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WARD Compatibility Note: iUSBCam is no longer supported in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). source: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iusbcam/
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 | Jul 7 2009 |
SNOWWHITESICKETTE I am very happy with iUSBCam. It works as advertised, with a Hue Clique USB webcam and 10.4.11. The developer is helpful and prompt responding to questions. I had asked about the licensing, and the developer informed me that my license is good for all of my personal Macs, which makes the low price even better. The trial period is one week, which is plenty of time to determine if it will work. A driver must also be installed for the USB camera to work. I got mine from the webcam manufacturer's website- the most recent driver instead of the outdated one that came with the CD. If your camera manufacturer doesn't have a Mac OS X driver, check out Macam, a free USB webcam driver that is available here at MacUpdate. For some reason, the feature that IMO makes iUSBCam a necessity, is not even mentioned in the description above. It enables older Macs that don't meet the requirements set by Apple to broadcast video in iChat and other IM programs. I installed it on a 400MHz G3 iMac and a 466MHz iBook SE, and it works perfectly. Also enables an external iSight to work on older Macs that fall under the requirements. Prior to iUSBCam, the iSight would power itself off after showing a few seconds of video- enough to know that the computer was not the problem. Because of iUSBCam, I can use my USB webcam in iChat, or my FireWire iSight on all of my Macs. Fantastic!
(Version 2.2.5) | |
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 | Mar 19 2008 |
OHGOOD iUSBCam 2.2.4 seems to work with Leopard 10.5.2 and iChat (current) but usability is very poor. THere are problems with the application apparently, as this is being written to syslog 10-20 times a second: 3/19/08 8:20:43 AM iChat[803] *** Break on _NSLockError() to debug. Which means the ahrddrive and cpu are going like mad. Working and usable are two different things. :)
(Version 2.2.4) | |
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| Mar 31 2008 |
BEARTECH I am also having problems with this product. The image looks as if the horizontal is all the way to the side. The camera image is active because even with the distortion, you can see changes due to motion. I uninstalled and re-installed pretty much everything that could be involved. If I boot back into Tiger, it work great. Completely worthless in Leopard.
(Version 2.2.4) | |
| Aug 17 2007 |
DONKEYOTAY I have a Logitech Quickcam with an inbuilt microphone, but cannot get the audio to work. Beautiful pictures though. Any help?
(Version 2.2.1) | |
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| Aug 17 2007 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Might want to try the developer's site: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/issues.html#g3
(Version 2.2.1) | |
| Nov 14 2006 |
CLOUDNINER This program is a ten! I have a 24 inch iMac with the built in camera. I really like the ability to use a USB web cam as it gives me the ability to sit and relax instead of sitting fixed in front of the iMac. Gladly bought the program minutes after using it.
(Version 2.1) | |
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| May 2 2006 |
MACGURUTECH Outstanding software makes usb cameras finally useful on any OS X Mac and very nice interface can easily compare with Apple's own cameras.
(Version 2.1) | |
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| Dec 31 2005 |
RIOTGURRRL It doesn't work with the Eye Toy 3 camera (usb; sony; SCEH-0004 (??)) which is an usb camera can sombody HELP me?
(Version 2.0.6) | |
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| May 1 2006 |
FLUENTNUDGE You're going to need to install a driver for the Eyetoy. The driver macam will probably be your solution... It says eyetoy is in the works or if you can find a driver for ov51x (it's a ov519) chipset driver use that. http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
(Version 2.1) | |
| Nov 10 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Works great on Tiger and Powerbook 667DVI
(Version 2.0.6) | |
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| Oct 27 2005 |
ANONYMOUS How come I cant get more then two people in a video chat(me and another person)?Is it because I havent registered yet?Great software though,I dont know why apple didnt include support for usb cameras.If the camera works in quicktime I dont understant why it wouldent work in ichat(probably because they want people to buy the isight).Very usefull software,alot cheaper then a 150 dollar isight.
(Version 2.0.6) | |
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| Aug 10 2005 |
RUTGER Version 2.0.3 works perfectly on tiger with macam and the Philips USB ToUcam on my 1GHz G4 PB!
