People cant here me over web cam

does my computer have a built in microphone? and if so, how do i turn it on?

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Envy 15t cant display some SD web cams and some games ex(world of warplanes)

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Hello mingels79,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you are having issues displaying certain web cams and games.
It would help to know which product and operating system you are using.
For information on finding your product and model numbers click here: How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number?
To see which version of Windows you are using click here: Which Windows operating system am I running?
Can you tell me the exact graphics card you are using, and clarify what you mean by "locked out" from Intel's new drivers?
I look forward to your reply!
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The web cam is not found

hi hope you can help me. happens that when i turn on the lap a message appears saying that the web cam could not be started and suggests to restart. i did it already but the same window is shown. moreover, i cant find the web cam app. model: toshiba satellite m645-s4114

Satellite M645-S4114
i cant find the web cam app.
It's here.
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(newbie and technophobe here) Help with speakers and web camera ...

Hello, everyone!
I've had my G-5 since I ordered new in November of 2005, and only now am I geting around to purchasing speakers and musing about a web camera.
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Cant here the people in my group call

I cant here anyone in my group call, but everything else works fine and produces sound. when i im in a call with only one person i can hear them but as soon as i add another person i cant hear anyone.

Work Around:
On your mac (be interested to know if it works for Outlook):
1. Open a new email
2. Insert name of an existing group into one of the "To" fields as usual.
3. Highlight all the resulting names in the "To" entry
     [Highlight first name, and while holding shift, highlight last name and all will highlight[]
4. Copy (Command C) the highlighted emails
5. Paste (Command V) nto a pages document
6. Remove the name and anything else preceeding the first < and also the first < of only the first entry whixh will look like this:
     [email protected]>,
7. Remove the > of the last email which will look like this:
     , Jane Doe <[email protected]
8. Copy the entire altered list from the pages document
9, Go to Contact Book and click + to add a new entry
10.. Name the entry (XXX Group for iPad) or whatever you wish to call it
11. Paste all the copied altered list into any one of the email entry spaces
12. Click on "Done"
13. Create new email On iPad and click on + in any one of the "To" lines and search for "XXX Group for iPad" You cannot just key in XXX Group for iPad!!!!!!!, you must use + contact search.
14. Enter the selected iPad contact group into the "To" line.
15. All the entries will now appear in the "To" line and you are good to go.
Adding or deleting email addresses from the iPad group:
Easiest: Alter the original mac group in the usual way and repeat steps 1-14 above. It seems impossible to edit within the emai line of the iPad contact entry.
Rediculously simple once figured out.
Happy emailling, but please send Bcc so that you don't spread your groups' email addresses all over the internet for spam, viruses, and other unwanted emails. Be considerate and ask your recipients to notifiy you if they wish to be deleted from the lists you compose.

My web cam is not working

sir i have problem related to web cam .after clicking on web cam icon there is no process ,so that is not working

OK...here is doc, what will help you will basic t/s for the issue....http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c02452221
If the above does not help, What I would like to know is if the issue is with multiple application? What happens when you try and use the webcam using those applications....
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
Make it easier for other people to find solutions, by marking my answer with 'Accept as Solution', if it solves your problem.
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On my iPhone 4, people cant hear me when I make and / or receive normal (GSM) phone calls. But when on calls using internet based / native apps like viber or skype, people can hear me just fine. Voice memos work too and have already tried different SIMs

On my iPhone 4, people cant hear me when I make and / or receive normal (GSM) phone calls. But when I make/receive calls using internet-based / native apps like viber or skype, people can hear me just fine. I have tried recording my voice using voice memos - this works. And have already tried different SIM cards but the problem persists.
I have taken my phone to an authorized Apple service center, where they restored my phone to factory settings, but still facing the same issue. They service center directed me to Apple Customer Care Hotline, where I have now spent 3+ hours explaining my issue and yet no one can resolve it. The easy answer if to replace the phone - and since it is out of warranty, I am expected to pay for it.
Additionally, the customer service has been so rude and confrontational that it has completely changed my view of Apple and its customer focus. I am a disappointed and angry customer today - people would be surprised to hear just how rude customer service was including making statements such as "Apple doesnt make infallible products, that's why warranty is needed for our products" and that "every product undergoes a problem at some stage, so do ours!" There goes whatever confidence I had...
My concern is simple - if no one at Apple and / or its CS hotline is able to address my issue comprhensively and keep telling me that they have never encountered a precedent before, then with what right can they expect me to pay for a replacement?! I am NOT here to fund Apple's research into their product faults and manufacturing.
And even though a customer is out of warranty, is it too much to expect an Apple product to work well for at least a 'reasonable' period of time. My phone is less than 18 months old and has been facing this issue for the past 2 months - surely the longevity of Apple products is more than 18 months!
Just a sad sad day for an Apple customer, compounded by unjustifiably rude and aggressive staff. And still no resolution to my problem.

