MacBook - 13' Aluminium Macbook Webcam and External Monitor Question.

Double_L · Double_L #1 (**permalink**)

10-27-2009, 11:39 PM

Hello. I Read this forum quite a bit to get help with problems but this is the first time I have needed to post to get help. Would be great if someone could lend a hand!

This is my situation. I want to do live broadcasting of my DJ sets over the internet. I use an external monitor from my Macbook and I have the macbook lid closed.

I know the iSight is a very capable webcam but in my setup my laptop is closed and I need the webcam situated above my turntables anyway. The built in iSight just isn't practical.

So my question is, what would I need to buy in order to run a external webcam while the macbook is closed and using an external monitor? Will any 3rd party webcam work? Or do i have to buy the apple external iSight?
Does OSX support external webcams on macbooks?

Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks so much,
Lloyd.

clayneal · clayneal #2 (**permalink**)

10-28-2009, 05:37 PM

Try this :

Let me google that for you

clayneal · clayneal #3 (**permalink**)

10-28-2009, 05:41 PM

Sorry but I have just always wanted to do that.

walkerj · walkerj #4 (**permalink**)

10-28-2009, 06:55 PM

Now now, some people's Google-fu is only on the white belt level, so hence why we have this forum.

A Rocketfish webcam will work fine with a Mac, and I've gotten mine (which I bought for a Windows laptop provided by my employer) to work with my Macbook and two Minis one of which was mine, the other I had given to my parents so I bought them the cam so we could do video iChat. The one in the link is different from the model I got, but this one says it's MacOS X compatible so there is no reason to think it would not work. I paid $50 at Best Buy for the model I have, so this one should be about the same price.

clayneal · clayneal #5 (**permalink**)

10-28-2009, 06:57 PM

I know , I just had to do it once '

clayneal #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 2,146 Mac Specs: late 08 macbook 2.0 4gig 320hdd10.7.3 32 gig iPhone 4s	10-28-2009, 05:37 PM Try this : Let me google that for you MY ADVICE COMES WITH A DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
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clayneal #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 2,146 Mac Specs: late 08 macbook 2.0 4gig 320hdd10.7.3 32 gig iPhone 4s	10-28-2009, 06:57 PM I know , I just had to do it once ' MY ADVICE COMES WITH A DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
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Double_L #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2009 Posts: 1	10-27-2009, 11:39 PM Hello. I Read this forum quite a bit to get help with problems but this is the first time I have needed to post to get help. Would be great if someone could lend a hand! This is my situation. I want to do live broadcasting of my DJ sets over the internet. I use an external monitor from my Macbook and I have the macbook lid closed. I know the iSight is a very capable webcam but in my setup my laptop is closed and I need the webcam situated above my turntables anyway. The built in iSight just isn't practical. So my question is, what would I need to buy in order to run a external webcam while the macbook is closed and using an external monitor? Will any 3rd party webcam work? Or do i have to buy the apple external iSight? Does OSX support external webcams on macbooks? Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks so much, Lloyd.
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walkerj #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 1,186 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive	10-28-2009, 06:55 PM Now now, some people's Google-fu is only on the white belt level, so hence why we have this forum. A Rocketfish webcam will work fine with a Mac, and I've gotten mine (which I bought for a Windows laptop provided by my employer) to work with my Macbook and two Minis one of which was mine, the other I had given to my parents so I bought them the cam so we could do video iChat. The one in the link is different from the model I got, but this one says it's MacOS X compatible so there is no reason to think it would not work. I paid $50 at Best Buy for the model I have, so this one should be about the same price.
	QUOTE Thanks

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