Record with internal iSight?

[Josias]

Is it possible to record video with the internal iSight in the MacBook through iChat or another program?

 

[iGary]

iMovie HD

 

[Josias]

How?

 

[iGary]

See the little movie camera to the left of the scissors?

Disco.

 

[jsw]

Yeah, just slide the little switch over to the camera icon - and you can do time-lapse as well.

QT Pro also allows you to record (but costs US$30 to upgrade to it). I find it to be a 'lighter' app to use, as it starts up quick and uses less RAM.

 

[elhammond]

OK, I get the video but there is no audio. Doesn't the internal mic record me talking?

 

[interlaced]

You can also use Quicktime. I believe all the new MBs and MBPs come with Quicktime Pro

 

[robbieduncan]

You can also use Quicktime. I believe all the new MBs and MBPs come with Quicktime Pro

Fraid not. You still need to pay for it.

 

[Savage Henry]

You can also use Quicktime. I believe all the new MBs and MBPs come with Quicktime Pro

I wouldn't be so sure there.





[edit: Nuts ... trying to find the link delayed my post and made me look like a right hambone]

 

[Josias]

I never use QT anyway. It s*cks to the max in all aspects compared to VLC.

 

[jsw]

I never use QT anyway. It s*cks to the max in all aspects compared to VLC.

Then you, my friend, do not know the joy that is QT. Like playing movies with ASCII. Good stuff.

Edit: Seriously, try it. Download the linked file, copy ASCIIMoviePlayer to a folder containing one or more QT movies (say 'your_movie.mov' is one of them), then open Terminal, go to that folder, and type:

./ASCIIMoviePlayer your_movie.mov

Just make sure your Terminal window is big enough to show it all.

VLC has nothing on QT.

 

[iGary]

I never use QT anyway. It s*cks to the max in all aspects compared to VLC.

*gasp*

VLC?

 

[Josias]

*gasp*

VLC?

Yes, VLC!

 

[iGary]

Yes, VLC!

I'll leave it to you, then.

 

[jsw]

Yes, VLC!

Get back to me when it can play movies in ASCII.

 

[Josias]

Get back to me when it can play movies in ASCII.

Bah! You can't even go fullscreen without QT Pro.

 

[jsw]

Bah! You can't even go fullscreen without QT Pro.

Not true.

 

[interlaced]

Oh. Whoops. Maybe not QT Pro, but you can do a movie recording. Sorry!

 

[howesey]

I get "No Camera Attached" here. Help!

 

[Josias]

I get "No Camera Attached" here. Help!

Could this be one of the things that is happening when people just get a green screen opening PhotoBooth? I've heard of this before but...

Are you sure you have an iSight?