# ImageCapture\[\]  Problem  with frame grabber

**URL:** <https://community.wolfram.com/t/imagecapture-problem-with-frame-grabber/2718>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** image-processing, mathematica, external-interfaces\
**Created:** [July 18, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/imagecapture-problem-with-frame-grabber/2718 "2014-07-18T16:46:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![josecalderon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/wolfram/user_avatar/community.wolfram.com/josecalderon/32/34904_2.png) [@josecalderon](https://community.wolfram.com/u/josecalderon)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/imagecapture-problem-with-frame-grabber/2718/1 "2014-07-18T16:46:14Z")

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A have a pinnable 500 and 700 frame grabber. The image system deliveres using S video and the frame grabber converts to USB 2.0 connection to my computer running Mathematica 10 on windows 8.1

The ImageCaprture[] command works fine with any web cam, but is hanging with the frame grabber. The ImagingDevices[] function confirms that Mathematica is detecting the frame grabber, but the ImageCapture[] command does not capture the image. It looks like the Mathematica can not handle all the memory delivered by the frame grabber. Any aidea how to overcome this?

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**Author:** ![josecalderon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/wolfram/user_avatar/community.wolfram.com/josecalderon/32/34904_2.png) [@josecalderon](https://community.wolfram.com/u/josecalderon)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/imagecapture-problem-with-frame-grabber/2718/2 "2015-07-07T22:49:20Z")

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THis is an old post that very interested to take back life. I have not been able to go around using Framegrabbers to input video data from the oldest S video cameras.

I use the FIndeDevice[] commnad. Mathematica detects the framegrabber as a camera, but when trying to open the device, Mathematica hangs.