Isight resolution

Ok i hsve ne questio that iwas ondering about.... in my macbook pros built in iSight is there any way to make the resolution better?

Actually, iGlasses plugs into the following programs:
iChat AV 2.0 or higher
iMovie 4.0 or higher
QuickTime Pro Player 7.0
Apple Photo Booth
BTV and BTV Pro
SecuritySpy
iSpQ 6.3.1 or higher
Yahoo! Messenger v2.5.3 and v3.0 Beta
QuickTime Broadcaster
EvoCam 3.5 Preview 1 or higher
GCam 1.2 or higher
iVisit
vChat
Web-based video chats via Safari
iCamShare
ohphoneX
ineen
WuffCam
Blog.Mac
Boinx iVeZeen
Boinx iStopMotion
MulleSight
aMSN
Mercury Messenger
SightSpeed
Skype 1.5 BETA (Video Preview) or higher
Journler
Gawker

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Isight resolution and leopard

i have noticed on my MBP with the 1.3 MP isight, in imovie, i can no longer change the resolution of the camera when importing in imovie, if i switch to the higher res option the camera freezes, i seem to recall in tiger i was able to up the resolution... now i am not... any ideas or similar experience?

Try creating a new user account, log in there and see if the problem persists. You should be able to import from the camera at 2 resolutions without issue.

Problem with iSight resolution in iMovie 08

Every time I change the resolution for the iSight camera in iMovie 08 it freezes. It seems to work fine at vga resolution but not the higher resolution that it gives me as an option. It worked one time so far and don't ask me how. After it freezes and I quit iMovie the camera can't be used by any application including iMovie until the computer is restarted. Is anyone able to help me out with this problem? If any more details are needed I would be happy to give them. Thanks.

I've answered my own problem. It has to do with the "created" date; most of these clips came over from my PC, so they all have the same date. By modifying that, you resolve the problem and it reorders the clips.

ISight resolution in iChat

Have just got my new iMac and done my first video Chat. I was surprised by the low resolution. iChat 5 displays the resolution in Connection Doctor, and I only got 176 x 144 in and out, although I have a very fast cable modem connection.
The picture quality was visibly lower than on Chats with my old G5 and an external iSight.
Is there any way to control the resolution of the built-in iSight in iChat?

Michael Gordner wrote:
Have just got my new iMac and done my first video Chat. I was surprised by the low resolution. iChat 5 displays the resolution in Connection Doctor, and I only got 176 x 144 in and out, although I have a very fast cable modem connection.
The picture quality was visibly lower than on Chats with my old G5 and an external iSight.
Is there any way to control the resolution of the built-in iSight in iChat?
Hello Michael.
Whenever this happens to me, I shut down everything in the system.
Then I restart the modem and allow its self-test to run. (See users guide for help if needed.)
When the modem test is complete, I restart the router (if you use one) and let its self-test run.
When the router self-test finishes, restart your Mac.
With NO other apps running, launch iChat and verify that your performance is as it should be.
(If you like, you can run http://speedtest.net/ to see if your system is delivering all the speed you are buying.)
Another possibility - if your Mac is new, it may be working hard to index the startup disk, and, possibly, to make its initial Time Machine backup. Both these tasks are processor intensive. Let your Mac run until Spotlight (upper right corner) does not give you an "indexing" message and System Prefferences... > Time Machine does not show that it is making a backup. FYI only-When I first got Leopard, I let my previous Mac run overnight to do this. The process will be quicker with your fast i7.
Enjoy iChat,
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.2) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.2)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

ISight Resolution on Macbook Pro

I have a Unibody Macbook Pro from last summer (2.8ghz, 500gb HD, 4gb RAM). The iSight camera records in a 4:3 aspect ratio when I use it in Camtasia for Mac - is there any way to get it to record in 16:9, or does the built in camera have a native 4:3 resolution?
If not, maybe I'll need to start a thread about upgrades (just try not to tell me that the 27" Cinema Display would do exactly what I what I'm looking for with its built in iSight camera!).

