why does my cam freeze so much?

Question

my cam was working good and it just started to freeze..i have tried 3 different cams and all do the same...

Answer 1

Three? Sounds like your computer. Did you uninstall the drivers for the other cams? You need to try them on another computer to eliminate your computer being the problem.

Answer 2

I will bet that your FRAME RATE is set to 20 or higher.

Video processing of all sorts is resource intensive. You are low in resources. And, you might get away with setting the FRAME RATE down at 10 frames per second, or even slower...

Jerky? Slow refreshing of the video on screen? Then, you will need a lot of RAM, even 512Mb is often not enough.

I recommend at least 1 Gb on anything running Microsoft, because of all the other programs in RAM to catch all the "114,000 Microsoft Virus Definitions", malware, exploits, adware, and etc. PLUS, what is loaded in your START UP menu, that is allocated precious RAM???

You can get away with 256Mb of RAM if you run GNU/Linux, as Microsoft has discovered. Microsoft now runs all 45,000 Corporate computers, hotmail, MSN, & Microsoft servers, all firewalls, and routers, plus, 400 Lab systems, on GNU/Linux.

Look, you have a 'vehicle' and want to go some neat places, so you might need the right 'equipment' and tools do go where you want to go.

I run video web cams on computers as slow as 133Mhz, with 96Mb RAM, but, that is only in GNU/Linux, that they work correctly. Live streaming video shouldn't be attempted on equipment beneath 800Mhz, with 512Mb RAM, running GNU/Linux.

I recommend an installed copy of http://pclinuxos.com which is a LiveCDrom, and actually works in the Live boot for this, but, I wouldn't try to use a CD to run live video for recording movies, or streaming, as the CDrom is limited in speed of it's buss. Make sure the CD is on the IDE cable alone, and that the Hard Drive is on it's 80 wire IDE cable, alone or with an equal ATA speed device.

ATA speed of all CD and DVD roms is <33Mb/s. So the older 40 wire IDE cable is OK.

ATA speed of hard drives can be upto 166Mb/s. So, to eliminate speed bumps due to crosstalk, the 80 wire IDE cable is required.
Usually, one end connector is a different color, like blue, yellow, red... and the ribbon is stiffer. Every other wire is a ground, between signal wires.


If you want no glitches, fast refresh, you need the resources and the correct programming.

I prefer total control, no back doors, no DRM, and FREEdom of Choice, so I run GNU/Linux, JUST LIKE Microsoft Corporation does on all Corporate machines! GNU/Linux runs upto 50X FASTER!!!

Get yours, FREE, along with the FREE Forums, 24/7/365, at http://pclinuxos.com (comes with 1900 games, programs, 15 multimedia players!).

Answer 3

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr

Answer 4

Stay out of the freezer.