I am having the same issue - with my last 2 iPhone 4's. My first handset each time I was on a call wether it was up to my ear or on loud speaker, the call would automatically mute even though the mute button wouldn't show up as highlighted. Pressing the mute button on and off during the call doesn't fix it either. I rang Apple and asked what some of their trouble shooting solutions were. I got told that it might be a software issue and to install the latest software update. This failed. I then got told to uninstall the software on the phone and do a complete restore. This also failed. After trying the troubleshooting suggestions, I took the phone into my provider and they sent me out a new phone within a week under warranty claiming it was a hardware issue and probably just a "glitch" with that particular phone. This was not the case....
After receiving my second iPhone 4, I was hopeful that it would work. For the first couple of days, making/receiving calls was not an issue. Until after about a week, the same problem started again. In one instance I had to hang up and call back 4 times and the call would still automatically mute after about 5 seconds. Also on the second handset, the main camera located on the back of the phone has red and blue lines running through it and can't take a decent picture. So back to the store I go to get another replacement - Again.
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Skype web cam

I want a web cam to use on Skype, does it have to be the isight or is there a cheaper cam that would work?

Hi GGL,
External iSights are no longer available in the EU due to a regulation change about safe disposal.
Your choices are:
Any Firewire DV output Camcorder (6 pin to 6 pin)
Any Firewire web cam
Any USB Cam with Mac drivers and the iChatUSBCam utility
Check out their camera page for suggestions.
In fact iSights (external) are now in extremely short supply the world over. (No Apple store has any).
This would point to a new product or solution soon.
Rumours are not allowed to be discussed here.
10:06 PM Saturday; December 30, 2006