neilcauldwell wrote:
I have a Unibody Macbook Pro from last summer (2.8ghz, 500gb HD, 4gb RAM). The iSight camera records in a 4:3 aspect ratio when I use it in Camtasia for Mac - is there any way to get it to record in 16:9, ...
No. It will record only 4:3. The only way to change that ratio is to edit it after recording.
... or does the built in camera have a native 4:3 resolution?
Yes.
If not, maybe I'll need to start a thread about upgrades (just try not to tell me that the 27" Cinema Display would do exactly what I what I'm looking for with its built in iSight camera!).
I don't use Camtasia for Mac, but after I have saved a recorded clip from my iSight using iMovie or QuickTime, I can crop the recorded clip to 16:9 in iMovie or resize the video to my desired aspect ration using QuickTime Pro. I would think that Camtasia for Mac would offer capabilities at least as flexible as those.
If your only question(s) is(are) about using Camtasia for Mac, see Camtasia for Mac support:
http://techsmith.custhelp.com/app/answers/list
or search or post for help in Camtasia for Mac's dedicated user community pages:
http://forums.techsmith.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36
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LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11); iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod touch 4.1

Integrated isight Resolution and Quality.

Hello,
I-ve just bought ( it arrived yesterday ) a brand new Mac Book Pro woth 2,8 Ghz 4 Mb of Ram and so on...
I've been playing around with it a bit just to know my new computer and i noticed the bad quality of the image of the webcam...
It only takes pictures at at the resolution of 640x420 pixel... ( I've also tryed with other program than photo Both )... when I go to check the hardware it says...
Built-in iSight:
Product ID: 0x8507
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version: 4.19
Serial Number: 8H9C7007F6V23L00
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Location ID: 0x24400000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 500
I've read on internet that the
Product ID: 0x8507
It's an old webcm.. is it possible on a brand new computer??
Shouldn't I have a 1.3 Mpx camera??
Thank you for your attention.
Message was edited by: Sp1ke85

Mark Cockram wrote:
I would like to add to this question. I purchased an MBP 13 2.53 manuf June 2009 and a MB manuf oct 2009. When I use skype i see people in gloriuous widescreen but everyone sees me in only 4;3 with black bars down either side. Can anyone explain why this is the case. Do I have an inferior camera?
Thanks
mark
It seems to me that you have found a software feature (limit?) of Skype for Mac, Mark.
This Skype Help page states, in part, that Skype's "High Quality Video will transmit video images at 640x480 resolution at up to 30 frames per second."
http://tinyurl.com/y89568y
640 x 480 is normal (4x3) screen format, not a widescreen one. Moreover, according to this Skype Help page:
http://tinyurl.com/yz8nezk
Skype's "Standard Video" offers a resolution of up to 320X240 pixels (QVGA) at 15 frames per second (fps). 320x240 is also a normal (4x3) screen format.
Based on this info directly from Skype, although your preview monitor image on your Mac may be showing your webcam's full widescreen capability, it appears that neither video quality level in Skype for Mac can transmit widescreen images to your contacts.
IF you have other Skype-specific questions, you may get better and faster help from Skype Help
http://www.skype.com/help/guides/
if you do not not get the answers you need here in this Apple forum. The users who post in the dedicated Skype Community Forums linked in the Skype Help pages may have already answered your Skype related questions for their own use.
See http://share.skype.com/sites/mac/video/ for some examples of more Mac related video info.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.2) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.2)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

IMac iSight resolution turned grainy

One of my friends recently downloaded Skype and after she used it, I went to PhotoBooth and the camera resolution was really bad. Really bad. I was wondering if the Skype app had anything to do with it considering the iSight doesn't have a video setting?
This is really upsetting because I am really anal when it comes to people messing with my stuff. Please help.
Here is a before & After pic. You can kind of tell on the white walls in the background.
Before:
After:

Check out http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 How to Troubleshoot iSight and also EZJim's Website for possible solutions to your grainy video.

Built in isight - resolution

Is there any way to change the resolution and or colors with the pictures taken from the built in isight? My pictures aren't up to par even in a well lit light source compares to others. I was just wondering if there was a way to fix the resolution or the colors. Does anyone also know how many MP the built in isight camera takes? Thanx!

