Skype and built in iSight on my MacBook Pro...
I would like to video chat with my young grandson, but all they see is a beginning snapshot of me. My son has the latest version of Skype and so do I (he is on a pc) but we can't seem to get video to him, even tho my little window shows the video of me. I have checked all the preferences etc, and it is getting frustrating. Any suggestions? One more thing - I am currently in the Cancun area of Mexico, so am not sure if there is anyone who can help me here. If it is very technical, I am going to need a graphic description, I am not super savvy about tech stuff. If someone can promise me they can fix this, I will offer a great place to stay for a few days here in paradise while you are working on it.
Hello Isla-Maggie
Here are some links for your best solutions.
All are non-technical, and on-site assistance really shouldn't be necessary.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5631400
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5773946
http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=f802&search=Go&q=Skype
If your iSight works, the Skype people will be able to help you with your Skype-specific fixes.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.1) External iSight
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