How to FaceTime in wide screen?

[danpass]

I must be missing something simple. The Apple site touts a widescreen view in FaceTime but when I launch it the screen remains vertical and will only expand vertically.

Do I have to download the App store app? It registers as available even though I opened the FaceTime Lion app and connected with my iPhone just fine. Is it separate somehow, an expansion of the base app?

 

[Intell]

Select the "Use Landscape" in the Video menu or press Command-R.

 

[danpass]

Thanks. I have everything set to autohide and kept forgetting to check that stuff lol

(<--- new to OS X)


But the video options are grayed out.

 

[Intell]

But the video options are grayed out.

They become active when a call starts.

 

[danpass]

thanks. I called myself and it rotated.

But I think that app is meant for enabling HD and true widescreen (vs portrait or landscape)

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http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/ (bottom of the page)

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