Sony PS3Eye Camera DirectShow Capture Source Filter *Update* v2.1.0.0130
Well, here it is…
I managed to put together a first version of the DirectShow capture filter for PS3Eye camera.
This will allow us to use this great camera in various Windows applications (assuming they are compatible with DirectShow system) including TouchLib for use in multitouch applications.
I made single PS3EyeSetup application that will install PS3Eye driver, DirectShow filter and test applications all at once. It will also allow for clean Unistall, for those of you that are experiencing problems with Flash content in IExplorer and Mozilla browsers. Please note that before running Uninstaller you must close any application that uses PS2Eye camera or some of the camera component will not be properly removed.
Installation Steps:
- Unplug the PS3Eye camera from your comupter.
- Uninstall any previous version of PS3Eye software.
- Download and run the latest PS3EyeSetup file.
- Click ‘Install’ and follow the setup process.
- Plug in the camera.
After successful installation, your Device Manager should look similar to this:
You can run the PS3EyeTest application from the start menu at this point to verify if camera installed properly. You’ll see something like this:
I added the option of controlling the camera settings such as Gain, Exposure, White balance etc.
DirectShow Video Source for PS3Eye camera will also be installed, registered and ready for use. To test if PS3Eye DirectShow component functions properly, run the AmCap application from the start menu.
After a few moments the camera will start capturing and the AMCAP will show the camera preview in its window:
Camera properties selects video format:
Camera settings:
Currently the PS3Eye camera DirectShow component is set by default to capture uncompressed 640×480 RGB (24bit) video at 30fps.
Now you can enjoy using this great camera in your favorite Windows app!
NOTE: Thank you all for your feedback. For those of you who are experiencing problems, you can now uninstall the software by running Uninstall from the start menu. If for some reason the camera DirectShow files (PS3Eye.ax and PS3EyeLib.dll) are not removed and still on your system, follow these steps to manually remove them:
Manual removal of PS3Eye.ax and PS3EyeLib.dll files:
- Close any program that are using PS3Eye camera.
- Press ‘WinKey’+R on your keyboard or alternatively go to Start->Run
- Type the following: regsvr32 /u “C:\Program Files\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax”
- You will see the following dialog box confirming successful un-registration of the PS3Eye.ax file.
- Now you can safely delete PS3Eye.ax and PS3EyeLib.dll from your machine.
If the manual removal steps above fail for some reason, run your Windows in safe mode and repeat these steps.
To Do List:
– Make Setup application
– Create camera property pages
– Add camera resolution selection (640×480, 320×240, 160×120)
- Add selectable camera capture window (x, y, width, height)
– Add capture frame rate adjustment (640×480@60fps max, 320×240@120fps max)
– Add selection of Auto/Manual camera operation modes
– Manual adjustment for Exposure and Gain
– Add RGB-16/24/32 color output format (this will increase compatibility with the software out there)
– Implement 64-bit version of the PS3Eye driver
I am currently working on implementing these features. As am only working part-time on this project please be patient and check here for future updates.
NOTE: Since currently I do not control the PS3Eye’s microphone (detected and installed by Windows by default), there is no way for me to make sure that every program that uses both camera and microphone will work properly. I am aware that there are some issues with this when running WML and other programs on some machines. I am currently looking into this and possibly a way to find a workaround.
And most importantly, the PS3Eye Setup file:
PS3EyeSetup (v1.0b81006)
Notes (v1.0b81006): I worked on major bug fix. Flash player camera capture now works properly. I successfully tested it on http://www.cameroid.com
PS3EyeSetup (v1.0b81007)
Notes (v1.0b81007): Increased compatibility by setting default capture frame rate to 15fps for DirectShow filter (320×240), making it fully compatible with Flash and many video conferencing programs out there. Fixed ‘green screen’ bug.
PS3EyeSetup (v1.0b81008)
Notes (v1.0b81008): Fixed preview/capture issue with AMCAP and other programs. The camera resources are properly released now.
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81019)
Notes (v2.0b81019): Created DirectShow camera property page (selectable resolution and frame rate). Support for RGB-16/24/32 color output format. Implemented both 32-bit and 64-bit version of the PS3Eye driver. Fixed the PS3EyeCamera.inf file so that drivers install correctly. Included PS3EyeLib SDK as described here.
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81021)
Notes (v2.0b81021): Driver installation tested on both Vista x86 and x64 it now works properly and driver files are found correctly. As of this version (v2.0b81021) the PS3EyeLib driver uses the advanced thread scheduling features only available in Vista. This greatly improves its performance and stability on this OS.
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81029)
Notes (v2.0b81029): New version of driver now supports resolution selection as well as the adjustment of the camera settings such as Gain, Exposure, White balance etc. Please make sure you fully uninstall any previous version of PS3Eye software you have on your machine before installing this latest release.
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81109)
Notes (v2.0b81109): Fixed crash problems with various browsers involving Flash content, including crashes when going into ‘Settings’ option in the embedded Flash player. This also fixes problems some experienced with MSN, Skype and others. Succesfully tested the new version on the Cameroid website. Please make sure you fully uninstall any previous version of PS3Eye software you have on your machine before installing this latest release.
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81111) (MD-5: 7DCDCDBF6B0E184AEAA8E709F259E576)
Notes (v2.0b81111): Fixed bug that caused errors in AMCAP in the previous version. At the same time fixed error issues in Flash player. Some of you reported that there is a worm in a setup file. After investigating the issue I found out that my ISP’s server was infected. They fixed the issue and I uploaded the setup file again. I included the MD-5 checksum of the original file. I tested this file with both Kaspersky and Avast! and it is clean.
The camera was tested and works with Skype. Here are some screenshots of camera setup window in Skype.
Skype video:
Camera settings:
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81231) (MD-5: EB14A19766BE5DEC8340E78C6AC03819)
Notes (v2.0b81231): Fixed issue with ‘file in use’ (write protected) PS3Eye.ax file. This was due to running installer/uninstaller while MSN messenger is opened. Fixed annoying ’software upgrade’ popup.
>>> PS3EyeSetup (v2.1.0.0130) (MD-5: 67F0D2D4D10D3428B3D6F861AD478A12) <<<
Notes (v2.1.0.0130): Thank you for your valuable feedback. I finally tracked down and fixed the annoying popup to upgrade the software. It was due to one of the libraries I was using in my code. I fully rewrote that part.
If you find the software useful or if you feel like supporting this project, please feel free to click the donation link below.
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dandelion's log » （PS3持ってないけど）PlayStation Eyeを注文しました（３） said this on October 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm |
Good Stuff Man.. Keep on going with what ur doing!
from us at DLB-Network.com we thank you.
Hi,
Thanks for the great work.
As some others mentioned in NUI group, it works perfect in the test application but crashes the browser (Tested with both IE 8 and Firefox 3.0.3) in some pages containing flash. I’ve faced this issue accessing my studio in Mogulus.com
Thanks again
Great job on this! I tried it with Skype.
The configuration and preview window does work.
However when a call connects it crashes Skype.
It won’t capture, it either goes blank or says cannot start graph, is there any user documentation for AMCAP?
Good work !!! Thanks a lot from Frank in Germany !!!
hello please can anyone tell-me when remove PS3Eye.ax I tried run
regsvr32 /u PS3Eye.ax but give me an error
LoadLibrary (PS3Eye.ax) failed- impossible find specified module.
now my browser crash with flash items.
thanks
Thanks for your efforts on this. I have a problem though. When I start the PS3Eye Test app, it hangs on “Initializing driver…”.
Here is my Device Driver window. Seems that “USB Camera-B3.04.06.1″ is missing from mine.
Without the Eye plugged in, I ran the PS3EyeSetup.exe with success. Plugged in the camera. Found new hardware. Pointed it to my ../Program Files/AlexP/Driver directory and it installed the driver. Then tried running PS3Eye Test.
I’m using Windows XP SP3.
Apologies, forgot my Device Driver pic: http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ps3eyedevicedriverga6.png
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Sony PS3Eye Camera on Windows OS « Alex Popovich’s Weblog said this on October 6, 2008 at 6:09 pm |
thanks for the update but vista can’t find any driver?!
Thanks for working on this driver!
i have Vista x64 and when i try to install driver it says this
“A service installation section in this INF is invalid”
im guessing you dont have it setup to install to vista x64?
or im doing sumthing wrong. thanks
You’ll have to run the PS3EyeSetup.exe as an Administrator.
it doesn’t install “Jungo” ?!
you’re doing a great job! thanks from germany
Currently the Windows x64 driver install is not implemented, but this is on my list.
lol and I’m thinking I’m an idiot… than I’ve to wait for a x64 driver.
cool thanks, the mic works great for now cant wait for the x64 driver
Run as Admin? The account I installed it on is a member of Administrators.
I’m also experiencing a similar problem with James
Running 32 bit XP SP3, the Video driver installed fine, but nothing is coming out of the PS3 Eye test.
But great work, have been waiting about half a year for a working version of PS eye working on windows, Keep it up.
great work
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Turn your PS Eye into a working webcam | AdamEntity said this on October 7, 2008 at 3:12 am |
it’s work jast fine but how i can use it in skype. As Staus said its crashes. Can it be fixed?
Excellent, works like a charm on Vista Home! Eagerly waiting for the manual camera controls.
the download link (PS3EyeSetup (v1.0b81007)) does’t work.
For those that didn’t figure it out for themselves, the link to v1.0b91007 is actually
http://www.codelaboratories.com/files/PS3EyeSetup.1.0b81007.exe
Thanks Alex, it all now works with my cam!
Looking forward to testing it on touchlib in the future!
Also, I had to manually unregister the previous PS3Eye.ax file from regsvr32 and manually register the new file.
Before doing this, several programs could not see the camera.
Flash worked fine to see them, but Windows Media Player, et cetera, could not view the camera.
Thank you so much for doing this, Alexander Popovich.
Yet another message from me.
My actions with the PS3Eye.ax may not have helped at all.
I can see the PS3 Eye Camera in Windows Movie Maker after I do unregister/re-register. However, it is when I select the camera that something odd happens. It thinks the device is no longer responding, gives an error message saying that you should close any programs using the camera, and try again. I closed all programs using it, and I try again. Same error, only this time it removes the PS3 Eye Camera from the list, and the camera will not return until the PS3Eye.ax file is re-registered.
Maybe it’s expecting more property dialogs than it’s been given?
I believe this is a program-specific error, at this point. Other programs have worked well.
Thanks for everything!
Thank you so much for working on this project.
One thing to report for me, The new DS driver seems to leave the camera in a bad state when capture/preview is finished. The observed behavior with AMCAP.exe is that i can only start the capture or preview once. Any further attempts to stop/start capture generates “Error 80004003: cannot run preview graph” or “Error 80004005: Cannot start graph”. if the program is closed completely and reopened, the camera can be started again (but only once per program launch) This behavior is the same when used in other programs (skype etc)
This is as observed on v1.0b81007, the previous build actually crashed the calling program when the camera was “opened” a second time.
The PS3EyeSetup link is fixed now.
Thanks Chris, I will look into the preview/capture issue with AMCAP.exe and other programs. I think it is the problem with properly releasing the camera resources.
Thankx Alex, great job btw.
Hey Alex, i’m very impressed on how your work is going on…i’m definitly a fan… So i thought i might help by giving you a feedback…Installed the last version online of your work… the PS3EyeSetup (v1.0b81007) is now installed on my computer… but it seems like on my Vista OS it makes MSN unable to start anymore… i uninstalled it , msn re work… reinstalled the setup , msn won’t start again so i figured this setup is not interacting well with this software… hope it might help …Julien
Great work Alex. I’ve tested it on Vista with WebcamXP and it works. I can monitor my home from work now using the Eye Toy.
alright, second post, for you Alex and those who are experiencing the same problem as I do…Here is the trick… Incompatibility seems to be with the MSN launcher because I uninstalled the setup for PS3Eye, launched MSN, reinstalled the setup, and it works fine… So you just have to uninstall and reinstall the setup each time you have to use MSN…
Actually experiencing the same thing as Julien, only a slight variant.
It installs fine and works very well….
Until I unplug and replug the camera. Then the PS3 Eye Test App doesn’t detect the PS Eye anymore. This problem was solved after I ran PS3EyeSetup.1.0b81008.exe again. Then the webcam started to work again.
After I unplug it another time, same problem arose.
hello, in the latest version of the drivers, everything works fine me, but only 15 FPS, the ps3eyetest let me put up 60fps, but the other programs will be put automatically to 15fps, there is a solution? thanks.
Hi, thank’s for this. But I have a problem, the camera works great but the mic doesn’t works for me. When I try to prove it in the Control Panel > Audio Properties I get an error 0×80004005 about Direct Play and DvpSetup.exe, and when I switch in the audio controller to “USB Camera B4.04.27.1″ I don’t see any options.
P.D.: Sorry for my english.
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LittleBigPlanet unofficial Blog » Using a PS Eye on PC said this on October 8, 2008 at 6:04 pm |
Just tested. Video works inside Skype (and Stickam) but if you try to change the audio driver USB-Camera.B304061 with Skype, you’re gonna cash… !
btw, Great work AlexP!
