Isight not working in Ichat/ yahoo

I sight works fine in photo booth but when i try to use it in I chat it wil lsend a request, the other person accepts and then it comes back saying i never accpeted.... Same thing happenes on yahoo .. I see the video image its trying to send to them sooo the video is there, ,and working .. just chat programs wont send it right.. help?

Hello Crystal (crittle)
It seems likely to me that your external iSight needs service.
You can use the suggestions in How to test your (external) iSight to ensure it is functional to determine whether your Firewire iSight needs professional help. Fixes for the problems that users can correct are covered there, too.
There are NO user serviceable items inside iSight. If your external iSight works with NO application that uses iSight in ANY user account on ANY Mac, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
If your local Apple Service Technician has difficulty finding needed parts, you or he can contact http://www.synaptech.com. They have told me that they will help users obtain any parts that are still available.
If you do not have local access to an Apple Authorized Service Provider, use the info from Apple's iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions. That page contains the link to Apple's on-line "iSight service request form".
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.2)  External iSight

Similar Messages

  • Isight not working with ichat

    I've ran into problems with my built-in isight camera not working with ichat. It says there hasn't been any information sent in the past 10 seconds and shuts down. It works fine on other programs like Yahoo Messenger and Skype though. Anyone know how to fix this?
    Thanks

    I asked What router/modem do you have make and model.
    Not you OS.

  • Isight not working with ichat but works with Google talk and photo booth

    In message beta it say that I have no cam. But in device manger it lists isught under usb.

    sorry I lost ichat because it was replaced by with beta of the new message app (dont renember being asked if that was ok )
    here is a few things you may want to read
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=254318
    http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/other-hardware-peripherals/29466-isight-not-wor king-ichat.html

  • ISight not working in iChat

    I have iChat 4.0, and after restarting a few times, iSight still isn't working with iChat. iSight works in other applications, just doesn't seem to like iChat. iChat gives me the message that another program is using the iSight, but that's clearly not the case, because iSight's light isn't on, so...
    Any ideas?

    Hello Crystal (crittle)
    It seems likely to me that your external iSight needs service.
    You can use the suggestions in How to test your (external) iSight to ensure it is functional to determine whether your Firewire iSight needs professional help. Fixes for the problems that users can correct are covered there, too.
    There are NO user serviceable items inside iSight. If your external iSight works with NO application that uses iSight in ANY user account on ANY Mac, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
    If your local Apple Service Technician has difficulty finding needed parts, you or he can contact http://www.synaptech.com. They have told me that they will help users obtain any parts that are still available.
    If you do not have local access to an Apple Authorized Service Provider, use the info from Apple's iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions. That page contains the link to Apple's on-line "iSight service request form".
    EZ Jim
    PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.2)  External iSight

  • ISight not working in iChat, iSight not working in iChat

    The camera doesn't work in iChat--can have audio chat, but not video. Also does not display in Photo Booth.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim
    Mac OSX 10.7.3

  • Why is my built in iSight not working with my Yahoo messenger?

    It will open for me and I can see me. It will work for all other programs, MSN, iChat, etc but not for Yahoo. It used to work just fine and suddenly quit. It is the new Yahoo 3.0 Beta version. Everyone that clicks onto my cam, tells them its not available. I've read the other post about this but everyone else seems to talk about the external cam and mine is built in so I can't unplug it like suggested in other post. Can someone help me please? Thanks.

    You're welcome, lilyfrog.
    I am glad you are enjoying your Mac.
    Thanks for the additional info on your problem. However, you do not report the results of your trying my previous suggestions.
    When you tried using a different user account as suggested in Troubleshooting, did YM behave exactly the same way?
    Did you notice any change after you performed the recommended reset?
    I noticed that the connection has changed
    with my YM.
    You explain a result ("now it says...."), but not what you mean by "connection"? Is "Connection" a YM for Mac3 Beta (YMM3) preference or setting, a router configuration setting, some system preference setting in your Mac, or what? Try to explain what "connection" you mean as specifically as possible.
    Settings do not change by themselves. What did you change (whether hardware OR software) immediately before you noticed the problem?
    Did you have this same problem with an older version of YM?
    Did you notice the problem only after you changed to the YMM3 version, or have you never run any YM but YMM3?
    everything isn't highlighted for me to open the
    option. Could my webcam problem be because of the
    firewall option?
    Unless your troubleshooting tests prove to the contrary, I do not see any way that your webcam is involved in this. Unless other applications also exhibit similar problems, what you describe sounds to me like a firewall configuration issue with YM only. Barring an answer from someone who knows about YMM3, you should get specific YMM3 help for that issue from the Help link and forum that I suggested above.
    Once you have tried the suggestions and answered the questions above, we may be able to offer other ideas based on your response.
    Jim

  • Isight is not working on ichat and skype, however will work on photo booth and imovie.

