iChat Invisible Effect

Zneo11 · Oct 28, 2007, 07:23 PM

After the Star Wars hologram effect was done today I set off to do the Invisible effect that was not included. I too in less than a hour finished it. Have Fun!

guitarmaster18 · Oct 28, 2007, 07:26 PM

That's so cool!

I'm gonna try and make an effect now...

Wailord · Oct 28, 2007, 07:32 PM

http://digg.com/apple/Yet_again_anot...le_Hero_Effect

...dugg. :P

richthomas · Oct 28, 2007, 07:40 PM

nice one man! if it works properly that would be amazing... how exactly do i install it?

LoganT · Oct 28, 2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richthomas

nice one man! if it works properly that would be amazing... how exactly do i install it?

Macintosh HD>System>Library>Compositions

Drag and drop it in that folder, Authenticate.

Zneo11 · Oct 28, 2007, 07:50 PM

I should have called this Active Camo! Halo 3 anyone. Man.

My friend Joe suggested it after i submitted it.

JSpence · Oct 28, 2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zneo11

I should have called this Active Camo! Halo 3 anyone. Man.

My friend Joe suggested it after i submitted it.

YES!!!! Wow and you know what, Active Camo in H3 is so hard to see the person lol best one yet. love it, great idea. thanks for the post.

brengla · Oct 28, 2007, 07:56 PM

It just shows a picture of the background, which doesn't move!!

It takes a photo, and that is all!!

What a major disappointment!!

phungy · Oct 28, 2007, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brengla

It just shows a picture of the background, which doesn't move!!

It takes a photo, and that is all!!

What a major disappointment!!

Aw that is a disappointment

Zneo11 · Oct 28, 2007, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brengla
It just shows a picture of the background, which doesn't move!!

It takes a photo, and that is all!!

What a major disappointment!!
Aw that is a disappointment

It works guys I tried it and don't you see the picture. Are you trying it in photo booth? If you are than you have to do other stuff to get it to work in that.

elbows · Oct 28, 2007, 08:19 PM

Nice one

Works for me, perhaps it will not work well with certain background colours, for some reason with my background the outline comes out rather green.

For effects where the original background is used, it will be harder to ensure effect works well with all possible types of background.

phungy · Oct 28, 2007, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoganT

Macintosh HD>System>Library>Compositions

Drag and drop it in that folder, Authenticate.

I don't see Compositions...is this only for Leopard?

unity · Oct 28, 2007, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phungy

I don't see Compositions...is this only for Leopard?

Yes. But if you get the latest Photo booth and create the directory, maybe it will work?

Zneo11 · Oct 28, 2007, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phungy

I don't see Compositions...is this only for Leopard?

Yeah, I believe its Leopard only.

unity · Oct 28, 2007, 08:53 PM

I cant get this to work either.

I copied them to the system/library/compositions folder where the Apple ones are.

The other thread reports PPC users getting it to work. I have a 1.2GHz PPC. I think the problem is I don't get four effect screens to select from, just two.

So then I edited the .plist fine and still a no go.

Can anyone confirm getting these two effects working on a PPC? And if so are you getting all four effect screen selections?

Green Lantern · 09:22 PM

how do you get this to work in photo booth to test it?? or test it in iChat

ok, found the other post and got the Holo effect to work in photobooth, what are the file names that will make the other effects work there?

lamerlizer · Oct 28, 2007, 09:23 PM

i'm sorry this out of the topic but... those cinema displays are so beautiful!

Green Lantern · Oct 28, 2007, 09:35 PM

Used previous instructions with all files and they are all working in photobooth! GREAT WORK

Zneo11 · Oct 28, 2007, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Lantern

how do you get this to work in photo booth to test it?? or test it in iChat

ok, found the other post and got the Holo effect to work in photobooth, what are the file names that will make the other effects work there?

I havent tried it myself but I guess that mine would be "invisible"

stellarceltic · Oct 28, 2007, 11:21 PM

I like it, and maybe it's just me, but it seems too work *too* well. I'm almost completely invisible.

I saw a pic of the demo and while the guy was mostly invisible, you could still see a lot of details.... much like Halo invisibility.

richthomas · 11:58 PM

thanks Zneo!

alright i've installed it correctly into compositions and photo booth. heres my hand

arkmannj · Oct 29, 2007, 01:02 AM

nice . . . I like it.

rickyisawesome · Oct 29, 2007, 02:41 AM

i still cant figured it out...i put it in the right folder and authenticated...nothing shows up..how do i get the effect to appear in ichat or photobooth?? i do have leopard.

please help!

sorry im dumb

richthomas · Oct 29, 2007, 07:34 AM

-> copy Invisible.qtz to the compositions folder in the library
-> move Invisible.qtz to the photo booth resources folder
-> edit the EffectsOrdering.plist file
-> repair permissions
-> open photobooth and goto the 4th effects page. it will say Invisible in the bottom right square

SirCrumpet · Oct 29, 2007, 09:59 AM

Niiiiiccceeee....

This is a keeper..