Great Work!
Unfortunately I’m having problems also, installing goes fine, PS3Eye Test App works on all settings , AMCAP works, Mic works fine, however can’t get cam to work for any other programs, MSN crashes when i choose PS3 cam, Movie Maker doesn’t list it as an option. I’m not sure if I’m able to change something somewhere to get it to work, or if I’ll just have to be patient and wait.
Great Alex, Your latest build fixed the camera release issue. I can now start/stop the camera in skype/AMCAP with no problems at all.
Many Thanks for your excellent efforts.
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Use Your Playstation Eye With PC Applications | GameXtract said this on October 10, 2008 at 1:51 am |
Ummm i trying too tested out too see with wat programs it works for and i cant seem too get it too work with hotmail or windows movie maker or the youtube upload video from camera device can somebody recomend something for me please or help
Alex you are amazing
it works over here with XP SP2 
..
just to let you know ive got PS3 Eye B3.04.06.1..
the only thing is it doesn’t work past 640×480 @ 15fps (15fps @ 640×480 and lower works perfect, but higher doesn’t) thats all there is..
anyway keep up the good work.. skype seems to work with it.. msn aswell.. havent tried anything else
greeetzz
Many may Thanks for your excellent efforts …. Alberto (Rome .. Italy )
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Angebote melden, die NICHT TPG betreffen - Blu-ray Forum said this on October 13, 2008 at 9:57 pm |
where is the PS3EyeSetup file?????????
THANX for you job !!
and please , add 64bit driver as fast as You can …
I was excited to see that in the screen shots you were using Vista. Unfortunately you were using the 32 bit version. I hope you work on a 64 bit driver soon. Good work so far, must take a lot of skill.
Really looking forward to being able to use my PS3Eye as a webcam. Unfortunately I am currently using 64bit Vista.
I got it working but the video is shifting like it has no bounds. Anyone run into this problem?
ya I am looking forward for it to cant wait for the x64 edition of it.
I got this working with skype in vista and it works awsome, ive tried 3 cameras from microsoft 2 from dynex and 1 from rocketfish
and 1 from logitech several were top of the line, this is the best of them all my girlfriend says the pictures better and the sound is great, THANKS for the drivers you ROCK
Hi, i’m a french guy, sorry for my poor english !!!
Is it works for msn or skype, because it’s doesn’t work for me. Thanks
Julien
Thanks a ton for the hard work you put into this! Anyone know why you can’t use the mic in the camera for skype?
Too sweet!
I think i will buy one it’s look good
Now working! Thanks a lot for this, Alex!
…although, sometimes I have to remove the PS Eye and plug it back in for it to work. Otherwise the test app hangs on “Initializing driver…”
Also had an issue about 10% of the time where the camera image shifts (to the left, I think) every few seconds.
Great work though – I look forwards to seeing future releases!
Hey man I love what you’re doing but I’m having trouble using the EYE for webcam things such as Meebo and Windows Live Messenger can you help me out?
Also PS3Eye Test App only works sometimes and I have to reinstall it to make it work every now and then. What am I doing wrong?
Waiting for the x64 driver, in the meanwhile i donated to say thanks to you and pheraphs to speed up development
i did all that stuff n it wrked once but wen i restarted my computer WLM no longer wrked and i had 2 uninstall all your stuff, y is this
helo ps eye on skype problem help please
Hi,
Updated from v1.0b81008 to v2.0b81019. Uninstalled the old version first using the Uninstall under the AlexP directory. The PSEyeTest app works fine with v2.0b81019 but in Windows Live Messenger, when going through the Audio and Video Setup wizard under Tools, at step 3 no webcam is detected (not in the drop down list). The PSEye was in the list in the previous version. Anyone else have this prob? Could I have uninstalled correctly (it left an .ax and dll file after uninstall).
James,
You need to close all the applications that use the camera before uninstalling. It seems that something was opened and was using the DirectShow .ax file. This is why they were not deleted. I suspect that the new install then didn’t overwrite these files either. So now you ended up having files from different version of the software. I suggest you restart the machine and do install of the latest setup.
Thanks for the advice Alex but I still have the same issue – The PSEyeTest app works fine with v2.0b81019 but in Windows Live Messenger, when going through the Audio and Video Setup wizard under Tools, at step 3 no webcam is detected (not in the drop down list).
I followed your advice previously. Unplugged the camera, rebooted, uninstalled v1.0b81008 using the unistall within the AlexP directory. Installed v2.0b81019, plugged in the PSEye. No new hardware detected. Tried the PSEyeTest app and it failed to start with an error ‘winusb.dll missing / could not be found’. Rebooted again. In Device Manager I right clicked Jungo > PS3 Eye Camera and chose ‘Update Driver’. Pointed to the Program Files\AlexP\Driver directory and it went ahead updating, installed winusbcohostinstaller (or something like that). Now Jungo > PS3 Eye Camera has gone from the Device Manager list and I now have a new entry, ‘AlexP Devices > PS3 Eye Camera (x32). The PSEyeTest app works now but again, the webcam is not available to Windows Live Messenger when going through the Audio and Video Setup wizard (step 3) – just ‘none’ in the list.
Anyone else have this problem? I have used System Restore to go back to yesterdays config that uses v1.0b81008 and that works fine. Then tried the above a few times with the same outcome.
Any help would be much appreciated
Also, AmCap reports that I have no video capture device. Only thing working is the microphone in MSN Live Messenger and the camera works in PsEyeTest.
i’m suffering from a similar problem to james, i wanted to use my playstation eye as a web cam, it installed fine without any hitches, msn detected it, and when i go to have a video chat it says that it is in use by another program, which is a big pile of something that need’s censoring heavily, aside from that major let down, the program is awesome, the drivers are awesome, and so is alex for creating them in the first place. any advice for me chap?
another slight dilemma i’m having, i’m trying to uninstall the program, and it does, it just leaves ps3eye.ax and ps3eyelib.dll can’t delete them to start from scratch, which sucks the big one if you have any ideas please get back to me
hey i downloaded the 2.0 patch, but i still cannot get the update to work…
the computer only recognizes the camera as a microphone, and nothing else…
I have no idea what to do at all… please help me…
Jungo does not show up either in the device manager…
It also shows that the INF is invalid…
I’m happy. Thank you for this job but the eyetoy is still not working in MSN )Windows Live Messenger). If I go in tools/video and audio settings, I found it but after, I need to select it from tools/sttings of the webcam and the eyecamera is not there. Answer-me please. Thank you.
I have a similar issue, as James, after updating from v1.0b1008 to v2.0b81019 I am now missing winUSB.dll file and the Testapp or any other, will no longer work…
Andy, to completely remove the program both ps3eye.ax and ps3eyelib.dll have to be deleted. The uninstaller attempts to do this, but you must close any program that is using the camera before running the uninstaller. Otherwise it will fail to remove those files. I will add the manual uninstall procedure in the post . You can then follow these steps to manually remove ps3eye.ax and ps3eyelib.dll files from your system.
Jonathon, you must uninstall the previous files. You should not install on top. I changers the driver model I used for the PS3Eye camera and now use Microsoft’s WinUSB which is different from Jungo’s WinDriver I originally used. Are you running 32bit of 64bit version of Windows? Is it XP or Vista?
Are people successfully using v2.XXXX1019 and the PSEye with MSN as a webcam? Mine’s not even detected.
Andy P – I have an issue with the previous version where the microphone wouldn’t work with MSN as it was ‘in use with another program’. Just disconnect the camera and plug it back in and try again. I had to do that regularly when all was working well with v1.XXXX1008. I have sometimes noticed a few instances of PSEyeTest app under Processes in Task Manager even though the app is not open… almost as if it doesn’t exit properly…?
Andy – unplug the webcam and restart your computer before uninstalling to ensure that no other programs are using the device.
Andy – have a problem with the install of the camera i have tried the various recommended approches none have worked. The error i am recieving is “A service installation section in this INF is invalid.” when checking out the device manager. It is not properly detecting the camera. I am currenly running vista 64 on a quad core intel system. If there are any work arounds it would be greatly appreciated.
I get a rare error :S, I haven’t seen it around here, but thank you for your software, as it seems it has helped alot of people, I hope you could help me
… My eror is as follwed :
I installed the drivers, then I plugin the camera, and Windows starts looking for drivers automatically, it finds you drivers, but it displays in a big window : Windows found driver software, but encountered errors while attempting to install it, PS3Eye Camera (x32) The serice cannot be started, either because its disabled or beacuase it has no enabled devices associated to it.
Im using Vista Ultimate…Help will be greatly apprciated
Desousa, check out the new PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81021) I just updated. I worked on resolving the inf file errors and making it work on both Vista x86 and x64.
Even with v2.0b81021 when i try and use it in any program, even the test ap it says “Can not find PS3Eye Camera device” However, v1.0b81008 works good.
I’ve tried this out on MSN, but with limited success… at first it would crash live messenger whenever I accessed the audio and video setup… after restarting my machine (running vista home premium 32bit) the audio/video wizard detected the camera, but wouldn’t save changes to the resolution or framerate… also it says that the camera is either unplugged or in use when I click on webcam settings… trying to show my cam results in an automatic cancellation…
Otherwise, very cool! keep up the great work Alex!
thanks guys for the help, the .ax and .dll were deleted, i then downloaded the new drivers, still having the same problem, ps3eye test and amcap detect the cam, and msn gets to stage 3, where it comes up with a box with my mugshot (pulling rediculous expressions i have to add,lol), and when i go into webcam settings it comes up with no webcam detected, even tho stage 3 said there was, i’m getting slightly confused, and another thing, with the previous set of drivers the lil cam logo below my display pic was shown in all it splendor, and now it’s not, and one minor note of slight interest, with the previous drivers the red light flashed when it was working, now it’s static, the same as it’s lil bro the ps2 eyetoy.
thanks again for all the help guys, is there anything else i could be doing wrong?
i’m currently running windows live messenger on windows xp pro sp3
Alex let me first say great job on the Drivers working great. Though as many other people on here i cant seem to get it to work on MSN. I downlaoded and installed PS3EyeSetup.2.0b81019 which i think are the new drivers. When i go into Audio and Video settings on MSN it displays the PS3 eye with no problem. Its only when i go to send the invite to show my webcam that i get,
Your conversation cannot begin because your camera is currently in use or not plugged in. Make sure your camera is available and try again.
*
* You have canceled your invitation to start viewing webcam.
Which i dont understand. Any help on this matter would we welcome as this is buggin me now.
Once again great work your a legend !!!
hey Alex, seems like your work is very fertile like it use to be… Looks like lots of people are having the drivers working 100%… I’m still having the same issues since the first version with my Windows Live Messenger on my Vista x32 with your executable… Once installed it won’t let me run WLM anymore telling me WLM has been stopped and that windows is searching for a solution to the problem… once uninstalled , WLM will load normally… Any idea what the problem is??? Thanks again for your work
I get the same problem as Andy P – when I go through MSN Audio/Video Setup the cam runs perfectly, but when I go to Webcam Settings it says the cam isn’t plugged in or is being used by another program – which it isn’t. I’ve tried unplugging, restarting, etc, but it happens every time :S
Also AMCAP has stopped capturing – it says it ‘can’t render the video capture stream’.
I’m on Vista x32
Whatever you did crushed that bug, well done! It requires a restart which is inconvenient, but it does work.
Hey ever thing seems to work pretty well but when I open AmCap all i get is a white screen. I can still capture through it but it will not show me what my cam sees. Thanx for all the hard work.
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Novidades no driver do PS3Eye para Windows! said this on October 23, 2008 at 11:54 am |
hello alex thanks for the drivers !!! I install the PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81021) works well but the quality of the image have worst definition…. you can tell me why?
thanks
Is there a way to get this camera to work with the new Tbeta? I am having trouble getting it to be detected.
Only The PS3EyeSetup.1.0b81008.exe work on Windows live messenger. The 2 newer you made do not work on it.
i installed teh driver right from the site (im new to this) and installed it. when i went to run the test, it said that WINUSB.DLL was missing, when checking up on where to get it, it happens when you install a program before the driver, but the download is the driver..so, what can i do to fix it?
WINUSB.DLL is missing. Cannot run test. any suggestions?
wow great job just one question is this only for Windows Vista?
Hey, v1.0b81008, I run into the problem described by a few others where the test app and amcap work wonderfully, but unfortunately WLM crashes when attempting to set up the camerA. And since I’m running xp the new versions with winusb.dll, don’t work (test app + amcap) at all due to the missing dll. Which from what I’ve been able to find is exclusive to Vista. Is there a way to get the dll for xp, or another way to get the 2.0 versions working on xp. Or get old versons working with msn?
Thanks for any advice, and great thanks to alex for all his hard work!
First things first, thanks Alex for your efforts.
