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Sample Plugin Documentation
Is there any additional documentation on the SamplePlugin install. I've set up a pic microprocessor and have it communicating with the X10 plugin', a ..
Doug, if you enable the Debug Info, the debug log will contain information about the plugins found on startup.
Remove all but the sample plugin and y..
Author of X10 Plugins here...
Those variables (configpath, dllpath) you asked about: you don't need to set them. Look at the startPlugin method - whe..
Thanks for the replies. I turned on the debug listing as suggested and found the following message:
05:57:08 Load Assembly Error Could not load file ..
The problem appears to be with changes in the VS2010 runtime.
I re-compiled with VS2008 and it works fine.
Thanks again.
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Hmmmm... what version of AbelCam are you running? I would THINK anything >= 4.0.5 would have handled a plugin compiled with VS2010 just fine. If th..
It's not the version of Visual Studio that matters, but the version of the .NET framework used in the project.
I'm using .NET 3.5 for AbelCam, which u..
OK... Just to verify I ran the following tests using VS 2010
I compiled with .NET 4. The Plugin was not recognized in Abel Cam.
I changed the Property..
SSE and Doug... thanks for the clarification and follow-up! Makes perfect sense now. Obviously I haven't recompiled any of my plugins lately
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01/21/2011 - 11:22 AM
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MelvinG
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motion detection e-mails pass test but don't actually send
I'm trying to set up motion detection.
I set it up to sent me notification e-mails. I used the same e-mail information I use with another notificat ..
John, yes, you should be receiving the test emails in the account you have set up.
If you have debug enabled, the debug log will have log problems. H..
Hmmm, OK, this is really strange.
Yes, it did save the configuration. I can shut the whole program down and the e-mail info is still there when I re..
John, I can't explain why the other two accounts swallow the email.
In case you're including the motion detection image, you might try to send email ..
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01/19/2011 - 06:15 PM
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sse
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Service / Load / Access from the net
Hi,
I have installed the lastest release on a ASUS P3 (AMD64 2.9Ghz, 8Gb DDR2, Tuner AverMedia) on a Windows 7 64 from the Microsoft Action Pack.
My ..
1) Currently you can't run AbelCam as a service on Windows 7 - this only works on XP and Windows 2000.
2) For ways do decrease load search in the for..
1/ ok
2/Ok, I have seen a hight % from svchost. I have installed the release of this day (06.08.2010) despite the 2.3:
All works fine I will give a..
Yoan, for 1) please see this issue..
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01/14/2011 - 07:19 PM
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sse
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Using AbelCam with website on a machine different than the machine hosting Abelcam and camera
Sir, you have an outstanding product I really like it. Here is my situation; I have a Windows 2008 web server that I host on my own premises. On a d ..
Set AbelCam to operate on some port that the 2008 server is NOT using (lets say Port 9333 for this discussion). At the router, forward 9333 to the Abe..
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01/06/2011 - 09:52 PM
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MelvinG
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Swann SW233
I have a Swann SW233 with 4 ADW-300 cameras. I got the first camera working using the free software. Will I be able to see the other 3 if I purchase t ..
This looks to me just like this device - it all depends how the driver presents the inputs...
Hi i have a similar system did you find any answers to you problem cheers steve..
I responded as best I could in this thread:
http://www.abelcam.com/forum/view_topic?topic_id=4649..
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01/01/2011 - 03:24 PM
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MelvinG
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FTP file 0 bytes or not copied
Hello folks,
Here is error msg I get when trying to ftp...
NumBytesToUpload: 6133 restartNext: 0 ModeZ: 0 BinaryMode: 1 Passive ..
Hello Ken
a file name must not contain the / character. You should configure the path in the path entry field.
See the FTP help page..
Thanks for your suggestion but that is not the problem... all is set up correctly as far as path and filename are concerned in the settings... the err..
I don't use AbelCam's FTP on a regular basis, but I turned it on here for a few minutes after I read this thread. I can confirm that FTP isn't broken ..
Thanks MelvinG!
Shocking to me as with other ftp cam programs ie webcam32 I just put upload/cam2 and all works... With AbleCam I have to spell out mo..
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12/17/2010 - 03:53 PM
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AbelCam ver 4.0.0. Configuration not saved.
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit. 8GB RAM, AbelCam ver 4.0.0. having 2 camera licenses.
It was working fine, untill recently I have noticed tha ..
Could you please let us know how you solved the problem?..
There were 2 problems :
First:
It was actually related to the saved position of the PTZ cameras. Apparently after a restart the PTZ cameras always r..
Syed, thank you for this follow up.
There is no save button to save the program configuration.
The camera configuration save button only saves the c..
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12/01/2010 - 10:08 AM
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sse
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Can't add more than two plug and play USB2.0 webcam’s ?
