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well, everytime I use my quickcam, there is always a lighting problem, there will be ok then another frame will be a tad brighter so it looks like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIYJcVljNCs
there is light flicker as you can tell, if anyone knows how to fix this problem please help me:|
I don't think the problem is the camera - it's the way you light your set. Do you use lamps or daylight? Or both...
Hazzat, the lighting will stay the same, but the #$&@ camera is being a spaz by continuously changing its stupid settings. A big problem when using the 9000
Well, if you have it installed on the PC, you can change all the settings to manual. It dosen't work on a Mac though.
^ BG's got your answer. If your settings are on automatic, the exposure and brightness will change in between frames and cause what you're seeing.
Sometimes, it's a good idea to make double sure that anti-flicker is off. I had this problem, and found that it was on. Turning it off seemed to fix it.
anti flick is off and all the settings are manuel.:(
Also Hazzat, it's also the quality to, I can't get it to get that HD quality?:/
What program are you using to capture the frames? There should be settings that you can change in just about every animation or frame capture program that allow you to adjust the quality.
The program could be the cause of the quality loss.
It could also be the drivers which the Quickcam is using. Did you install your QC with the CD that came with it or did you just plug it in and use the cam like that? Perhaps you should go to the Logitech website and get the latest software for the camera.
^^^Well, I'm not sure if that will work, but it's worth a try, if everything else we said didn't work.
Well, I had a similar problem (well actually no I didn't, but anyways) I once had all of my settings on manual on monkeyjam, but yet I still had light flicker.
On further investigation (about 20 seconds of wondering) I found that not only do you have to change the settings to manual on the capture program, but also on the actual camera software, (you should be able to find this fairly easy). This should solve it (hopefully)
Also, energy saving lamps could be a problem, because they take time to get to their maximum light, and so if you don't let it do that then that could be a problem.
This may seem obvious but oh well, hope it helps!
well, I don't know what you mean by, chaning the settings on the software, but I do use MonkeyJam and yes I get flickr as well, I can try and change the settings but I have no idea what it will do.
I also want the good quality like vnanimation. but I have no idea how to do thta.:/
I know how to change everything to manuel, it's the quality and light flickr that's a problem, I have everything to manuel
I put white paper over my lmap
I wear a black shirt
but I still get light flickr:(
Maybe you could make a video or take a bunch of pictures of everything you do to set up. We could then probably see your problem.
I know how to change everything to manuel, it's the quality and light flickr that's a problem, I have everything to manuel
I put white paper over my lmap
I wear a black shirt
but I still get light flickr:(
All those things you just said... I never do them 
and my quality is very good (1600x1200 RAW-size)
Are you using fluorescent or incandescent light bulbs?
those white bulbs, and I use a plain old desk lamp, well I kind of am figureing out the problem, but the quality is needed not the lighting
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