ISight and PC for skype

Question

I read that it was difficult to use iSight with XP, but is it impossible?
I have a Mac at home and a laptop from work with XP. at the moment, the Vskype is only for PC, and I want to get the iSight to use with both?
thanks.

Answer 1

Hello HPNY
I read that it was difficult to use iSight with XP, but is it impossible?
Based on what I have seen here, the answer is yes unless you are willing to accept partial function. To use iSight to its full potential, you need a Mac.
As I recall, about a year ago, one person posted that he made an iSight work properly with XP by editing the code in a Windows video driver to correct the gamma to usable, experimentally derived, values. I did not fully understand it, but, if this is within your capability, you might want to consider using an iSight as your PC webcam.
I asked him to post the specifics of what driver he modified and what values he used, but he never posted back the info. If you get it working, please post the info back here because this is a frequently asked question.
Some users claim that they can make either audio
b or
video work with a particular PC application, but nobody else has reported that both audio and video work simultaneously.
For instance, Johan Dam, "There is a program for iSight for Windows Xp?" msg # 2.1.1.1.1, Jul 3, 2005 reports that the Splitcam app for his PC lets him use iSight for video only.
My best suggestions are in the iSight and the PC FAQ.