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By: GeorgeS Rank: New Member Topics: 6 From: n/a	Added: 03/29/2009 - 01:40 AM I have a Logitech Orbit AF that I use to see my granddaughter (9 mos. old) play at my home in TX. I am stuck in SC working & my wife takes care of my GD in TX. So, I can pan/tilt (zoom bites since it doesn't auto focus as I zoom in) but I can't hear any sound via the feed over the Internet. I have audio turned on and it shows in the Logitech Quickcam sound on the sound bar picking up sound. I have AbelCam set to use a microphone. However, there is no sound coming from the website I have setup. Is sound supposed to be possible using this software? If so, what suggestions/settings to fix it so I can hear my GD? thanks
By: GeorgeS Rank: New Member Topics: 6 From: n/a	Added: 03/29/2009 - 01:45 AM Further information: I have Video Server checked WMV Version 7 WMV Profile: video for broadband NTSC (2 Mbps total) Audio Device: Logitech Mic (Orbit/Sphere AF) Max clients: 3 Audio Channel: Microphone Port: 8890 I have my firewall port forwarding 8890 to the IP on my laptop in the Logitech quickcam software, Select Microphone: Logitech Mic (Orbit/Sphere AF) Volume show green input on the sound bar as it detects sound Adjust recording Volume is set to the center Suppress Background Noise is checked.
By: MelvinG Rank: Magna Cum Laude Topics: 661 From: Los Angeles, USA	Added: 03/29/2009 - 09:41 AM Your AbelCam settings look good. The quickcam settings shouldn't matter when AbelCam is running. On the receiving end, which method are you selecting on the webpage: Java, Silverlight, JavaScript, Configurable, or Windows Media? This is a HUGE question since audio can only be streamed via Windows Media. (I have yet to see ANY software that can sync audio to a series of JPEGs) Windows Media will provide audio. Unfortunately it will also introduce a 5 - 10 "buffer" delay in the feed, which is really annoying when trying to follow someone around with the Pan/Tilt. You can shorten the delay somewhat by playing with the the settings in Media Player, but you can't eliminate it completely. Microsoft's streaming technology requires a bit of buffering to keep the stream running smoothly.
By: GeorgeS Rank: New Member Topics: 6 From: n/a	Added: 03/29/2009 - 05:46 PM I use JAVA. However, I did setup a Windows Media selection but could never get it to work. My html code: <table width=320> <tr><td align="center" class="shadedarker"> <object id="MediaPlayer" classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" type="video/x-ms-asf" id="MyWMPPlayer" data="http://myhostingsite.com:8888/current0-387046.asx"> <param name="uiMode" value="full" /> <param name="autoStart" value="true" /> <param name="URL" value="/current.asx" /> <param name="autosize" value="1"> <param name="showstatusbar" value="1"> <param name="showcontrols" value="1"> <param name="showdisplay" value="1"> <param name="Filename" value=" http://myhostingsite.com:8888/current0-387046.asx"> <param name="TransparentAtStart" value="false"> <param name="ShowControls" value="true"> <param name="AutoStart" value="true"> <embed type="application/x-mplayer2" name="WMPplayer" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/default.asp" width="320" height="305" transparentatstart="0" controltype="2" showcontrols="1" showdisplay="0" showstatusbar="1" src="http://myhostingsite.com:8888/current0-387046.asx" autostart="true" border="0"> </embed></object> <p> Play video in <a href="http://myhostingsite.com:8888/current0-387046.asx"> External Player</a> </td></tr></table> I never could locate the current0-387046.asx on my system. MediaPlayer never connects/plays. I looked at other examples & I don't see what is being done wrong. So, I simply use JAVA. I tried both an in-window Media Player & a link to fire off an external Media Player. I am running Vista.
By: MelvinG Rank: Magna Cum Laude Topics: 661 From: Los Angeles, USA	Added: 03/30/2009 - 07:03 AM I will user the name "server" to mean the machine you have AbelCam running on. Your HTML looks reasonable - no error that I can spot. First let's confirm that the basics are okay: 1) Is Video Server actually working? Look below the preview image in AbelCam "Cameras" screen - WMV should be highlighted green just like Cam and PanTilt are. 2) At the router/firewall are BOTH your HTTP port and your MMS port forwarded properly? Looks like you have HTTP on 8888 and MMS on 8890 - both need to be forwarded to "server". Here's a way to test your WMV stream that bypasses some complexity: If you are on a computer on the local LAN, try punching this into FireFox and see what you get: mms://server:8890 If you are outside the local LAN (going across the Internet) use this instead: mms://myhostingsite.com:8890 See what happens, report back, and we'll go from there. BTW - current0-xxxxxx.asx is not supposed to exist on the filesystem, that's why you can't find it. Similar to current0.jpg and other special URLs, it is an AbelCam-generated dynamic resource not an actual file.
By: GeorgeS Rank: New Member Topics: 6 From: n/a	Added: 04/03/2009 - 12:04 AM WMV is green on the camera. On the local lan I type in mms://127.0.0.1:8890 and the stream worked. I know what the problem is now. I have a hosting site name. I have a dynamic dns setup so when I type: http://mywebsite.com it is actually a hidden redirection to http://anotherwebsite.com:8888 Obviously this redirection is stopping the Windows Media stream from working. I'll have to setup something different on my dns. thanks for you assistance!