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#225017 - 04/21/05 04:44 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: Bryan]
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Should be. It works fine with Apple applications (e.g. iMovie), but if you try and capture sound using 3rd party software and the iSight as a microphone you're usually out of luck.<br><br>

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#225018 - 04/21/05 05:03 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: Trog]
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[color:blue]Should be. It works fine with Apple applications (e.g. iMovie), but if you try and capture sound using 3rd party software and the iSight as a microphone you're usually out of luck.</font color=blue><br><br>Sounds like with the SuperDrive and IDVD, that dohicky when the drive first came out. Smelled proprietary <br><br>
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#225019 - 04/21/05 09:47 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other guy [Re: carp]
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Carp, go ahead and get the iSight. I love mine.<br><br>There are changes in Tiger that will enhance both video and audio for the iSight.<br><br>

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#225020 - 04/21/05 10:31 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: skuldugary]
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Never experienced the probs you describe. In fact, even in very low light, image quality has always been excellent. No graininess at all, and the recent update has even improved performance noticeably. And I've never needed iGlasses.<br><br>Did you forget to take the lens cap off? <br><br>
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#225021 - 04/21/05 10:47 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: steveg]
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The biggest thing is light. <br><br>If you can blast the room with light, the iSight will look like a million dollars. <br><br>Without it, your friends will think you're the emperor on Star Wars. <br><br>

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#225022 - 04/21/05 10:51 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: Bryan]
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<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Without it, your friends will think you're the emperor on Star Wars.<p><hr></blockquote><p>And this is a bad thing? <br><br>
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#225023 - 04/21/05 11:33 AM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: Bryan]
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#225024 - 04/21/05 01:50 PM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: Trog]
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It's in low light where the iSight really feels the pain. I'm using iGlasses, so it may be that the noise I'm seeing on the image is due to the software trying to keep up with the lack of bright, direct sunlight.<br><br>
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#225025 - 04/21/05 01:52 PM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: carp]
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Thanks for the suggestion. I tired it on the Mini and on my G4. I got the same thing. I don't know if both use the same card.<br><br>
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#225026 - 04/21/05 01:57 PM Re: I hate to admit Mac isn't as good as the other [Re: MacGizmo]
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I use them interchangably. Non MAC people who use PC's and not MAC's don't use the word Apple. They use MAC, so I use MAC, too. <br><br>That (MAC) way, every(MAC)one knows what (MAC) we're talking a(MAC)bout.<br><br>But thank you MACgizmo for clearing that up for me. <br><br>rotf I'm just teasing you. <br><br>Actually, I'm guilty of calling everything Apple related, a Mac. <br><br>
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