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    what's wrong with iSight?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Saud, Oct 19, 2006.

  1. Saud

    Saud Notebook Consultant

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    why doesnt the built-in iSight doesnt work with msn messenger whether it was on Mac OSX or Windows xp. is it a driver's problem?

    and how could u solve it?
     
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  2. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    You need to register a Jabber account and set it up in iChat.
     
    mach_zero, Oct 19, 2006
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  3. Saud

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    and then would it work with MSN messenger? .. i mean through the original version.

    will iSight work if ur using windows on a macbook?


    one last Q. what are the programmes that any Webcam can work with, but not iSight.

    (MSN messenger is one that i know of. what about skype? yahoo messenger? paltalk?)
     
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  4. mach_zero

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    My mistake. I just tried video chat through Jabber and when I used MSN transport it dropped me. Apparently doesn't work after all, only for text chat. Sorry about the confusion. :eek:
     
    mach_zero, Oct 19, 2006
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Skype is a small program that allows for internet calling, but nothing fancy like video interaction.
     
    Bog, Oct 19, 2006
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    The iSight camera works for MSN while you use Window XP
     
    jordan_327, Oct 19, 2006
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  7. cashmonee

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    What everyone seems to be dancing around is that video chat does not work for MSN on OS X. Hopefully this will eventually change, but as far as I know the only video chats available on OS X is iChat-iChat and Skype beta. The current version of Skype does not do video, you have to use the new beta.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 20, 2006
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    Hopefully we'll see adium supporting video chat soon as well.
     
    hollownail, Oct 20, 2006
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  9. Wooky

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    Mercury Messenger is reported to support video sight under MSN, give it a try.
     
    Wooky, Oct 20, 2006
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  10. M@lew

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    Does it support Msn under Bootcamp or Parallels?
     
    M@lew, Oct 20, 2006
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  11. cashmonee

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    I know Boot Camp will work, and I do not see why Parallels would not.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 21, 2006
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