I have a video capture device via USB for mac, that i want to use in Processing. The device shows up in the USB Prober and I have additional info from the IORegistryExplorer if needed. In Processing, the available devices array lists as follows:
0 DV Video 1 ECVComponent 2 Google Camera Adapter 0 3 Google Camera Adapter 1 4 IIDC FireWire Video 5 USB Video Class Video 6 VideoGlide
While 4 and 5 launch the capture.settings window as well as iSight (internal webcam), the others merely turn on the light next to the camera but with no apparent signal/ grey window.
In the capture.settings() window, however, all sources in the list are greyed out except for number 5, which lists as 'Built-in iSight', even with number 4 chosen as device in the code.
The console on the other devices read something like
quicktime.std.StdQTException[QTJava:7.7.1g],-9408=deviceCantMeetRequest,QT.vers:7718000
at quicktime.std.StdQTException.checkError(StdQTException.java:40)
at quicktime.std.sg.SGChannel.setDevice(SGChannel.java:330)
at processing.video.Capture.init(Capture.java:203)
at processing.video.Capture.(Capture.java:154)
at sketch_nov30a.setup(sketch_nov30a.java:36)
at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:1608)
at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:1530)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
Exception in thread "Animation Thread" java.lang.RuntimeException: Error while setting up Capture
at processing.core.PApplet.die(PApplet.java:2571)
at processing.core.PApplet.die(PApplet.java:2580)
at processing.video.Capture.init(Capture.java:244)
at processing.video.Capture.(Capture.java:154)
at sketch_nov30a.setup(sketch_nov30a.java:36)
at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:1608)
at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:1530)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
............exiting with
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Now, is there maybe a driver for osx, that I'm missing? The software that came with the capture device shows the received image nicely, - does it matter if the software is running at the same time?
Any help as to what I'm missing and best capture practices i.r.t. Processing is greatly appreciated as well as any (open source) video capturing info.
All the best, Themapplz
