The camera settings have nothing to do with Helium Frog software as it doesn't directly control them. If i remember rightly Monkey Jam just exposes the direct X driver form so you can change the settings. This will change depending on what camera you have connected. You should still be able to get to this form via the windows start button. Start > control panel > System > Hardware. Find your device and click settings. This should show the form that Monkey Jam shows. You can leave this open and adust it whilst Helium Frog is running.

Make sure you have the software loaded for your camera. Usually there is an icon so you can access the settings from them rather than going via the control panel.

You can usually have this open alongside Helium Frog to adjust your camera focus etc. For example the QC9000 has a settings box that comes up when helium frog aquires the camera connection. This gives you full access to all the camera features.

Try where possible to set your camera to all manual settings otherwise you will get flicker. It is also good practice to complete scenes that will be shown together in the same session, that way you will minimise changes in light levels.

When you close Helium Frog, do you close the Webcam Controller as well? If you have to close Helium Frog, close it, but don't close the Webcam Controller. Also, finish the scene you started before closing. If you can't, break it up into smaller scenes.

Last edited by minifig051 (February 1, 2011 (12:08pm))

Oh. That never happened to me and I use Stop Motion Pro. Sounds like it has to do with how Helium Frog sees things. But evidentally, it changes it and there's no way to make it stop doing that. I would just stick with Monkeyjam if I were you. Or, like I said before, finish the scene before you turn off the computer.