webcam fails to startup after PC restart

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fluffykeith
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webcam fails to startup after PC restart

Post by fluffykeith »

Hi

I have a local webcam and when setup it works great.
However, if the PC restarts the webcam does not work, I get the following message in the log.

If I run Cheese it shows an image ok.
I did a search through the forum and there have been similar errors but not a solution.

Thanks

--log

8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmdc 7115 ERR 'zmc -d /dev/video1' exited abnormally, exit status 255 zmdc.pl -
8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmc_dvideo1 8946 FAT Failed to get video format: Invalid argument zm_local_camera.cpp 749
8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmc_dvideo1 8946 INF No direct match for the selected palette (1) and target colorspace (04). Format conversion is required, performance penalty expected zm_local_camera.cpp 446
8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmc_dvideo1 8946 ERR Automatic format selection failed. Falling back to YUYV zm_local_camera.cpp 380
8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmdc 8946 INF 'zmc -d /dev/video1' started at 23/08/14 20:58:04 zmdc.pl -
8/14/23, 8:58:04 PM GMT+1 zmdc 7115 INF 'zmc -d /dev/video1' starting at 23/08/14 20:58:04, pid = 8946 zmdc.pl -
fluffykeith
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Joined: Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:11 pm

Re: webcam fails to startup after PC restart

Post by fluffykeith »

Just to close this issue.
I resolved it by changing the Capture Pallet from Auto to a non auto setting YUV. Not sure what YUV it was but avoiding the auto setting fixed the startup issue. Now both local webcams startup every time. Happy days.
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