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ANY-maze Help > Cameras and Videos > Installing and configuring cameras & digitizers
Installing and configuring cameras & digitizers
Introduction
All cameras and digitizers are provided with instructions, so installing them is normally a fairly simple task. However, after installation some devices still need to be configured to work with ANY-maze, and of course you will always want to test that everything is working OK.
Installing USB cameras
Installing USB cameras is usually very simple and we recommend you follow the instructions supplied with your device. However, we do have a few comments:
| | • | Generally it's best to install the software which came with the camera before you plug the camera in. | |
| | • | If possible, plug the camera into a USB port that connects to a USB controller that doesn't have any other high bandwidth devices attached to it. This won't be an issue if you don't have any other USB devices (or you just have a USB mouse), otherwise, you might want to read the Connecting multiple cameras topic which goes into this issue in more detail. | |
Once you've installed your camera, you're ready to test it with ANY-maze.
Installing and configuring an RTV-24 digitizer
It's important when installing an RTV-24 digitizer that you install the driver software before physically installing the digitizer in your computer - here are full instructions:
| | • | First, install the driver software that came with your device. The procedure is described in section 3.2 of the RTV-24 manual and is quite straightforward. Note that you only need to install the driver in order to use the digitizer with ANY-maze; you don't need to install the software package. | |
| | • | Next, you should physically install the digitizer card in your computer - details on how to do this are in section 3.1 of the RTV-24 manual. | |
| | • | When you restart your computer after installing the card, you will probably see eight messages from Windows about new hardware devices being found - this is normal; just ask Windows to automatically install the hardware (although, if relevant, you can tell it to skip checking on the internet for a newer driver). | |
By default, ANY-maze will assume you'll be using the digitizer with an NTSC camera - this is the standard in the US and many other countries outside Europe. If, however, you will be using the digitizer with a PAL camera (the European standard), then you need to configure it before it will work correctly:
| | 3. | Click the  Set up video devices button in the ribbon bar. | |
| | 4. | A window will open listing the video capture devices installed in your computer. This should include four entries for your RTV-24 digitizer (because it contains four separate capture ports). Click on any of the entries for the card you just installed. | |
| | 5. | Now click the Configure button just below and to the right of the list. | |
| | 6. | The RTV-24 digitizer configuration window will open. Here you can specify the default camera type you will be using with the device and also specify any RTV-E4 video extension cards you have installed. | |
| | 7. | After selecting the camera type (and specifying any installed RTV-E4 cards), simply click OK on all the open windows. | |
You're now ready to test the device with ANY-maze.
Testing your equipment with ANY-maze
Once you've completed the installation of your camera or digitizer, you should test it's working with ANY-maze.
| | 1. | If it's not already installed, install ANY-maze. | |
| | 2. | If you're using an analogue camera, connect it to your digitizer. Make sure the camera is connected to the power and, if necessary, is switched on. If you're using a digital camera, make sure it's connected to the computer. | |
| | 3. | If your camera has a lens cap, remove it! | |
| | 6. | Your device should be listed on the left side of the page. | |
| | 7. | Click on the item in the list. The image from the camera should appear in the main area of the window. | |
If your device is not listed, or it is listed but you can't get your video picture to appear, don't panic - there are a number of perfectly benign reasons why this might occur. Refer to the Problems with cameras topic for further assistance.
And don't forget, if you get stuck we're here to help - just contact ANY-maze Support.
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