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Anybody successfully incorporate two Vision Command sensor/cams to one PC? There are alot of in's and out's to doing this...I have ideas (and the need) but I want some feed back before discussing it. Anybody got two connected to one (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: legocam as alternative input device
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(...) The only idea I have about that is to write your own virtual serial port to which the VC software points and capture the commands normally send to an RCX. (Is it worth it ?) But if you have the knowledge to do this, you should try the logitech (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command software vs. Moviemaker software
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richard marchetti <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GB1znv.91J@lugnet.com... (...) one (...) The VC "Camera" software is pretty basic, but works for both still images and animation. The biggest problem you'll have is editing. It doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | legocam as alternative input device
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Does anyone know how to use the legocam/vision command software as an alternative input device, say for a game? I want to have the hotspots emulate keyboard actions to control something else (not part of the lego package), for example movement in (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vision Command software vs. Moviemaker software
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Hey Y'all: My question is a fundamental one -- are there advantages to using either one of the software packages that come with the Lego digital camera, or is it better to simply use some other third pary software? I am using Win 95/98/ME, and I am (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | RE: Bad image quality
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Olá Alberto :) PICTURES/SNAPSHOTS: Try to use the camera in a *very well* illuminated room/environment. From my experience with the VC, the quality (quantity?) of lighting is very important to get better picture, after *manually* adjusting the focus (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Help me - Vision command with windows millenium. & another question
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"Alan Carmack" <amenpage@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:004e01c0a5d6$76...jgb6b01... (...) videos (...) us (...) I use the Windows Movie Maker utility that came with ME, it seems to work OK although there are no format options. I'm looking for (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help me - Vision command with windows millenium.
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Ok thank you That was a bad CDRom and Lego has exchange it. Everything is working fine Bye Damien Duquennoy <dduquenn@club-internet.fr> a écrit dans le message : G9qv6q.2vn@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help me - Vision command with windows millenium. & another question
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I have a Dell Pentium III 833 and my copy of Vision Command works fine on Windows ME. But my question about VC is whether one is limited to making 1 minute videos with it. My son and I were making some videos today and the software cut us off at (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Help me - Vision command with windows millenium.
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Are you saying that it does not work with Millenium? When I wrote a review for VC for Robot Science and Technology magazine, LEGO said they expected it would work with ME. I haven't heard anybody say otherwise. "Damien Duquennoy" (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Help me - Vision command with windows millenium.
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Hello, A swiss guy mail me to ask for help, but he doesn't speak in english... He wants to use Vision command with Windows Millenium. Does someone try to do so, is there some solution ? Thanks in advance for your help. Damien -- Damien et Nathalie (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Bad image quality
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"Alberto Lopez" <alberto_lopez@iname.com> wrote in message news:G9J7yF.E76@lugnet.com... (...) ? I suppose I should ask the stupid question first. You do realize that you have to manually focus the camera? It is the rubber ring around the lens. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Bad image quality
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Hello everyone. I'm writting from spain so sorry if I write a bad english. ;-) I have installed correctly the software and camera. I haven't had any problem. However I obtain bad quality. (I have yet checked the point of 50 Hz). The image is not (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Extended Vision Command
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Hello All, To everyone who is interested, I extended the Lego Vision Command Camera. Now I can see "something" even in complete darkness. Have a look at (2 URLs) if you want to chose between german or english) Rainer (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC vs Studio cam question
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Jan Nouza <jan.nouza@vslib.cz> wrote in message news:G9DG0s.HwI@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) cam (...) I haven't seen any noise effects from the Studios camera when close to motors. Personally I think they used the fancy clear shielded cable just (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC vs Studio cam question
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Those who built moving applications with the VC cam know that the very stiff cable complicates the design and limits practical usage. My opinion is that the LEGO added this heavy cable in order to avoid interference with elmag noise produced by (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Problems by using VC as a smart sensor
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Hi Maze, (...) The software only sends a message if a region gets active and not if a region gets inactive ! Try something like this: switch (message) { case 1 : OnFwd(Motor_Left); OnFwd(Motor_Right); Wait(10); // let the motors turn a while break; (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Problems by using VC as a smart sensor
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Hello everybody, I want that my robot goes ahead, ONLY as long as the first region is active. and goes left ONLY when the second is active, goes right ONLY when 3th is active and goes back ONLY as long as the 4th is active. But it dosent functure. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: vision command with Visual Basic
