IMac G5 trouble with iSight
I bought my imac from a friend a while back and it has a webcam and i can use it online (myspace, stickam, etc.) but the computer doesn't have iLife, photobooth, or any other regular programs anymore. i was wondering if there was any way to use the camera to take pictures without these programs or a way to get them back if not.
Zaquery wrote:
I bought my imac from a friend a while back and it has a webcam and i can use it online (myspace, stickam, etc.) but the computer doesn't have iLife, photobooth, or any other regular programs anymore. i was wondering if there was any way to use the camera to take pictures without these programs or a way to get them back if not.
Welcome to Discussions, Zaquery
I can offer you a few additional alternatives (in no particular order) for your consideration.
(1) If your friend included the software DVDs that came with the iMac G5 (iSight) when you bought it from him, you can install the iLife apps and any other bundled apps you want by following the instructions in the User's Guide documentation that came with the iMac.
If you did not get the documentation, you can download and then save it by clicking the following link:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iMacG5-iSight-UsersGuide.pdf
(2) If you did not get the disks, you may be able to buy iLife '06 or iLife '08 by searching local markets or the internet. An iMac G5 (iSight) running Mac OS X (10.4.11) can use either of these iLife versions, but it cannot use iLife '09 without upgrading your Mac OS to 10.5.6 or a later version of OS X 10.5.
(3) If you plant to buy the upgrade to a 10.5.x version of Mac OS X, you can install it, and then use the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update. Doing so includes several ways to use your iSight and gives you the latest OS that will run on your iMac. 10.5.8 will also allow you to use the latest iLife '09 software.
Do not try to upgrade to Snow Leopard because Mac OS X 10.6 and later will NOT work on your iMac.
(4) If you do not plan to upgrade to 10.5, and if the install and restore software disks that came with your iMac have been lost, you will probably want to replace your iMac's original disks. Use your iMac's "System Profiler" utility (it is in your Finder > Go > Utilities folder) to find your iMac's Serial Number. Then you can call "1-800-SOS-APPL" for help with replacement disks. There may be nominal costs, but they can explain that to you.
Once you have the software disks for your iMac, you can install the apps you choose or restore the iMac to its original configuration and use all those iSight-enabled applications.
(5) Depending on how your current Mac OS X (10.4.11) system software was installed on your iMac, you may be able to make snapshots with your iMac as currently configured:
(5.a.) iChat is part of Mac OS X (10.4.11), and it can use iSight to take snapshots
by using the following commands (even when off-line):
• use the iChat > Video > Video Preview menu command
- then -
• use the iChat > Video > Take Snapshot menu command
The saved snapshot file will appear on your Desktop.
(5.b.) If Tiger (Mac OS X (10.4.11) was installed using the disks that came with your iMac,
you may still have the Photo Booth app.
Try using Spotlight to search for "Photo Booth" (without the quotation marks)
to see if it is still available somewhere on your Mac.
(6) Some of the apps shown in the following list may be of interest for your iSight use:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013310
You can individually check the terms and system requirements for any of these apps that are of interest.
EZ Jim
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