I have problems to install more than two plug and play USB2.0 webcam’s of same type. When installing no. 3 it not works in Abelcam. Even when not th ..
Many people use more than two cams. This may be a problem with drivers or usb bandwidth.
Send me your debug log and I'll have a look...
I try now with Abelcam ver. 3 and 4 version. Four different PC’s , two with windows 7 32 bit and two with XP SP3 and with 3 different USB webcam d..
Except me, Has anyone other try to run more than 2 pcs. USB 2.0 webcam of a newer model in Abelcam ?. One with build in OS. Personally I try many di..
I found out now the newer model of USB Webcams each use between 31 and 48 % bandwidth and the USB controller system reserve itself 20%. So only 80% le..
I can't really help you with Windows 7 since I'v stayed with XP for my AbelCam machines here at home. In XP, I did try limiting bandwidth of Logitech ..
GormH's note about USB bandwidth is very relevant and is a reminder that just because you have several USB ports you can't assume that you can connec..
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11/22/2010 - 12:17 PM
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Offline image
Is there a way to display an offline image using scheduler? I would like to turn the camera off in the evening, display an image saying it is offline, ..
You can do almost anything using the scheduler
You need to save two different camera configurations in different folders - one with the cam on, the ..
The best way I've found of handling this is to use a standard 24hour plug in timer to switch the power to the computer off and on at appriate times. T..
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11/21/2010 - 03:57 PM
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DaveDp
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New camera license is not saved [solved - workaround for non standard windows folders]
I have just installed v4 with a Pro license and added an extra camera license. After adding the new license, saving the configuration and restarting A ..
Did you remember to do File -> Save (on the menu bar) after using the Save button in the license entry form?
I can assure you the license saving f..
Dave, if you still have the same problem:
- go to the About screen
- click on Configuration folder
- do you see camlicense.txt in there?
you may ..
Thanks for the replies.
MelvinG - As noted in my original post the configuration is saved. The full process is:
1. Copy CameraLicense.... text from e..
"MelvinG - As noted in my original post the configuration is saved."
Okay, sorry about that. I'm so used to seeing license issue posts coming from pe..
MelvinG:
Sorry, I should have included the OS - it's XP Pro SP3.
Permissions notwithstanding, I think it would be useful to investigate why AbelCam ch..
That's one very interesting XP installation if you've got 'All Users' AND 'All Users.WINDOWS' both present. The machine I'm sitting in front of right ..
As Melvin mentioned, All Users.WINDOWS has probably been created with a system upgrade.
AbelCam uses the path returned by the .NET framework
System.W..
After a little investigation it would seem that the All Users.WINDOWS folder is created if the Windows installation finds an existing All Users folder..
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11/25/2010 - 12:24 AM
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DaveDp
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AbelCam 4.0.0 does not autostarts in Windows 7 32 bit
Hi,
Running windows 7 ultimate 32-bit. 8gb ram, abelcam ver 4.0.0 with two PTZ cameras and one static camera.
1. Creative Live Motion (PTZ)
2. Logit ..
I bought AbelCam yesterday, and I am totally desapointet.
On the side things are promissed that the software doesn´t do.
I have Windows 7 installed..
You bought AbelCam today, not yesterday. You could have tried the program before spending anything.
Thank you for your purchase
Blame Micro$oft for..
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SyedF
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11/12/2010 - 07:34 PM
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sse
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Need to config ATI TV Wonder to composite input
I need to config ATI TV Wonder to composite input. It is set to tuner now, there is no option to switch to composite in AbelCam. The camera is in the ..
I did it. Not the ATI though. I got my two Hauppauge video cards to work. Which is what I wanted in the first place. I needed to install the new 950Q ..
Hmmm. Assuming you are using TyCapture... in theory, with the TV Wonder selected, a Crossbar button should be available in AbelCam on the righthand si..
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GerryH
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11/10/2010 - 02:05 AM
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MelvinG
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Abelcam Shutting down because been installed elsewhere/twice !!!!
Hi,
I have a abelcam & 2 camera licence.
Been running for some time now.
Wanting to test new 4.0 motion sensing so breifly installed on a second com ..
Gregory, it's fine to have AbelCam installed on more than one computer.
Your license(s) will work as long as you don't use it more than once concurre..
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11/06/2010 - 05:56 PM
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sse
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Lost license number
Computer went down and I need a new license number. Can you help? ..
Go to the Members Only section of this site.
You can request your license key there.
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MartinBr
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11/04/2010 - 11:50 AM
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sse
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Just getting started - How do I get it actually working?
Firstly, thank you for making this software available in a free version. It is helpful to learn how to set up a web cam surveillance system without up ..
1) you're welcome. Glad to hear it's appreciated
2) The scheduler can be found in options. See Help Page for Scheduler. But you probably don't want t..
