Rocketfish RF-NBCAM

I bought a webcam from Best Buy which doesn't buy any firewire webcams because they just don't have a clue about webcams. So I had to get a usb camera and the software is absolute rubbish! It crashes the kernal all the time, anytime something goes wrong with the software it locks up osx!
Obviously some windoze jock tried using bad windoze programming procedures to write garbage for the mac. I'm taking it back tomorrow. Are there any firewire webcams I can use on my ibook? Other than Isight that is because none of them work properly on an Ibook.

Hello David.
A search of iSight Discussions yielded these two recently mentioned:
(1) http://www.smalldog.com/product/34405
( Thanks, Defcom This answered OP question:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=4091010 )
(2) http://www.unibrain.com/Products/VisionImg/FireiDC.htm
You can also consider this Google Search.
Jim

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I have a (Best Buy) Rocketfish Notebook Web Camera RF-NBCAM which comes with its own software: Webcam Monitor. I stupidly downloaded macam version 0.9.0 and now my Powerbook won’t recognise that a camera is connected in any programme except Webcam Monitor (eg in Skype and ichat)... I think there is a connectivity problem, but don't know how to rectify it. I have tried to uninstall all the programmes and reinstall Webcam Monitor and Skype to no avail. I would really appreciate advice. eg. are there preference/configuration files lurking that might be looking for macam, and if so how do I access them? Thank you!
powerbook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.67 GHz

Did you install http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iusbcam/ to get the cam to work.

Rocketfish bluetooth keyboard can't auto connect after snow leopard upgrade

Hi,
I have one of the newer model 2GHz Mac Mini's which I bought back in March. I've been using a Rocketfish model RF-ABTKB bluetooth keyboard (which I had been previously using on a windows system before getting the mac). Up to now, the keyboard had worked fine. Whenever I booted the mac, I'd use my bluetooth mouse to go to the bluetooth menu, scroll down to "Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard", and then select "connect" out of the sub menu, then would click the "connect" button on the underside of my keyboard and it would connect, every time.
I bought Snow Leopard on Friday & upgraded my machine. Since the upgrade, I no longer see the "connect" option for the keyboard in the bluetooth menu. The only option I see now in that sub-menu for the keyboard is "Open Keyboard Preferences...". If I go to the preferences window, click "set up bluetooth keyboard" at the bottom of the window and go through the pairing process again (going through the discovery process, entering the PIN that the mac generates, etc) it pairs and works fine (I'm actually using it to type this post). If I look at the keyboard sub-menu in the bluetooth menu after it's paired/connected, the "Disconnect" option is now available. The disconnect option itself is no surprise, it had been there in the past, but I thought it's odd that I can still see the disconnect option but not the connect option.
When I disconnect the keyboard (by either selecting that Disconnect option or by just not using it for 5 minutes & letting it go to sleep) the keyboard disconnects, the "shadow icon" fades on to the screen showing the keyboard is no longer connected, and I can go back to the bluetooth menu & still not see the same Connect option that used to be there before the upgrade.
My generic bluetooth mouse (doesn't have a brand name) continues to work with no issues. I called the support number for Rocketfish (which is really just a consumer electronics sub-brand of Best Buy), they said that their keyboard is fully compliant with Mac OS X and if the connect option is no longer showing up for the keyboard in the bluetooth menu, Apple must have done something that changed the way the mac is handling bluetooth.
Also, I did try removing the keyboard from the Bluetooth control panel in System Preferences and re-adding it from scratch, no change.
Anybody have any ideas???

Hello N:
I suspect that there has been some sort of incompatibility introduced. However, since this is an Apple forum, I recommend that you pursue the problem with "rocketfish." If is suggested troubleshooting steps, I might confuse the issue further as I would be focussed on Apple devices.
FWIW, no such problem has surfaced with Apple keyboards or mice. I am not trying to sell you one, I do not work for Apple.
Barry

Rocketfish Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter doesn't work

I recently bought a Rocketfish adapter for my late 2010 Macbook Pro and it doesn't work on my TV. I'm going to try swapping it out tomorrow to see if that's the problem, but just in case it wasn't, I thought I'd come and ask someone who'd know the answer. The TV is an Insignia TV, the HDMI cable works - we use it for out BluRay player - the adapter just...doesn't work. When I turn the TV on, my screen briefly goes to a light blue, then back to my normal desktop. Mildly frustrating that this won't work. Anybody have any advice they can offer?