    My isight will not work on ichat or skype, saying that there is no camera connected. isight will work in photo booth and imovie. It shows up in the system profiler. Have tried resetting SMC. Help?

    (1) Here is how I would proceed to isolate the underlying problem that requires corrective action.
    • Shut down everything.
    • Then restart modem and allow its self-test to complete.
    • Then restart router or wireless access point (if you have them) and allow self-test to complete.
    • Then restart Mac.
    • Use  > Software Update... (Update your Apple software if not current.)
    • Then test Photo Booth or iMovie with no other apps else running to ensure they still work.
    • Then quit your test app and try iChat with no other apps else running.
    • If iChat works, quit iChat and try Skype with no other apps else running.
    (2) If iChat works but Skype does not,
    • Verify that you are using the latest version of Skype that is compatible with your OS X (10.5.8) Mac.
    • Update if necessary.
    • Then test Skype again with no other apps else running.
    • If Skype problems remain but your camera works with everything else, Skype's comprehensive support system should best be able to help you use their product with your system.
    Start here:  https://support.skype.com/
    Or, click this link for help specifically related to Mac video calls.
    You can also search or post for help with your problem in Skype's dedicated Skype Discussions for Mac.  The Skype users who post there may have already solved the same problem.
    If nothing else works, you can even sign in and ask for email help directly from Skype's Technical Support people.
    (3) If you still have trouble with more than one app, you may need to use Disk Utility to:
    • repair permissions,
    • repair your disk,
    • or even reinstall Mac OS.
    If you reinstall OS X 10.5, use the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update to return to the latest version in one update step.
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim
    Mac OSX 10.7.4

  • Why won't my iSight webcam work with iChat?

    I have an iSight webcam and a Power Mac G5. I can't get the iSight to work with iChat, but it works with Yahoo Messenger, although the image is choppy. I have cable internet access, and I am connected to a wireless router (though not wirelessly, but with an ethernet cable). Is the router somehow interfering with iChat and the iSight camera?

    Hi Tim,
    On a slightly different note does the iChat Open ?
    If you click on the green Video icon next to your own Buddy pic at the top of the Buddy List do you see your Preview ?
    DO you have any Buddies yet ?
    Try Table 1 first after doing what Defcom says
    http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/ContactTesters.html
    10:28 PM Thursday; March 22, 2007

  • Isight not working with skype and tokbox after snow leopard upgrade

    Recently, I upgraded from Tiger to Snow Leopard. After the upgrade, I found that my built-in iSight camera wasn't recognized on TokBox. On Skype, it said that the iSight camera was in use by another application (however no other applications were running). The iSight is working with iChat, so I don't know what is wrong... everything was fine when I was using Tiger!

    hellokitty650 wrote:
    Okay, so I restarted my computer and that didn't work.
    Then, I went through the suggestions from the link you posted. I found that the iSight works in iChat and Photobooth; however, it does not work in iMovie HD (exactly the same in both user accounts on my computer). Just like before, the iSight is "in use by another application" in Skype on both user accounts.
    I reset the SMC, but it didn't seem to help anything. Everything was acting the same as before I reset it.
    I also noticed that my iTunes and my iMovie won't open; they both quit unexpectedly every time I try to open them. This happens in both user accounts as well.
    Okay, so it will be simplest to work your issues in steps. We will start with iMovie.
    Use your Mac's Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then reinstall iMovie HD 6. Repair permissions again after the installer finishes.
    If the version of iMovie HD 6 in your iLife '06 DVD is not "6.0.3", download and install the update:
      http://support.apple.com/kb/DL319
    If you need to do this update, repair permissions again after the update is finished.
    Test the reinstalled iMovie HD 6 to see if it works in more than one user account and post back the results.
    EZ Jim
    Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.4)  MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.4)
    LED Cinema Display  G4 PowerBook  1.67GHz (10.4.11)  iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9)  External iSight

