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using iMac in portrait mode - Facetime now sideways :)

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unfrostedpoptar

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Hi all.

I just remounted my 27" iMac (and external monitors) in portrait mode and really like it so far since most of the documents I edit are more vertical. However, I just went to have a FaceTime conversation and it doesn't know the iMac is sideways so the picture of me is now sideways. I guess it doesn't correctly read the Display settings in Preferences for monitor orientation.

How do I fix this? I did a few google searches but didn't find anything.

Thanks,

David
 
Intell said:
You can't fix it because such an option doesn't exist.
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Joy. Another stupid omission on Apple's part. I'll add it to my large list of very simple things they haven't enabled that give me headaches... Just to add insult to injury, they make a big deal on their site about how the iPhone automatically rotates the camera when you turn the phone.
 
unfrostedpoptar said:
Joy. Another stupid omission on Apple's part. I'll add it to my large list of very simple things they haven't enabled that give me headaches... Just to add insult to injury, they make a big deal on their site about how the iPhone automatically rotates the camera when you turn the phone.
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With all due respect, rotating the iPhone doesn't involve a custom mounting solution.

Your complaint is akin to adjusting the drive train so a car drives sideways, and noticing that you can't rotate the seat.
 
forty2j said:
With all due respect, rotating the iPhone doesn't involve a custom mounting solution.

Your complaint is akin to adjusting the drive train so a car drives sideways, and noticing that you can't rotate the seat.
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I don't agree since Apple put in a menu option to allow me to rotate the screen orientation in Preferences. I didn't use any 3rd-party software or patches which would be closer to your analogy.

Luckily, it's not a big deal for me since I almost never use this and can just use my MBA when I need to.
 
A bit OT: do you see any difference in internal temperatures ? I would assume that the air flow within iMac is not designed for portrait mode. Wonder if that's impacts.

I understand your desire on portrait mode; I have an external EIZO I can rotate and really like this for coding or browsing.
 
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go all DIY and get in there and rotate the camera or get an external camera and use it. I still use the Xbox 360 camera if I ever need anything different than the straight on camera.
 
unfrostedpoptar said:
I don't agree since Apple put in a menu option to allow me to rotate the screen orientation in Preferences. I didn't use any 3rd-party software or patches which would be closer to your analogy.

Luckily, it's not a big deal for me since I almost never use this and can just use my MBA when I need to.
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Where is that option? I don't see on my iMac.
 
peeaanuut said:
go all DIY and get in there and rotate the camera or get an external camera and use it. I still use the Xbox 360 camera if I ever need anything different than the straight on camera.
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Yep. When I want high quality, I hook up my old MiniDV camcorder to the Mac via Firewire which blows away just about any webcam. I was just trying to do it the easy way...
 
unfrostedpoptar said:
I don't agree since Apple put in a menu option to allow me to rotate the screen orientation in Preferences. I didn't use any 3rd-party software or patches which would be closer to your analogy.
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The key difference is that in addition to rotating the screen, it sounds like you've also rotated the camera (which as you've noticed, there is no option for).
 
Nermal said:
The key difference is that in addition to rotating the screen, it sounds like you've also rotated the camera (which as you've noticed, there is no option for).
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OK - my last comments on this.

1) Yes, I rotated the camera. It's an iMac - no choice!
2) My point was that his analogy was flawed since it implied that I changed the computer in a way no approved of by Apple. This is not the case since they
a) provide a (albeit hidden) setting to rotate the screen orientation
b) sell the VESA adapter kit for the iMac, which I bought and used to mount the iMac on an Ergotron arm - which they also sell on store.apple.com
 
you do have to concider the optics of the camera as well. The aspect ratio is not the same if you rotate it, so your image if they did rotate the image via software, would be out of whack in comparison to others. Its why you get those videos where people video with the iPhone straight up. Looks horrible. If they did provide the option to rotate the camera via software, they would either have to 1, cut the image size to create the proper ratio or 2, leave it as a turned image ratio. Both options would create a bigger issue of people complaining that apple didnt think about the design and all the usual mumbo jumbo about features they dont use.

You are honestly the only person I have ever heard bring up this issue.
 
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