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Not too sure if it's a new add on or a bug

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:35 pm
by Dirkastro
Hi all, just got myself a second-hand dedicated astro laptop and I've been loading up all my astro programs, first time for abit of solar today and sharpcap pro is working fine but there's a couple of things I'm not too sure on..firstly the abi files are being saved to something called scratchpad instead of sharpcap capture? And if I don't have it full screen in the bottom right there's something called magic-i with exposure sliders etc and the program running it is called Arcsoft magic..are these a new thing or a bug of some kind? I'll try to attach some images..regards Derek.
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Re: Not too sure if it's a new add on or a bug

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:10 pm
by admin
Hi,

The place that the files are saved to can be set up in the SharpCap settings, so it's worth checking there to see if that has been altered.

Not quite sure about the magic-i thing that you describe. It sounds a bit like it might be some sort of custom software that automatically gets activated when the camera you are using is in action – what model of camera are you using?

Cheers, Robin

Re: Not too sure if it's a new add on or a bug

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:35 pm
by Dirkastro
It's a Skyris 236m, used it now for a number of years using various sharpcap programs..never seen this before thou..

Re: Not too sure if it's a new add on or a bug

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:54 am
by AndyBooth
Does the laptop come with a built in camera for social media?
Maybe the laptop has add on software associated with that camera, that auto loads.
I dont think it is part of sharpcap.
Hope this helps.

Re: Not too sure if it's a new add on or a bug

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:35 pm
by Dirkastro
Thanks for the replies, I had an idea it was nothing to do with sharpcap...