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    I don't suppose any of you can help me with my stupid newbie problem - I have just managed to register with imlive after they accepted my zillionth perfectly clear ID, and now I am getting very confused about my webcam. I have bought a relatively fancy one and have just spent several minutes making myself look as super as possible by tweaking the settings on manycam, but when I log into imlive it is streaming from the webcam fixed to my laptop rather than the fancy one which is plugged in via usb. When I clicked accept to give imlive webcam access there wasn't an option to select which cam to stream from if that makes sense. I'd be really grateful for help, or a pointer as to where I can get tech help on imlive if it might be complicated.

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    Default Re: argh webcam woes (foolish tech question)

    click right in the box( window) where your are supposed to see yourself.. aka your video feed.
    you;ll see some little icons there.. click on the one that looks like a webcam and select the source you want ( manycam)..
    hope this is the answer ur looking for?

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    Default Re: argh webcam woes (foolish tech question)

    Thank you Fridays! FYI for anyone searching the same thing I right clicked on my image, then selected settings, then webcam icon and voila I could change the source to manycam. God knows how long it would've taken me to work that out.

    I don't suppose you can help me with my second ridiculous problem...I can't type anything! I can put my cursor in the video chat text field but no letters come out! I am only managing a selection of emoticons which are not very alluring. It says F2 at the top of the video chat box, but nothing happens when i press it!

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    Default Re: argh webcam woes (foolish tech question)

    after u make any changes to that settings window, make sure u click " close".. then you should be able to type..
    if u still cant, make sure u have the right plug-ins for that website...

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    Oh feck, I think I left the settings window open... It's too late now I'm definitely done for my first time! Thanks Fridays I'm sure you're right - I'll check that next time I'm feeling courageous.

    A few guys put me into pay per minute without warning (I guess that's the same as a private) but then couldn't see or hear me so they got offended! I guess there was a button I should've pressed or something. Presumably the whole $1 I made in my first hour will be chargebacked - if it isn't I'll feel guilty! If I could work out how to pm them I would do so to explain and apologise, but then maybe that would unneccesarily fan the flames surrounding their overheated balls.

    Oh well, I'm no longer a webcam virgin, and I'm sure I'll get better at it with time as I am unsure how it would be possible for me to get any worse.

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