(Version 2.0.3) | |
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| May 4 2005 |
WHYTOI 2.0.2 is incompatible with Tiger 10.4. There's a compatible beta on their site 2.0.3b6.
(Version 2.0.2) | |
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| Apr 29 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Well installed Tiger 10.4 tonight and webcam doesnt work in ichat anymore. When might we see a update or am i not doing something right? great app love it.
(Version 2.0.2) | |
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| Nov 2 2004 |
There is no need to buy a new mac anymore!!!! It works as advertize.
(Version 2.0.2) | |
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| Aug 18 2004 |
OZ Great piece of software. Does the job, opened up the world of video conferencing for USB webcam owners. There are few cheap alternatives to the Apple iSight which are really worth paying for. Get yourself a USB cam and away you go. i recommend the Logitech QuickCam 4000. Worked a breeze. Picked one up brand new on eBay for £21!! There are a few flaws with this software. It is quite processor intensive when running iChat. I am not sure that this is down to iChatUSBCam but I have my suspicions. Also, if you have your energy saver setting not set to 'Highest' you get an annoying message whenever you start iChat which you cannot choose to 'stop showing in future'. Overall its best to get this software and a USB webcam than fork out £120 for an iSight!
(Version 2.0) | |
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 | Sep 3 2004 |
KEN Thanks for the praise. v2.0.1 allows you to say "Don't warn me again" to the Energy Saver warning.
(Version 2.0.1) | |
| Aug 7 2004 |
CHRISR Just tried this for the first time with a Toucam Pro and IOXperts drivers on my Dad's Dual 533 G4. Tried two video chats and both worked perfectly. The Toucam Pro was always a great cam, if ugly, so I'm chuffed my Pa can put it to use now. It does eat alot of CPU cycles but then it is having to convert the USB video feed to a DV feed on the fly isn't it?
(Version 2.0) | |
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| Aug 6 2004 |
TOURNESOL Works ok, but the picture is mirrored and when camera is on iChat uses 80% om my CPU which is a 1.5 ghz powerbook.
(Version 2.0) | |
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| Feb 28 2004 |
JON My new iSight didn't work on an old iMac, old iBook, and B&W G3 used my my sister's and mom, respectively (Apple restricts usage to 600Mhz+ G3+ systems). This program worked immediately and without any fuss. Beautiful.
(Version 1.1.2) | |
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| Jan 28 2004 |
PETRIELM I was so exited to see that some people out there finally gave the opporutnity to people who owned a USB web-cam to use iChat AV. Thank you! However, I have to say that even if I downloaded the iChatUSBCam 1.1.2 version more than four (4) times, it never worked! It also seems like it actually messed up my Fire Wire connection, for I cannot use my Digital Camcorder anymore with my iBook. So, sorry mates, it was a good idea, but it did not really work! I do not advice anyone to install iChatUSBCam 1.2.1 at all.
(Version 1.1.2) | |
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| Mar 15 2004 |
We assure you this program does actually work and has been working for thousands of people for 8 months now. We're sorry you had a bad experience with iChatUSBCam. Our customer support should be able to help you with this problem. Please visit our webpage for troubleshooting information and support contact details.
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| Dec 22 2003 |
STEELCUT Works like a charm on my imac 400 and AiptekPenCam RTFM and go here: http://www.multi-cam.net/camera_downloads.html ;-)
(Version 1.1.1) | |
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| Dec 23 2003 |
GM I went to the website you stated. Macam works just fine. iChat sort of works now (don't know why), but now there is a green vertical bar on the left side, the image is mirrored, and whenever I click on iChat's "Preferences" the program suddenly quits. No problems with Preferences if the cam is not connected. I am glad that others have success, but I am not so lucky. I spent over 4 frustrating hours trying to make it work, and I am done trying. Even if it worked, I would not pay the $9.95 for a mirrored image with a fat green bar. This ap barely meets PC standards and is a poor example of what I'd expect from a mac. Going back to the idea of buying an iSight. The $9.95 that I saved here will pay for the taxes. Thanks for the attempt.