thatgirl718 wrote:
Is there any way to change the resolution and or colors with the pictures taken from the built in isight? ... how many MP the built in isight camera takes?
Welcome to Discussions, thatgirl718
(1) _Camera resolution_ is a function of hardware and cannot be changed. If you do not know your iSight's resolution, you can find it by using QuickTime Pro.
If you don't have QT Pro, use the test explained in this page to find the native resolution of the iSight in your Mac.
If your iSight makes 640x480 images, it is a Ø.3 MP camera. If your images are 1280×1024, your iSight is a 1.3 MP camera.
(2) The _resolution of the images_ iSight can make is separately controlled by each software application used to operate the iSight. You can try some of the other applications from this list to see if they allow increased resolution:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html
(3) As explained in this article, you should use good lighting for the best possible iSight picture:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3097
(4) You can change the _color of images you have already made_ with your Mac's Preview or iPhoto apps. For more controllable or complex adjustments, use image-editing software such as PhotoShop Elements or PhotoShop.
The easiest way to change the color of images that you will capture is by changing the color of the light on your subject. However, you can use iGlasses software to take manual control of several of iSight's functions, including color balance, that are normally automatically operated by the software being used to drive your iSight. If you are interested, see this page:
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/
(Readers who are using Snow Leopard should check iGlasses' compatibility info.)
EZ Jim
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G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.8) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

ISight Resolution...a final reply

I have a macbook unibody end 2008 and I want to know what's the resolution of the built-in iSight? because I read different parts that apple had increased the resolution of 1280x1024 but my webcam isght records at 640x480 ... Why?

cpptnow wrote:
if i record with Quick time x at the maximum quality , the video is still recorded at a resolution of 640x480 ... why?
Because applications control the resolution and other operating functions of your iSight.
Apparently QTX is checking system parameters. The original built-in iSights were 640x480. Some may still be. Are you certain that your iSight's native resolution is 1280x1024 rather than 640x480?
Although I do not know, processor power also may be a determinant. On my MacBook Pro, when saving a movie recorded with my iSight, the QTX File > Save As... menu command options are limited to HD 480p (640x480) maximum. This seems consistent with what you report. However, on my Mac Pro, the same save menu in the same (QTX) app allows HD 720p and HD 1080p in addition to HD 480p.
If you know that your iSight is capable of1280x1024, you could check some of the other apps that can record movie clips with your iSight to see if any of them can give you more resolution than QTX or iMovie. If you do not already have other candidates, you can start with apps from the Movie Capture section of this list:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html
However, *be sure to test recording quality before doing anything important* to determine whether the higher resolutions overpowers your system's processor or disk storage capability and results in poor quality of recorded videos.
Finally, if you need more resolution and find no better solution, the best and least cost solution may be a compatible digital camcorder or still camera that offers HD movie modes.
you able to register in 1280?
Yes. My Mac Pro can record 1280 using the iSight built-into the Apple LED display that I use with it.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.3) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.3)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

ISight Resolution for VPN calls

Hi,
I am having issues with bandwidth when using iSight and Mac:Messenger and wondered if there is anyway of reducing the resolution of the camera to help with the bandwidth being used?
Thanks
Gavin

Then it would be an idea to post in their forum, if they have one as its their software that controls a cam.

IMac G5 iSight - Resolution problems when using s-video output.

Good afternoon all.
I have an iMac G5 and the only video output it has is a mini VGA socket. I have used this with a mini VGA to S-Video converter cable from Apple and am getting some odd results.
The Mac is running Leopard 1.5.7 and I'm outputting to a fairly old Panasonic CRT TV.
The problem I find is that when I plug in my mini VGA adaptor to the Mac it reduces the resolution on the Mac screen down to 1024x768 (stretched). The TV outputted TV image looks great, but I can't seem to keep my native resolution of 1440x900 on the Mac display.
If I do go and change the resolution in "displays" in the sys' prefs' then it just seems to keep the 1024x768 resolution on the Mac but this time without stretching it.
Does anyone know how I can keep my Mac at its native resolution of 1440x900 while still outputting to s-video to the TV?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you again in advance.
Stuart

Hi
I have the same config as you: I have been using it for years to view on my tv dvds or videos from the web.
To my knowledge there is no way to acheive what you wish: when you plug the adaptor in the mac adjust to your output source and its main display (the g5 display) will reflect that with the result that it becomes very difficult to use.
Maybe there is a way to try changing the resolution in a middlle"configuration" which would give an acceptable viewing on the tv as well as on the g5.
Personally I keep plugging and unplugging the adaptor as needed.

Is the iSight camera in the MBA a lower quality one than the MB?

