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[Kee123]

Hi, I've just received my recently bought Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP and I'm having toruble getting the Video Effects to work.
Everything else with the camera works but trying to get the video effects on is proving to be harder than I thought it would be.

I've installed the latest version of the drivers and the software for it (9.5.0) and when installing, I saw the Video Effects files being installed and I can see them in the Program Directory.

I found Logitechs 'guide' on how to use them, but it doesn't help -
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/videotips/information/GB/EN,crid=2453,contentid=10743

First off, I can't even find the 'On box' to check, and there was no available link for me to click to open the Video Effects Application, so I had to trawl through the C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video directory to find 'VideoEffectsUI.exe', which then opened the box below...


^ This to me looked as though I had found the solution and Logitech just didn't give me a link to the app. But then when I tried to find this 'On Box' to check, I discovered that it was in a different box - calibration screen. The calibration screen button was on the box that I had open (the one shown above), the button is the one on the right of the window and at the very bottom. However, it wont allow me to click the button to get the calibration screen up.
So that's as far as I got with following Logitech's guide.

Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to get this Calibration screen up?

Thanks.

Message Edited by Kee123 on 05-24-200604:59 AM

Message Edited by Kee123 on 05-24-200605:00 AM

(Mod note: Edited to make the link clickable and to fix the image. You'll need to use html on these forums instead of UBB code.)

Message Edited by Pegasus on 05-24-200604:05 PM

[KachiWachi Distinguished Logi Legend]

Welcome to the new Logitech Webcam Forum Kee123!

Did you check the FAQ on this?

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_lva=&p_li=...

(Mod note: Edited the link to prevent the page from stretching)

Message Edited by Pegasus on 05-24-2006 04:12 PM

[Kee123]

I just had a look through that FAq, and it doesn't seem to be much help to be honest.
I've already got the Quick Assistant enabled, and when that comes up, it only shows the Face Tracking options and not the Video Effects ones.

[KachiWachi Distinguished Logi Legend]

Did you try uninstalling the QuickCam software, and perform a "clean install" per the FAQ?

[Kee123]

I've tried reinstalling a number of times, because firstly the CD that came with my Webcam had an older version on it. So I downloaded the newer one (9.5.0) and then uninstalled the old one, then installed 9.5.0

[KachiWachi Distinguished Logi Legend]

Are you sure you have an MP?

Can you post the USB\VID ID that the camera reports to the Device Manager?

[Kee123]

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure whether it's an MP, I assumed that Orbit & Orbit MP were the same.

USB\VID ID as requested...

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5611/untitled2tl.jpg

[KachiWachi Distinguished Logi Legend]

You have a standard Orbit...not an Orbit MP. The Video Effects will not work with this camera model.

Standard Orbit -> USB\VID _ 046D&PID_08B5
Orbit MP           -> USB\VID _ 046D&PID_08C2

EDIT - testing "Insert an Image" feature below as it appears it *may* not to be working. (Guess it is...OK.)

Message Edited by KachiWachi on 05-24-200608:47 AM

[Kee123]

Ah ok, thanks for your help.

I thought that Video Effects worked with either version, as I couldn't see where it said Orbit MP on the website...
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/GB/EN,CRID=2204,CONTENTID=10628

Thanks anyway.

(Mod note: Edited to make the link clickable)

Message Edited by Pegasus on 05-24-2006 04:14 PM

[KachiWachi Distinguished Logi Legend]

QuickCam® Orbit MP - P/N 961422-0403 per the "sales" page.

FAQ #3453 tells a different story however... ->
http://logitech-en-emea.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_emea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=34...

QuickCam® Orbit       - P/N 861116
QuickCam® Orbit MP - P/N 861207