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Skype vs. Kona3
I have a Kona3 Card installed in a MacPro tower. When I open Skype, the Kona3 capture formats are recognized by Skype (we’ve used this to do video conferencing over Skype with our JVC GY-HD250). The problem is that Skype won’t recognize a standard Logitech webcam, while iChat sees it just fine. I wonder if the Kona3 card is somehow over-riding the webcam.
Is there a way to temporarily “shut off” the Kona card without removing it from the tower?
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26 Replies
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Uninstall the drivers.
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I’ll check that out, but again, sounds like a pain in the butt.
There’s no simple “turn on, turn off” mechanism (like inside the AJA Control Panel, for example)?
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Not that I know of. Uninstall the drivers allows you to NOT open up the machine though.
Try it once and see what happens. If it fixes it, great, if not, then back to the drawing board.
Jeremy
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I called AJA to get their take, and they basically said the same thing. There’s no “on/off” switch, so the only way to disable Skype’s connection to the card is to uninstall the drivers or remove the card.
I’m certainly not going to uninstall/reinstall the drivers every time I want to chat with someone, so it looks like Skype is out. The webcam works fine with iChat, but all my co-workers and clients are on Skype.
Back to the drawing board, as you said.
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Sounds like a prefect reason to get a laptop.
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What happens if you unplug and replug the webcam?
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Nothing happens. The webcam still doesn’t show up in the list of available cameras in Skype.
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Try to see if there are drivers for it.
I just tried it with a laptop and the built in cam. The AJA ioHD drivers show up, but so does the “built-in iSight”. I do not have a webcam to test on my KOna card/MacPro
Jeremy
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This is the coolest thing since sliced bologna. I am playing out my Kona in to my ioHD and Skype is seeing it. Thanks for directing me to this ‘feature’.
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Do you mean you’re streaming your ioHD output through Skype?? Very sweet!!
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