(Version 1.1.1) | |
| Dec 22 2003 |
ANONYMOUS Works fine with my iBook G3 500 640MB using either my iSight or my Sony DV Camcorder connected through the Firewire port.
(Version 1.1.1) | |
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| Dec 23 2003 |
ANONYMOUS You don't need this program if you use an iSight or a Firewire camcorder!!!
(Version 1.1.1) | |
| Dec 23 2003 |
ANONYMOUS Check your facts: -What is the minimum processor needed to run iChat 2.0 w/ an iSight ? -What is minimum processor needed to run iChat 2.0 w/ a DV camcorder? Now what processor is the review discussing? (G3 500)
(Version 1.1.1) | |
| Jan 18 2004 |
TJ I'm wondering how you got your Sony DV Camcorder to work, I got one and thought it would work, but it doesn't see the camcorder, unless you are telling me it works with ichatusbcam, I haven't tried. I'm a little turned off from some of the reviews...any info is appreciated
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| Dec 22 2003 |
GM I have a 15"FR iMac w/ all of the very latest upgrades. I have a QuickCam (USB). This ap freezes my iChatAV upon loading. I must either force quit it or unplug the webcam which then causes iChat to "unexpectantly quit". If I plug in the webcam after iChat has loaded, iChat doesn't recognize any cam connected. In short: Useless!! Even worse than useless after all of the hoops you must jump through after downloading and installing other software just to make this one work. Thank goodness they both come with un-installers!! I think I'll scrape up a few $$ and buy myself an iSight for Christmas and maintain the high quality of products on and in my Mac, rather than taking a PC-user-like route and duct taping cheap aps all over it, risking having a similar future of problems and troubleshooting a hard drive full of crapware, making $150 seem like a cheap investment.
(Version 1.1.1) | |
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 | Dec 22 2003 |
ANONYMOUS The reason I as an iSight user would use this app is to do some color correction, focus control, and white point balancing. Unfortunately the demo doesn't allow you to access this part of the app. So what am I supposed to do? Pay before I try? I dont think so.
(Version 1.1.1) | |
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| Dec 1 2003 |
M2 Well, every since Panther came out, I have been waiting for this. However, after installing it, I'm not as happy as the performance with 10.2.x. Needless to say, it has performed fairly well, but the new release has an odd, what I could call a bug in it. Granted, I don't have a plethora of web cams to test it with, but my USB cam is fairly new (2003 model), and I have a about a 80-100 pixel green bar to the left in the preview window.
(Version 1.1) | |
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| Dec 1 2003 |
KEN The green stripe will only be present in the preview mode. It will go away when an actual conference starts.
(Version 1.1) | |
| Nov 28 2003 |
GRENADIER re: what are they waiting for.. man, i bought chatusbcam before i got my os x panther release. what a waste of money. bet they aren't able to release a proper version.... maybe the new quicktime doesn't allow those kind of hacks.. well, if ecamm would at least post ANY status on their website. but we're all sitting in the dark here. PLEASE SAY SOMETHING!
(Version 1.0.2) | |
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| Nov 26 2003 |
G-FER QuickTime 6.4 was released more than a month ago (10/16/2003), and Ecamm didn't make iChatUSBCam compatible with it. What are they waiting for???