I’ve been been on the lookout for a good quality USB cam that operates in bulk transfer mode for the last six months. Digi has a USB hub with an ethernet bridge known as “Anywhere USB” and if you read the documentation you’ll realize that it only talks to USB cams that operate in “bulk transfer” mode. The kicker is that Digi’s “bulk transfer” cams are in the order of $200. a pop. So if you want to cluster some USB cams in a 16′ radius of the Anywhere USB hub you’ll have to buy into Dig’s overpriced “bulk transfer” cams. At that point it makes sense to just buy IP based cameras and be done with it. It’s a delicate balance if you want to leverage the expense of the Anywhere USB hub with inexpensive but good quality cams. So that brings us to doorstep of Sony’s PS3E “bulk transfer” USB cam which satisfies the requirements of modest price, quality optics, a microphone, and USB plug’n play compatibility. So a cluster of four IP cams that would cost you a king’s ransom is now achievable with $400. Of course if good quality IP cameras approach $100 the math will tip in favor of IP cameras. So basically what was a $1,000 cost turns into a $400 expense when you combine an Anywhere USB hub with 4 PS3E cams instead of 4 of Digi’s $200 cams. All the cameras are visible with WebcamXP which works like a charm and can in effect be ported across the internet for the modest price of $80. Sounds like good deal to me.
Douglas, WinUSB works on Windows XP. The missing dll is result of improper installation. Make sure you reboot Windows. Are you running x86 or x64 XP? I tested the install on clean XP SP3 and it all worked fine. I had to reboot, but once I plugged my PS3Eye it was detected without problems.
Pascal, I’m testing the new version of the camera software with WLM right now. It will be ready soon.
Jason, for tbeta is better to use my camera SDK and access the camera directly. This will greatly reduce any latency.
spiritmind, I’m working on the quality fix. I had it set to 320×240 by default (instead of 640×480).
Parker, did you enable the ‘Preview’ option in AMCap?
Chrisy, I’m testing the new version of the software on WLM right now. It will be released soon.
Thank’s again for all your hard work Alex, can’t wait to try the updated drivers for WLM.
Hi Alex, I just can’t seem to get this to work, I see the camera under ‘Alex P Devices’ but the audio component isn’t there in device manager. When I load the test program it hangs on ‘Found PS3Eye Camera B3.04.06.1′. Every time I plug it in it also requests the driver software. Thanks for your efforts so far though it’s great to see most people are able to use your driver, shame my system won’t play ball! I’m running XP Home SP3, cheers!
is the new release going to work with MSN and/or skype?
thanks
Hey everyone.
When I text my PS3Eye,
it works perfectly.
when I try to use AIM(AOL Instant Messenger)
it only picks up my Eye as a microphone,
I don’t know how to get it so that I can video chat.
Any help would be appreciated.
For me too, MSN live messenger works fine with v1.0b81008. But doesn’t with your last version. XP/32 SP3. Great!
Thanks allot alex for the effort you have put in the development of the driver .I bought the ps3 eye camera just because of you
, and im pretty amazed with the quality.
Right now im using the omnivision driver and have no problems.With PS3EyeSetup.2.0b81021 driver i have an issue , every time i restart the pc the camera is lost in the device manager.After unpluging and pluging it again everything works fine.Allso it seems that the camera cant be initialized by “manycam” thats effects software.Keep up the good work. Pozdrav od Makedonija
I’ve rebooted and tried the test app and it still indicates winusb.dll is missing, Amcap works fine however. I will attempt to unistall and reinstall later tonight and reboot prior to trying to run anything and will let you know the outcome. Thanks for all your hard work.
And unfortunately it was unnsuccessful, I will be patient and wait till next build, and see if it works!
Thanks again
hi ya ,may be a silly question though does it run on windows 2000
thanks !
I used to get a winUSB.dll missing error, until I manually forced the PS3 Camera in the Device Manager to Update Driver (right click the device), pointing it to the C:\Program Files\Alex P\ directory. Not sure I needed to do this. The trouble is, after successfully uninstalling v1.0b81008, when I installed version v2.0b81019 and then plugged the camera back in, it didn’t detect it as new hardware as before.
After that, the test app worked but AMCAP and Windows Live Messenger didn’t, so I’ve reverted to the 1008 version as it worked.
I’m using the latest version (v2.0b81021) and it keeps on coming up with horizontal grey lines (no picture) in MSN but not in the Test App (where it will just freeze instead). Is there a reason for this? This happens at anything over 640×480 30fps anyway but not normally at lower resolutions. Is there a way that your driver could reset the camera when this happens? I use ManyCam atm to reset the camera but setting it to a blank screen then back to the webcam
Thanks
Nebster
Hi Alexp!
Thanks for the driver! but it didn’t work for me! (please help!)
I installed it (v2.0b81021) without any trouble, plugged the ps3 cam, opened ps3eye test, start capture, and I just get a black screen..
the ps3eyetest shows that it found my camera (ps3eye camera B3.04.06.1)
Please help!
THanks!!
it works up until AMCAP, then theres nothing =[
OK I got the new version working, and like you said Amcap and WLM don’t work. SO I guess since I’m unable to get WLM working with previous versions I’ll wait for the next great iteration!
PS3 eye is on Amazon’s today deals for just 22.98 and Free shipping w/Prime. Just picked one because I loved the PS2 Eyetoy nad once I knew it worked as a webcam I couldn’t let this offer pass by. I’m donating right now. Keep the good work, sir ! And many many thanks !
[...] Milzy that link was for the old PS2 eyetoy, here is the link for the new PS3 eye http://alexpopovich.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/sony-ps3eye-camera-directshow-capture-source-filter/ Good Luck __________________ PSN ID: oSiorain Playing: [...]
PS3 Eye as WebCam - PS3 FORUM said this on October 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm |
This works with skype but you have to be careful. ONLY SET THE VIDEO SETTINGS TO THE PS3 EYE.
for audio your going to have to use a seperate mic. hopefully in the future we can ue the eye for both mic and video.
THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH
Chet, thanks. Currently I do not have control over the PS3Eye’s microphone as it is automatically detected and installed by Windows (standard Usb Audio Class device). It seems that there is sometimes an issue when starting both audio and video capture at the same time. As you said the solution is to use separate mic for audio.
Alex, everytime I’ve had that issue, all I’ve done is unplugged and plugged back in the eye toy and it works again.
thanks for the great work so far!
Latest update doesn’t work with MSN however..
Just shows a blue screen, without being able to select a camera.
gets pass the device is in use error on the last release however
alex thanks for the works and the drivers!!1 but I thing 1.0b81008 drivers have the best quality image and after this drivers the image quality its worst. if you want I can mail you images whit 2 drivers
thanks
Both Firefox and IE crash when choosing broadcast on justin.tv with the newest build (v2.0b81029). I even safely removed the PSEye from the PC’s USB port. This did not occur in build (v2.0b81021) or the one before that. I could actually use the PSEye to stream in those older builds.
hi! Thankyou so much for this new driver! I use PD with the v2.0b81029 but I can’t use more than 30fps. The v2.0b81021 let me select any framerate, do you know what happened?
Gratz Alex it works fine with WLM
A big thanks 
hi… i’ve just installed the PS3EyeSetup.2.0b81029.exe on my XP sp3, i plugged in my ps3 eye (USB Camera-B3.04.06.1) i fired up the testApp.. it worked…
but.. it doesn’t show up on my skype nor msn..
actually i used the previous driver (PS3EyeSetup.1.0b81008.exe) it was working fine..i could even use the microphone on the ps3 eye, except the image moved like 100pixels to the right every 10 minutes..
my question is. is this PS3EyeSetup.2.0b81029.exe meant to be used on Vista.? and it’s only made for the newest version of ps3 eye ?
thanks in advance
Thank you for this wonderful driver! I use it with Pure Data on vista and it works very well. But with the last v2.0b81029 I can’t select more than 30fps with Pure Data, is there any solution?
Another pb is that the image freeze sometimes and I need to restart the app. I think it’s because of the 500mAh version of the Ps3eye that drains to much power…
i only have one problem it work in msn great now…but i have to install driver after msn is started or it will crash on start..so ive been uninstalling and instaling every time i use msn.?any idea what the problem is
Thanks for the continued development Alex.
Unfortunately, I still have the same problem with v1029. Amcap does not detect a video capture device and WLM does not detect a webcam. I uninstalled everything successfully prior to the install of v1029. PS3EyeTest works. Will have to do a system restore and go back to v1008 as that is the only version that works with WLM and Amcap.
Are you aware of this issue? Seems to be affecting a few of us on this blog.
Athlon 64 3700
Windows XP with SP3
got a question when i install it it disable my wireless internet from working at all it will only work when i uninstall it
I can’t get it to work with windows live messenger msn, amcap works, everything else works. Can’t select webcam in webcam settings
v2.0b81029 i have tryed this today and it worked if i did not restart and i already had msn open however as soon as i close msn and try to reopen it, it no longer works. upon uninstalling it , it works. thanks for all the work u’ve done for it and i hope you can fix the problem soon
Does anyone know how to access the PS3 Eye using ORB? I installed and tested using the PS3 Eye Test and AMCAP, but on my ORB page, the camera does not show up as a webcam.
doesnt work with yahoo messenger for me.. get web cam not connected messge.. works with testapp fine.. running windows xp sp3
[...] ps3eye [...]
Câmera PS3 EYE pode ser usada no Windows « Norberto Tsoulefski Weblog said this on October 31, 2008 at 8:31 pm |
the new drivers work like a charm, especially on my WLM. cant use the mic, but the picture quality is mind blowing, in comparison to the likes of the ps2 eye toy, thank you soo much for the update alex, because without your hard work and effort, i wouldnt be able to use it as a web cam, once again thank you very much alex
the new drivers work like a charm buddy, thank you for all you hard work and effort that you have poured into the new drivers, keep up the good work, and once again thankyou
Andy
lol, i made a booboo and posted twice, sorry guys
Drivers work great for a webcam, but for some reason I have to unplug and re-plug the PS3 Eye after turning on my computer for it to recognise it.
Vista x32 with latest updates.
flash player crashed on mozilla,ie,opera. Skype work correctly.
Does this program allow for the Playstation eye to work as a WebCam for MSN?
it doesn’t work using yahoo messenger…
Drivers work great for a webcam, but for some reason I have to unplug and re-plug the PS3 Eye after turning on my computer for it to recognise it.
Windows XP PRO SP3 ….A SAME PROBLEM
Thx for this its great, however i can only get the PS3 eye workin as a microphone over MSN, it works briefly as camera but then stops, i am usin the lastest driver, any advice?
Alex,
My experience on x64 XP hasn’t been successful thus far. It mirrors exactly what Sinistar83 said on post #272 of the NUI thread. The AlexP device group shows up in the device manager, but no audio driver appears in the audio/game/usb section. It did show the driver in the little toaster notification on the task bar as being found, but the install never went through… doh!
Trying to use the ps3 eye test app gives me the winusb.dll not found error.
Is the camera only supported on vista x64?
Thanks in advance, this is a great thing you’ve done here!
Thanks for the great work.
I was installing the driver on a notebook with an integrated webcam and the DirectShow part did not work. So I disabled the integrated webcam and reinstalled the driver, then reactivated the webcam. Now both cams work seemlessly next to each other.
The camera produces a perfect 640×480@30fps and I use it now for Skype.
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Sony PS3Eye Camera TouchLib, DirectShow and more… « AlexP’s Weblog said this on November 5, 2008 at 1:49 pm |
Every time I run MSN it makes msn crash and makes Firefox and IE crash too. Everything on my PC is up today. Im running Vista Home Premium.
Is this compatible with xp pro 64?
The new driver works good except now whenever i try to use it in FireFox for websites like justin.tv or stickam.com it closes firefox, when an old driver worked. Any ideas?
difficult1_
i cant get the ps3 eye to work with windows live messenger
Congratulations on your success, the driver has come a long way. You might make a topic on Digg about it, it could help spread awareness and maybe even get some donations.
I found one major problem with the PS3Eye driver in combination with other software:
I am using driver v2.0b81029 and some web pages suddenly crash. I first assumed the problem would be Flash player related, but as reinstallation of it did not fix it, I debugged the crash with Visual Studio and this is the call stack:
> PS3Eye.ax!090c2127()
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for PS3Eye.ax]
Flash10a.ocx!0c3687a0()
Flash10a.ocx!0c23d0b4()
kernel32.dll!7c809f8f()
Flash10a.ocx!0c4eaaac()
Flash10a.ocx!0c2222a4()
mshtml.dll!436b22ba()
mshtml.dll!436c9636()
ntdll.dll!7c90e453()
mshtml.dll!436c954a()
mshtml.dll!436878da()
mshtml.dll!43681382()
user32.dll!7e418734()
user32.dll!7e418816()
user32.dll!7e4189cd()
user32.dll!7e418a10()
ieframe.dll!42f8e6c3()
kernel32.dll!7c80b713()
The flash player version I use is 10.0.12.36 and one of the web pages that always crashes like this, is e.g.
http://gamerscoreblog.com/ (currently featuring some article about the new XBox360 part stuff which includes a flash video).
