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272142 2004-09-14 00:57:00 Hey guys, I've got the lend of a Panasonic NV-GS120GN (digital video camera) for a few weeks.

I would like to be able to use it as a webcam while ive got it, but for some reason it wont work with MSN Messenger 6.2, Win XP pro.
It works fine with movie maker, eyeballchat, and Windows Messenger.

On windows messenger, if displays what the camera is viewing, but in MSN, it just shows a black screen. All the drivers are installed.

This thing has really got me puzzled!

Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks, Luke
hsv-b0y (5210)
272143 2004-09-14 02:11:00 Is it USB 2 or firewire?? It most probably works with Moviemaker, coz it picks it up as a digital video cam.

Most USB video cams I think are for streaming as in a webcam I spose. And firewire cams are usually for video / video editing. And most probably weren't mean for things like video conferencing.
Spacemannz (808)
272144 2004-09-14 04:24:00 Its a USB 2.0!
In the Video and Audio Tuning Wizard on MSN messenger, it picks up the camera, and streams like it should, but when I go to use it, just a black screen.
hsv-b0y (5210)
272145 2004-09-14 04:51:00 Have u got SP1 or 2 installed? Youre not running 2-3 different programs that use the cam? While trying to get the cam to work in MSN, are you?? Spacemannz (808)
272146 2004-09-14 05:01:00 Im running Sp1, sorry, should have stated that!

Only msn is using the camera... which is what boggles me!
hsv-b0y (5210)
272147 2004-09-14 09:35:00 Have you got the latest version of DirectX installed? 9.0c?? Spacemannz (808)
272148 2004-09-14 10:31:00 Hmm... that i cant say for sure. Any way i can check? hsv-b0y (5210)
272149 2004-09-14 10:34:00 Im Running 9.0b...... hsv-b0y (5210)
272150 2004-09-14 10:43:00 Do any errors appear in MSN? Are you running any firewalls?

In Options/connections in MSN anything ticked??

I just noticed the same thing here in MSN. It goes black, BUT if u quit MSN unplug the cam, plug the cam back in, then re-run MSN the cam works.
Spacemannz (808)
272151 2004-09-14 10:58:00 Everything is set up sweet...It works on aol just fine and dany! But i would like it to work on MSN so all my mates who i would like to view dont have to download it... hsv-b0y (5210)
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