Turn a PS2 EyeToy Camera into a High-Quality Webcam.

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Oct 7, 2008. 7:50 PMiPlayPlayStation says:
This tutorial was copied from our website at iPlayPlayStation.com.
The images were lifted from our site, and so were the drivers (just look at the read.txt file in the zip - it says downloaded from iPlayPlayStation.com). If you're going to pinch our tutorial, images, and files - at least give us a credit.
Aug 23, 2008. 1:51 PMmental seahorse says:
I tried reinstalling it because it's under other devices but it says the hardware was not installed because the wizard could not find the necessary software. I downloaded the logitech zip files and it's on my desktop. I'm not sure what to do... could someone help me please?
Oct 3, 2008. 5:59 PMDYLEGO says:
ok heres wat u do: first, extract the files then, plug it in then, go into control panel choose printers and other hardware on the very left choose add hardware click next it will search choose eyetoy install new drivers i cant say more because i already downloaded it so it doesnt come up into the search
Sep 6, 2008. 11:48 AMAyaan says:
hey , will it be my webcam forever or for a shor time ...... Please reply ...;;will it be trial??? THanx to buddy jamnoopers
Sep 6, 2008. 2:44 PMdg33 says:
I should think every one knows this but if the cam is out of focus turn the lens both ways till its good (you'll need to do this for close-ups etc)
Sep 6, 2008. 11:49 AMAyaan says:
i 4got to ask u if u r on msn?????
Sep 6, 2008. 11:46 AMAyaan says:
hey thank u r really an awesome respectable buddie. I respect u..THanx a lot +i had a webcam but my elder brother didnt and even did'nt had microphone integrated in his laptop ..but in my webcam there is a microphone...and also got microphone in my laptop.........SO suddenly by ure help i can give mi brother my webcan and use my eye toy...bye
Sep 6, 2008. 9:33 AMSyren06 says:
Thanks men!
Aug 26, 2008. 1:53 PMporsche681 says:
k i got it working and stuff thanx but how do i set it up so i can do a video chat with peopleee on aim.
Aug 16, 2008. 6:13 AMdavethescubarock says:
Okay i think something seriously wrong just happened. I installed your drivers and everything and it all worked great with my Namtai EyeToy, recorded some stuff to test it out on Movie Maker. I unplugged the eyetoy and plugged it back in, to see if it would still work, and it was all great still. I tried using the "amcam" thing for recording stuff, and it wasnt as good quality, like you said. I unplugged the EyeToy and my whole computer restarted. Was that supposed to happen?!!!! lol other than that my computer seems to be working alright, but i haven plugged the eyetoy back in yet...
Aug 12, 2008. 1:39 PMandrewbaker says:
dude you RULE
Jun 12, 2008. 4:02 PMlinkmaster03 says:
For the sensible among me, heh, using Linux, you can get your EyeToy to work on it to.

Source for driver: http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Ov51xJpegHackedSource

Installation: http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Ov51xJpegHackedInstall

