[PD] gem pix_videoDarwin

[Adam Lindsay]

chris clepper said this at Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:36:45 -0600:

>>pix_videoDarwin: could not make new SG channnel
>>pix_videoDarwin: could not set SG ChannelBounds
>>pix_videoDarwin: could not set SG ChannelUsage
>
>these messages mean that you do not have a QuickTime compatible video 
>capture device attached to your machine and configured correctly. 

Ohhhh.... so *that's* how you do it.
I was wondering for a while (idly) if there was anything that would do
real-time capture in Gem. I had no idea it was sitting under my nose.
Plugged in a miniDV cam to the FireWire port, and it Just Worked (tm).
Excellent.

A few questions about (future?) functionality: will it support multiple
devices? Can I use it at above 320x240 at some point? The last one would
be very nice, as DV (with "high quality" enabled) *should* give
stunningly clear results.

This is a real kick in the behind to get to know how to use Gem more,
especially with the nice, seamless choosing of an external display.

Thanks, Jamie and Chris (and Mark and IOhannes, etc....)

adam


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