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Where does AMcap store its captured images?

I have a NexXtech web cam with AMcap software installed via Driver and Software CD with other ArcSoft applications.
The captured snapshot images are retained and displayed in a window everytime a new image capture is activated and or image software such as Picasa or Paintshop Pro imports from the web cam (even if the sofware is uninstalled and reinstalled)!. I want to delete them but cannot find where they are stored!

Can anyone help?

Bill Henderson

redrumkev

Bill,

Try looking in the AMcap folder:

C:\Program Files\AMcap\

To go to this, hit "Ctrl + E" to launch Windows Explorer and navigate to Computer -> C:\ Then to the folder.

Also, look in Documents\Photos\ or Document\Video (might be user name\these, like Bill\Photo, Bill\Video, Bill\Caputers, etc).

Hope this helps,
Kevin

billhenderson

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Sorry Kevin but that doesn't do it! AMcap resides in C:\Windows and there is no trace of the images (hidden or otherwise) there. When available for import to Picasa the files are named in sequence from Picture001.jpg but a HD search (including all hidden files and folders), while coming up with other files of that name, fails to find these UNLESS the Picasa import is open and "paused" in which case they appear in a Picasa "Temp" folder but deleting them there does not delete the original which will still appear as available for import next time around! My guess is that they are somehow stored within AMcap itself but, as already noted uninstalling and reinstalling AMcap and/or the webcam driver still brings them back.
Bill

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