CLICK "SYSTEM PREFERENCES", THEN FIND AND CLICK THE "DISPLAY", GO TO AND CLICK THE "ARRANGEMENT" AND CLICK "MIRROR DISPLAY" PROBLEM SOLVE GUARANTEE, AND ON THE AUDIO PROBLEM, GO TO "SOUNDS AND CLICK "HDMI" OR "VGA" IF YOU ARE USING VGA CORD. NO NEED TO UPDATE THE SOFWARE. WORKS LIKE MAGIC.

Rocketfish RF-AP307 mini dispalyport to Vga Adapter

Hi. I just bought a rocketfish RF-AP307 mini dispalyport to Vga Adapter for my 11" MacBook Air. I plugged it in and all I can see is a flash of blue then the original galaxy desktop with out any of the things I have on it on my copmuter. When I open the internet or anything, all I see is gray and I cant hear anything.I can see when I switch from one page to another buts its still all gray. Can anybody help me?

Hi
i did what you said and tried with other resolution/refresh rate combinations, also with anoter external monitor (and vga cable) but its still the same: monitor is detected but there's no signal.
Now I will try to chek if the adapter works on other pc and monitor.
Thanks
(anyway it was the firs time i connect this mac to an external monitor)

MacBook Pro connected to TV via rocketfish. Picture but no sound.

I have successfully projected computer screen onto to tv through rocketfish; however, sound is not coming from tv--just computer. How do I get sound to project through tv?

how is it connected? display port to hdmi?
What year is your macbook. IIRC, only recent macbook pro's output sound through hdmi. If that is your case, you will need to run a cable from the computers headphone jack to the TV

Rocketfish adapter not working with MacBook Pro 13 inch

I have a rocketfish HDMI to mini displayport adapter. I have tried to connect it to a 22 inch monitor and a 50 inch TV as an extended monitor but the MacBook does not recognize the extended display.
Any ideas on how to resolve or is the adapter not supported?

Check this post if you want more info:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2774718
The gist is that DVI is currently very iffy through Thunderbolt. Mini display -> mini display OR mini display -> HDMI should work fine. It's most likely not your adapter itself but the fact that it's DVI.
If you can, get a mini display -> HDMI adapter and try that (assuming your external has HDMI).
I should hear back tomorrow or Monday from apple engineers with more specific info about this issue and I will update then.
BTW- DVI anywhere in the chain will make things fail. Mini Display -> DVI and a DVI/HDMI cable won't work with any reliability (I've tested it on three completely different monitors).

Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard RF-BTKB2 not working under Windows 7 64 bit

Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard RF-BTKB2 not working under Windows 7 64 bit
Anyone had successs in this or another Bluetooth Keyboard after a bit of a struggle? What did you do to get it working? When I Add Device in Bluetooth it sees the keyboard but enlessly scans for it when I try to select and connect. The Rocketfish Bluetooth mouse worked just fine.

My friend, i have both, the bluetooth mouse and keyboard here that your talking about. and the keyboard was a struggle to pair with the windows 7 64 bit.... i think i spent 2 days working with it. and i didnt try anything special, i just kept trying to pair
it, and unplugging the dongle and working with it... and after a while. it worked... Lately though, i have been looking into getting a wired mouse and keyboard becuase of the delays and sleep time i have with my current keyboard(rocketfish). supposidly there
is a way around the delays but it disables all the options on your keyboard. IE the media buttons, and web browsing features. and my mouse keeps dieing off too....
Also, after researching these products more, i found that alot of people experienced similar problems with them, Being delays and mouse failure. Even with fresh batteries and all. The products werent meant to be used long term(2-3 years) for extensive use...
I dont know about you but i thinki paid 100 bucks for the pair so thats only 25 bucks a year... Which is kinda silly considering i coulda got a better one that wont cough up on me.
If anyone reading this finds a good wireless keyboard that doesnt delay, and a mouth that doesnt delay...(my biggest concern). Please mention it. i am very interested in.

