Using a network camera in Skype

So back in the day when I used windows, I was able to take my Foscam IP Camera, use a driver from webcamxp.com and use it like a USB Camera in any application I wanted. It has been over a year now since I moved to a mac and this is the one problem I have not been able to solve. I know there are apps and programs that will connect into the camera, but it has a web browser for that... I need something that makes it show up as a native local webcam. Any suggestions?

Hi,
Back in the day you could use an Add-on called iUSBCam for iChat (and other apps)
This had a camera guide as many people started off using USB cameras rather than the Firewire iSight.
Many linked to Drivers at Macam
The other popular one was the IOXperts site that no longer seems to be there.
I also came across this http://foscam.co.uk/blog/foscamipcameras/installing-foscam-ip-cameras-on-an-appl e-mac-macintosh-solution/
They of course have a Support Page
10:15 pm Sunday; December 22, 2013
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