Video Capture Black Screen Error

VW00 wrote on 8/14/2020, 5:09 PM

I downloaded the software yesterday and I decided to test the video capture screen. I have ESET security running which popups a message to allow or block any app from accessing the web camera.

When I first clicked the Vegas Capture some error came up on the screen. I'm not sure if this was JavaScript, I did not take a screenshot but it definitely was some script error since I had to dismiss the message. Next I got the popup from my security software to allow the camera which I did but only received a black screen. I assume immediately the error was related to this.

I then closed Vegas Pro, and tried again, no errors this time, but my security software does not ask me to allow the camera either. I tried everything, turning off the security software, allowing the camera for Vegas, rebooting several times. Nothing. Every time I click the Vegas Capture now, all I see is a black screen box and nothing else. Its like its remembering the error permanently and will just default to this.

It seems something inside the software is on a permanent error and as such it will not trigger the web camera or what ever functions it wants to trigger to record the screen again. I assume this is why I also see a black box and nothing else.

Is there a way to fix or reset this so I can test the screen capture mode? I have OBS so it's not a big deal but just curious why this function is dead.

If it helps, I installed the software on a new brand Dell system I received, it's not a hardware issues as everything is new, not an old laptop and even Windows is new, all I did is just install my regular software and after all was done I installed Vegas Pro for testing.

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VW00 wrote on 8/16/2020, 4:32 AM

I managed to reproduce the problem and I even managed to get it working (once).

It seems the error is not really related to camera access. I found the following folder on my documents folder

.VEGAS Capture

There is a JSON file here which is created when you launch the function the first time from the software. The error is a JavaScript error after all, I was correct. I deleted this file and now I can reproduce the error on Vegas Pro every time. Once I deleted that file, I get the error again which allowed me to take a screenshot.

The error comes twice, and after I click OK or dismiss, sometimes I get the proper screens and webcam, I can then record for it does not actually import anything to Vegas as Vegas then tells me there was some error with the clips but at least I don't get the black screen box anymore.

Attached is a screenshot of the error I get. Running with admin privileges makes no difference. The error comes twice everytime.

Here is the link to the screenshot of the error message.

https://imgur.com/a/vGQ0xsw