CONFIRMED!! Xbox Live Vision Cam works natively with 10.4.9

[bored911]

what app do i use?? someone?

 

[blackketter]

Works with PPC and Intel Macs, also Logitech QuickCam Fusion and Ultra Vision

Tested the Logitech QuickCam Fusion and Ultra Vision on both an Intel MacBook Pro and PPC iMac and both worked beautifully with 10.4.9, where nothing worked with 10.4.8 and look terrific.

So, I suspect that the XBox Live camera will work on the PPC iMac as well.

 

[Nightkrawler]

Do they only work in ichat?
Or can you use the cam in other apps (iMovie, Photobooth ) as well.

 

[inkhead]

The resolution IS NOT 640X480, that's the interpulated resolution that it produces. The true resolution is half of that.

Just like most $30 webcams. Not to mention the lenses on these things might have well been made with frost paper

 

[magicRob]

I would think the 640x480 is right... the 1.3mpx is the interpolated bit

640x480 = 307,200 pixels...

 

[lopresmb]

Do they only work in ichat?
Or can you use the cam in other apps (iMovie, Photobooth ) as well.

works with ichat, skype, photobooth and quicktime, but not imovie, as it is looking for that streaming DV firewire camera.

 

[magicRob]

I got one. Works perfectly, apart from having to set the focus Nothing to install, just plug in and away you go.

Tried it with iChat, Skype, Delicious Library (barcode scanning), YouTube's instant capture thingo... will try more later...

 

[Multimedia]

iMovie HD 7 + Leopard Will Probably See It Just Fine

works with ichat, skype, photobooth and quicktime, but not imovie, as it is looking for that streaming DV firewire camera.

For now. But I bet iMovie HD 7 with Leopard will see it fine.

 

[scmacdaddy]

can i get photobooth for my ppc g4 powerbook?

 

[IanC]

Sweet, my Vision Camera is pretty much unused with my 360 (impulse buy, might use it more if an eyetoy play style game comes out) so this is great news.

 

[Jasonbot]

can i get photobooth for my ppc g4 powerbook?

Yes, just cmd-c it off another mac that has it installed althouugh the legality of this is debatable.

 

[N10248]

It works great for me on my imac g5, only thing thats a dissapointment is that its 100% USB2 so it wont work on my old Graphite Powermac G4 with its USB 1 ports

oh well

 

[Mavimao]

Out of curiosity, just tried plugging in my PS2 EyeToy, and it didn't work.

I have an iMac G5 running 10.4.9

There's a possibility that USB webcams may still not work on PowerPC Macs - the USB kernel extensions have been updated in the Intel version of 10.4.9 but not the PPC version.

Can anyone confirm whether or not they now have a USB webcam working with 10.4.9 on a PowerPC Mac and/or Intel Macs?

lOUDsCREAMEr, what's your machine?

The eyetoy does work, but you have to use the Macam driver in order for the mac to recognize it. Remember, 10.4.9 does not recognize EVERY USB webcam. Since 4.3, mac's were able to recognize UVC compliant webcams natively. The only thing 4.9 does differently is let you use these webcams with ichat. FYI, UVC is a new driver and there are only a handful of webcams that are compliant with this standard.

 

[magicRob]

Ok... after more playing last night I'm convinced this is the best value camera around, especially if you already own an XBox 360

Anyone tried this on Panther? Just wondering if it supports USB cameras "out of the box"...

 

[lOUDsCREAMEr]

Out of curiosity, just tried plugging in my PS2 EyeToy, and it didn't work.

I have an iMac G5 running 10.4.9

There's a possibility that USB webcams may still not work on PowerPC Macs - the USB kernel extensions have been updated in the Intel version of 10.4.9 but not the PPC version.

Can anyone confirm whether or not they now have a USB webcam working with 10.4.9 on a PowerPC Mac and/or Intel Macs?

lOUDsCREAMEr, what's your machine?

old sk00l iBook G4 sans iSight

 

[fistful]

Looks like your thread found it's way onto tuaw.

 

[vniow]

ZOMG, it works!

I have to use a phone adapter I've had for awhile for Skype as a mic but it works.

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[jourtor]

iMovie

I want to use my Live Vision with iMovie, is this possible?

 

[rhpenguin]

Sold! This is a great thing for Hackintosh folks!

 

[bored911]

mine still doesn't work. it won't regonize a second vido source. any suggestions?

 

[mr.barracudie]

can you

hey everyone can you use any webcam on xbox live???

 

[slffl]

Oh NICE! I've been on the fence about getting the Vision cam. And now that I can use it with my macs, and Apple isn't making stand-alone isights anymore, it's a no brainer!

 

[twoodcc]

the only problem is no mic

 

[DesignVHL]

hey guys - i'm in a dilemma! I need to find an affordable (no more than $125) web cam to use as a security camera that will work with the EvoCam software on my G5 Dual. According to the EvoCam website, the software will work with any quicktime compatible camera. I suspect that someone is breaking into my house. We are leaving this weekend and I need to setup something reliable before I leave.

Does anyone here know if any of the follow cams discussed: Vision cam, Logitech QuickCam Fusion and Ultra Vision will focus in on someone about 10-15 feet away? I'm going to point it at my front door to see if it would work for security. Could someone test this for me before I go out and buy? I need to be sure that the picture is clear enough to see who's breaking into my house!

thanks for your help.

-Valerie

 

[efoto]

Valerie,
I think you could verify that someone is breaking into your residence from 10 to 15 feet away, however I'm not the least bit convinced you'd make any kind of positive identification. Most, if not all, of these web cams are manually focused or the focus is adjusted through the software (IE if it's really bad the computer will attempt to clean it up, but only within the limits of the normal image), I don't believe there is a web cam that is motion-focusing....although it would be quite cool