  • Video & Voice Chat Not Working With ichat

    Voice Chat and Video Chat is not working with ichat 6 in booth google and yahoo. One side is ichat and the other side is yahoo & google talk clients, Please confirm whether its a workable scenario or it only supports ichat to ichat.
    Thanks & Regards
    Sreejith R

    Hi
    Other alternatives based on the amount of info in your post.
    Has she set up her Google Name in iChat or is she logged on via the Web Site (Google Mail page) ?
    iChat cannot Video to the Google Mail Login page chat option or to the app called GoogleTalk on a PC.
    Another thing.
    If you login to the GoogleMail Web pages you will get logged out of iChat (GoogleTalk account) to a partial extent which may explain the loss of Video or Audio iCons.
    iChat reports in a Text chat window that you have Logged Off.
    However you seem to be able to continue the chat - but it separate from the web Page chat - You send from the web page and that chat will get the next response, send from iChat and it gets the next response (I can't remember if the Buddy told me he got two Chat windows at his end)
    9:26 PM Wednesday; May 12, 2010
    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

  • I created an Apple ID using my ISP Email when I registered at the Store/Apple Support Communities/iTunes/Face Time and it does not work in iChat. Why Not ?

    Question:-
    I created an Apple ID using my ISP Email when I registered at the Store/Apple Support Communities/iTunes/Face Time or other portal and it does not work in iChat. Why Not ?
    Answer:-
    For a Name to work in iChat it has to be an Valid AIM screen Name.
    Only Apple IDs from the @mac.com ending names registered here  and the Mobileme (@Me.com ending) names are Valid with the AIM service as well as being Apple IDs
    (I am still working on info about registering with iCloud at the moment but if this does give you an @Me.com email it may well be a valid AIM name as well)
    NOTES:-
    The @mac.com page works by linking an external (Non Apple) email with a @mac.com name.
    This External Email cannot be one linked to an Existing Apple ID (you have to use a second email or register at AIM )
    The options at AIM are to use your existing email or create new name and link the existing only for Password recovery
    MobileMe (@me.com ending names) were valid Emails addresses, Apple IDs AND a Valid AIM Screen Name
    @mac.com names look like emails but are only Apple IDs and iChat/AIM Valid Screen Names.
    The AIM registration page seems to be pushing you to register [email protected] This is relatively new and I have not followed through the pages to find out if it a valid AIM email (Previously you could register a name without an @whatever.com suffix)
    8:16 PM      Friday; June 10, 2011
    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
     Mac OS X (10.6.7),
    "Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

    Question:-
    So I have my current [email protected] email in iChat as I thought as I had linked that to an Apple ID it was a Valid iChat Name.  It keeps coming up with a UserName or Password Invalid message.  What do I do next ?
    Answer:-
    Open iChat
    Go to the Menu under the iChat name in the Menu Bar and then Preferences and then Accounts in the new window.
    Commonly written as iChat > Preferences > Accounts as directions/actions to take.
    If it displays with a Yellow running name in the list you have a choice.
    Either register it at AIM (I would use a different password to the ISP Login) and then change the password only in iChat  (It may take you to confirm any Confirmation email from AIM first) in iChat > Preferences > Accounts
    Or you register a new Name at AIM (Or at @mac.com) and enter that (details below)
    If you have a Blue Globe name  (@mac.com) that will not Login the chances are that it the password that is the issue.
    Apple lets you create longer passwords than can be used with the AIM Servers.
    Change the Password at iForgot to no more than 16 characters.
    Then change the password in iChat as details above.
    Adding a new Account/Screen Name in iChat (that is valid with the AIM servers)
    Open iChat if not launched.
    Go to iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts
    Click the Add ( + )  Button at the bottom of the list.
    Choose in the top item drop down either @Mac.com or AIM depending on what you registered
    Add the name (with @mac.com the software will add the @mac.com bit)
    Add in the password.  (If you don't add it now iChat will ask you each time you open it)
    Click Done.
    The Buddy List should open (New Window)
    The Accounts part of the Preferences should now have the new name and you should be looking at the details.
    You can add something in the Description line which will then title the Buddy List (Useful when you have two or more names) and make it show up as that in the iChat Menu > Accounts and the Window Menu of iChat when logged in.
    You can then highlight any other Account/Screen Name you don't want to use and use the Minus ( - ) Button to delete it.
    8:39 PM      Friday; June 10, 2011
    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
     Mac OS X (10.6.7),
    "Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

