HUE webcam from taking over?
Any help would be appreciated as its driving me mad.
I have been having trouble getting two webcams to display at the same time in Win XP.
I have followed the steps as kindly posted by Hills, and below is what is happening;
My primary webcam is: MS LIFECAM CINEMA
My secondary webcam is: HUE HD WEBCAM
I have set up two Yawcam folders;
The 1st one is my main folder Yawcam which has been working fine with my MS LIFECAM CINEMA.
and
The 2nd one, which is a copy of the main Yawcam folder but has had the files modified as per Hills post, for my HUE HD WEBCAM.
The problem is when I restart my PC, the HUE HD WEBCAM starts to display under the 1st instance of Yawcam, which was set up for and should be displaying the MS LIFECAM.
It's like the HUE HD WEBCAM has taken dominance over the MS webcam.
I decided to delete all of the folders and re-setup the two Yawcam folders and modified files again to see if it would rectify the problem. But I am still having the HUE webcam dominating
and the MS webcam wont display at the same time, nor will apear in the "Devices", even if I try to get Yawcam to "Detect Devices".
The only way I can get the MS webcam to work is totally unplug the Hue webcam, restart the pc, and then re-setup & select the MS webcam which will then get the MS webcam working again.
But as soon as I plug in the Hue webcam it all messes up again.
Does anyone know why this could be happening? and is there a way to stop the HUE webcam from taking over?
Any help would be appreciated as its driving me mad.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
this is exactly the Problem I faced with Yawcam from time to time in the past.Does anyone know why this could be happening? and is there a way to stop the HUE webcam from taking over?
I used also 2 different webcams and 2 instances of yawcam. In the evening hours (night hours) I stopped Yawcam by a sheduler and restarted both instances in the morning hours and in 50% of all day's I had the same Problem.
This was the reason why I switched back to my former Webcam Program which can internally handle more than X Webcams with one instance and also IP Cams (WLAN Cams can behandled).
I don't want to advertise here, but in the past I cheked many different webcam programs but finally I always stuck and thats the reason I went back to the Webcam software I used since years. VisionGS http://www.visiongs.com/?lang=en. It has nearly all these features you can find with YawCam and some additional goodies.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
some years ago I purchased the paid version but didn't used it for a long time.water01 wrote:Are you using the free version or the paid for one?
Some month ago I tried to test some other webcam Products but was not really satisfied and switched back.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
slashmusic;
Thanks for the info..
Will the free version work with 2 cameras? or does it have restrictions that the full version does not restrict.
i.e. the amount of cameras that you can connect or a text "watermark" over the image.?
I just want to make sure as I want to try and keep my server as clean as possible, with limited
amount of software installed and not have to install something only to find out it does not work
or is crippled and then have to uninstall it.
Thanks for the info..
Will the free version work with 2 cameras? or does it have restrictions that the full version does not restrict.
i.e. the amount of cameras that you can connect or a text "watermark" over the image.?
I just want to make sure as I want to try and keep my server as clean as possible, with limited
amount of software installed and not have to install something only to find out it does not work
or is crippled and then have to uninstall it.
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Re: Using two webcams at once
yes you are right.....the banner is showing an advertise from time to time (as far as I know)Solorize wrote:is crippled and then have to uninstall it
but please see here: the compar. of both versions: http://www.visiongs.com/comparison.php
the only limit of the Personal edition is that IP CAMs can not be used but normal cams as you have should be run paralell.
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