How to record video via built in isight in Tiger

Hi,
A friend of mine wants to record video on his Intel MacBook but is only running Tiger.
Is this possible and if so, what’s the best app to do it in?
NB He is a novice user.
Thanks,
JC

johnnycakes wrote:
Hi,
A friend of mine wants to record video on his Intel MacBook but is only running Tiger.
Is this possible and if so, what’s the best app to do it in?
NB He is a novice user.
Thanks,
JC
My opinion of "best" for novice is QuickTime Pro: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/
Some other possibilities follow:
• iMovie (iM v6 or later for built-in iSight): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3095
( Tiger 10.4.4 or later recommended: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2675 )
• iCamShare: http://www.arborbits.com/icamshare/
• Webcam Tweaker: http://www.tweakersoft.com/webcamtweaker.html
• Some other apps that can capture movie or video clips listed on this page can work with Tiger:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html
EZ Jim
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