Webcam still image won't work unless streaming also

[BucksCountyWeather]

I've noticed that I can not upload still cam shots to my site unless streaming video is also running ...is there a way to do webcam still pictures and upload them??

Using Webcamcapture ver 9.99
WD 10.37Rb02

[Weather Display]

wdwebcamcapture can be set to create a still image
and then you get WD to upload that

thats how I have mine setup

[BucksCountyWeather]

I thought I had it set up correctly...capture works fine until I disable streaming..then the camera still shots stop.

[Weather Display]

do you have the switch on the file save setup?
have you tried restarting if after disabling live streaming?

[BucksCountyWeather]

Yes sir I have the file save switch on.....  after making any changes I close out the program so it would save the settings..I may be missing a setting someplace but I've read and re-read the forum entries about setting up the cam. Its just that it must be set to stream in order to take the cam pictures for the still shots.

[Weather Display]

what camera type?

[Weather Display]

works here no problem with the settings files you sent me
(i.e the file name you have set to update, updates OK, in the folder you have set to update on, on the PC
do you see any errors down the left hand side?

[BucksCountyWeather]

Good morning sorry for the delay in responding....cam type is the Logitech Pro 9000. The only error I have had in the past was that the "Preview failed to open" which would occur when I disabled streaming. After I disable streaming the still images stop uploading to my site....  all the cam drivers are current.   

[Weather Display]

I tested with the camera built into my laptop
and the still images were being saved straight away

at what point to do they stop for you?
also

After I disable streaming the still images stop uploading to my site.

thats different to the images not being saved on your pc....

[BucksCountyWeather]

I checked and the images stopped being saved on my computer as soon as I disabled the direct streaming....

[Weather Display]

and then if you restart it?

[BucksCountyWeather]

if I click start now on the wdwebcamcapture program I once again "failed to start preview", until I enable direct streaming, then it all, including streaming and still cam shots work again...begins to save the shots on my computer immediatly.  Also I'd like to add that when I open the wdwebcamcapture program i open it as administrator...not sure if that makes any differance.

Here's whats happening now....when i open the wdwebcamcapture program, the overlay is centered, the streaming, although set to disabled, shows itself restarting itself over and over again in the left pane, the still shots in the left pane show they are trying to save to my computer, however they are not.  Am I able to delete the capture settings and start from new? Is there a way for the capture program to clear everything its remembering, or doing?

[lehautfourneau]

Hi Chris,

I have the same camera as you have and no problem.
I updated to version R build 03 without any problem and without changing any setting. I don't use streaming.
I hope you'll solve it.

 

[niko]

Also I'd like to add that when I open the wdwebcamcapture program i open it as administrator...not sure if that makes any differance.

Is WD also running as administrator?

[Weather Display]

in my testing of your settings here I did not have to do anything other than run the program
it started to save the files auto
and there was no info about streaming

I will re test though again as spare time permits

Sent from my keyboard while on holiday