Then all the better to keep it FireWire then
Seriously though, USB2 or Firewire on a PC, who really cares? A PCI Firewire card is quite cheap to buy and Firewire has the better bus anyway.
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iSight Firmware Update
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Then all the better to keep it FireWire then
Seriously though, USB2 or Firewire on a PC, who really cares? A PCI Firewire card is quite cheap to buy and Firewire has the better bus anyway.
Re: GarageBand
That's right. As you sing your ditty, it records the footage of your face and subtracts the background. Then, when the song is ready, you add a crazy background of your choice (beach babes, dancers, landscapes, an iPhoto album (omg), iTunes visualizations) and voila! Ready for upload to MTV.
Heh. Not only will it be compatible, it'll integrate into GB in a totally novel way: One click music videos.
That's right. As you sing your ditty, it records the footage of your face and subtracts the background. Then, when the song is ready, you add a crazy background of your choice (beach babes, dancers, landscapes, an iPhoto album (omg), iTunes visualizations) and voila! Ready for upload to MTV.
Re: iSight problems
I highly recommended checking the forums at Cubeowner.com:
http://www.cubeowner.com/forums/index.php
(specifically "Cube Hardware Support:ower/VRM/PSU/Sleep Sub Forum" in or maybe: "Cube Hardware Support::USB, Firewire and Audio Sub Forum")
Anything on anything about cubes, you'll find it here.
The cube has some interesting sleep issues already, I wouldn't be suprised if it's a cube-only problem. I would also make sure your cube firmware is up-to-date, which I assume it is if you're running panther.
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update: I searched Cubeowner for you, and there is a small thread about it here I would also check Apple's forums (go to apple.com, click big tab SUPPORT, then click little tab DISCUSSIONS).
I highly recommended checking the forums at Cubeowner.com:
http://www.cubeowner.com/forums/index.php
(specifically "Cube Hardware Support:
ower/VRM/PSU/Sleep Sub Forum" in or maybe: "Cube Hardware Support::USB, Firewire and Audio Sub Forum")Anything on anything about cubes, you'll find it here.
The cube has some interesting sleep issues already, I wouldn't be suprised if it's a cube-only problem. I would also make sure your cube firmware is up-to-date, which I assume it is if you're running panther.
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update: I searched Cubeowner for you, and there is a small thread about it here I would also check Apple's forums (go to apple.com, click big tab SUPPORT, then click little tab DISCUSSIONS).
The video of iSight *DOES* work with windows... however, the microphone part does *not* work.
Also, whilst iSight works with MSN Chat, I cannot get it to work with AIM 5.5 - it just refuses to acknowledge I have a camera.
This isn't a big deal because the video is more important and you can get microphones for next to nothing.
Also, whilst iSight works with MSN Chat, I cannot get it to work with AIM 5.5 - it just refuses to acknowledge I have a camera.
This isn't a big deal because the video is more important and you can get microphones for next to nothing.
Originally posted by mrsebastian
so it doesn't work, or it does work with pc users? obviously it works partially and that's exactly why i have gotten one. most of my friends and family with whom i'd use it with are on pc
The iSight has plenty of bugs -- or at least one or two really nasty critters. Mine was so flaky right out of the box, I nearly sent it back for repair -- until I realized that nearly all of them have the same set of problems. The main issue appears to be the FireWire cable, which Apple made too thin to work reliably (resulting in the infamous "no camera is connected" message in iChat). Quite a few people have tried connecting them with full-sized FireWire cables. This works for me, but then of course you can't attach the camera to the included mounting brackets, which kind of defeats the point. A firmware fix? I sure hope so.
Well the firm wear upgrade probably isn't going to do anything liek this, but Apple could make many friends if iSight/AV Chat could multicast based on who was speaking/selected to allow cheap multiparty video conferencing...
it would be cool if the firmware update would allow you to connect your iSight to your ipod and dump recorded video on it
Re: GarageBand
Glad to hear someone else is concerned with this. I mentioned this issue on another thread and had some fairly pompous responses from people who thought it perfectly acceptable that iSight is incompatable with GarageBand. They pointed out that I was probably ill-equipped to post because of my lack of audio, production, etc. knowledge. I, however, attempted to point out that GarageBand is an "iLife" product from Apple... as such, it should just work with current Apple equipment.
I may not be a production engineer, but I do find it frustrating that iSight doesn't work with GarageBand. I hope this update fixes this issue.
I'd also be curious to find out your "work-around"
Glad to hear someone else is concerned with this. I mentioned this issue on another thread and had some fairly pompous responses from people who thought it perfectly acceptable that iSight is incompatable with GarageBand. They pointed out that I was probably ill-equipped to post because of my lack of audio, production, etc. knowledge. I, however, attempted to point out that GarageBand is an "iLife" product from Apple... as such, it should just work with current Apple equipment.
I may not be a production engineer, but I do find it frustrating that iSight doesn't work with GarageBand. I hope this update fixes this issue.
I'd also be curious to find out your "work-around"
I doubt it. As the iSight doesn't have a hard drive, it would have to record directly into the iPod... I'm not even sure if it's currently possible.
Re: It's out!
yup. Just installed (Seemed really weird installing something on the actually iSight, but, hey, whatever. lol
anyway, officially, I guess it's 1.0.2 (v44) - at least that's what was in the 'about iSight updater' menu. And now there is an iSight Updater app in my utilities folder. hmmm...
yup. Just installed (Seemed really weird installing something on the actually iSight, but, hey, whatever. lol
anyway, officially, I guess it's 1.0.2 (v44) - at least that's what was in the 'about iSight updater' menu. And now there is an iSight Updater app in my utilities folder. hmmm...