ISight producing mirror image in all apps

Whenever I use anything that displays the video captured by the iSight camera, the image is a mirror. I cannot find anything that would permit me to configure the camera to show the image it's actually capturing. Is there a way I can do this?

bjames.wi wrote:
Whenever I use anything that displays the video captured by the iSight camera, the image is a mirror. I cannot find anything that would permit me to configure the camera to show the image it's actually capturing. Is there a way I can do this?
Welcome to Discussions, bjames.wi
Software controls your iSight. Many, but not all, software applications give mirror-image iSight views. Different apps work differently. Your Mac's Help in each application should give you more info on how each particular app works, but here are some suggestions for a few of the most common apps.
(1) iChat's picture-in-picture and Snapshot is "mirrored" by design.
We are so accustomed to seeing ourselves in the mirror that it looks strange the other way. Your movie clips and the view that your chat friends' see and are normal. Only video snapshots you make and your video preview are mirror-image.
(2) You can change individual snapshots made with either iChat or Photo Booth by opening the file with your Preview application and using the Preview > Tools > Flip Horizontal menu command.
Full-featured image editing software such as PhotoShop or PhotoShop Elements can also flip images that have already been saved.
(3) You can change future Photo Booth snapshots with the Photo Booth > Edit > Auto Flip New Photos menu choice.
More info is in Photo Booth > Help > Photo Booth Help. Search for Flipping a photo there.
(4) iMovie is different. Its preview window shows images right-way-around, as is the customary view for movie cameras.
(5) To flip saved video recordings, QuickTime Pro can do it easily. Use QT Pro's "Visual Settings" controls in the "Video Track" section of its "Movie Properties" menu command to flip, rotate, resize, and edit other properties of an already-recorded video.
If you do not have QT Pro, you can use iMovie 6 HD. Import the saved Photo Booth or iChat 4 video clip into iMovie and use iMovie's "Mirror" effect in Editing >Video FX to flip it.
The latest iMovie version, iMovie 8 (sometimes called iMovie '09 because it is part of iLife '09), can also flip already-saved video. I do not think that iMovie 7 (which was part of iLife '08) can flip videos.
(6) If you really want to change your iSight's image, you can add iGlasses 2 software.
(7) If you are into no-cost, imperfect, and unsophisticated work-arounds, one kludged alternative would be to position a mirror as best you can so you are making video of your image in the mirror.
(8) If you need more info, when you post back please let us know which application gives you trouble.
EZ Jim
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