  • ISight not working with Webex, GoToMeeting or Lync...BUT works with Skype, Facetime, Photobooth (June 2013 MBA)

    Brand new MacBook Air (June 2013, 8MB RAM, 500GB SSD)
    iSight not working with Cisco Webex, Citrix GoToMeeting or Microsoft Lync (error = webcam not detected); BUT iSight works with Skype, Facetime and Photobooth.
    3 hours of phone support with Webex - no luck.
    Tried SMC and PRAM reset - no luck.
    Tried erasing disk and reinstalling OSX 10.8.4 and apps manually with latest versions - no luck.
    Apple phone support says it's not Apple's problem because Apple apps work.
    Exchanged at Apple Store for another new MacBook Air, again installed apps manually with latest version (not from time machine) - STILL NO LUCK!!!
    Is there an update Apple or Cisco, Citrix and Microsoft need to put out for the new MBAs or do I just have 2 lemons???

    You're welcome.
    1wave wrote: ... an external webcam which might be a cheaper alternative ...
    It will be interesting to see what the vendors say about using a Mac-compatible external webcam.
    If not, some netbook or other Windows® device might offer compatibility at a much lower cost than a compatible Apple notebook.
    We will watch for your update(s).  What the vendors tell you will be very helpful to others who share this or similar issues with their new MBAs.
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim
    Mac OSX 10.8.4

  • My iPhone 4S is not working with my yahoo mail

    my iPhone 4S is not working with my yahoo mail i can receive but can't send out. what should i do? i just change it for a new 4S n still doing the same

    post in the iPhone forum.  This is the OS X 10.7 forum.

  • ISight not working, not found camera

    I'm using macbook pro retina 2013, has just update OS X 10.9.2 (13C64), iSight not working, not found camera

    lastday wrote: ... I don't know where "ScreenRecyclerDriver" come from, ...
    It was created when someone installed ScreenRecycler on your system.
    ScreenRecycler is a third-party add-on. ScreenRecycler  system requirements show the OS X 10.8 release version is still in beta.  It is possible that you have updated your Mac OS but not yet found a compatible version of ScreenRecycler.
    ScreenRecycler is also mentioned in multiple other Apple Discussions problem topics including these:
    Loose all logins with ScreenRecyclerDriver: Apple Support Communities
    Safari won't open - crashes immediately: Apple Support Communities
    Kernal Panic after mountain lion install: Apple Support Communities
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim
    Mac OSX 10.9

  • ISight not working on user account

    Okay so I did all the troubleshooting techniques and narrowed it down to my iSight not working on my main account.
    It works perfectly fine on another account though.
    Does anyone know how to fix it on my main account?
    I really don't want to have to log into my guest account every time I want to use Photobooth.
    I have a Macbook Pro running OS X version 10.5.8

    Well done!  You have used the troubleshooting tips to prove that your normal (old) user account is damaged.
     Cassie D wrote: ... Does anyone know how to fix it on my main account? ... 10.5.8
    Because there are many thousands of files in any OS X system, I have never successfully "repaired" a user account. It is faster, easier, and more reliable to merely change to a new account that works properly.  Here is how I do it.
    First, if you do not already have one, make a current backup of your important files.  If you need help, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
    Next, decide whether you want to use one of the existing test user accounts that you already know works.  Renaming account names can cause serious problems, so if you want a different name for your new everyday user account, it is best to create account with the name you like.  Test the new account, too, to be sure it is working properly before proceeding.
    Now, copy needed data from your backup into your new user account that works.  Begin using this new account as your every-day "main" login account. Do not move or delete anything from the old (damaged) account at this time.
    If you must add any third-party items to your new account, add only one at a time. Test thoroughly before adding another third-party item. This technique will help you quickly identify any particular item that might have been the cause of a conflict in your old account.
    Use your new account long enough so you can be certain that everything you do with your Mac is working properly in the new account. Depending on how you use your Mac, this can take weeks or even months.
    When you are certain that all is well with the new account that is now your normal account, you can throw away your damaged (old) original user account folder to reclaim its disk space.
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim

Maybe you are looking for