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Can iSight's be used as regular webcams?

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coleg

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i want to get an isight and use it for the normal video conferencing in ichat.

but also, i want to make a webcam website. can i do this with an isight? are there programs out there?

if i need to be more specific, please ask me, i'll let you guys know.
 
coleg said:
i want to get an isight and use it for the normal video conferencing in ichat.

but also, i want to make a webcam website. can i do this with an isight? are there programs out there?

if i need to be more specific, please ask me, i'll let you guys know.
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There are some programs over on www.versiontracker.com that can turn your iSight into a camera that takes pictures then uploads them to a website of your choice. I'll look for one, brb.

EDIT: http://www.versiontracker.com/php/s...ction=search&str=isight&plt[]=macosx&x=15&y=8 for all iSight related programs.
 
I'll check those programs. Thanks varmit, I appreciate the help.

I'm on AIM at sn: chonald

if you want to chat..
 
I've used EvoCam and find it to be fantastic, esp. with multiple cameras. And it works quite nicely with the iSight.
 
jsw said:
I've used EvoCam and find it to be fantastic, esp. with multiple cameras. And it works quite nicely with the iSight.
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That is the best stuff right there. In the FAQ part you can find out how to use it with and AOL site, or even stream live video with it to your site. Its the best out there.
 
It does cost money.

I still haven't found a simple program that works.

Do you guys recommend anything else, or should I just try evocam?
 
coleg said:
It does cost money.

I still haven't found a simple program that works.

Do you guys recommend anything else, or should I just try evocam?
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Well, it's shareware, so you can try it first and buy it only if you don't find anything comparable for free.
 
I kind of need some help with this.

I plan on using the java script applet to put on an html file.

I have ftp access to my host, but I use a subdomain/subirectory.

Evo cam doesn't seem to be "going".

Do I need to do special things to the ftp address?
 
coleg said:
I kind of need some help with this.

I plan on using the java script applet to put on an html file.

I have ftp access to my host, but I use a subdomain/subirectory.

Evo cam doesn't seem to be "going".

Do I need to do special things to the ftp address?
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First of all, click on the Advanced button in the Server tab to set up using passive FTP - 90% of the time, this'll do the trick. You can also probably use SFTP if you want, but that depends on your host.

Second, be sure you've specified the complete correct path - if you were to FTP manually, make sure you're specified the place you'd go to properly (including subdirectories).

Finally, just verify that you didn't mistype the password.

Did any of this help?
 
For me, I've set the location to "sftp://www.formymac.com/formymac.com/webby.jpg" to test; it worked, and I removed the image.

Also, once the server is set up, be sure to go to the Refresh tab and check "Upload image to server" as well as specifying when to refresh. Try setting it to refresh every, oh, 20 seconds just to see if it tries to upload. Remember, it doesn't stream - it uploads an image each time it's told to do so.
 
okay, i've seemed to get it working.

the problems was that i wasn't telling it to upload to server.


thanks for the help.

once the 15 day trial is over, what do i do? will it stop working?
 
coleg said:
okay, i've seemed to get it working.

the problems was that i wasn't telling it to upload to server.


thanks for the help.

once the 15 day trial is over, what do i do? will it stop working?
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Glad it works! And I bought it after a week, so I don't know what happens after 15 days. Sorry!
 
is there any way to add a border around the image that is uploaded? i've tried using tables, but there is always cellspacing, even when set to 0.

erggg.
 
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