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11/02/2010 - 07:13 AM
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sse
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AbelCam with Creative Live! Motion VF0150 no device settings in Windows 7 32 bit
Hello,
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit. 8GB RAM, AbelCam ver 4.0.0. The Webcam I have is Creative Live Motion Webcam VF0150 . There are no dr ..
First just let me say that I ran a Creative Live Motion under WinXP for several years and the driver was TROUBLE. Any time something was keeping the s..
Melvin,
Thank you very very much for showing me the light. I am a fairly able Windows Power User and hopefully would be able to steer my way in the r..
I have found the key as follows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}\0001\Settings
With..
No problem! I'm glad it worked. Also, thank you for the follow-up report...
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10/26/2010 - 01:01 AM
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MelvinG
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trouble adding camera
Hi, I'm new to Abelcam. I'm using an outdoor security camera plugged into my graphics card (ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro). I can't seem to get Abelcam t ..
I don't have that hardware to test with. Please send me debug information and I will see why it does not work as expected...
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10/23/2010 - 10:48 AM
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sse
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No internet connection detected
Hello,
I installed abelcam on one of my lan computer, we have also an internet connection with router however in the abelcam message panel I receive ..
First things first... at the router you need to have Port 8080 forwarded to the machine that is running AbelCam. That should fix most or all of your p..
It's difficult for us to work on the router.
Internet access is required also for the professional license ?..
According to This Document, no Internet access is required for Pro. For comparison of license types and requirements take a look HERE (more accurate t..
Hi MelvinG I need another info before to buy the pro-license.
I'd like to know if, in your opinion, the "problem" I found with the free license "no i..
I was thinking about this some more... There is actually no reason you should have to forward a port for the free license to work. Something else is w..
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10/04/2010 - 04:22 PM
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MelvinG
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Image Resizing Down [Resolved]
I'm new to AbelCam, and so far it does everything I could want, and then some. I'm running into one problem I hope I can get resolved and then I can p ..
The size on video recording depends on the codec used.
You need to play around with the codecs available on your system to find out which one(s) allow..
Hi SSE,
Thanks for the reply. I'm using TyCapture and pairing that with WMV Version 8, Profile: Windows Media Video 8 for Broadband (NTSC, 1400 Kbps)..
Have you tried saving with AVI codecs?
See also this old thread..
I don't have a LifeCam so I tested using your settings with a Logitech Pro-9000 instead. Similar but admittedly not the same.
I can't see what your c..
From sse:
Have you tried saving with AVI codecs?
See also this old thread
That URL did the trick, didn't realize the resolution was hard coded into ..
Well it seems my issue was not actually resolved. Everyone (including me) miss-diagnosed the issue as the codec.
I have the new camera now, doing 128..
I'm trying, man... Thing is, I don't have a LifeCam to test with and haven't felt the urge to go buy one yet. I think SSE has one (maybe?) hooked up ..
From MelvinG:
I'm trying, man... Thing is, I don't have a LifeCam to test with and haven't felt the urge to go buy one yet. I think SSE has one (mayb..
Okay... I'm totally on the wrong track with the framerate stuff...
I got ahold of a Lifecam Cinema. I have the same problem with it as you do. Knowin..
From MelvinG:
Okay... I'm totally on the wrong track with the framerate stuff...
I got ahold of a Lifecam Cinema. I have the same problem with it as ..
Yep... your problem is real alright, and it seems AbelCam is not the only application that got blindsided by this odd LifeCam behaviour. For example, ..
LifeCam Cinema now works at high resolutions with AbelCam 4.0.1..
From sse:
LifeCam Cinema now works at high resolutions with AbelCam 4.0.1
Thanks a ton SSE, working like a champ!..
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AllenWa
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09/10/2010 - 01:31 PM
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AllenWa
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Time before Keys are released
I manged to crash Abelcam in security mode. My G/F Was adjusting the camera so it kept recording (manual moving it), and apparently caused an Out of M ..
About the crash: were you recording AVI or WMV? My experience has been that AVI eats memory (the codecs refuse to dump the video out to disk until you..
From MelvinG:
About the crash: were you recording AVI or WMV? My experience has been that AVI eats memory (the codecs refuse to dump the video out to ..
MelvinG ,
Thank you! Deleted the AbelCam config, re-added my license and re-added the camera. Now its working again!
Wonder what kind of bug causes..
Glad that helped. SSE is really the only one who can explain *why* that works, but it often does.
Forgot to ask: when you were recording that WMV, wa..
From MelvinG:
Glad that helped. SSE is really the only one who can explain *why* that works, but it often does.
Forgot to ask: when you were recordin..
Hello Allen
there is no buffer of that sort - allocating memory is left to .NET unless you choose to record 'pre motion detection video'.
As long as ..
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AllenWa
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08/26/2010 - 07:04 PM
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sse
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