Just to confirm once more and some more observations:
- it crashes all browsers: Mozilla, Chrome and IE7.
- uninstalling the PS3Eye driver fixes the problem
- the error can always be reproduced by right clicking into any embedded flash and in the context menu click on “Settings”. The Settings dialog contains a setting for web cams, I assume that makes it crash once the driver is installed.
[...] vor einer Minute Mikro berall als normales Headset. Treiber fr Vista/XP hier: Sony PS3Eye Camera DirectShow Capture Source Filter *Update* v2.0b81029 AlexP’s Weblog [...]
eyetoy-Playstation Eye - Seite 7 Sony PS3 Forum - Forumla.de said this on November 8, 2008 at 10:13 am |
Hi, greetings from Portugal !
Congratulations (a lot!!!) for your work! Its a great work, and my and my friends we send-you our support. Continue to improove this, Alex, the quality of your soft ist each time better. Thanks a lot!
Now, some feed-back: you wrote this in vista, but until now, still we manage to use the last version in xp sp3 (in apl. like messenger and skype). I don´t understeand why dont work still in vista… (amd system or intel, vista ultimate 32).In vista the program shoot-down the msn mssg or skype, we have constant crashes, with error messages in msn msg and skype just don´t start. But, in xp sp3 still work, decent. Skype work 10-15 sec, and after this time, crash.
We have pacience, and confiance in your efforts.
Again, our big hugs and, thanks! M Telemakhos, Portugal, Mirandela
Alex, do you have any sugestion for the crashes in msn msg?… we use the vista ultimate sp1, 32, Intel quad core q6600, 4gb ddr 3 1333 kingstone, mb asus p35 chipset, and a nvidia 7950×2, sound with a creatie extr ed sblive.
Thanks again for your GREAT work!
m telemakhos, download the latest release (v2.0b81109). I worked on fixing crashes with various software.
I now am using v2.0b81109. My browsers don’t crash anymore, so that issue is fixed. However, now whenever i try to use it it wont show a picture, or for example webcammax states its in use already. Any ideas?
AlexP – v2.0b81109 – dont work in Skype.
(v2.0b81029) driver now not work too… chort poberi!!!
[...] is voor de ps3 cam (ik heb em wel nog niet getest) hier alvast de link naar blog van de maker Sony PS3Eye Camera DirectShow Capture Source Filter *Update* v2.0b81109 AlexP’s Weblog ergens in de comments sta er een download link, misschien in zijne tekst ook maar dan heb ik [...]
PS3 webcam windows drivers gemaakt - 9lives said this on November 10, 2008 at 1:38 pm |
how change capture frame rate ? amcap not work at all and previus version of driver not work anymore!!! unistall seems don’t change anything!
You are fast with bug fixes.
Great work!
Great !! Now It works fine on Skype.
Hi, First of all congratulations for your Blog.
My name is Daniel and I’m from Brazil. Using your program in my computer works fine for some time, but after a couple minutes the “preview window”, where I can see what the camera is capturing, becames with strange colors and this window is spplited in 4 smaller squares showing the same image in all of then. I’ve tried all the resolutions and all of them incurred the very same problem. Can you fix it? My system is Windows XP.
Best Regards
Daniel
This is AMAZING!!!
Works GREAT!!
sooooo glad there was an update last night, the version before didnt work with anything but the test program, not even AMCAP, but now it does!!
Alex, major props to you! Easy, painless, SIMPLE! Love it!
Oh, and just wondering Alex.
I have tried using a program called Dorgem, it is now unsupported by the original programmer, so no future updates, but i was wondering if the PS3Eye camera will ever be supported in a program like that?
I have got it to work in AMCAP, but when i run Dorgem, nothing shows up in the source camera drop list, my Microsoft webcam shows up perfectly though, but it really sucks compared to the PS3Eye
;P
Thanks again.
great work although it works fine in the test everything else says i don’t have any video capture hardware.
the qualtiy has become worse over the builds and i am still having problems closing and reopening msn however thanks for all the work u have done. it great 4 wen i need to b on web cam i can just install the driver again. the latest b1111 or something nolonger crashes firefox or chrome. thanks!
I have found this almost works for my version of the eye.. but for some reason it only works when its a certain amount of distance from objects.. ie it has problems focusing which makes it mess up.
for reference i used the latest version of the driver 2.0b81111
Still having a problem with Windows Live Messenger (latest) using v2.0b81111, MSG just won’t start, I think it could be the Direct Show object that’s doing this. I hope this helps…
Keep Frosty!
hey, i installed everything fine and was working fine, untill i came to record, (capture) every time i try. i stops for abit then says cannot start gragh. i saw a post about this alreay but i dont fully understand or didnt see the reply. any help?
If someone could help me out here, I would be indebted for life. I have the drivers and the camera working, but I cannot for the life of me find any software to actually RECORD anything seen or heard through the camera. This wouldn’t be an issue if the damn PS3 would properly imported files, everything that is exported from the system to Windows loses the audio stream. I’ve done an exhaustive Google search and cannot find anything that works. Is there anything?
When ever i install the ps3 eye driver and restart my computer a error comes up with windows live messenger, (Windows Live Messenger has stopped working) till i remove the driver then it starts fine. I’m using driver 2.0b1111 currently its done this for the last few drivers as well. Ps keep up the good work on the drivers!!
Many many thankd for this Alex !
Fed Switzerland
Firefox repeatedly crashes when trying to broadcast on http://www.justin.tv with the PS Eye software installed.
PLEASE HELP – PLEASE HELP – PLEASE HELP – PLEASE HELP
Amazing work on the drivers Alex! I’ve just installed (v2.0b81111) and everything is working great (apart from Windows Live Messenger crashing, as other users have reported). Take care, Daniel.
same with me shane.. im now using the wlm beta and it works but still that dont fix the problem…. beta is bugy
Hi Alex
Great work – the previous version works for me in Win XP but doesn’t in XP x64 but I think this is more an issue with MS’s winusb than your software. However my AV software (Kaspersky) detected Trojan-Dropper.Win32.VB.gte in the latest version of the software 2.0b81111 – just thought everyone should know.
Hello, Alex. I installed your program and while the PS3EyeTest works, the AMCAP doesn’t work. It says that there’s no video capture hardware installed, which would be the PS3 Eye itself. I did download the latest drivers. Am I doing something wrong?
I’m having problems getting my camera to work properly, more specifically the microphone. I’m using Windows Vista x64. when trying a manual removal of the .ax file I get this error “The module “C:\Program Files(x86)\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax” was loaded but the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0×80070005.” Thanks for all your work on this, keep it up!
AMCAP doesn’t work. So I need to find some webcam capture program…. The PS3Test seems to work well — if only it captured to a file and took snapshots in various formats…
same issue here, wlm won’t start with the drivers installed…
Thank you so much!
does this work with stickam.com?
Whenever I try to start PS3 eye test app, I get an error message telling me winusb.dll was not found. what’s going on?
hey, I can’t use it on blogtv.com it won’t work! I’d love it if you could fix this, thanks, this is awesome stuff!
Is there a User out there who has Vista64 an the PS3CAM successfully running?
Alex great job man, nice work!!
I do have a question that I hope you can answer, though. Now, I do have the camera working under AmCap and I can capture audio and video files, but when I open the videos I made, the video will move very fast, jumping way out of sync with the audio. Do you have any suggestions on what I could try to fix this issue?
OH nevermind, I see that you need a seperate mic as of now. Being that the driver doesn’t resolve the issue of both video and audio not working together “in sync”. Great job, though man. Keep it up!!
Been looking for hours and haven’t found a decent webcam capture application. Nothing allows for 30+ fps. I suppose I could use cameroid for snapshots, but it’d be easier to have a HD app.
I am not getting a device under the Sound, Video and game controllers branch on my device manager. The device is showing up under AlexP devices. Unfortunately I already have an app designed to work with dshow cameras, so the fact that this part isn’t working is a big problem for me.
Where is the download, installation button ?
the latest update dosnt work. says failed to open PSeye.ax in programs files alexp
argh now ive got installer working it says application cannot be start cause winusb.dll couldnt be found. this latest installer has hardout aids
hi i have a problem, how do i install to begin with the disc i got with it is blue ray is there some were else i can download data
hi got the data down loaded and installed on computer but thats as far as it went plugged in camera and nothing tryed the test and it was trying to load but failed.
Help! lol i got it to recognize the camera, but the AMCAP parts not workin, i tryed downloadin AMCAP, but it says i have no video cature hardware ;(
thank you sir^^
I have a problem with this driver. When I launch the Test App it comes up with an error saying winusb.dll is missing. Also, with your software installed on my pc my taskbar takes forever to load up after i restart windows. Im using XP Home Service pack 2.
Hy.Thanks for your great work.I purchased a PS3 Eye yesterday and I tried today on my Windows Vista Ultimate X86 pc.It works perfectle.The camera and also the microphone is recognised by Y! Messenger.Thanks.
This is really great work. Thanks for that!
Unfortunately I cant use the PS3 Eye in skype, etc. In the device manager there is only one entry in AlexP devices but no entry in Audio Video and Game controllers, so no app except the test app can see the camera.
Anyone got an idea what could help me or experienced the same problem?
My system is Win XP SP3 32Bit
Hey, thanks for the driver! Great job and keep up what you’re doing.
It works perfectly fine here in Vista Ultimate 64bit. Haven’t experienced any problems so far. (No crashes or freezes)
Not yet work on msn?i have the last driver(v2.0b81111) and when i try to up it in msn this do an fatal error and close the program any help?^^.
Where is the PS3Eye Camera Download ?
Hey, so I ran into a bit of a snag. Before was just me being an idiot. I figured that out. This machine sucks. But now I have a real bug. Your drivers don’t support multiple devices simultaneously. I picked up two of these for doing stereo vision work, and I can’t use both of them on the same machine at the same time. I don’t know how difficult it would be to add support for this, or if you even can, but I would really like it. I would even be willing to write it myself if you want, but I would need to get the source for the driver to work with. Anyway, I need to know if this is at all planned so I can start to work with it. Thanks.
Thanks. You’re a true super hero!
No, wait. Apparently with the driver installed whenever I start MSN Messenger it fails to load and crashes. I uninstalled the driver and now it works again.
Oh and the microphone doesn’t work for me. Either the program freezes up (when I select it) or I get this error message:
http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errorwj0.jpg
“Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and the project sample rate.”
I see. I don’t have Vista. That’s why it doesn’t work on my PC. I’m running XP. I guess I’m out of luck.
this is whack where do i get the software from?
okay, i’ve tried reading this all but i’m clearly very novice. i followed all the instructions, and i’m to the part where i try to run Amcap, i get an error message reading “Error 8007045a: Cannot create video capture filter”. The PS3EyeTest is working, however, I’m not sure where to go from here. Any help in fairly laymen terms would be appreciated. Great work on this!
I tried downloading version PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81111) and my antivirus program is stating it has the following virus DR/Drop.VB.gte
I’m using Avira.
I can’t find your driver on this page…where is it exactly?
Jake, since I don’t have control over the audio component of the PS3Eye camera, In order to capture audio you will need to use some other source.
Excuse me, but i have a Playstation Eye camera. I found the site on Wikipedia on how to get the Playstation Eye on Windows. i came here and i want to download it. I cant find a download link. Is there any way to download it?
My antivir says it´s a virus, so how can i know it won´t?
I don´t want to install a trojaner , or something else like that.
What is with those trojans detected when i want to install new drivers?
i just got the new version and ever since i got it on yahoo i can see myself but the other person just sees black and i’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the driver and it won’t let me uninstall the PS3Eye.ax and PS3EyeLib.dll manually any ideas?
Hi Alex, How do I get rid of the message that appears every time I fire up my pc that is entitled “Unregistered Version” and asks me to check for an updated version of PS3EyeLib library?
Whenever I start wlm, or try to use any program that uses the cam, It says unregistered version check for updates… And so far have been unable to find a way to rectify this??
Hopefully there’s a known simple fix
same issue here, wlm won’t start with the drivers installed…
when i use the camera with skype it times out after about a minute. the screen freezes and eventually skype shuts down with an unknown error. ive tried just using the camera, with a usb headset for my mic but it still times out. any helpful hints on skype setup would be appreciated.
in addition if i try setting up the camera settings, skype shuts down immediately when i click the setup button.
Hi… appreciation from Indonesia..
too bad it’s still not working with Yahoo! Messenger.. or did i made mistake somewhere? Y!M says that no webcam detected.
please help on this… thanks
I have the same problem as Douglas but this is because I am using an older version (v1008). More recent versions don’t detect the webcam as a video capture device in WLM (even though the mic works). I am going to try again and will report back…
After another uninstall, reboot, system restore (back to before I tried the early driver releases) and installation of the latest driver, I still have the same problem.
Amcap and Windows Live Messenger still cannot detect the webcam as a video capture device. The Eye’s microphone works, however.
In Device Manager, I have:
AlexP Devices > PS3Eye Camera (x32)
Sound, video and game controllers > USB Audio Device
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Is anyone else having this problem? Using v2.0b81111, Athlon 64 3700, Windows XP (32 bit) SP3.
