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Create a semi-failsafe automated webcam system
Authored by: balston on Jun 07, '04 02:10:20PM

Which camera did you use ... iSight?

Did you need to use any 3rd party software to get the iSight to work with a G3 processor < 600MHz?



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Create a semi-failsafe automated webcam system
Authored by: robg on Jun 07, '04 02:16:47PM

Yes, using the iSight. It works fine with EvoCam, but it cannot be used by iChat as is. I think there's a third-party hack to enable it, but I've never gone looking for it...

-rob.



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use iSight on a G3 500
Authored by: scorpion on Jun 07, '04 06:31:14PM

Rob, thanks for this hint. My iBook G3 500 will be retiring soon and this is the perfect use for it. To use iSight on such a computer, you have to download Application Enhancer and check out this link:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/isight/iSight_reports.html

I think I tried it and it worked, but it was slow and I have heard some bad things about haxies, so I removed it.
But I really appreciate this hint -- it's exactly what I'm planning to do with my iBook!



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use iSight on a G3 500
Authored by: Bruce Miller on Jun 07, '04 07:09:16PM

iChatUSB from ecamm.com enables any USB webcam and any G3 speed to work with iChat, I have it and it works fine.



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yes, but...
Authored by: scorpion on Jun 07, '04 11:42:44PM

Here's a quote from the ecamm.com web page:

"IMPORTANT: iChatUSBCam is an Application Enhancer module and requires that Application Enhancer be installed. "

... and a lot of people aren't fond of that. I seem to recall when I tried this my system was sluggish. But if it works fine for you, more power to you. I think I ended up using Yahoo Messenger.

Best of luck!



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Create a semi-failsafe automated webcam system
Authored by: rlaan on Jun 08, '04 06:23:14AM

Hi,

Most likely you don't need a haxie for this hint because the iSight is controlled by the Webcam app. iChat's restriction is coming from the fact that the image is mirrored on the fly when you look in your own camera, so it looks like you are watching a mirror, because this is done on the fly it takes some processing power, hence the 600 Mhz minimum. If I recall well the haxie disables that, freeing the CPU for iChats chat functions, thus enabeling slower cpu's. The correspondant sees you normally at all times, not mirrored.

Ruben

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The box said, Windows 95 or better, so I bought OS X.



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Create a semi-failsafe automated webcam system
Authored by: scorpion on Jun 08, '04 09:20:00AM

You're right -- you don't need a haxie for the original hint. But to run iChatUSBWebcam, referenced above (which allows the iSight to be used "live" on sub-600 mhz G3s) you do. That's what I was responding to, so I'm sorry for the confusion.



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