Interesting thing about isight in new intel macs...

[Toadinthehole]

I have a rev c Imac g5 (isight) and the built in isight is useless for anything but ichat av, i thought about doing video podcasts or using it as an input source for imovie HD but i discovered when it arrived that it is not available as an input, however in the new intel macs (both the macbook and iMac) introduced at MWSF, Apple's website states that the isight can be used for video podcasts and iMovie HD, i wonder is it iLife 06 that enables the isight to be used as a input device into imovie or is it a hardware feature that enables the isight to be used in this way? (i have iLife 05' that came with my iMac)

 

[howesey]

You need a firewaire camera, the new iSight that is built in is USB. So it will not work.

 

[Danksi]

You need a firewaire camera, the new iSight that is built in is USB. So it will not work.

Are they Firewire in the iMac Intels then?

 

[howesey]

Usb.

 

[DrNeroCF]

They're a hack that lets you run USB cameras in iMovie, no?

 

[mrfrosty]

The iSight on my Rev. C iMac can be used with iMovie. iMovie from iLife06 anyway. Never tried it with '05.

 

[grabberslasher]

iLife 06 supports the inbuilt isights now.

 

[MacsRgr8]

The iSight on my Rev. C iMac can be used with iMovie. iMovie from iLife06 anyway. Never tried it with '05.

It can be done with iLife '05.
You have to attach a FW camera temporarily when starting iMovie.
iMovie "sees" both cameras.... Disconnect the external camera, and you can use the built-in iSight.

I know this is not a very handy little workaround, but it does work.

 

[spencecb]

I have a rev c Imac g5 (isight) and the built in isight is useless for anything but ichat av, i thought about doing video podcasts or using it as an input source for imovie HD but i discovered when it arrived that it is not available as an input, however in the new intel macs (both the macbook and iMac) introduced at MWSF, Apple's website states that the isight can be used for video podcasts and iMovie HD, i wonder is it iLife 06 that enables the isight to be used as a input device into imovie or is it a hardware feature that enables the isight to be used in this way? (i have iLife 05' that came with my iMac)

Since no one has answered your question directly, it is indeed iLife '06 that enables the built-in iSight to be recognized by iMovie.