It seems i have the opposite problem everyone else has. I have audio but no video. I installed the program. I tried ran the ps3eye test application and it works fine. I started skype and ran the test mic/cam/ etc.. and the mic actually works, but the Video doesnt. It says it says no camera detected. i drop down the camera selector thing, and all it has is default, i cant select the ps3eye it isnt there.
i keep getting this
RegSvr32
The module “C:/Program” Failed to Load
Make sure the binary is stored at the Specified Path or
debug it to check for problems with the binary or
dependent .DLL files
The Specified module could not be found
.
WHAT DO I DO?
i just want my camera to work good HELP ME!!
What about the virus detection?
Does anyone have that problem, too? i still didn´t install the driver, cause i am frightened of having trouble with my computer
Whenever I start wlm, or try to use any program that uses the cam, It says unregistered version check for updates… And so far have been unable to find a way to rectify this??
Is there a program running in the background ?
I’d like the name of it so I can disable it .
I uninstalled it and the message still comes up .
I’m running on Vista 64 . Please help .
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playstation eye auf pc als webcam benutzen - PS3-Talk.de - Playstation 3 Magazin said this on November 26, 2008 at 9:46 am |
virus? My virus program says its virus? two newest drivers? Why?
i think i have the same problem as you james because it says in yahoo that there isn’t a webcam
where the fuck is the download????
james where did you download the file: my emails: ekmuas@yahoo.com
Antivir found a virus in the installer do not install this file!
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playstation eye auf pc als webcam benutzen - PS3-Talk.de - Playstation 3 Magazin said this on November 27, 2008 at 6:03 am |
there is also a Trojan on this exe
Anyone tried on googletalk? the Flash parameter are ok, but no cam
hey great work alex but when i open amcap it says that there is no video capture hardware. i have uninstalled and re-installed it several times but still nothing on amcap although the ps3 eye test works fine.
Only Audio Driver working fine on MS SERVER 2003 X64…
ERR: winusb.dll not found !
The virus issue has been resolved. Please take a look at the latest setup release notes.
Windows XP x64 is not supported yet. I’m still waiting on Microsoft’s help regarding the WinUSB on this OS.
Doesn’t work on XP 64
@Alex – seems a few of us (Chris, Richlough and Blake) are having the same problem – no video capture device detected, but microphone works and PS3EyeTest works also. If I can help in any way please ask.
Any ideas why we have this issue? The version v1.0b81008 worked but any updates since haven’t. Seems to be ever since you stopped using Jungo?
@Rob – at the top of this page, scroll down until you get the list of all versions released – click the PS3EyeSetup writing – it’s a link!
i can’t get to work to msn!!! when i run the ps3 test it works fine!can the problem start because of the msn plus messenger?
Great job, just wondering I used to have a SVGA webcam and wondered if this PS3eye is capable of doing the same resolution (in the future) of SVGA (800×600)?
Thanks,
I need to know how to remove whatever is running that says I need to get an updated version…Blah BLah blAh .
Please help .
I as well still have the get update message appearing after I uninstalled the programs as well as the driver?
Hi
It´s me again.
Now there is no virus detected i install the driver.
Capture with the camera config program starts without problems, but it won´t work with skype.
No camera found, and after starting the computer second time, skype doesn´t start.
Anyone else with this problem?
Same problem but Live messenger.
where do i download from… can’t see link…
Is there Anyway to Keep the OLD drivers as the PS3 eye looks like crap with the New Drivers =(
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Cum sa folosesti SixAxis la PC - Console Games Forum said this on November 30, 2008 at 2:44 pm |
I can’t get this to work in anything but AMCap. I’ve tried on two different computers as well, each with different results.
On my laptop, AMCap works fine, and it detects the PS3 Eye and everything. GMail can bring it up, although after I try accessing it with Gmail, AMCap no longer works (black screen, times out, says another instance of Visual Studio 2008 is running? (it’s not)), and Gmail can’t get video out of it (I got it once, but the video was chopped up and crossing all over).
On my desktop, Windows won’t recognize the PS3 camera. Amcap works fine, but nothing else seems to be able to detect it for me to even try them (although now I get options for a default camera adapter, and Google Camera Adapter 0 and 1, none of which work).
-.- Any help on this? I may try to revert to the older drivers and see what happens.
Sorry, I meant it all works with the Test App. Whenever I try to use AMCAP I get Error 8007045a: Cannot create video capture filter.
Also, on my laptop, I’ve been trying to get it to work with Gmail’s video chat. I can get it to recognize the camera (although I can’t get video from it), although after messing around and reloading Gmail, Gmail forgets that it ever installed the Voice/Video Chat feature, and continually asks me to install it, until I restart my computer. Very frustrating. Unplugging the Eye doesn’t remedy the issue either.
Hi.
Ok i don´t know how, but now it works.
But i have trouble if i use the microphones of the camera using skype, then skype crashes. If i use the microphone of my headsets it works without problems.
While I did like it while it worked, apparently Yahoo! Messenger and MSN crash before they can actually start right after I installed the driver.
Oh and, I’m using XP Tablet Edition on my laptop (basically the same as XP) and XP Pro SP3 on my desktop.
I have a feeling this works a lot better with Vista
(and that’s the first time I’ve ever typed that sentence).
ok, i fixed it, i can now use it on msn and amcap , etc. but now i cant load youtube vids
Hi, i have an issue when using Skype, the mic works perfectly, but the camera is not detected when using skype ( it only has the default input device ), skype says it doesn’t reconise a web cam connected !!.
the test app works perfectly.
p.s 3 cheers for getting the cam to work in the 1st place, and a big thank you…
Hi thanks for the program!
I’m having trouble running a program with my ps3 eye. It gives me a runtime error..
the mic crashes it in amcap for me on vista
Hi
The program works fine with wlm (windows live messenger) to i restart my computer and i get a massage that wlm has stoped working im useing windows vista 32 bit
Skype works for a few mins, then the video freezes then it Crashes. Can this be fixed? Or did i do something wrong?
james im having the exact same problem and no one is helping.
i can install it .. it says alexp failed to write.. any help?
Hey Chris, do you know what you did to get it working? I’ve tried unistalling rebooting reinstalling, redownloading, ect but haven’t found the correct method, I’m still getting the message saying to check nui….com for update? Any help is appredciated!
Ok so the other day it made me update to the latest version, everything was working great. Now my computer dosn’t recignize the camera. I was using it to talk to my girlfriend who is serving in Iraq. I use yahoo instant messenger. Like I said I was using an old version it was working great now it’s all messed up any suggestions? I don’t have Vista… Could that be the problem… I probablly should just go buy a real web cam.
Hi Alex, I am developing my application based on openCV using your driver. Now,I have serious problems with your new driver (v2.0b81111). It doesn’t work after starting Eye. v2.0b81029 worked wonderfully on my application, but I think you inserted timeout in your driver, so v2.0b81029 showed unregistered version alert and doesn’t work. Could you please let me use your v2.0b81029 driver for my application? I have been struggling for two weeks because of this. Thank you!
I had a probably with an old ATI TV tuner card messing up AMCAP. My TV tuner’s capture was always on and I was unable to disable it to use the Eye. I disabled the TV Tuner card and then I got the error saying “No capture hardware”. I disabled then uninstalled my TV Tuner as I don’t use it anymore. I then reinstalled the Eye and it works fine. Thanks for all your work Alex. I put this comment up in case anyone else has a similar problem.
One more note. With the latest build I get the error Chris described “unable to start graph”. However, if I turn the sound off, then the video capture works fine.
Hey everything was working great and then suddenly one day it says unregistered version and download update at alexpopovich.wordpress.com/category/sony-ps3eye-hacks/. But I download newest one uninstall old one but message still come up.
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ThaNerd » Encore un gadget acheté said this on December 5, 2008 at 11:25 am |
not working for msn
i don’t find the download link for the new version!?!?!? i am searching for one hour……am i stupid? please help me because my ps eye doesnt work anymore with the old version….
I can make the webcam ps3eye work in the test mode, but when I try to us it in yahoo it wont work and it wont work in the amcap ether.
Mine sayes when i press on the PS3EyeTest
This applicaion has failed to launch because winusb.dll was not found.
Need help some1 respond
PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81109)
Notes (v2.0b81109): Fixed crash problems with various browsers involving Flash content, including crashes when going into ‘Settings’ option in the embedded Flash player. This also fixes problems some experienced with MSN, Skype and others. Succesfully tested the new version on the Cameroid website. Please make sure you fully uninstall any previous version of PS3Eye software you have on your machine before installing this latest release
this link doesn’t work
really I need to use the PS3Eye on my MSN AND SKYPE
please can you fix the link
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Hompage von André Bojahr - Andrés World » Blog Archiv » Windowstreiber für die Playstation Eye Kamera said this on December 7, 2008 at 4:40 pm |
Where is the download? I can’t make the PS3 EYE work with Skype, I have version 0b81029 and I need version v2.0b81111 to use with Skype, I guess.
Hey Alex, are you currently working on getting control over the audio component of the camera? Just curious.
im not getting anything in my device manager. after i install it and try to run the test app it says it cant find the ps3 eye.
im running vista 64it ultimate
plz get back to me i been waiting for this to wrk on windows day one of its release
great job, it works on my XP, but msn messenger don’t recognize it. are you working on it? many thanks again for your work from france
I have the same problem.Skype works for a few mins, then the video freezes then it Crashes. Can this be fixed? Or did i do something wrong?
hi mate so far i installed lastest version on windows xp and i fist had a problem installing it opened device manager updated the driver and it started working but i can only see the video on the test program doesnt gives me audio nor video on msn nor skype
My Internet Explorer no longer launches , it gives the same tone that the driver update pop-up gives , and hangs .
It shows up in the Task Manager as ‘not responding’ .
I really need to rid my machine of any and all traces of this , please help !
If anyone can help me please e-mail me tbailo@comcast.net .
msn will work but you have to have it off (shutdown) then install the drivers
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La PS3 Eye diventa webcam - PS3 World said this on December 12, 2008 at 2:25 am |
works like a champ here @vista32. Thanks sir!
Everything used to work fine. Now it tells me something about being unregistered version, and it wants me to go here for some reason. It’s as if a trial ran out, and now the driver doesn’t do anything.
This is what happens when I attempt to run the eye test:
Camera works fine in it’s AMCAP program, But when I try to run the eye test app I get the following message:
“Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item.”
Also YIM says no web cam was found on my system.
Thoughts on what I can do to fix this….
getting error 196 after install and attempt to run test or open camera
Hi Alex.
My camera works only for a few moments, afer that it splits the preview screen in 4 small squares. Could you please help me? If you want I can send a printscreen of the issue to your e-mail.
(I’m using the last version – 81111)
Thanks a lot
Daniel
Hrm… doesn’t work for me, when installing it hangs on a ‘Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable’ dialogue box, then gives an error stating ‘Error opening file for writing: /AlexP/PS3 EyeLib.dll’
Any help would be appreciated.
It was working on the 1 version (on msn and AmCam )
now 2nd version works on PS3EYETest but not on the others…
on msn keep telling me it’s not plugged or not install like a jackass and in the Option of msn it’s clearly write PS3EyeToy Camera
arrrr
PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME !!!!PLZ ANSWER ME
Hi keep having this msg when i download the latest uptade :
Error opening file for writing:
C:\Program Files\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax
Click Abort to stop the installation
Retry to try again, or
Ignore to skip this file.
i only can Ignore it
BUT !! after this
My hardware wizard does see my the PS3Eye Camera (x32) and do the backup file and complet the ”new found hardware” and tell’s me its ready to use !
It’s working on the PS3Eye Test App, i can change any capute format, capture etc …
BUT !!!
with AMCAP i have this msg:
Error 8007045a: Cannot create video capure filter
and on Msn it tell me it’s not plugged or use my another program when it’s not and it does work as my microphone too
what can i do ?????? i tried evrything i know n could … but still no webcam
Émile Gervais,
As I said many times before, make sure that MSN does not run while you try to install/uninstall the PS3Eye camera driver. In order to do this you will have to exit MSN from the taskbar. Remember that by clicking on X button in messenger the program does not close. It just minimizes to a tray.
Another thing you can to is kill it in task manager.
Once you’ve done this you can re-install the PS3Eye camera driver and it will then be able to overwrite the PS3Eye.ax file.
Ok, where else can I download this file? The site for the link says under construction and has for a while now.
How do I take a snapshot with the camera?
Fix for Windows XP x64 Edition:
1) from “\Program Files (x86)\AlexP\Driver\i386″ copy “WinUSBCoInstaller.dll” to “\windows\syswow64″.
2) then using WinRAR (or similar) open “WinUSBCoInstaller.dll” and extract “winusb.dll” to “\windows\syswow64″.
3) re-run the PS3 driver installer.
xp64solution,
Thanks for this info. Hope it helps people running XP x64.
