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Motion Detection - Trigger Value
I'm having difficulty getting MD to work properly. I get false alarms if the sensitivity is raised, but no alarms when it's too low even though it sho ..
While the trigger range was not documented it's easy to find out.
Just set sensitivity very high and move your hand in front of the camera.
The Moti..
>>>Generate some motion in front of the camera and keep an eye on the current motion value to adjust both sensitivity and the trigger value.
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ScottL
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05/18/2011 - 06:30 AM
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ScottL
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No "Follow Motion" Option
I have an Orbit Focus AF, and am trying to use Abelcam on a PC connected to my TV so it can follow us around as we walk through a room.
When I add Or ..
In order to keep the interface simple for new users, not all options are visible by default.
If you want to use the more advanced options, you need t..
Perfect - that worked. !
This is what I would like to do: I would like the follow motion to operate while using Skype so that my little kid can wand..
AbelCam needs the captured images for motion detection to determine where is the motion to follow.
That is why it cannot work when the camera is not a..
There's also Manycam. I've used it, but not extensively. It seems to work okay...
Ok - I got Manycam, but this is the problem I am having: Manycam controls the Orbit AF Driver, so while Abelcam can tap into the Manycam Virtual Cam D..
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ShafiqSh
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04/30/2011 - 04:13 PM
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move the license to a new computer
I am trying to move the license to a new computer
keeps saying not registered ..
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MikeMg
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04/27/2011 - 08:43 PM
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MikeMg
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abelcam unregistered on the camera preview
Hi,
i have just installed the software, i registered a pro license, ive just added a camera and i have abelcam unregisterd on the camera display. How ..
Hello Kevin,
from what I can see here, your configuration looks ok.
Please send me your configuration files as outlined here so I can verify your en..
I'm having a similar problem but I only have the free license. Does the "Ablecam unregistered" overlay appear on the free license?..
These captions are shown when you're running AbelCam without a valid license (free or pro).
The license information is shown on the About Screen
If ..
Thanks for that sse, ive now followed your instructions and removed the unregiested text. ..
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KevinMo
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03/20/2011 - 12:14 PM
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lost my software to a hacker............
I had to re-install Abelcam but cannot find my License #. Can you please e-mail it to me?
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Arthur, you can get your licenses here..
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03/18/2011 - 03:55 AM
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sse
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Capture Interface Selection
What are the pros and cons of using TyCapture, VisoForge, and VideoCapX beyond those listed in the table at http://www.abelcam.com/en/documentation/w ..
VideoCapX can record audio as well as video when using Video Save in "record realtime" mode. Note I said "record realtime" mode. This isn't much of a..
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03/11/2011 - 05:44 AM
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MelvinG
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No PTZ
Hello,
Just bought the pro upgrade and having crash issues with my Orbit MP-1 camera. I Can see camera and it will zoom but not PT.
On the Zoom/Fac ..
Crashes confirmed on my system with my OrbitMP (new style - Tag 861305. PID_08CC). Looks like a bug - I've copied this over to the Issue Tracker...
Melvin, uninstalled drivers and logitech software, then reinstalled just the driver(10.5 in my case, since I have Orbit model 861305). New drivers did..
Steve, as I am on vacation I cannot do anything about these crashes from here. As soon as I'm back home I'll analyze the reports and I'm sure I'll fin..
Steve, didn't see your last post when it was new. Oops, sorry!
I didn't expect the driver change to stop the crashing - that's most likely a real Abe..
Thanks guys. Still working on it from this end and no luck. 95% of the time Zoom works, but no PT. Yes, face tracking is always off. If you have any o..
Hello Steve,
please try the latest beta version available from the members only section and let me know if this solves the problem...
I know that this is an old thread but....
Just downloaded the latest version 4.1.5 from the website. My camera has been offline due to my laptop bein..
John, thank you for this information.
The initialization of a resolution ~ 800x600 is new in AbelCam 4.1.5
The next release will keep the resolution ..
This reminds me... buried somewhere in the Orbit/Sphere docs is a little warning: above "some resolution" (model dependent) Pan Tilt does not function..
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02/23/2011 - 08:28 PM
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MelvinG
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License Key not working [solved]
Hello there,
I purchased a License for AbelCam Pro v4.1 and the serial key was sent to my email.
I received the key and entered into the software but ..
Whatever version you're using, you need to enter the license and the name just as listed in the email sent to you with the license.
If you're sure yo..
Thanks for solving this out, I didnt know username is case sensitive.
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VipinNu
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02/14/2011 - 02:41 PM
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Windows 7 Abelcam Service
Looking for some help getting Abelcam running as a service under Win7Pro 64bit. Looking under the Abelcam> Tools> menu, I don't see the install ..
As Microsoft has changed the requirements for software running as service in Windows Vista and Windows 7, AbelCam can't run as service on those system..
Sean, AbelCam can now run as service on Windows 7. Please try the latest beta, available in the Members Only section...
Great news! waiting for this one. Unfortunately I can't get the service to install/remove/start/stop They all just GPF on me. Where can I grab yo..
