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any camera related software crashes my imac

ash-moo

ash-moo

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Hi all,

Recently I have noticed any camera related software (FaceTime, Skype, photo booth) when I open the applicatation my iMac freezes and takes about 5 minutes to load again. The application doesn't work as after every click of the mouse it freezes again.. any ideas anyone?

My iOS is up to date.

Help would be appreciated
 
Just for clarification...which version of macOS are you running and on which model iMac?

Are you using the built-in camera? Is there another camera plugged in...and what other peripherals are connected to the iMac?
 
BrianBaughn said:
Just for clarification...which version of macOS are you running and on which model iMac?

Are you using the built-in camera? Is there another camera plugged in...and what other peripherals are connected to the iMac?
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OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

21.5inch late 2013

Using the built in camera with nothing else plugged in
 
ash-moo said:
Hi all,

Recently I have noticed any camera related software (FaceTime, Skype, photo booth) when I open the applicatation my iMac freezes and takes about 5 minutes to load again. The application doesn't work as after every click of the mouse it freezes again.. any ideas anyone?

My iOS is up to date.

Help would be appreciated
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Go into System Report > Hardware > USB and see if your FaceTime camera appears. If it's missing, try resetting your SMC.

If your camera is missing from System Report, those apps may not behave correctly. If it's missing, try resetting your SMC.
 
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ApfelKuchen said:
Go into System Report > Hardware > USB and see if your FaceTime camera appears. If it's missing, try resetting your SMC.

If your camera is missing from System Report, those apps may not behave correctly. If it's missing, try resetting your SMC.
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Steps 3 and 4 from the above posted link.
 
I have the same problem. I tried to use my dslr as a webcam with Camtwist and Camera Live, but the Camtwist crashed all the time. Then I realized that after that everything else camera related is crashing too. Very disturbing problem.. OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 iMac 27 Mid 2011
 
I had the same problem few days after installing Camtwist. Any application that used the camera (Facetime, Skype, Zoom, Photobooth) would crash right away. I didn't know how to uninstall Camtwist, so I moved Camtwist to my Trash. Today, I moved Camtwist back into my applications (it was still in my trash), clicked Uninstall. When you click Uninstall in Camtwist,a Terminal window opens and it asks you for your administrator password, so typed it in and Camtwist was uninstalled including CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/. Then, I loaded my Facetime app and it worked (including the other apps that use camera).
 
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