Yet MORE webcam problems and and an angry off screen rant.

I'M AN FUCKING NOYED. I got my new webcam 2day, only to find when trying it out it's pretty much useless. First, there's weird horizontal bands all over the picture, I can't get manual focus or exposure, plus the software disk has NO software on it, it has to install the software from the internet. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCKETY FUCK? pardon my french but as I understand it, any disc that comes with hardware SHOULD HAVE THE SOFTWARE ON IT, that's the point of having a disk in the first place. I tried to install the software and guess what ... I got an error. I JUST WANT TO DIE RIGHT NOW I'M SO DE FUCKING PRESSED.

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[destroyersoueu]

Microsoft products connect you on line in order to check if you have cracked software, and they compete the software and also introduces some spy files in your hard drive

[CoolDudeClem]

@destroyersoueu I don't think I'll need the software that came with it after all now. I've been experimenting with different freeware stop motion programs and I've found one that does let me adjust everything in the camera, including focus, zoom and exposure, so all I need to do now it sort out the problem with the lights and I'll be able to do my animations again!

[jedw]

The bands are *definitely* the fluorescent lights. Shouldn't cause any more problems though. webcams usually have a setting for 50 or 60Hz which are designed to eliminate this. When set to 50 they should be able to correct for the 50Hz flicker of the lights. The other problems are just ridiculous - return it to the shop.

[CoolDudeClem]

@jedw Why does everything have to be so complicated and full of problems? I can't find any setting to set the camera for 50 or 60 hz, but I have an idea, I'm going to try to make an inverter that runs the lights at 60hz instead of 50, and that should solve that little problem.

[DrCassette]

I think these bands are caused by the flourescent lights interfering with the camera. The zoom is digital, the motion is way too choppy for an optical system moving in there. The lens of the camera looks like it doesn't have any kind of focus system at all so there is nothing that can be controlled. The driver installer thing is ridiculous. I guess the best solution would be to save money for a decent quality camcorder with manual controls that you can use for both videos and animation projects.

[CoolDudeClem]

@DrCassette I do know the focus is real, I tried the demo version of stopmotion pro and I was able to adjust the focus with no problems, but I'm still puzzled as to why I can't adjust it in other programs. Plus while doing that I could see the lenses in the camera move, and I could set it so I could see far or near objects clearly.

[The1970sInfatuate]

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[SlimeAmTheBest]

@DrCassette Really nice!

[DrCassette]

@SlimeAmTheBest

Do you really think that surprises me? By the way I saved all those entertaining videos you once made :D

[SlimeAmTheBest]

@DrCassette ps. I saved your comments.

[SlimeAmTheBest]

@DrCassette This reminds me of a classic saying: as the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart, the wind cannot overturn a mountain.

Thanks again!

[SlimeAmTheBest]

@DrCassette If my reply is researched, then it is going to be researched!

[coondogtheman1234]

For the flickering check the flicker setting in the software. depending on where you are you might need to change that to 50 or 60hz. one of those should clear up the bands.

[SlimeAmTheBest]

@DrCassette What is actually, and more appropriately technical is that the misaligned fluorescent cycles are creating Moire-like patterns on the camera, likely it is a CCD using Bayer. Logitech cameras for instance allow you to change hertz cycles.