Sean, I had a look at your log file. Maybe your Win7 Home does not like the way I request elevated privileges to control the service installation / st..
Not win7 error, I've WinXP SP3 FR
Since My upgrade in 4.1.2 (release 2011-01-14) , my service doesn't start anymore, I can't remove the service, a re..
From DenisD:
Not win7 error, I've WinXP SP3 FR
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Any Idea ? Thanks
Yep. Discussion and solution are over here for XP:
http://www.abelca..
Thank you..
Hello,
So I can now install/remove/run the service just fine with the latest build. Thanks! I can get it to run as a user or system routine. Howev..
Sean,
to figure out what AbelCam is doing as Service you need to enable the debug log (with AbelCam.exe) and then start the service.
The log file sh..
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SeanGa
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02/03/2011 - 08:17 PM
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sse
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Sony sx44 handycam only 12 and 16 bit color?
Hello folks,
I have a Sony Handycam SX44 and use a Pinnacle dazzle video creator plus HD device to connect to a windows 7 system. When in ablecam c ..
Hello Ken
what capture interface are you using?
You're choosing the capture interface when adding the camera..
I am using VisioForge when selecting interface. I have 3 choices VideoCapx and it does not work just says cam offline. TyCapture and I get a choice..
I've just spent half an hour Googling and reading stuff at Pinnacle's website. The published specs are vague and there's not much talk about the hardw..
Thanks Melvin...
Going to do some more checking around... As far as the Dazzle device goes, what I know about it and why I bought it is a couple frie..
Ken, I see I wasn't clear... everything I wrote in my previous post was in reference to the Dazzle. Maybe I'm getting mixed up - thought you were look..
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KenCa
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12/20/2010 - 03:27 AM
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MelvinG
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Live Cams App for iPod
so basically, i signed up and looked up my webcam so that i could access it from my ipod/iphone. i got everything working pretty good on my computer, ..
I don't do Apple so I've never actually seen the Live Cams app. But I know what AbelCam wants to see, and it should be easy enough for you to figure o..
the following apps are known to support AbelCam, including PTZ functions:
- EyeCam App
- livecams-iphone.com..
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BlakeSm
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12/09/2010 - 07:30 PM
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sse
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reliable pci card
hello, im new to abelcam.
i currently have an ez watch pro 4 bnc camera setup. im thinking of switching over to abelcam because it is more open to co ..
I'm afraid I do not have a good answer for you. The trouble with all the cheap 4-BNC cards I've ever seen is this: there is only one encoder chip on t..
thank you for your response, definitely helped.
that is exactly what abel does when i try and set the ezwatchpro card as a camera, the output to abel..
From WaseemCh:
could there be another way? maybe 4 usb devices?
Not quite sure what you mean...
If you had 4 analog to USB video devices, AbelCam wo..
There is no such thing as a cheap PCI card that also provides the performance required. Using a card with a single chip and multiplexed output will be..
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WaseemCh
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11/21/2010 - 03:50 PM
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Face Tracking disables PTZ
I use a Logitech Orbit AF webcam.
What I wanted for my rear camera is the ability to use face tracking (the camera is on my rear porch), but to go ba ..
Hello Thomas
I changed this to be a thread on its own because the thread title 'No PTZ' does not match your problem.
Before you enabled face tracking,..
Try using the Follow Motion checkbox in AbelCam PTZ config for behaviour that is similar (admittedly not identical) to Face Tracking...
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ThomasDi
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11/06/2010 - 02:43 AM
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MelvinG
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resolution settings w. MS hd5000 seem to be curius!?
im using a hd5000 webcam with abel4.0 pro - everything seems to be fine. Now im trying to save images via ftp at the highest possible resolution - i s ..
This sounds like the same thing that was reported for Microsoft "Lifecam Cinema HD" a while ago. The problem was fixed - for the "Cinema" at least - a..
... well. Checked Version 4.0.3. resolution settings seem to be fixed. No more 0x0 px selections - but on the other hand: ftp does not work anymore - ..
Hmmm... I really don't know what to say about FTP quitting when you migrated form 4.0.0 to 4.0.3. Just the other day I turned on FTP on my 4.0.3 here ..
... was my fault: i've changed the folders name on the server! And: Microsoft HD5000 works fine with abelcam 4.0.3. up to 1280x720 !
Next question: I..
From ChristianKa:
Next question: Is there any way to set differnt resolutions for stream and files?
Hmmm... good question and I'm not sure I have a ..
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11/04/2010 - 12:13 PM
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MelvinG
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I give up on FTP, please help. [solved]
Ever since my Abelcam updated some time ago, I have never once been able to FTP to my website at DNSExit.com. I have tried every conceivable settings ..
i just got my cam licence some weeks ago and - after several attempts - the camera works fine. i also use ftp with no problems at all.
The url (startp..
I don't use FTP constantly, but after reading your post I turned it on here and let it run for about an hour. It works fine. (AbelCam 4.0.3)
Getting ..
Why is it when one is ready to give up, the answer often arrives?
