built in webcam - new imac

[azscp]

can anyone tell me if the built in camera on the new imac is capable of capturing video? can this only be done in ichat? i figured out how to take pictures using photo booth but i figured there must be a way to use this camera as a webcam without video conferencing or chatting. any suggestions?

thanks

 

[mkrishnan]

Yes, there is. It's in iMovie -- you just turn iMovie to the "record" mode and the iSight will show up automatically.

 

[dfbills]

You can do it directly in iMovie. Just set the source switch to iSight.

 

[azscp]

Thanks! That's what I was looking for.

 

[DynamiteDice]

can you use the webcam in a chat like MSN and Yahoo?

 

[faffoo]

Photo Booth

Hi there,

You can capture video straight through PhotoBooth. My Mac is currently off, but there is a switch in the application to capture video.

About the chat clients, MSN does not allow iSight to work. I dont know about Yahoo! but i do know that skype does allow you to use your built in iSight as a webcam. Of course there is always iChat!

 

[michael.lauden]

this should cover anything you need to know.


http://www.apple.com/support/isight/

 

[youssefm]

yeah, you can record in photobooth, where the three tabs are on the bottom left, the one all the way to the right is for video recording

 

[PurrBall]

You can even record HD video using a screen capture program and the app linked to here: http://macdaddyworld.com/2007/06/26/new-macbook-pros-new-13-mp-camera-sensor/