Photo booth is not working properly,

when i first started up it the video moves really slow, then it just freezes on a certain fixed image.. or it just opens with a black screen not even showing any type of video

Restart Mac. If problem persists, try all applicable suggestions in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If ALL apps are running slow, check hard disk space available (you need many GB free) and use Disk Utility to "repair permissions" & "verify disk".

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The pop art effect is no longer working on my mom's G5. It only shows a pic in the upper left rahter than the four it used to show: upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right.

parp,
You don't mention which model of G5 your mother has.
However, you need to install a "fresh" copy of the Photo Booth application from the install DVD or a working copy from another machine.
Mine POP ART effect stopped working like you mentioned with only the one photo in the upper left. I deleted that copy of the Photo Booth application and installed a fresh one. Now all 4 or the photos are showing.

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I have noticed that the photo booth flash in Maverick on my Macbook Pro and in Yosemite on my iMac is not working Screen flash is enabled on both.
So this is happening on two different computers. Does anyone know how to fix this? All my photos are so dark on both of my computers using Maverick and Macbook Pro.
It works fine on system 10.6.8 though.
Has anyone else had this problem too?
Martha

In case anyone is interested in your screen flash not working in the Yosemite or Maverick photo booth application, I finally called Apple today and he kept insisting it was working on his - I asked him to take a pic with the screen flash enabled and then disable it and he said it came out the same. And rationalized that it was because he was in a well lit room. I kept telling him in my old photo booth from system 10.6.8 that my face was lit up and my husband had reflections from his glasses so we went from him wanting me to reinstall my software (I refused since both computers were having the same problem - one using Yosemite and the other using Maverick) to him finally going into HIS partitioned disk that has system 10.6.8 on it to discover that the flash there reflected off HIS glasses too. Bottom line is he admitted there has to be some flaw that prevented the photo booth flash from working for Maverick and Yosemite. Whew, finally validation!
Martha

Photo Booth Effect not working

I upgraded to 10.4.8 and 75% of my Photo Booth effects stopped working. There is only a blank screen instead of a camera image. Has anyone else experienced this problem. Photo Booth worked great before the upgrade. I have a 20" iMac intel. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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Hi OH~IO,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions
First try Repairing Permissions, with the Disk Utility in Applications/Utilities. This will read your Receipts folder for the latest Permissions based on the Updates.
Next, if that does not work try deleting com.apple.Photobooth.plist for your Home/library/Preferences Folder and restarting Photo Booth.
6:25 PM Wednesday; November 22, 2006

My Photo Booth is not working. There is no connected camera. Help, anyone?

I have been having this problem for weeks now and I hope some people here will be able to help me.
I just bought my MacBook Pro 13" about 6 months ago and I rarely use it because I still have my old MacBook with me. Recently, my Photo Booth won't work. It says, "There is no connected camera." Can anyone help me? Is there something to do with iSight? Tell me what should I do?
Help is much appreciated. Thank you.

Use the suggestions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
The SMC reset often fixes your problem. Be sure you follow the instructions for your particular Mac model.

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My Photobooth that was built into my Macbook Pro and it was working perfectly at first. I got my Macbook for christmas, it was brand new and one day the backdrops stopped working for some reason. I will use a back drop and get out the frame as it tells you to do and it will say background detected straight away. They when I step back into the frame it will not detect me? It just has the backdrop of what have chosen and no me? I have had a plain background behind me, no mirrors and relective stuff around me, I just want to know how I can get the backdrops back to normal. If you could help that would be great x

Save your photos you have in thumbnails to another folder.
Quit Photo Booth.
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My backgrounds in Photo Booth don't seem to be working right, assuming I'm doing it right. I can't find any kind of tutorial on it on the Apple web site. When I choose the background, and it says to step out of the frame, I do so, but then when I return to the frame, my face is totally pixelated and some of the surrounding background bleeds through. What I am doing wrong?

Everyone is having this problem.
Yes the demo on the apple website looks perfect, but not for us who try it.
It doesn't matter if you have bags of memory, fast processor, everyone still gets this problem. Some have improved the situation by moving and changing lights to different positions or put a plain background behind them. But overall pixelated and holes appear. Hopefully there will be a fix for this.

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/Library/ScriptingAdditions/QXPScriptingAdditions.osax/Contents/MacOS/QXPScript ingAdditions: mach-o, but wrong architecture
08/11/2012 18:18:51.305 Photo Booth[7475]: *** EXCEPTION IGNORED: -[QCParameterInfo initWithType:size:]: Argument "aSize" does not verify "((aSize > 0) && (aType != kQCProgrammableType_Skip)) || ((aSize == 0) && (aType == kQCProgrammableType_Skip))"
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08/11/2012 18:18:51.996 quicklookd[7477]: [QL] Can't get plugin bundle info at XTUM/ -- file://localhost/private/tmp/
08/11/2012 18:18:52.583 Photo Booth[7475]: *** EXCEPTION IGNORED: -[QCParameterInfo initWithType:size:]: Argument "aSize" does not verify "((aSize > 0) && (aType != kQCProgrammableType_Skip)) || ((aSize == 0) && (aType == kQCProgrammableType_Skip))"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.613 Photo Booth[7475]: *** Failed creating composition from "/System/Library/Compositions/Mesh Jiggle.qtz"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.620 Photo Booth[7475]: *** EXCEPTION IGNORED: -[QCParameterInfo initWithType:size:]: Argument "aSize" does not verify "((aSize > 0) && (aType != kQCProgrammableType_Skip)) || ((aSize == 0) && (aType == kQCProgrammableType_Skip))"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.620 Photo Booth[7475]: *** Failed creating composition from "/System/Library/Compositions/Mesh Noise.qtz"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.626 Photo Booth[7475]: *** EXCEPTION IGNORED: -[QCParameterInfo initWithType:size:]: Argument "aSize" does not verify "((aSize > 0) && (aType != kQCProgrammableType_Skip)) || ((aSize == 0) && (aType == kQCProgrammableType_Skip))"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.627 Photo Booth[7475]: *** Failed creating composition from "/System/Library/Compositions/Mesh Twist.qtz"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.631 Photo Booth[7475]: *** EXCEPTION IGNORED: -[QCParameterInfo initWithType:size:]: Argument "aSize" does not verify "((aSize > 0) && (aType != kQCProgrammableType_Skip)) || ((aSize == 0) && (aType == kQCProgrammableType_Skip))"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.632 Photo Booth[7475]: *** Failed creating composition from "/System/Library/Compositions/Mesh Wave.qtz"
08/11/2012 18:18:52.690 Photo Booth[7475]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.

Facetime and Photo Booth will not work in my regular user account.

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If it works with the other account, the Flash Player is installed and able to work properly.
There's something with the admin account that's blocking it.
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yes and i am able to see the flash on the screen (as it goes white) but not in the pic.........and yeah your way didnt work......but thx for the rply

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It says I have to reinstall it again. How do I do that?

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Use the suggestions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
The SMC reset often fixes your problem. Be sure you follow the instructions for your particular Mac model.

HT3964 Hello, my isight camer is not working properly, i was using photo booth and suddenly the image was black or too dark and also ichat and facetime are too dark as well, please helpme out i can not find any solution.

Hello, my isight camer is not working properly, i was using photo booth and suddenly the image was black or too dark and also ichat and facetime are too dark as well, please helpme out i can not find any solution.

read this and see if it helps: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2090

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