Oct 28, 2007, 07:40 PM	#4
richthomas macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: /Aussieland/home	nice one man! if it works properly that would be amazing... how exactly do i install it? __________________ ♫Gee Officer Krupke, krup you!♫ 15" MacBook Pro Core Duo 2 GHz, 2 GB, 250 GB 7200.4; 23" Cinema Display; Snow Leopard Core i5 2.66 GHz, 4GB, 1.5 TB, 4870 1GB Nokia E63

Oct 28, 2007, 07:50 PM	#6
Zneo11 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	Active Camo!! I should have called this Active Camo! Halo 3 anyone. Man. My friend Joe suggested it after i submitted it.

Oct 28, 2007, 09:01 PM	#16
Green Lantern macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	how do you get this to work in photo booth to test it?? or test it in iChat ok, found the other post and got the Holo effect to work in photobooth, what are the file names that will make the other effects work there? __________________ 24" 2.4 Alum iMac l 8GB iPhone 2G l 8GB iPhone 3G l 30 GB iPod Photo l 4 GB 3rd Gen ipod nano l TV Last edited by Green Lantern : Oct 28, 2007 at 09:22 PM.

Oct 28, 2007, 09:23 PM	#17
lamerlizer macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: singapore	i'm sorry this out of the topic but... those cinema displays are so beautiful! __________________ MacBook 15" macbook pro 20" iMac nikon D80 7 ipods iphone my latest 

Oct 28, 2007, 09:35 PM	#18
Green Lantern macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	Used previous instructions with all files and they are all working in photobooth! GREAT WORK __________________ 24" 2.4 Alum iMac l 8GB iPhone 2G l 8GB iPhone 3G l 30 GB iPod Photo l 4 GB 3rd Gen ipod nano l TV

Oct 28, 2007, 07:26 PM	#2
guitarmaster18 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007	That's so cool! I'm gonna try and make an effect now...

Oct 28, 2007, 07:32 PM	#3
Wailord macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	http://digg.com/apple/Yet_again_anot...le_Hero_Effect ...dugg. :P

Oct 28, 2007, 07:56 PM	#8
brengla macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scottish	It just shows a picture of the background, which doesn't move!! It takes a photo, and that is all!! What a major disappointment!!

Oct 28, 2007, 08:19 PM	#11
elbows macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2005	Nice one Works for me, perhaps it will not work well with certain background colours, for some reason with my background the outline comes out rather green. For effects where the original background is used, it will be harder to ensure effect works well with all possible types of background.

Oct 28, 2007, 08:53 PM	#15
unity macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Green Bay, WI	I cant get this to work either. I copied them to the system/library/compositions folder where the Apple ones are. The other thread reports PPC users getting it to work. I have a 1.2GHz PPC. I think the problem is I don't get four effect screens to select from, just two. So then I edited the .plist fine and still a no go. Can anyone confirm getting these two effects working on a PPC? And if so are you getting all four effect screen selections?

Oct 28, 2007, 11:21 PM	#20
stellarceltic macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	I like it, and maybe it's just me, but it seems too work too well. I'm almost completely invisible. I saw a pic of the demo and while the guy was mostly invisible, you could still see a lot of details.... much like Halo invisibility.

Oct 28, 2007, 11:38 PM	#21
richthomas macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: /Aussieland/home	thanks Zneo! alright i've installed it correctly into compositions and photo booth. heres my hand __________________ ♫Gee Officer Krupke, krup you!♫ 15" MacBook Pro Core Duo 2 GHz, 2 GB, 250 GB 7200.4; 23" Cinema Display; Snow Leopard Core i5 2.66 GHz, 4GB, 1.5 TB, 4870 1GB Nokia E63 Last edited by richthomas : Oct 28, 2007 at 11:58 PM.

Oct 29, 2007, 01:02 AM	#22
arkmannj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City UT	nice . . . I like it.

Oct 29, 2007, 02:41 AM	#23
rickyisawesome macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007	i still cant figured it out...i put it in the right folder and authenticated...nothing shows up..how do i get the effect to appear in ichat or photobooth?? i do have leopard. please help! sorry im dumb

Oct 29, 2007, 07:34 AM	#24
richthomas macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: /Aussieland/home	-> copy Invisible.qtz to the compositions folder in the library -> move Invisible.qtz to the photo booth resources folder -> edit the EffectsOrdering.plist file -> repair permissions -> open photobooth and goto the 4th effects page. it will say Invisible in the bottom right square __________________ ♫Gee Officer Krupke, krup you!♫ 15" MacBook Pro Core Duo 2 GHz, 2 GB, 250 GB 7200.4; 23" Cinema Display; Snow Leopard Core i5 2.66 GHz, 4GB, 1.5 TB, 4870 1GB Nokia E63

Oct 29, 2007, 09:59 AM	#25
SirCrumpet macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia	Niiiiiccceeee.... This is a keeper.. __________________ 15.4" 2.8GHz Late 2008 MacBook Pro \| iPhone 3G (16GB Black) \| Apple TV (40GB) Last.fm \| Twitter

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