[FAQ]Error appears when record..  

[FAQ]Error appears when recording starts 'Failed to av_image_alloc'

This error message is very rare and is caused by insufficient memory available on Windows.

Quit the running program and record or make a smaller recording area.

Or it may be caused by setting the recording-scaling-video scaling resolution too high (for example, 8k resolution) in Ocam's settings.



Additional tips

[Tips]To use an external codec - Xvid codec

Support external codec (VFW), and learn how to use the Xvid codec for here.

 

Xvid codec, which can be downloaded from the following sites. 

 

http://ohsoft.net/update/codec.php

 

 

After installing the codec, it is necessary to re-run the oCam always, you can see from the list of external codecs.

 

Click the codec menu external.

 

Click the check box that you are using an external codec. 

 

Select the Xvid MPEG-4 Codec List.

 

 

Then click the Settings button, and let the advanced settings of the codec. 

 

 

 


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