No Question, just example web cam capture code

Hi,
Since loads of people ask for an example of capturing pics from a web cam, here's one that captures pics, lets you take snapshots, which it displays in another frame. When you shut down the frame it asks if you want to save it to a JPEG.
I'm mainly posting this to spite Eka_Kupkova, who only visits this forum to shamelessly advertise a commercial Twain based package in every single posting on this forum which mentions web cams.
Notes : ( Could be more, read the install docs for JMF )
1. you must download the "performance" version of jmf to capture video.
2. I "think" you need to setup the JMF_HOME environment variable
3. Run the jmfinit program to detect your camera and register it.
I had to run it a couple of times before it worked.
4. I had 2 icons for my toolbar, BtnFormat.jpg and BtnCapture.jpg.
They were just 16 x 16 pixel bitmaps, you can make them up yourself.
5. I assume you've got the webcam working and the driver installed already.
Ps. if you find this useful, then reply back with where you are in the world. I'm in Dublin, Ireland.
cheers,
Owen
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
// Ps. I think JMF 2.1.1c used a different package for this class..
import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture;
public class JWebCam extends JFrame
                          implements WindowListener,
                                         ComponentListener
     protected final static int MIN_WIDTH = 320;
     protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 240;
     protected static int shotCounter = 1;
     protected JLabel statusBar = null;
     protected Component visualComponent = null;
     protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
     protected MyToolBarAction formatButton = null;
     protected MyToolBarAction captureButton = null;
    protected Player player = null;
    protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
    protected MediaLocator ml = null;
    protected Dimension imageSize = null;
    protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
    protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
    protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
    protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
      * Constructor
    public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
         super ( frameTitle );
          try
              UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
         catch ( Exception cnfe )
              System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
         addWindowListener ( this );
         addComponentListener ( this );
         getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
         statusBar = new JLabel ("Initialising...");
         statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
         getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
         setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
         setVisible ( true );
      * Initialise
      * @returns true if web cam is detected
     public boolean initialise ( )
          throws Exception
          return ( initialise ( autoDetect() ) );
      * Initialise
      * @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
      * @returns true if web cam is detected
     public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
          throws Exception
          webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
         if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
              statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
              try
                    // setUpMenu ( );
                    setUpToolBar();
                    getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
                   ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
                   if ( ml != null )
                      player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
                      if ( player != null )
                           formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
                                videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
                                setFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[0] );
                           // player.start();
                                visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
                                getContentPane().add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
                                invalidate();
                                pack();
                                setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
                            myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
                            for ( int i=0; i<videoFormats.length; i++ )
                                 myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
                 else
                      statusBar.setText ( "No Media Locator for : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                    return ( true );
               catch ( IOException ioEx )
                   statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                    return ( false );
               catch ( NoPlayerException npex )
                    statusBar.setText ("Cannot create player");
                    return ( false );
               catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
                    statusBar.setText ( "Cannot realize player");
                    return ( false );
         else
              return ( false );
      * Dynamically create menu items
      * @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
     public void setFormat ( VideoFormat selectedFormat )
          if ( formatControl != null )
               player.stop();
               statusBar.setText ( "Format : " + selectedFormat );
               imageSize = selectedFormat.getSize();
               formatControl.setFormat ( selectedFormat );
               currentFormat = selectedFormat;
               setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
               player.start();
          else
               System.out.println ("Visual component not an instance of FormatControl");
               statusBar.setText ( "Visual component cannot change format" );
     protected void setUpToolBar ( )
          toolbar = new JToolBar();
          formatButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Format", "BtnFormat.jpg" );
          captureButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture", "BtnCapture.jpg" );
          if ( formatButton != null )
                toolbar.add ( formatButton );
          toolbar.add ( captureButton );
          getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
     protected void toolbarHandler ( MyToolBarAction actionBtn )
          if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
                  // JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog ( this, "Format Dialog" );
                  Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
                                                                 "Select Video format",
                                                                 "Capture format selection",
                                                                 JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
                                                                 null,          //     Icon icon,
                                                                 myFormatList, // videoFormats,
                                                                 currentFormat );
               if ( selected != null )
                    setFormat ( ((MyVideoFormat)selected).format );
          else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
               Image photo = grabFrameImage ( );
               MySnapshot snapshot = new MySnapshot ( photo, new Dimension ( imageSize ) );
      * autoDetects the first web camera in the system
      * @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
    public CaptureDeviceInfo autoDetect ( )
          Vector list = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList ( null );
          CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
          if ( list != null )
               String name;
               for ( int i=0; i<list.size(); i++ )
                    devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
                    name = devInfo.getName();
                  if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
                        break;
               if ( devInfo != null && devInfo.getName().startsWith("vfw:") )
                   return ( devInfo );
               else
                  for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
                       try
                           name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
                           if (name != null && name.length() > 1)
                                   devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
                                   if ( devInfo != null )
                                        return ( devInfo );
                         catch ( Exception ioEx )
                              // ignore errors detecting device
                              statusBar.setText ( "AutoDetect failed : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
                   return ( null );
          else
               return ( null );
      * deviceInfo
      * @note outputs text information
     public void deviceInfo ( )
         if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
              Format[] formats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
              if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
              for ( int i=0; i<formats.length; i++ )
                   Format aFormat = formats;
               if ( aFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
                    Dimension dim = ((VideoFormat)aFormat).getSize();
                    System.out.println ("Video Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() + ", " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height );
               else
                    System.out.println ("Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() );
     else
          System.out.println ("Error : No web cam detected");
     * grabs a frame's buffer from the web cam / device
     * @returns A frames buffer
     public Buffer grabFrameBuffer ( )
          if ( player != null )
FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl" );
Buffer buf = fgc.grabFrame();
return ( buf );
else
     return ( null );
     * grabs a frame's buffer, as an image, from the web cam / device
     * @returns A frames buffer as an image
     public Image grabFrameImage ( )
          Buffer buffer = grabFrameBuffer();
          if ( buffer != null )
// Convert it to an image
BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
Image image = btoi.createImage ( buffer );
return ( image );
          else
               System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
               return ( null );
     * Closes and cleans up the player
     public void playerClose ( )
          if ( player != null )
     player.close();
     player.deallocate();
     player = null;
     public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
          playerClose();
          System.exit ( 1 );
     public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e)
          Dimension dim = getSize();
          boolean mustResize = false;
          if ( dim.width < MIN_WIDTH )
          dim.width = MIN_WIDTH;
          mustResize = true;
          if ( dim.height < MIN_HEIGHT )
               dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
               mustResize = true;
          if ( mustResize )
               setSize ( dim );
     public void windowActivated ( WindowEvent e )      {      }
     public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e )      {      }
     public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e )     {     }
     public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e )     {     }
     public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e )     {     }
     public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e )          {     }
     public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e)      {      }
     public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e)     {     }
     public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e)     {     }
     protected void finalize     ( ) throws Throwable
          playerClose();
          super.finalize();
     class MyToolBarAction extends AbstractAction
          public MyToolBarAction ( String name, String imagefile )
               super ( name, new ImageIcon ( imagefile ) );
          public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent event )
               toolbarHandler ( this );
     class MyVideoFormat
          public VideoFormat format;
          public MyVideoFormat ( VideoFormat _format )
               format = _format;
          public String toString ( )
               Dimension dim = format.getSize();
               return ( format.getEncoding() + " [ " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height + " ]" );
     class MySnapshot extends JFrame
          protected Image photo = null;
          protected int shotNumber;
          public MySnapshot ( Image grabbedFrame, Dimension imageSize )
               super ( );
               shotNumber = shotCounter++;
               setTitle ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
               photo = grabbedFrame;
               setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE );
               int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
               int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
               setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
               final FileDialog saveDialog = new FileDialog ( this, "Save JPEG", FileDialog.SAVE );
               final JFrame thisCopy = this;
               saveDialog.setFile ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
               addWindowListener ( new WindowAdapter()
                         public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
                              saveDialog.show();
                              String filename = saveDialog.getFile();
                              if ( filename != null )
                                   if ( saveJPEG ( filename ) )
                                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Saved " + filename );
                                        setVisible ( false );
                                        dispose();
                                   else
                                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
                              else
                                   setVisible ( false );
                                   dispose();
               setVisible ( true );
          public void paint ( Graphics g )
               g.drawImage ( photo, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this );
          * Saves an image as a JPEG
          * @params the image to save
          * @params the filename to save the image as
     public boolean saveJPEG ( String filename )
          boolean saved = false;
     BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage ( photo.getWidth(null),
     photo.getHeight(null),
     BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );
     Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
     g2.drawImage ( photo, null, null );
     FileOutputStream out = null;
     try
     out = new FileOutputStream ( filename );
          JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder ( out );
          JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam ( bi );
          param.setQuality ( 1.0f, false );
          encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam ( param );
          encoder.encode ( bi );
          out.close();
          saved = true;
     catch ( Exception ex )
     System.out.println ("Error saving JPEG : " + ex.getMessage() );
     return ( saved );
     }     // of MySnapshot
public static void main (String[] args )
     try
          JWebCam myWebCam = new JWebCam ( "TimeSlice Web Cam Capture" );
          if ( myWebCam.initialise() )
               // myWebCam.deviceInfo(); // outputs device info
          else
               System.out.println ("Web Cam not detected / initialised");
     catch ( Exception ex )
          ex.printStackTrace();