Yo Alex, whenever I try to run msn after installing the driver it stops working. I get a “Not responding” message as stated in above posts. When I uninstall your driver it seems to work again. Please help
the eye won’t start when i launch amcap it says error graphic or graphic can’t start please help me im using Vista
Hey I had a question about the drivers and software.
I installed the software you made and it worked on my system just fine, but then I got a new webcam so I uninstalled the program and stopped using the ps3 eye.
A few weeks later it started showing this message every time I went to webchat on webchatting websites and programs:
“Please, check for the updated version of
PS3Lib Library
http://alexpopovich.wordpress.com/category/sony-ps3eye-hacks/”
It would display that message over and over again repeatedly right after pressing “Ok.” After about 10 messages it would crash my browser or program.
The camera isn’t set to the ps3 eye in the flash settings or program.
Please help, I have removed everything related to this program but… it’s still doing it…
Any thoughts? I’m thinking of just rebooting my computer…
Install the latest version. In this one I don’t have this limitation any more. This was more for development revisions.
I’m getting a message when I start windows XP asking for an updated version of this software?
Currently I am getting this error
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8182/updateps3eyemx0.gif
(Check for updated version of ps3lib library). Will you release updated drivers soon for this? It works fantastic in Windows XP by the way, as a remote streaming webcam. Up until a few days ago it was working as one
Some, pleassssssse helpp me out if you can and get back to me at crvntsj@yahoo.com. I downloaded the PS3EyeFile and installed it. Everything is as it should be in the device manager. I open up the test app, I click start capture and then a black mall box appears in the top left corner reading “FPS 0.00″…and I get no footage, yet the blue and red light are on my camera. Then I go to the AMCAP and it shows the PS3 Eye as the device, and so I click capture and then it tells me “Cannot render video capture screen”…WHat give?!?! Why am I getting just a black screen as if theres something covering the lense? Please help!!!
Hey Everyone. First off thanks a million for this wonderful driver. I am however experiencing problems. I have the B4.04.27.1 PS Eye version installing the “PS3EyeSetup.1.0b81007″ as it is the only one that works. But the thing is I don’t have any option for changing the settings and 640×480 doesn’t work at 60 FPS. It is just a basic window showing to change the FPS and resolution and Dump RAM and something else, no other button for changing any settings.
Hi Alex,
My camera works only in the PSEye testing app, nothing else recognizes the video or sound. Even AmCAP and other programs will not recognize it as a camera. Any tips?
(I’m using the last version – 81111)
Thanks a lot (We all really appreciate your work)
Alex
Make sure you completely exit MSN if you are using that one (MSN is running even if you click on exit). You must exit it from the task bar. Then you should be able to uninstall/install the program. The issue here is that PS3Eye DirectShow filter file doesn’t get released while MSN is running and the new one cannot be installed. As a result your camera is not being detected on the system.
Windows XP SP3
v2.0b81111
Hey, the video works really well, but the audio is super quiet. In windows and in skype there is no way to adjust the volume. In windows the volume button is grayed out. In skype when I try to increase the volume it just goes back to the minimum. I have tried selecting the “allow skype to set the volume level” button, and it is VERY quiet. It does come through though.
Thanks for any help to anyone who helps!!
KEEPS FREEZING ON MY MSN MESSEND.. CAN THIS BE FIXED??
Check out the DPC latency of your system. This can greatly affect how the video is captured from the camera.
Ok I can’r figure this out. I Keep installng the newest version: PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81111) (MD-5: 7DCDCDBF6B0E184AEAA8E709F259E576)
but near the end of installation a box pops up saying: Error opening file for writing
C:/Program Files/AlexP/PS3Eye.ax
Then it gives me the options to Retry( which never works), to Abort( which ends the installation) or to Ignore which moves it on to another message box saying:
Unregistered Version
Please, check for updated version of
PSEyeTest program
http:/nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/2921/
I have tried all of this numerous times with the newest versions and older ones and none seem to work. I’m trying to use my Playstation Eye as a webcam on MSN Live Messenger, please help me!
HI^^ the eye works on everything except Amcap i don’t know why and maybe after 10 minutes it shut down my MSN PLZZZZZ Help Me i need to record Videos for a project and this is the ideal camera
For me everything installs properly, but in de the ps3 testspace i only get black screen. Als i have installed it for msn like u said in the post above, stil i get no screen in there. Using winXP pro.
Hi i just realised it just work on ps3 eye app but not on recording softwares PLZZZZZZZZ help me
After I install the latest version of the I get the following error when trying to run the PS3EyeTest.exe:
“This application failed to start because wunusb.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem.”
I have tried un-installing and re-installing but I still get the same error.
Thank you Alex P! Your last comment got me finally up and running. Damn Live Messenger running on the taskbar while installing the drivers was causing me lots of issues / reinstalls / system restores and trying many revisions of your driver – now working great!!
Thanks once again for this wonderful Christmas present and Merry Christmas to you all!
A big thankyou again, i re-installed the ps3eye and it works perfectly in MSNLive
your fantastic . . . a Very Big Happy Chrimbo to you 
Hi Alex, this drivers rocks!!!!!!!!! thanks!!!
But i have a very annoying problem… I installed the drivers correctly, but when i’m going to open MSN messenger it doesn’t open.. i need to remove the drivers first, i’m on vista 64 bit, can you resolve this problem with an hotfix? it’s very important for me, i need msn for work. Thanks
Wow! Great work!
Worked on first try. You’re da man Alex!
greetings from Hamburg Germany
pretty sure that this is a virus, you have skills, use them for good, with great power comes great responsibilty… you almost had me!
Hey, gd work!
Just one thing, and it might be specific to me, but I found this stopped my MSN working after I shutdown my laptop, and would only work again after I un-installed this app… It’s not a virus or the laptop, cause I ran AVG and Windows Defender and both came up clear… I’ll try to re-install it now… Gd ork again though…
I keep receiving a message that states “Please check for updated version of ps3 eyelib library at http://alexpopovich.wordpress.com/category/sony-ps3eye-hacks/ but it appears I do indeed have the latest verstion installed
thank u very much
realy cool software, works with many programms but not with my arfigure from aris software
Hi AlexP. Incredible project here. I am, however, having problems getting FreeTrack to interface fully with the eyetoy driver. It does see the driver, and get pictures from it. However FreeTrack seems to attempt to take direct control of exposure, etc and therein lies a problem. A symptom is that when you click “camera” in FreeTrack, the settings sliders/auto boxes are out of sync (greyed out). After some clicking they get synced, but I think the program is also trying to control these but doesn’t get itself it sync. Anyways, I’m happy to run any tests/betas which may help you figure this out. Also, I will gladly support your project if we get this working since I now have my TrackIR savings freed up!!
This makes me want to buy one ……..
Still crashes MSN Live. I hope that gets fixed soon.
ok i love what you’re doing here, but i can’t get a good install.
i get : the service cannot be started, because it is disable or has no enabled devices associated with it
what do i doooooo?
For whom the new version does not install the DirectShow Filter:
Try manually registering the filter… for example using this tool: http://www.softella.com/dsfm/index.en.htm, Click Add filter and select the c:\Program Files\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax.
dude, im getting an internet popup that says i need the latest version, like a spyware thing all the time. It says to go to alexpopovich.wordpress.com and get the latest version. But i have the latest version. i even tried uninstalling it then reinstalling, and i got the error while i had it uninstalled, which in turn boggled my mind. I really dont know what to do.
Okay, none of your download links work and the PS3Eye decided this morning to tell me constantly to update when I have the latest version and even crash my programs! Hope you fix this soon, thanks
It won’t let me download the lastest update… keeps saying server timed out. Can someone upload the download for me and give me the link to it so I can download the update? Sounds confusing huh xD
Up until a couple of days ago this was work amazingly, but then it just randomly started telling me I needed to “check for the updated version of ps3eyelib library” and now I can’t get it to work.
Any help would be appreciated
I cant even download the latest setup .exe file, page not found..is it still there?
i mean it says connection interrupted
The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.
Video will not display on Skype with (v2.0b81231). Here is a screen shot of the Skype error and the processes running.
Skype http://e.imagehost.org/0392/skype-video.jpg
Processes http://e.imagehost.org/0613/Processes.jpg
I did a fresh install of (v2.0b81231) with Skype closed down, and the camera unplugged. I also tried restarting and I still can’t get the camera to show on Skype.
THE PATCH DOESN’T WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! MSN STILL CRASHES WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT AFTER INSTALLING THE DRIVERS!!!
Thanks Alex for the software, had it for some months, the problem now is make the mic work aswell with it.
every time i try and use this with skype. my skype crashs
and on msn, the camera works but it doesnt like the mic at all,
so have no idea how i can get around this
if you could help me at all please hit up at
Am I an idot? ( Don’t answer that) I can’t lind the install file. Where is it?
how do i download this ps3eye setup s
Thanks man for the drivers but i cant get the Mic part of the webcam to work the thing works its just the mic part of the Playstation eye doesnt work can you help me out ?
Hello!
Thanks for working on this driver.
The test capture works great.
The amcap gives me a graph error 80004005.
When I go to skype and pick the PSeye camera it crashes skype.
Please help me.
yeah i’ve tried the last two v2.0 beta versions with no luck i just get a black screen. although i had a picture with v1.0b81007 but it was completely distorted and liney looking. all the other versions are obviously unavailable or blocked so i was hoping for a way i can get a different version particularly an earlier one that might bypass this issue. or if you had any advice for fixing what might be causing this im listening. lol so Thanks, also i wanted to thank you for all the hard work you put into this project. keep up the good work!
Hey Alex,
i have the same problem like steve described above.
[quote]
Windows XP SP3
v2.0b81111
Hey, the video works really well, but the audio is super quiet. In windows and in skype there is no way to adjust the volume. In windows the volume button is grayed out. In skype when I try to increase the volume it just goes back to the minimum. I have tried selecting the “allow skype to set the volume level” button, and it is VERY quiet. It does come through though.
Thanks for any help to anyone who helps!!
Steve said this on December 18, 2008 at 7:07 pm
[/quote]
Any solution for this problem ?
Thanks in advance
So I installed the drivers as described and was able to get it to work with MS Live messanger that night however after my system went into sleep mode ad I woke it up the next moring live messanger now crashes every time I try to start it up. Un-installing the driver fixed the issues with live messanger and tried to re-install the eye driver but the same thing happened. Any ideas what could be causing this issue? Are there any log files that can be gathered to be sent to see if it provides a clue as to why is crashes MS Live Messanger.
Alex,
Thank You very much for taking the time to work on the driver(s) for this great webcam! I am very impressed that it is working with SKYPE on my x64 Vista machine. Are you (or anyone else) working on a useable audio driver? The defualt driver Vista installs gives zero control and the sound is just about muted.
The webcam turns on in Gmail Video Chat but the video is broken up and wraped into itself. any ideas?
Thanks again for all your hard work!
Well, was very excited to here I could use the PS3 cam for PC too, but alas, after buying it and trying all your different setups, SKYPE does not like the camera at all. The latest v2.0b81231 version makes it close immediately on opening options.
I’m using Vista with Quod processor.
Look forward to any improvements with skype as this is what i’m really wanting it for.
Best of luck
worlddreamer
My camera works on the PS3EyeTest but it doesn’t works on AMCAP and the camera doesn’t works also on MSN and the microphone too, i use windows xp sp3.
Am i doing anything wrong or it just really doesn’t work? Thanks
my playstation eye doesn’t work on skype…how can I solve this problem?
Alex — great work here. I want to report an odd glitch with the drivers, though. While trying to use the t-immersion camera-based greeting card at greetings DOT t-immersion DOT com, the video feed from the PS3Eye appears interleaved and shrunken. Any suggestions? (Machine is Vista SP1 64-bit)
hey alex. every time i click on amcap with my camera pluged in it says “sorry, you have no video capture hardware” can you help me?
thx for the latest update alex, can you make this driver work for yahoo messenger please?:D
I got a problem.. my ps3eye just shows a black screen with 0 fps. I installed it without any trouble and it finds the cam and all but somehow it doesn’t work. Now the computer I tried to install it on is very old p3 450mhz 384mb ram and with xp pro. sp3. So I tried to install it on a newer computer instead and it worked flawlessly :S I have tried to reinstall, restart and unplug the cam several times but I just can’t get it to work on my old pc
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
I notice that you are working on a version to control the mic as well. I would like to know when you think you will be releaseing that because on my machine it kills windows messanger live and I have to uninstall the driver and reinstall WML to get it working agian.
The driver is infected with the trojan.vundo virus. Beware. I went through hell getting rid of it. However, I still can’t restore my active desktop. Hope this isn’t permanent…
Hi Alex,
truly Excellent work. But still a little problem.
I’ve installed your new version (v2.0b81231) on 2 systems:
- My usual development machine your old version of the driver was installed)
- A fresh XP Pc
On the first machine I’ve your test application AND the directshow filter working just fine
On the second machine your test application runs fine BUT thereis no trace of a directshow filter at all.
I’m just wondering if the directshow components are all correctly included in your ast version, I suspect theynly show upif an older version installed them first.
Wha do you think?