(Version 1.0.2) | |
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| Nov 1 2003 |
G-FER iChatUSBCam is not compatible with QuickTime 6.4 yet: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/issues.html
(Version 1.0.2) | |
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| Nov 1 2003 |
All used to work beautifully...but I think it was after an Apple Upate...possibly when I went to 10.2.8 that this software began to NOT work! I have reinstalled everything, but I am thinking that this is something that may have been caused by APPLE somehow during a software update. | |
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| Oct 31 2003 |
P MCGHEE I have just encountered the same exact problem. Just installed Panther and bought the quickcam zoom only to find that they are not compatable:(
(Version 1.0.2) | |
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| Oct 29 2003 |
JAN DALSGAARD I have jus installed The Panther 10.3 and Application Enhancer (Updated for Panther ver. 1.4.1) and Your iChatUSBCam ver. 1.0 2 - I am using iChat 2.0 (ver 145). My camera is a Logitech QuickCam Zoom, and it works with WideoPlayer, so the Camera is compatible with Panther. BUT NEVER THE LESS, THE CAMERA DOES NOT WORK WITH ICHAT, WHAT CAN I DO. Jan Dalsgaard - Aktiv Data, Denmark PS It is a problem, as I have written about Your program (3 pages) in my book about Panther, and now I have hundreds of customers ringing me asking for an explanation. | |
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| Aug 11 2003 |
DAVE This program rocks! I have been waiting since AV came out for a program that would allow me to use my existing USB cam. This is a MUST HAVE! Go Ecamm!
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Aug 11 2003 |
NICK Great one!!! purchased it straight away. Works great with my cheap little web camera. Saved me a fortune buying a new camera to work with iChat AV. Well worth it!!!
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Aug 11 2003 |
KEN Since there is no way for the developer to respond directly to you, it doesn't make any sense to post support related things like questions to MacUpdate. Please send any problem reports or questions to ichatsusbcam@ecamm.com instead of posting them here. You will most likely get a response within a few hours. If you post them here there is now way to get an answer to you.
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Aug 11 2003 |
DAN Anyone know if this works with other USB non-webcam cameras? Like my Canon Powershot S30, for example?
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Oct 16 2004 |
BOBBY Dan, did you ever figure out how to use it with the S30? thanks, bobby
(Version 2.0.2) | |
| Jul 30 2003 |
ANONYMOUS will not install... i had the latest beta installed, but when i open installer i only get "21" in the main window?!?!?! why?
(Version 1.0) | |
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| Jul 22 2003 |
ANONYMOUS It works fine on my Quicksilver (OS X 10.2.6)with the Logitech QuickCam 3000. Thanks IOXperts--um, I mean Ecamm.
(Version 1.0b2) | |
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| Jul 14 2003 |
NICK This is AWESOME. I am SO thrilled that this was made. I used this with my D-link C100 cam with the macam drivers, I did have to reboot to work, but once it was there it worked like a charm! I love the video quality in iChat and had no idea it would look this great. Beats the socks off of using Yahoo for video chat! A billion thanks to the Developer!
(Version 1.0b2) | |
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| Jul 14 2003 |
LES does one need to have broadband service for the video to work? I am on an eMac, 700 Mhz, G4. Using an Aiptek camera with Macam driver.
(Version 1.0b2) | |
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| Jul 13 2003 |
MIXEL brilliant!! It works, and works well! I'm using a digital dream l'espion camera - which you can pick up for less than $60 or £40ukp. Good picture, everything peachy. :D I'm Impressed!!
(Version 1.0b2) | |
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| Jul 12 2003 |
PETER S. Disables the sound input from my Philips ToUcam Pro Webcam, with the Macam driver, if used with iChat.
(Version 1.0b1) | |
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| Jul 12 2003 |
ANNE LEONARD I was really dubious whether this would work as webcams are notoriously difficult to manage. and whoomp! there it is! pukka. it all "just works" like any mac should/does! thanks for making this, its going to make my mac that bit more exciting to use!
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| Jul 11 2003 |
JEFF Works quite fine with my old philips USB Vesta and Macam as driver. Even if the video isn't very smooth, despite a 512 DSL connection, it's a great job, sorry Mister Jobs, I won"t bye your iSight :-)
(Version 1.0b1) | |
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| Jul 11 2003 |
MAC-THE-KNIFE I followed the instructions and it works just fine. The Video is not as fast as iSight and the picture quality will depend on the kind of USB-cam one uses. - iSight ? no thank you !
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| Jul 11 2003 |
ANONYMOUS THIS WORKS! It makes my USB video camera recognized in iChat, but am not able to make video chat to my buddy, maybe still need faster internet connection. ATM on dail-up connection. At least I don't have to spend $$$'s for diff cam. | |
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