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I think you are looking for the Wauters Kris ActiveX software: (URL) Rojas" <ge-rojas@uniandes.edu.co> wrote in message news:G91ByF.JGz@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | vision command with Visual Basic
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Hi!! any know when i can to see any code example to program the vision command with Visual Basic? thanks!!! (23 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | VC & K6 : (
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Hello, I finally took my VC into work and installed it on a test machine I have in my cube and it worked fine on an old Dell P166. I found some reference that said Logitech Cams might not work with certain K6 processors and appearently my K6-300 is (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G7y9qC.A2z@lugnet.com... (...) length (...) I'd say it was 16 feet also. However, the Studio camera's cable is not as heavy or stiff at the VC one. I'd think it would be better for pulling behind (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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I know the cable is 16 feet on the Vision Command. What is the cable length on Studio? -- Bob Fay California, USA rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Thanks for the quick answer!! (n/t)
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| | Re: VC / studio question
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(...) Yes, apart from colour and cable length they are identical. I have used them with each other's software. One cam per computer... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | VC / studio question
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Hi, I've ordered both VC and Studio set, and while I'm waiting for the sets to arrive, I'm asking myself if it is possible to interchange both cams. In other words: can I use the VC cam with the studio software and vice versa, or do I have to switch (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Any idea how to get to run "Vision Command" under W2K?
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Hello, everybody! Does someone have an idea, how to get the Mindstorm Vision Command to run under Win2000? Can you fool the software somehow (e.g. with VirtualPC)? Or are there W2K-driver-betas somewhere? On "NT Compatible" they say Lego Mindstorms (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | VC Doesn't work : (
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Hello. I just got my VC from EToys and installed everything, but I can't get the camera to work. I keep getting the message "The LEGO Cam is currently in use by another application." The microphone test works and "fix it" during the installation (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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Uups, .... ;-) Rainer (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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(...) If you try to run the Vision Command software with the logitech driver, this won't work ! The lego-camera comes with a proprietary driver. The vision command software neither run with the logitech driver under Windows98. (...) Rainer (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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(...) If you try to run the Vision Command software with the logitech driver, this won't work ! The lego-camera comes with a proprietary driver. The vision command software neither run with the logitech driver under Windows98. (...) Rainer (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vision Command within Virtual PC ver 4
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I have installed Vision Command in VPC4* on my G3/233 Powermac but cannot get it to work - plus the Lego software for it runs extreemely slowly. The Legocam is made by Logitech and I downloaded the only Mac USB drivers I could find on their website (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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(...) This was discounted, since it was a wrecked box, etc. Customer support says they'll send me the disk for $30, but I think I'll try some of the logitech software first to see that the camera is working before I pay for the software. (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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(...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Moviemaker set with no software
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"Cindy Salwen" <csalwen@northeast.net> wrote in message news:j6ia5t0rhf3vv8d...4ax.com... (...) to figure out (...) software for it? (...) That's actually a pretty fair price for Studios. Maybe LEGO customer support will send you the disk. Several (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Moviemaker set with no software
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I just bought the moviemaker set without the software for $10. I'm trying to figure out how to use it, possibly with the RCX. Any ideas of any way to get software for it? Cindy (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | English version of VC software - where, from?
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Hello. I am new to LEGO Mindstorms world. I live in Poland where LEGO is not selling its Vision Command extension to Mindstorms. I have it bought in Germany. Unfortunately the software included in a.m. set was localized, and is available only in (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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The camera is a good quality and is most responsive to motion. The light and color sensitivity seem to be rather marginal. The big drawback is the cable to the camera. It is 16 feet long, which is great, but it is quite stiff and a cumbersome (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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(...) etc? (...) color. (...) VC only uses Hue to detect color. The color is trained by showing it to the camera. Hue varies between 0 and 359. A match must be within +/- 10 of the trained color. A big problem with detecting color with this method (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Vision Command Questions
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(...) Yes ! It's an USB camera (logitech webcam with a lego-like cover and another harware key) (...) Yes ! (I don't know how the already written activeX control works.) (...) Color detection is not realy good for my opinion. A little difference in (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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