Franco
Also, I have a 3rd computer running VISTA. On VISTA I’ve still your driver halting from time to time. It captures for a few secs and then stops.
F.
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How come it freezes when you try to run it at 640 x 480 @ 30fps or 60fps? It just freezes 10 seconds after having it like that. Anything lower usually doesn’t freeze. Anyway to fix that?
My computer is completed screwed up right now. Trojan viruses, weird shit…..At this point my screen is blank and there’s this strange metallic corkscrew cursor. That’s it. Gonna have to take my computer to get fixed. My Norton 360 antivirus doesn’t seem to be fixing it. I must say that I can’t blame Alex for this. I have to take the responsibility because I took the risk in downloading it.
Thanks for the driver Alex, I can’t get the sound to work at all on the camera though. Does anyone know a way to fix this?
Martin
v2.0b81231 crashes windows messenger live :’( all most donated fix that and £5 of English dosh is coming your way. keep up the good work
Hi Alexp and everyone!!!!!
In vista home sp1, app come with driver works ok.
In skype i can select video but crash when select USB-2 Audio ps3.
In Msn….. well can´t init the Messenger. For MSN works again, i need to deinstall the driver….
Conclusion…… Need more test and work.
Sure all comunity are with the first Ps3Eye Win Driver
developer…… ALEXp GO….GO…..GO!!!!
Please make a fix…
I seem to be getting the BSOD (blue screen of death) while in windows. Windows has confirmed that it is the driver I have installed. Don’t know why this is happening though. Thanks
Windows 7 Beta drivers any time soon? Other than that, thanks.
Same Issue as above. Says I need the new version..Now I cant use the camera. Also says its unregistered. wtf man
When wil it work as a full working webcam for MSN messanger?
BUT WOW great quality!!
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Using Playstation 3 Eye as a web cam | Jim Haysom | This Is Your Life said this on January 11, 2009 at 9:45 am |
Great man! Thank you SO much!
Are you sure the directshow filter supports all of those modes? I only see up to 30fps in the directshow test application. How do we access higher framerates?
hey alex p! only bought this so i could use it with my pc and ps3, just want to say thanks and i hope u fully explode it open for us all one day with all the options and so forth – so keep up the good work^^
Solutions to MSN crashing
It works perfectly on my PC (WinXP sp3) this way, so I’m posting to help everyone enjoy the great program written by Alexander.
There’re some steps which might not be necessary. But I’ll just post whatever I did before the ps3 eye starts working.
If you have more than one video call program (eg. Skype + MSN). Uninstall them at ‘step 2’ together with MSN and reinstall them at ‘step 11’ along with MSN.
For those who experiencing MSN crashing with the program, do the following steps:
1. Unplug the ps3 eye camera from your computer if you haven’t done so.
2. Uninstall MSN live messenger and other MSN related program. (start -> control panel -> add/remove program)
3. Uninstall the ‘PS3EyeSetup’ of any version. (skip this step if you haven’t install any before)
4. Restart the PC.
5. Install the ‘PS3EyeSetup’ (latest version v2.0b81231).
6. Next, uninstall the ‘PS3EyeSetup’ you just installed.
7. Install the same ‘PS3EyeSetup’ again.
8. Plug in the ps3 eye camera. (wait for it to install the drivers)
9. (Once done) Launch the ‘PS3EyeTest’ app. Press start capture and you should see the camera working. Stop capture.
10. Start the ‘AmCap’ apps. (The camera should work once the program starts). Exit the program
11. Download and install MSN live messenger.
12. After installing, start MSN live. Before you log in to your account, go to ‘tools -> voice/ video settings’
13. Error messages regarding the mic should pops up. Choose another mic instead of the ps3 eye. The error message should be gone, click next.
14. Choose ps3 eye as the camera.
15. You’re done! Log in to your account and start video calls.
Enjoy you ps3 eye!
Many thanks to Alexander for writing the program/ driver for ps3 eye.
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Sony PlayStation 3 Eye камерата и за Windows said this on January 13, 2009 at 4:59 am |
“My hardware wizard does see my the PS3Eye Camera (x32) and do the backup file and complet the ”new found hardware” and tell’s me its ready to use !
It’s working on the PS3Eye Test App, i can change any capute format, capture etc …
BUT !!!
with AMCAP i have this msg:
Error 8007045a: Cannot create video capure filter
and on Msn it tell me it’s not plugged or use my another program when it’s not and it does work as my microphone too”
Im having the same trouble as this guy, any help on the matter would be GREATLY appreciated, after all my old webcam broke and I am in need of one to use in the meantime so any pointers would be great
How come this driver works in WLM2009, but not in Windows Messenger 5.1? I still use that version (available from download.microsoft.com) as it better for me…
Can this be fixed in the next version???
hey, thanks man, this is awsome. and it works great for my friends laptop, but it had trouble working the first few times for mine, and now it works great except it keeps freezeing the video during a skype call, im gunna try re-downloading it tomarrow and hope that works, but im wondering if you have any suggestions since its your program
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PS3Eye pod Windowsem said this on January 14, 2009 at 7:00 am |
gr8 job man..but with the last (i’ve just tryed this 1) driver the cam doesn’t work on skype(vista os) . in particular , the cam start the screenshot and later BOOOM :S sorry for any grammatical error xD
hi can somebodu help me i cannot make this ps3eye with this driver to work with skype when i go to properties and camera the ps3eye is not listed
i installed it correctly the test app is working i see a preview but skype is not “seeying” it 
help
Lads, download and install the new msn live, it will not crash then (on vista), but avoid any audio from the cam, as it WILL crash then, just use for video on msn
it works like a charm (I’m amazed how stunning the image is at high fps, even in a not well lit environment), only in your test application though!
trying to run it from amcap, skype or any other application using direct show, fails ps3eye to be enumerated. I mean there is no error, just no ps3eye device is available for selection (running xp x32 sp2)
AlexP, fix it please, pretty please!!!
every thing seems to work exceot the mic? any advice
i’m running windows xp and want to use the eye for skype but it isn’t recognized; when i try Start Capture in AMCAP i get Error 80004005: Cannot start graph AMCAP does show the camera image in Preview and PS3EyeTest also seems to be working
Anybody??
ok, I think I’ve found a workaround for the issue some of us have experienced: there should be no other capture device (ie. webcam) installed or configured on your system, prior to installing PS3Eye drivers.
I had to remove not used for a long time Creative webcam drivers, and get rid of another capturing device, then uninstall Alex’s software (just to make sure) followed by system reboot. and finally make a fresh install. Now PS3Eye is detected by amcap, skype (haven’t tested it during a real call though) and all other software.
The only thing left is that skype crashes whenever ‘configure webcam’ button is clicked
cheers and keep up the excellent work!
I installed the latest version of this driver on my Vista x64 machine earlier today and it worked great… even tested it with Live Messenger.
Came back to my PC a while later and MSN had crashed. I uninstalled the driver and it works. I reinstalled the driver and Messenger crashes. The crash occurs immediately, I don’t see my contact list or anything. Crash data is as follows:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: msnmsgr.exe
Application Version: 8.5.1302.1018
Application Timestamp: 4717a53b
Fault Module Name: StackHash_d569
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000090
Exception Offset: 046727be
I hope that this can be fixed. I really apprecaite the effort that has been put in here so far. Keep up the good work!
Hey. I just got the camera with EOJ and I hooked it up to my comp. The camera works fine with ur drivers but what I really want to work is the microphone lol. I’m running vista 64 and I cant get the microphone to do anything. Everyime I go to the control panel > sounds and there the recording tab my comp takes a while to load it(not writing specs here, my comps fast enough).
Audio doesn’t work on XP 32bit. Was recognizing before installation, but now I have no dice.
There were no errors during installation, and I don’t use any messaging applications.
I have not tried uninstalling/reinstalling yet.
um.. hi havent done one of these things before but i have just brought the ps3 eye and i do have a number of probs first i am running windows xp sp3 and one i have the prob with msn kickin me off and all that secondly when i do install it, it dosent even work anyway which is slightly annoyin if anyone could help me then i would like that very much oh yeah the code of the cam is b4.04.27.1
Hey, I just got the camera up and running, but when I go to Windows Movie Maker it says I don’t have a video capture device installed… What gives?
Cant use it on Google Video chat either…
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AlexP, is there a way to force the camera to open at 320×240? I’ve started using VidBlaster recently, and unless I tell it launch at 640×480, it simply won’t revert back to 320×240. I looked for some sort of setting file or way I could force it to do just that, but I came up with nothing. Is there a setting file I’m missing or somewhere I could tell it to force 320×240 instead?
i can’t (v2.0b81231) (MD-5: EB14A19766BE5DEC8340E78C6AC03819) to install middle way through the installation i get a erro with three options abort , retry or ignore I’ve try all of them and thing makes it work for skype please help
I fixed my problem and suspect that others may have the same issue. I uninstaled the camera driver, uninstalled MSN and my other live programs that I don’t use… reinstalled the camera dirver and reinstalled Live Messenger. I found that I didn’t originally have the latest version Live Messenger. It was an older version… and I think that that may have been the root cause of my predicament.
Would still like to be able to flip my camera’s image? Can I submit this as an official option request?
Hi Alex,
You really did a nice work.
I posted a comment on NUIGroup forum but perhaps you did’nt see it, so i repost it here.
1) The image is surrounded by a one-pixel-width border that remains black (or unchanged). Do you know why ?
2) When no PS3Eye is connected, the dialog “couldn’t find PS3Eye camera device” appears and the host program crashes. When ps3driver is out of date, another dialog appears, notifying failure, but the host program doesn’t crash.
It would be nice to prevent the host appplication from crashing when no ps3 device is connected.
Thanks a lot.
The Camera works on my PC fine, however, Skype doesn’t recognize the camera. Is there a setting I’m missing? WinXP system
The PS3EyeSetup (v2.0b81231) (MD-5:EB14A19766BE5DEC8340E78C6AC03819) link doesn’t work
graet man , good job!
both my web browsers crash when i use the ps3eye on stickam.com
why is that?
yeah im having issues with volumn the software is excellent except the mic cannot hear me it is working its just so soft im running vista business and it is up to date i was hoping you could help me with this problem thank you
yeah me again sorry for posting again but this software seems to interfer with msn messenger ive been attempting to use the cam for video calls ive tried yahoo and msn both tests were unseccessful msn crashes and yahoo doesnt even show a picture. if i have missed a step or something like that i would appreciate any help
I got the same error… it worked without problems but now theres also a window on my screen telling me to look out for the latest version and something about beeing unregistered…
Hi Alex
I´m currently using the last version (v2.0b81231)
I’m still having the screem spliting in 4 squares after a few moments of use. Can you help me? Also, I’m trying to use Zone Trigger, but the program doesn’t find the PS3 Camera.
Thanks in advance
Daniel
I have exactly the same issue as Jason. I have been using the latest 31122008 version of the driver for some weeks now without issue, and only yesterday did the popup appear for the first time when Windows started up. It has been doing it ever since (every startup).
Please drop me an email, Alex, or ask here should you require any further information or help.
Is it possible to record (actually record, not preview) video at the high 60/125 frame rates?
i have the same problem as the guys above….but more…i uninstalled the ps3 cam from my pc because i dnt want it and now i seem to be being FORCED to get the update that i do NOT want….its also blocking some of my programs from starting so im gettin pretty annoyed to be honest, and im not a idiot so i no its not a random error, you have programed it to do this…sort it out
tnxx
ahmm. just wanna ask.. i installed it properly like i saw the drivers and stuff.. so when i tried testing it.. i plug the PS3EYE.then i run(i even run it as with the rights of an admin) using vita 64bit. i run the eye test program then when i click to start capture it doesn’t show anything like a plain black. -.-
Hi,
I’m using the latest driver and it woks fine .. but after some minute the capture become black,if i close the testapp and restart it it works again but only some minutes.. in reActivision it say camera disconnected after some min. it is quite strange .. and i alos saw that when this is happening the red led is off. .. but is on when it works. .
Alex;
I tried installing your driver on my new laptop. Had msn closed and everything. Closed it from the taskbar and checked the Task Manager to make sure.
It installed alright and MSN knows the camera is plugged in (has the little camera icon) but when I try to use it they “show my webcam” option is grayed out.
If someone tries to view it and I accept it says to make sure nothing else is using the webcam. Nothing else is.
Im getting the same randomly appeared the other day please help me out
Hey Alex,
Great work first of all.
But I have a problem currently.
I have installed and updated the driver correctly and works fine but the problem is the MSN working/not working due to the driver update.
Any solutions on this please and thank you?
Wow, thanks… it’s work fine in my motion estimation projects. Thanks 100x
Hey Alex. I am having a problem with the cam. I download the drivers, and that works fine. I have MSN, Yahoo, and Skype closed and exited when I install. I plugged in the camera, installed, and rebooted. The computer registers the cam. However, the capture is always black. I have uninstalled, reinstalled numerous times. Nothing I do gives me any video. Any suggestions?