I connected the rocketfish mini display port but am only able to have audio through my computer. I was able to successfully drag the video to the tv. What can I do to hear through the tv?

I connected the rocketfish mini display port but am only able to have audio through my computer. I was able to successfully drag the video to the tv. What can I do to hear through the tv?

I HAVE T.V VOLUME!!! Thank you sooooo much eww. I was on my way thinking I would have to buy yet another type of cable. : ) Again thanks!!!

Connect macbook pro 13" (2.7 GHz) to a plasma panasonic 42" TV with a rocketfish adapter

(macpro13" 2.7GHz) I have a rocketfish HDMI adapter connected to a 42 inch plasma panasonic and it is not displaying any video or audio (does display blue screen as if properly connecting). attempted to play music and got occasional pops. Why is it not connecting properly?

This is my exact problem. I have had 2 of these drives so far and both of them have had the same problem with installation internally. The first one I was able to get operational using the method you described, ie: put the OWC SSD in an external case (FW800 was my choice) and install it there. But I encountered the sleep issues, so I sent it back for a replacement.
The second drive I was finally able to install using the second method, but now the computer regularly locks up. So I'm going to call again and hopefully the third try will work.
Just to clarify. The first drive had sleep issues, but had the older firmware. The second drive had the newer firmware (360 I think it is) and didn't have the sleep issues, but locks up while running.
I'm so irritated on how many hours I've spent on this issue. And their support department, though very nice, wasn't helpful at all. It's as if they never heard of this problem.

Mirroring Vizio with RocketFish HDMI adapter down again

I've been happily mirroring my Vizio 50" monitor for a while with RocketFish's MDP to HDMI.
Three Mavericks updates ago it stopped working.
Two updates ago it was working again, in fact so well when we turned on the TV it made the iMac flicker.
Last update killed it again.
The dongle and wires are fine as I'm sure there's some tricky, stand-on-you-left-foot-face-south-turn-on-this-then-turn-on-that thing I need to do!
I unchecked Mission Control's "Displays have seperate Spaces" and it helped once.
I'm at my wits end with this.

The best option is an appointment at an Apple store genius bar. The evaluation will be for FREE!
Ciao.

Macbook pro13.rocketfish.mdp.to.hdmi

My problem:
mbp13 does not detect lcd tv
I'm using the hdmi cable from the hddvr, works
macbook pro 13in late 2011
rocketfish mdp to hdmi adapter
hdmi cable brand unknown
samsung lcd tv 52in

"Open System Preferences > Displays, hold Option key and press Detect Displays to detect your TV"
Tried it still nothing
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MacBook Pro 13 late 2011 MD313LL/A
Mountain Lion 10.8.2
Macbook Air 13 MD231LL/A
Mountain Lion 10.8.2
Philips 42in lcd tv
Samsung 52in lcd tv
Samsung 32in lcd tv
No signal on any of the tvs,
tried all the HDMI ports on all the tvs
mbp13 does not detect any of the tvs
mb air13 does not detect any of the tvs
Gone to >system preferences>displays pressed option for the "Detect Displays" button to appear still does not detect any of the tvs

Rocketfish adaptor or Apple TV for steaming videos from Safari to tv?

I have a mid 2012 Macbook Air and I want to be able to stream what I am watching on Safari (youtube, dishanywhere, amazon instant video, etc) on my tv via my macbook. Will the Rocketfish thunderbolt to HDMI adaptor do the trick or will I need Apple TV to do this?
Thank you.

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Rocketfish web camera problem

I have iChat 4.0.5 on an older PowerMac G4 (USB 1.1) and just got a Rocketfish web camera model RF-WEB2C. On my PowerMac it indicates that the camera is in use by another application. When I plug it on a newer MacBook Pro it works fine. Is the problem the USB? Any solutions? Are there web cameras that work on the PowerMac G4?
Thanks

Did you install http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iusbcam/ to get the cam to work.

Has anyone used the Rocketfish RF-MAB2 with your trophy?

I spoke to customer service a rocketfish and they were just ambiguous enough that I want to see if anyone has been sucessful at "discovering" the Rocketfish RF-MAB2.

Nevermind, operator error

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