I have been having problems with this or many months. I am happy to report the FTP..
are there any changes in ftpupload from version 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 ?
00:17:59 FTP ?bertragung: NumBytesToUpload: 27910 restartNext: 0 ModeZ: 0 BinaryMode..
no, there were no changes.
Your path looks suspicous - is httpdocs really the in the root folder?
You can verify that using the command line ftp:
c..
problem solved! Everything with abelcam was ok, but i've changed the name on the folder on my server!!! ftp is running fine now.
http://www.sportboot..
Did you verify with the command line ftp tool if your connection still works?
There could be some firewall / antivirus software that prevents the conn..
... none of the usual problems, just a DAU (dümmster anzunehmender user) /me!..
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ThomasDi
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11/04/2010 - 10:33 AM
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ChristianKa
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Basic Scheduler Question - Adding a Camera
I'm using AbelCam 4.0.1 on a free license (basically for testing at work - I have a Pro license with an extra camera license that I use on a box at ho ..
Looks like a bug that made it through testing - will check on Monday..
From sse:
Looks like a bug that made it through testing - will check on Monday
No problem. Have a nice, relaxing weekend!
I am just testing the new ..
Please upgrade to Version 4.0.2 - this bug is now fixed.
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All is working fine with the upgrade. The bug appears to be fixed and I am able to start up cameras using the scheduler. What's kind of nice is that w..
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RaleighMu
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09/17/2010 - 08:53 PM
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RaleighMu
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when ever i try to connect Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
when ever i try to connect to the web to see my cam i get Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage. and when i start abel cam i get an message fro ..
Maybe you need to start the builtin web server?..
I have upgraded to Ver 4 and I do have the web server running. But, I also have a 4 channel DVR security system camera using port 80 and port 8080. I ..
I see nothing wrong with using Port 7972. AbelCam doesn't care what port (0-65535) it's on as long as something else is not using the port you choose...
Ok Solved-
Problem was Loop Back not on router. Would not loop back from Internet.
Changed everything to port 8081 used a free DNS service with doma..
Glad you got it going. I feel a bit stupid now because I know all about the router loopback thing (many AbelCam users have been bitten by it) but didn..
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JackSh
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08/31/2010 - 10:19 PM
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MelvinG
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Abel Cam is not responding on startup
Abel Cam is not responding on startup. I changed the options to minimize on startup and now I get "not reponding" with a black Abel Cam window. I cann ..
I can't explain why this would happen but I can tell you how to change back the setting without running AbelCam.
The main config file is at c:\docume..
I could not find config.xml. Windows search did not find it. Is that where it is on Vista? I could only find C:\Users\gerry\AppData\Roaming\Seiz Syste..
Hello Gerry
You can find the configuration folder in c:\programdata\Seiz System Engineering\AbelCam
Instead of editing config.xml manually, you may ..
I found it, it worked, Thank you..
"You can find the configuration folder in c:\programdata\Seiz System Engineering\AbelCam "
What is this?? Something new in Win7? What I posted is abs..
Yes, it's new in Vista and Win7
Confusing...
The only progress I see in this is that it's no longer depending on the language/locale used.
MS is pla..
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GerryH
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08/23/2010 - 10:31 PM
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sse
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AbelCam problem with latest CL-Eye drivers and Skype
Hello,
Dell Optiplex 755 Core2DUO, 4GB RAM, Windows XP SP3 with AbelCam 3.2.3.
Two web cams configured and added to AbelCAM
1. Creative Live Motio ..
First Problem: No idea - sorry.
Second Problem: What you're experiencing is a limitation of Windows / DirectShow. As a general rule, only one app at ..
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SyedF
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08/22/2010 - 04:01 PM
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MelvinG
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Cheap PTZ webcam Gear Head WC755IPT anyone using it?
I'm a happy AbelCam user up and running with no problems with a Logitech Orbit AF which I got for about 23,000 Krodents ($40 US) on eBay. But I've sin ..
Never seen this cam before but it sure does look a lot like the "Typhoon" aka. "Insight" PTZ cams (generic Chinese cams that are badged with various b..
Reporting back as promised...
I went ahead and bought one of these cams at my local MicroCenter this evening. Hey, for $30 bucks how can you go wron..
Having said all that... it still works great on my office system BUT I just spent an hour trying to get it working on my public camserver and it's beh..
"What's a krodent?" (answer at end of this message)
I, too, went out and bought this camera and got it up and running with AbelCam no problems. I'm r..
Thanks for explaining Krodents. I watched the vid you suggested and a few others of those guys. Looks funny but my inability to understand Italian is ..
I'm now running the Gear Head and Orbit AF on my box (WINXP Pentium 4) and it "generally" works. However, I see intermittent flakiness when booting th..
Thanks for the follow-up. As you know, I bought one too. I agree 100% with your assessment of the cam...
Just adding to the ongoing documentation for this camera (and maybe all Typhoon aka Insight cams). Sometimes when starting it up it does not come on l..
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RaleighMu
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08/07/2010 - 04:58 PM
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RaleighMu
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