My friend just bought a Macbook Air from eBay, the model identifier is "MacBookAir1,1". It's had a fresh install of Snow Leopard on it and all the updates have been installed. It might be my imagination but the built in iSight image seems way below par compared to my old white MacBook. When I load Photo Booth it just looks grainy, even in good light.
I wondered is this because the camera in the MacBook Air is simply not as good as the camera in the regular MacBook? Or are the cameras the same, and it's just that the software needs something doing to it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ncl47 wrote:
My friend just bought a Macbook Air from eBay, the model identifier is "MacBookAir1,1". It's had a fresh install of Snow Leopard on it and all the updates have been installed. It might be my imagination but the built in iSight image seems way below par compared to my old white MacBook. When I load Photo Booth it just looks grainy, even in good light.
I wondered is this because the camera in the MacBook Air is simply not as good as the camera in the regular MacBook? Or are the cameras the same, and it's just that the software needs something doing to it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You are probably correct that iSight hardware resolution is lower on MacBook Air (MBA).
BTW, the lower resolution cameras are not limited to MBAs. My 13" MacBook Pro has the lower resolution camera, too.
Many MacBooks (with possible exception of the MBA) have 1.3MP (1,280x1,024 pixels.) To determine whether a built-in iSight is the 1.3MP camera or the 0̸.3MP version, you may be able to use the test explained in this page:
http://macdaddyworld.com/?p=19
If your Mac will not run that software, you can test by recording a short video test clip using QuickTimeX (Snow Leopard users only) or iMovie 8 (the iMovie version called iMovie '09 in Apple's iLife '09) at maximum resolution to see if you can capture video larger than 640x480.
iMovie 8 can use my LED Display's inbuilt iSight to record at resolutions of either 640x480 or 1024x576, but any iSight that can capture greater than 640x480 images with any software must have the 1.3MP iSight.
For info of other readers: All external iSights were 640x480 cameras.
Everything discussed so far has dealt with hardware resolution. The only thing you can do about hardware resolution is to use a different camera. This link gives info on camera alternatives:
http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com/
Understand that software runs all iSights. Therefore, even if Macs with the higher resolution camera, you only get higher resolution images if the software you are using accesses the additional pixels. Therefore, don't trade Macs or cameras solely for increased resolution unless you know that the software you want to use can use the additional resolution.
For example, Photo Booth can only produce a 640x480 image, even with an iSight that offers higher resolution. If you are looking at the images on the respective Macs that captured the PB images, the difference you see may be largely due to the differences in the displays. To remove that variable, copy both images to both computers to judge whether the disparity is in the camera or the display.
If you want more info about iSight resolution, try this search of Discussions :
http://tinyurl.com/2bkv9wh
Here is one representative thread from that search that will give you a good overview:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11592569
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

Resolution of MacBook iSight Camera?

Was wondering if anyone has found out what the resolution is of the new MacBook iSight. I know that the Air has one that is inferior to the other ones, but can't find any info. on the one in the new MacBook.

Nelson May wrote:
Can I take the video from i movie that was caught from isight and import it into FCP without an aspect ration change?
I don't know much about i movie, but when I save a QT video, the aspect ratio for DV looks good, but when I export or even try to edit a capture from the isight, it is squashed and truncated.
Am I missing something simple here?
I don't use FCP, but, if I understand what you are trying to do, perhaps you are missing
the iMovie > Share > Export Final Cut XML... menu command?
Although identified as an FCE rather than FCP tutorial, this might help, too:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/tutorials/#importing-from-imovie
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LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

ISight and FaceTime camera resolutions

I have a black MacBook and I use the built in iSight camera (because I can not get the PartyBoothApp.com software to recognize any other webcam) and I have gotten fairly low quality photos. Is the FaceTime camera on the new Air any higher resolution?

Hi,
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1037107
Unfortunately, it's still 0.3 megapixel.
Cheers.

Real resolution of our iSight cameras

Hi, this may surprise you. Our iSight cameras are much more powerful than 640x480 pixels
Yet there are too many models (or not really too many, just i don't have too much money to buy them all and test). So i would like someone (may be a Mac technician) to clarify this for us.
What are the resolutions of the MacBook and MacBook Pro iSight cameras respectively?
They all can only take 640x480px photos by the native software. But the videos are having higher resolution. Mentioned in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISight#Built-in_iSight) that the MacBook Pros sensor has a capability of 1280x1024px. Is it true for all 13", 15" and 17" models? And also is it true for all generations of MacBook Pro? Does ordinary MacBook also have 1280x1024px sensors?
Open for testing and discussions
andy

in my experience to digital cameras, most digital pictures won't look perfect if we view them in original dimensions. Of course those top cameras are exception. The images look much better if we shrink it to a smaller size. Blur will not be easily seen. i guess this may be the reason for this design.
Yet if we can take 1280x1024 pixel pictures with our Macs, it must be fun
1280x1024 means 1.3 mega pixels!

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