No Camera Image In LightBurn

No Camera Image In LightBurn

we always test by plugging the camera directly into a usb port on the computer, bypassing and additional adapters, cords, etc... to eliminate those cables and their installation as a variable



Its important to please close all instances of lightburn. then unplug the cam usb and then plug it back in, to reinitialize the cam


and try to view the camera there, noting the resolution. it should be ~8mp

If you are are on a mac, permissions have to be granted for lightburn to use the camera



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