Does this driver work with Windows 7 Beta? I’m looking for a webcam and I thought this would be a good one, but I don’t want to go buy a PSEYE and have it not work with Windows 7.
For everyone here, you have to run the PS3 Eye app at least once per boot – set it to 320×240@30fps. If you get a black screen, click on the Control tab and then **deselect the auto Gain** and adjust it to what looks good. When I do this my cam is stable and will not cut out for my entire session in flash based video sites.
Hello again Alex,
Great work, but i have problem when i connect 2 camera on my PC, i need to use both fo stereo image projects. What must i do? in my application filter just show one device, but on device manager there’s two device detected.
Thanks…
I am working on the multi-camera version of my driver as we speak. Will keep you posted with results as soon as I finish testing.
Hey Alex, been using your great program with a webcam viewing program called Yawcam for several months now. Unfortunately, the only stable version compatible with Yawcam was PS3Eye Driver 1.0 Build 81007, and now suddenly it is not working and telling me I am using an unregistered version. I have downloaded this same version on other laptops without issue, so clearly there is some ‘timing out’ of the particular build. Is there anything that can be done to rectify this? I am anxious to get it working again. Thanks!
Hi Alex,
Just wanted to thank you for this little treasure, enabling me to use my PS3 Eye. Successfully installed and enjoying Skype video calls now hands free. Am noticing that I’ve started to drive a bit of traffic from my website to here, so hoping that you are seeing more people download the drivers. BTW, on the updates you put on this page above, can you put the date you changed as well. Helps with checking if you need to update. Thanks!
If you look closely the update setup file name you’ll see that it contains the date of the release. This is the last four digits (build). It is in the form of MMDD.
[...] PS3 EYE fungerer med Skype p PC N har en gluping endelig funnet ut hvordan han skal f PS3 EYE til fungere p PC. Denne exe-filen installerer driverne du trenger. Du m ikke koble kamera til PCen fr du har installert driverne. Jeg vet ikke om det er gammelt nytt for noen, men det er i hvertfall det frste tilfellet jeg har funnet hvor det faktisk fungerer. Forelpig er det svidt meg bekjent kun video som fungerer og ikke audio. Kilde: Sony PS3Eye Camera DirectShow Capture Source Filter *Update* v2.1.0.0130 AlexPs Weblog [...]
PS3 EYE fungerer med Skype p PC - PSFORUM.NO - Norsk PlayStation Forum said this on February 4, 2009 at 7:36 am |
Burnout Paradise crashes when PS3 Eye driver is installed.
Temporary fix: regsvr32 /u “%programfiles%\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax”
Please modify your driver to support our game. Thank you!
Where can I download your game in order to fix this?
Great work! Works perfectly on Vista x64 with SP1
Hello Alex,
Thank you for providing this driver for Windows Vista and especially the x64 version.
I am using vv2.1.0.0130 and noticed this problem: after some time (the camera is correctly recognized) Windows reports that the USB device malfunctioned and does not recognize it any more. The “USB Composite Device” entry is changed to “Unknown Device” and the AlexP Devices\PS3Eye Camera entry is removed from Device Manager.
Rebooting does not fix the issue. Removing the camera and re-installing it neither. The only way to fix this is to remove the camera, uninstall the driver, re-install the driver and plug the camera to a different USB port than used to be (when it malfunctioned).
Do you have any idea what might be wrong? Is it possible to manually install the driver (force installation), in hope of overcoming this problem?
Many thanks in advance.
i cant get it to work on xp x64 the ps3eye test app says it cant detect the winusb.dll any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for ur efforts in creating a driver for the ps3 eye i download the 1st version of it and it worked pretty good until that pop up came and told me to update i did and the new version (v2.1.0.0130) worked fine until after about 6 min of use the camera freezes and stop working… In order to get it to capture video i have to start it over only to have mess up again any tips will be great
also not working on msn due to update. LAME.
When I downloaded this new driver, when i tried to use it with yahoo it said no webcam connected< and msn it said it was in use by another program. I went trough and checked all the writes and every one is correct exept when i downloaded the driver C:\Program Files\AlexP\PS3Eye.ax wouldnt download. Please help!
Works flawlessly under Windows 7 x64!
Great, thanks!
Hello, Alex. I recently upgraded the version of your driver, but now, annoyingly, it closes other applications that I am trying to use when trying to capture video from certain other devices. It tells me that it cannot find the PS3 eye camera or something on those lines.
Having a program terminate automatically because the camera isn’t there is *really* annoying. Can you edit that code out in your next update, please?
Hi. Impressive work Alex!
I have a problem. I´m using v2.1.0.0130 with “AmCap” and “PS3Eye App Test” working fine. But the example source code does not work. The camera is initialized correctly and it even reports that is capturing frames (inside the main loop), but the buffer is never modified at the line :
pCam->GetFrame(pBuffer, 24, false)
Any clues? Thanks in advance
Hi Alex,
I want to know if your driver and SDK supports dual PS3cam or not?
Thanks, great work!
thanks a lot
Hi, Alex.
Great app. Keep pluggin!
Having problems getting any applications to recognize the camera. Skype does not see any video devices (although it DOES see the mic, which I have not selected). Amcap does not see the camera.
By the way, I initially had problems installing the driver. After driver installation, I plugged the camera into a front USB port on my desktop, and it would not see it. I tried pointing the Device Manager to the driver, but it wouldn’t load. I then plugged the camera into a REAR (high-speed) USB port, and it recognized the camera, loaded Winusb.dll, and the PS3Eye Test App worked.
If I can just get other apps to see the camera… Any ideas?
By the way, from the post above, I’m running XP SP3, driver 2.1.0.0130
This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) i get that in the device man idk maybe u can help i have windows 2000 i know stfu lol
Alex,
I am running Vista 64 Bit Home Personal and everything is current. Just download your app – fantastic – I really appreciate the hard work behind it. Well done and keep refining it. The test tool works great no problems but when I open AMCAP I cannot find a device setting menu do generate a preview but when I go to hit capture i get consistently:
Error 80004005: cannot start graph
Any suggestions? Something I’ve set up incorrectly?
I dont know if anyone else is having this problem but after exactly a minute of video from the PS3 Eye all i get is static! Any remedies out there for this. Works perfect for that minute tho but it happens in all programs one minute then dead. And if im lucky it comes back but after another minute dead again… thanks for the help!!!
Hi Alex,
Just wanted to say thanks a lot for your hard work on this. Also, the latest version is working great… (the previous version did too until the update reminder popped up after a few weeks use).
My experiences with Vista x64:
Video – Works great up to 640×480 @40fps; 320×240 – All settings work, but I get 55fps avg, 60fps max with no other USB devices on the controller.
AUDIO – Every time I open anything that accesses the audio function of the camera, that application freezes up. From Skype to the audio device manager. Is this a 64-bit issue? Is there a fix in the works?
thanks for allowing us to utilize these great cameras on the PC! Hopefully you can get audio working – it was the main reason I wanted to have this work, as the mic in this camera is great for the money.
UPDATE: Uninstalling the audio driver component at least allows applications to work without crashing, albeit with no sound.
hey there, i dam running xp and did all the steps nescisary and the tester loads but only showa a black screen, but the red light on the eye turns on. and msn recognizes it but the person on the other end only sees nothing nut white. if you could help me fix this it would be greatly appreciated. thanks ryan
wheres the link..?
never mind stupid question i gott it. i installed evrythingg like here but i open the eye test and its all black and says .50 fps, any ideas what to do?
then again im using Windows Xp proff, would that make it not work?
Hi Alex first sorry for my bad english, so i want to tell you despite of the fact i have removed any last version of controller even the 2 files PS3Eye.ax and PS3EyeLib.dll, skype still no working in settings parts, could it be because of the new version of skyp 4.0? manny thanks for your help in advance
First I’d like to say thanks, I think the eye is a pretty decent webcam for the price and I was excited to see that someone wrote a driver for it. I am currently living in Japan right now and noticed something right away that you might be able to implement. The power here is on 50hz so I notice a slight flicker. I’ve seen 50/60hz flicker correction settings in other cam setups so it sounds possible. If you can make it happen, that would even make it better.
omfg thanks alot
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I have problems with skype it takes a while to initialise a connection to the Mic usually about 10 seconds to a 1min any help
the program doesnt open? there some missing files??
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Please modify your driver to support our game. Thank you!
Hey man,
I think what you’ve done is great. But I really really need to know where to get the PS3EyeSetup file. I don’t know where I’m supposed to get it from. THanks for your help.
i had the winusb.dll problem but after manually forcing the driver to update through device manager everything works swimmingly (winxp sp3 + using win7 x64 via VM)
thanks for all your work on this alex, you’re a bloody legend
ho alex great work and many thx for the driver ^__^ i got one question thou when using skype with camera and mic altogether the picture i’m sending from the camera freezes:/ the sound is ok but i have to reconnect the video every 1-2 minutes:/ is there a solution to that problem???? thx for tips and keep up the good work :]
ps. driver installed ok no problems:/
thanks
Man I´m getting an error about a .dll WINUSB.dll? Anyone knows how to solve this? I wanna use the ps3 camera as webcam on windows live, does it work with msn?
Hi Alex,
I’m running windows xp service pack 3. I have reinstalled the driver numerous times and whenever i actually try to use the camera in window live, skype, or yahoo they immediately kick me off. Also the test app does not work either. It says it cannot find the camera at all.
don’t support multiCam…
Whenever I set the camera to capture at a high frametate 30-60fps, it stops capturing after 10-20 seconds and is making everything realy useless, it does this with skype and MSN (the video freezes), as well as the test app (goes black). i feel like i’m missing something, because nobody else seems to have had this problem- i’ve had this for ages, since i first started using the driver. i have the latest driver version, vista 64 bit sp1, skype 4.0, 5gb of ram (if that’s important), and i’ve reinstalled it several times.
I’m about to give this a go on Windows 7, i’ll keep everyone posted, @AP: I’m sure i grab it from the thread, so i’ll make sure i grab all possible files, and check for there possible new locations et al…
Give me till tomorrow and i’ll keep you posted….
@Criterion Games: I take it you have coverage for other webcams though right
cheeky sods… … and why did you never reply to my interview request… tsk tsk…
I get the error “This application has failed to start because WINUSB.DLL was not found. I have already tried uninstalling and re-installing and it won’t work. Please help.
Thanks for all the hard work that you are doing!!!
My issue – I am running Windows 7 RC and can’t seem to get the camera to work anymore!!! I don’t want to go back to Windows Vista Business but I need my camera to work. Will you be creating codes that are compatible with Windows 7 soon?
Rachyl
For some reason… I can’t DL the drivers… could you please email them to me. thank you!
Hi Alex, I cant seem to get the link to the driver to open. “network error” etc. Is there any other way I can locate it? thanks alan in dubai
Hi again Alex, sorry, ignore my last post, I located the latest version through some guys’ you tube video on how to install it…got it all done and it works with the Tester but is not detected by Skype or MSN or Manycam or Webcam Max? It is definitely there as a device when I look through control panel…can you give me any tips to get it working? I am using Windows XP.
Very nice
The download links don’t work. They always time out.
Ok, I tried it out. I have Vista 64-bit edition. I’m sorry to say but it didn’t work out with sound. The video was fine (which is the first time, previous versions only showed messed up footage for me), but the sound was non-existent. Skype said the sound wasn’t working either for the camera, so I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong.
If you could follow-up on me with any help, comment to me here, or send me an email. dcpc10@hotmail.com
Thank you
not letting me download the file, link isnt workin
codelaboratories.com is down? I can’t download.
Is anyone else having trouble downloading it from the site? I’m desperately trying to get this driver but no matter how many times I try the link it won’t load.
Is the download link for the latest driver dead?
Can anyone get the link to work?
yay it’s working now. Never mind!
Зачет! и ниипет!
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Step 1: The Sony PS3 WebCamera « The LAC Multi-Touch Blog said this on May 28, 2009 at 3:09 pm |
Just barely started using this software (v2.1.0.0130) and my computer fails to bootup if I keep the Eye plugged in. So I have to unplug it every time I reboot or shut down.
alex i have a problem, it all seamed fine until i tryed to use it on msn and the webcam does not work ? do you have a solution email me back soon as possible ;D thanks.
Anyone know how to change the default settings for the PS3 eye at 320×240 120fps? I want to use it for an openCV application to capture faster movements, but I can only get it to 30fps:(
frist of all: thank you
Works on Windows Vista Home Premium x64.
After installing your software i had to search once again for changed hardware at the device manager – then he found the PS3 Eyecam and installed the Driver. Then everything worked fine.
Well I downloaded it awhile back and it works fine so great job. Only annoying problem I get is in any program for video works fine for awhile then it completely freezes. Then if I close the screen and open it works till it freezes again. I’m running it on windows 7 beta.
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rainbowlazer » Blog Archive » Multiple Webcams in Flash with Actionscript 3 said this on June 9, 2009 at 5:23 pm |
I happily just donated. Thank you so much for this effort. Are you open to paid contract work for customizations to this driver?
I am open to customizing the driver yes.