Where is my Photo Booth video?

Helljumper · Aug 28, 2010, 01:54 AM

Me and some friends were messing around on Photo Booth and we took a lengthy video (about 10 minutes) to put up on Youtube. We weren't done with the video and everything was still recording when I left for a minute.

When I returned, Photo Booth was closed. My friend has never used a Mac before and he's not sure what he did. He says he was trying to quit out of another program and he might've accidentally quit Photo Booth. Either that, or he pressed the X, thinking it was the minimize button on Windows.

Anyways, where is the part of the video that we actually recorded? Did the entire thing not get saved at all just because we might've quit out of the program near the end of our video?

We had about 10 minutes of comedic gold and we don't think we can recreate it lol

spinnerlys · Aug 28, 2010, 02:06 AM

If you open Photo Booth again, is the video listed at the bottom of the Photo Booth window?

Have you taken a look at Macintosh HD / Users / YOU* / Pictures / Photo Booth?

* your Home folder, displayed in Finder's Sidebar with this icon:

Helljumper · Aug 28, 2010, 02:17 AM

I found the file in my Pictures/Photo Booth folder but it wouldn't play, even in VLC.

spinnerlys · Aug 28, 2010, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Helljumper

I found the file in my Pictures/Photo Booth folder but it wouldn't play, even in VLC.

Not even in QuickTime Player (X and / or 7)?

Open the file with MediaInfo and post a screenshot of that window here (CMD+SHIFT+4 > Spacebar > select window > screenshot saved on Desktop as .png file).

Taking screenshots in Mac OS X.

bigdog55 · Sep 7, 2010, 07:28 PM

so did it work

zxen · Jul 4, 2012, 09:11 AM

The number one rule in programming is, 'If your users need instructions, you have failed.'

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Your photobooth mov files are located in Macintosh HD/Users/{YOUR USERNAME}/Pictures/Photo Booth Library/Pictures.

Get rid of your Mac as soon as possible. Its a toy.

Drew017 · Jul 4, 2012, 12:46 PM

Usually in photo booth you can drag videos and photos from the app to the desktop...

mkmkd · Jan 17, 2013, 02:45 PM

bump* anyone figure this out, having the same problem

Aug 28, 2010, 01:54 AM	#1
Helljumper macrumors member Join Date: May 2010	Where is my Photo Booth video? Me and some friends were messing around on Photo Booth and we took a lengthy video (about 10 minutes) to put up on Youtube. We weren't done with the video and everything was still recording when I left for a minute. When I returned, Photo Booth was closed. My friend has never used a Mac before and he's not sure what he did. He says he was trying to quit out of another program and he might've accidentally quit Photo Booth. Either that, or he pressed the X, thinking it was the minimize button on Windows. Anyways, where is the part of the video that we actually recorded? Did the entire thing not get saved at all just because we might've quit out of the program near the end of our video? We had about 10 minutes of comedic gold and we don't think we can recreate it lol
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Jul 4, 2012, 12:46 PM	#7
Drew017 macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Right beside you	Usually in photo booth you can drag videos and photos from the app to the desktop... Attached Thumbnails __________________ My Music Website  MacBook Air 11 inch (Mid 2011); Intel Core i5; 2GB RAM; OS X 10.9 Mavericks  iPod Touch 4th Gen; 32GB; iOS 6.1.3
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spinnerlys Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: forlod bygningen	If you open Photo Booth again, is the video listed at the bottom of the Photo Booth window? Have you taken a look at Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Pictures / Photo Booth? your Home folder, displayed in Finder's Sidebar with this icon:
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Aug 28, 2010, 02:17 AM	#3
Helljumper Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2010	I found the file in my Pictures/Photo Booth folder but it wouldn't play, even in VLC.
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Sep 7, 2010, 07:28 PM	#5
bigdog55 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2010	so did it work
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Jul 4, 2012, 09:11 AM	#6
zxen macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2011	The number one rule in programming is, 'If your users need instructions, you have failed.' ---------- Your photobooth mov files are located in Macintosh HD/Users/{YOUR USERNAME}/Pictures/Photo Booth Library/Pictures. Get rid of your Mac as soon as possible. Its a toy.
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mkmkd macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	bump* anyone figure this out, having the same problem
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