Doohhh... I posted an old version which didn't work.
I tried and tested this last night, and it runs grand using Ver 2.1.1e.
Tested under Windows 98, using an old Creative GO Camera.
Haven't tried it under Linux, but suspect you'd have to at least change an references to "vfw" to "v4l".
You'll need jmf.jar in your classpath to run it too.
cheers,
Owen
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.datasink.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
// import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture;         // JMF 2.1.1c version
import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture;   // JMF 2.1.1e version
public class JWebCam extends JFrame
    implements WindowListener, ComponentListener
    protected final static int MIN_WIDTH = 320;
    protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 240;
    protected static int shotCounter = 1;
    protected JLabel statusBar = null;
    protected JPanel visualContainer = null;
    protected Component visualComponent = null;
    protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
    protected MyToolBarAction formatButton    = null;
    protected MyToolBarAction captureButton   = null;
    protected Player player = null;
    protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
    protected MediaLocator ml = null;
    protected Dimension imageSize = null;
    protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
    protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
    protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
    protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
    protected boolean initialised = false;
     * Constructor
    public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
        super ( frameTitle );
        try
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
        catch ( Exception cnfe )
            System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
        setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
        addWindowListener ( this );
        addComponentListener ( this );
        getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
        visualContainer = new JPanel();
        visualContainer.setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
        getContentPane().add ( visualContainer, BorderLayout.CENTER );
        statusBar = new JLabel ("");
        statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
        getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
     * Initialise
     * @returns true if web cam is detected
    public boolean initialise ( )
        throws Exception
        return ( initialise ( autoDetect() ) );
     * Initialise
     * @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
     * @returns true if web cam is detected
    public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
        throws Exception
        statusBar.setText ( "Initialising...");
        webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
        if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
            statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
            try
                setUpToolBar();
                getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
                ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
                if ( ml != null )
                    player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
                    if ( player != null )
                        player.start();
                        formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
                        videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
                        visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
                        if ( visualComponent != null )
                            visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
                            myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
                            for ( int i=0; i<videoFormats.length; i++ )
                                myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
                            Format currFormat = formatControl.getFormat();
                            if ( currFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
                                 currentFormat = (VideoFormat)currFormat;
                                 imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
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                                System.err.println ("Error : Cannot get current video format");
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                            System.err.println ("Error : Could not get visual component");
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                        System.err.println ("Error : Cannot create player");
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                        name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
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System.err.println ("Error : Player is null");
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System.err.println ("Error : BufferToImage cannot convert buffer");
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System.err.println ("Error : cannot create BufferToImage instance");
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System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
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player.close();
player.deallocate();
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playerClose();
System.exit ( 1 );
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public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
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public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) {   }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) {   }
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super ( name );
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toolbarHandler ( this );
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super ( );
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setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
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saveDialog.show();
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JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
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dispose();
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try
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encoder.encode ( bi );
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