It will not work under v4l2, only v4l.
Jun 13, 2008. 10:32 AMlinkmaster03 says:
Ubuntu 8.04.
Jun 14, 2008. 9:02 PMlinkmaster03 says:
Reply to this comment if you have any problems.
Jul 13, 2008. 2:44 PMdiabloflame3 says:
yea... i install the drivers, it says installed and ready to use blah blah blah, so i went to my computer to c if it was there and behold! nothing. what did i do wrong?
Jul 15, 2008. 2:26 PMlinkmaster03 says:
If you use Windows, I can't help you.
Jun 12, 2008. 8:26 PMquityourlife says:
can you help me? i have it on vista and it keeps on telling me that 'this device cannot start (code 10)'. how do i fix this? please help asap
Jun 13, 2008. 2:45 PMn0ukf says:
I did this a couple years ago before I switched from 98 to XP. In XP, I sometimes get a problem if I unplug the EyeToy and plug it back in (to any port) that Windows sees it as an unknown device. I can't even force the proper drivers on it since they're "not compatible" with the "unknown device". Most of the time though (after uninstalling and reinstalling) it works just fine. Does anyone know if this is a problem with the camera, the driver or just Windows?
Jun 16, 2008. 7:30 PMquityourlife says:
ive uninstalled and reinstalled in the different ports a few different times now, ive even tried it with the different drivers in the different ports, nothing is working :( i think ill just go and buy a cheapo cam, might be a bit easier in the longrun. but thanks for the help guys :)
Jun 13, 2008. 10:32 AMlinkmaster03 says:
I can't help you. Windows fails like that.
Jul 11, 2008. 11:14 PMCrazyEmoLover says:
Hey I Really Need Help. I Just Installed My Driver For My Cam And Everything Loaded Fine, But When I Try And Use It During An IM, The Screen Just Appears Black, But When I Check The Preview In AMCAP Or VIDCAP, The Picture Is Fine!! Whats Wrong?!?!?
Jul 7, 2008. 9:07 AMkatie-jane says:
right.. can someone please help me ASAP :) right... ive got on to device manager but you said that my eyetoy should appear under imaging devices... but mine is under other devices.. and there is another item with a yellow exclamation mark called TSST corp DVD +- RW blablabla.. or is that just something that i have in my disc drive? does it matter if i have my eyetoy in other devices? please some help mee :)
Jul 7, 2008. 9:47 AMjjmgryphon says:
If the device is in "other devices", the driver didn't kick in. try reinstalling the driver for the cam using the "update driver" option for the device in "device manager". I've had one of these setup and running for the last 4 months and it works great. even used the built in mic a couple times. and considering I bought the cam from a used game store for $3 and it out preforms the ones friends have bought for $30, I can't complain.
Jun 24, 2008. 3:54 PMmokano667 says:
thanks man this was great but im haveing a llil problem with quality control acap doesnt seem to be working could u recomend any free programs that i could use instead of amcap? kay thnx bi
Jun 23, 2008. 9:16 PMbowzon0 says:
how do i get the sound to work
Jun 19, 2008. 1:17 PMDexxeD says:
Thanks! Worked perfectly! But I had a question and wasn't able to find any answers anywhere...What is the difference between the black Logitech EyeToy and the silver Namtai EyeToy? I'm asking because I did as was instructed, and the prompt revealed that I had a Namtai version plugged in, but I was under the impression that the Namtais were the silver ones. I had the black one, which I assumed to be Logitech's.
Jun 18, 2008. 9:54 AMbludfart says:
um just wundering did you use windows or vista and for the first time ever i will admit that i hate vista
Jun 18, 2008. 9:00 AMI3uckwheat says:
wow this works great i love it
Jun 18, 2008. 8:10 AMkiwibaby3p says:
hey, okay so i have a ps2 eyetoy cam that i have been using for about 3 months now just to make some lil vidz on utube and sometimes stream and it worked fine for a long time and now my picture quality sucks big time! i dont know why. any suggestions?
Jun 12, 2008. 10:50 AMzpersichetti says:
can u use this with AIM 6.8 or above?
Jun 11, 2008. 4:06 AMquityourlife says:
hey everytime i try this it comes up with 'This device cannot start. (Code 10)' can someone please help me asap, i really want this to work as a webcam... i have vista btw
Jun 9, 2008. 10:23 AMSiMpSoN66 says:
Hi thank u sooo much...i got it 2 workk!!!!!!
Jun 2, 2008. 8:26 PMdillshot says:
i dont know if someone has already asked this, but when i go to the Device manager the eyetoy doesnt come up in the "imaging devices", it only comes up under "other Devices". what do i do?
Jun 1, 2008. 9:56 AMewohkoda says:
i downloaded the drivers and did all the steps, but it says device can not start (code 10) help?
May 22, 2008. 4:42 PMsuperquack11 says:
i go to run and type amcap but it's not working
May 22, 2008. 4:48 PMsuperquack11 says:
never mind
May 19, 2008. 9:27 AMLt. Duct Tape says:
Can you do the same with a regular digital camera?
May 15, 2008. 10:55 AMLyricc says:
Oh, and I have the old one, Natami SLEH-00031.
Thanks again for the /third/ time. -
May 15, 2008. 10:53 AMLyricc says:
When I try to record a video, it says Error Code: 80004005 Cannot Start Graph. Everything works just peachy, except the recording. Any suggestions? Tyvm! lyric.stewart@live.com <--- if you'd like to e-mail me some assistance. Thanks again!
May 12, 2008. 10:28 AMKOFT says:
After installing the drivers I get this: "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" Any ideas? Is it just FUBAR? I have a logitech and installed the logitech drivers.
Apr 13, 2008. 1:09 PMEskil says:
Hi, Thanks for your efforts. I have an old Namtai eye toy. The optical quality is quite bad - always out of focus, nothing like your movie... I can make the focus bad or very bad... Could you please tell me about the quality of the different camera variants; how is the old logitech compared to the namtech compared to the new one - or are there more variants around? TIA!
May 2, 2008. 2:28 PMtigerboy says:
well how old is it? i have the silver one, namtai and i might be able to help you.
May 5, 2008. 11:56 AMEskil says:
Thanks, it's like 5years, looks exactly like the old logitech - but it's not. I bought a new silver one, and it's slightly better. Thanks for your reply!
May 6, 2008. 11:51 AMtigerboy says:
no prob
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