dawson Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Paul I found, under the camera file heading, that my camera appeared twice, once under "direct detect" cameras, and also under it's own manufacturers heading. The number of options it gave me to make adjustments differed depending upon which one I selected. I presumed one was a generic 'plug and plug' mode, whereas the other was a more sophisticated setup whereby I assume the drivers I'd installed into the computer had uploaded something to sharpcap. Just check to see if you can somehow install your camera-specific drivers into sharpcap, and/or if there are two ways to select your camera. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 James, It automatically detected the camera and was on the list of cameras, I didn't have to go into direct detect. I think I'll stick with firecapture now, offers more features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foundaplanet Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I got this... component for the interface with IID '{286E6F1B-7113-4355-9562-96B7E9D64C54}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). Error no. 27195.. No idea.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 My laptop did some .net update yesterday, and last night sharpcap was being a right pain, and freezing constantly. Shapcap was also saving avi files which nothing could open. I just had a bad night all round! Lol James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 I had the same problem the other night James, I had 3 avi files of which 2 couldn't be opened, think I'll go back to a previous version or try wx astrocapture again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Bit it is all largely freeware so we shouldn't be too critical. It would just be nice not to have to have a constant worry about the software along with ALL the other worries and difficulties. That''s what we get for wanting to do imaging though i guess. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Not really James, Sharpcap 1 is a great program that works well (most of the time!) so we should expect Sharpcap 2 to be an improvement (and it isn't!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 agree, sharpcap used to be alot better than wx astrocapture, and the focus adition in sharpcap 2 is a great addition, but iu`ve had no luck at all using it with the Atik Titan and lots of crashes with the webcams, shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 To be fair, hardware integration is a nightmare and the new version does sound like a rewrite. You could help the guy out by reporting bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'm not rubbishing his efforts, I was using a older version of sharpcap for a long while with great effect, just strange how a updated version then doesn't work with webcams it used to and then doesn't open the avi files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I was going to email the link to this page to the developer(s) but it's all via google groups or something. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Version 2.1 now: http://stargazerslounge.com/index.php?/topic/74272-SharpCap---free-Astro-Webcam-Capture-Software/page__view__findpost__p__227174 Bahtinov focus routine. Improvements for ZWO owners. Histogram. Numerical control of settings, not just sliders. Sounds a bit more like the front end of Fire capture now. I will be downloading it and giving it a whirl. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 You can download Sharpcap and the Microsoft prerequisites from here: http://philippugh.comlu.com/Downloads.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 As a matter of interest do any of you ever donate to "Free" software developers ? As a matter of record I do as I know how much effort it takes to develop software (commercial) especially such specialised s/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yes, if i find it useful and well designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yes, if i find it useful and well designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 As a matter of interest do any of you ever donate to "Free" software developers ? As a matter of record I do as I know how much effort it takes to develop software (commercial) especially such specialised s/w. I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I hAve done, but to be honest i seldom do. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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