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Old 27-06-2008, 11:50   #6 (permalink)
Hunch
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Originally Posted by fasterthanlight
yea, they're standard on every model *now*

Not every model - the Pro doesn't have one. As a Pro owner, I've been quite interested in this subject myself for the purposes of having video chats on Skype etc...

Basically official support for 3rd party webcams is a bit sketchy in Mac OS for the very reason that 99% of people don't need to buy one because of the built in iSight.

However there has been a big third party effort by open source developers to provide drivers for as many webcams as possible. You can find all the info at:

macam : USB webcam support for Mac OS X

They have a big list there of cameras that are supported. I tried macam on a 7 year old Logitech camera (of which I have no idea of the model number - it's got nothing written on it) and it worked absolutely fine.
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