Using IMAC camera and Motion

Can I "real time" have the IMAC build in video camera showing in the as one of the layers in Motion. Example I want to record my finger moving around the screen. I've seen the tutorial on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCBYDaM-KrU
but I don't know how to make the live video right within Motion... or can you?
Thanks

You want your isight live in a Motion project??
Sure! Use my free plugin which does exactly that!
http://www.idustrialrevolution.com/free/fp1/
Peter
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Thanks stedman1 for continuing to push this interface change news... I must have taken 100 photos last night (of my shoes) trying to switch to video (unsuccessfully). Very frustrating.
OTOH, like many Apple interface innovations, it is simple to learn and easy to remember.
Honestly, that's all we can ask for, there really ain't no intuitive.

2 imacs v 1mbp for use with FCP and motion.

I'm in need of advice. I'm in the market for a new computer(s).
Let me give you a rundown on my situation.
HOME COMPUTER- dual 800 1GIG ram G4. probably 6-7 years old -i got it 2nd hand in 03 i think-
(its about 6 years old and very noisy and update needed)
WORK COMPUTER- AL PB G4 1.5ghz 2gig ram 17". Bees knees when released almost 4 years ago.
(redering and Motion are getting beyond tiresome with how slow they are).
The WORK computer I do all my editing on while the HOME computer I use for internet surfing, itunes etc. I use FCP for editing wedding dvds, work related videos etc. but I'm thinking of taking a break from the wedding filming & editing business to concentrate on other things. I will still continue to edit and film but not as much in the past 6 years. As of last week I don't have any projects or side jobs in the pipeline but that may change within 6 months.
MY QUESTION- What should I get?
1. 1 x 2.6 Ghz 4gig Ram 17" MBP at around 3,500 dollars (i'm in japan so about 360,000yen) and then use my AL powerbook as my home computer
OR
2. 2 x imac 20inch with 4gig ram which i think comes in at just under the MBP price
OR
3. 1 x imac 24" 4gig ram & 1x imac 20" with 4gig ram.
Is final cut pro and motion3 going to work better on the imacs than on my current AL powerbook? surely!
I still use motion1 and that really pushes my computer to it's limits. and the last 2 years have been a hectic one editing wise so I didn't want to upgrade computers during the course of projects ongoing.
(playing with fire in my books)
THING IS i need to be able to edit at both work and home. I take a my laptop with me to work everyday, but if I were to get 2 desktops I could just use external hard drives for my projects (which I do anyway). That's why if both computers are desktops they both need to be able to handle motion 3 and fcp6 to a competent level. and if I got two desktops I could try and sell my AL PB. It's still in superb condition due to me keeping it sleeved whenever not in use.
I heard rumours that apple will be releasing new imacs sooner rather than later as well.
ANY thoughts would be highly appreciated.

From what I've read on this forum, FCP doesn't work properly with two video cards.
-DH

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Hello people,
My name is andy.
I have right know a project that i must automation a building using TCP/IP.
This building must have IP cameras, temperature, motion sensor and smoke sensor using the TCP/IP with a Sever.
My question is ?
what is IP cameras support Labview ?
and what VI i must Use??????
if any person have experience in this area for me is helpful to help me for some idea's.
please write me
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Hi koeyers,
Are your cameras Gigabit Ethernet? If they are, we have some interfaces that you can use as frame grabbers.
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/es/nid/203245
And you can use our image acquisition driver, NI-IMAQdx, you can download our driver for a 30 days free trial.
http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/960/lang/es
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If you are not using Gigabit Ethernet, you will need to use the driver that ships with the camera. Do you have the data sheet of the camera you are using? Or are you starting to look for cameras?
If you are looking for cameras this is a good link that will help you find cameras that are supported by our drivers:
http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/nipc.specs?action=search&asid=1102
Some IP cameras (not Gibabit Ethernet) have ActiveX calls to control them, and LabVIEW can make those ActiveX calls, you just need to have the documentation of those calls that must come with the camera. Other cameras might have DLL’s and you’ll have to make calls to those DLL’s from LabVIEW.
They are more difficult to program that Gigabit Ethernet because they are not a standard, and National Instruments doesn’t have a specific driver for them, but we can make calls to the specific driver of the camera.
Later, if you want to process the images, then you will be interested in NI Vision:
http://www.ni.com/vision/vdm.htm
Please let me know if this helps you or you need more information.
Tania Lozoya | National Instruments

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ShirlFromNC
I think you're slightly misunderstanding something, so maybe I'll try to chime in, even though everyone has said it in various ways.
Before OSX 10.7 (aka Lion) came out, the upgrades to OSX belonged to the Mac and not the user. Probably there was a technical legality in the user agreement that you couldn't do that, but everyone did. I could sell a Mac with Snow Leopard (or anything before that) by just erasing the hard drive, and reinstalling OSX. Then ship it to the buyer. Now, I was pretty honest as a seller, and including not only the original installation discs but also any upgrade. I would only sell a Mac if I was replacing it, so I always was getting the brand new version.
With OSX 10.7, upgrading was done online, with no disks. So the upgrades were tied to an Apple ID rather than the machine. Recently, I sold a MacBook Pro (to upgrade to a 27" iMac), which came with Lion. I had promised the buyer that it would come with Mountain Lion, but I didn't know that the upgrade was tied to my Apple ID. I made good with the buyer by sending along a $20 Apple App Store card so that she could upgrade to Lion.
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