2 isights on one rev B iMac G5? (a personal "adaboy" forom Fallooza for any help

Fallooza · Fallooza #1 (**permalink**)

03-10-2006, 03:52 PM

Is it/has anyone tryed ta use more than 1 isight on a rev B iMac G5 or any other mac. reason i ask is that i want ta have one at my front door so i can see who is there (dont want ta answer if its the cops). then use the other for ichat. I want them ta work at the same time. Any help would be appreciated. (i didnt serch so hopefully this hasnt been covered)

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

03-11-2006, 03:40 AM

I don't think so, since only one app can use the iSight at a time.

I could give it a try with the iMac's built-in iSight and the regular external one at work though if you like.

Fallooza · Fallooza #3 (**permalink**)

03-12-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aptmunich

I don't think so, since only one app can use the iSight at a time.

I could give it a try with the iMac's built-in iSight and the regular external one at work though if you like.

Adaboy! i plan on usin 2 apps for the isightss, one for each. its not the exact set up but if its no trouble let me know what happens. Thanks Yo

BiT · BiT #4 (**permalink**)

03-12-2006, 06:34 PM

i guess you could if u have the isight thats built in the iMac, but you would need some long extension cords for it.

Fallooza · Fallooza #5 (**permalink**)

03-12-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by biggyme13

i guess you could if u have the isight thats built in the iMac, but you would need some long extension cords for it.

Adaboy! Actually i would have ta use two isights cus i dont have one built in. Ive seen powered extensions for firewire ona setup posted on digg awhile back. they were like 30 ta 50' long.

BiT · BiT #6 (**permalink**)

03-13-2006, 12:43 AM

wow thats one h-e-l-l of a cord!

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #7 (**permalink**)

03-13-2006, 02:26 AM

I'll give it a whirl today if I have a chance.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #8 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 05:16 AM

UPDATE:

I just tried it yesterday, and it actually does work!
I hooked up our iSight camera to an intel iMac with built-in iSight and you can use one signal in one app and the next app will just use the other video signal.

(I tried this with photobooth & ichat, but I'd imagine other apps will work as well).

So you should be able to spy on your neighbours just fine...

Fallooza · Fallooza #9 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aptmunich

UPDATE:

I just tried it yesterday, and it actually does work!
I hooked up our iSight camera to an intel iMac with built-in iSight and you can use one signal in one app and the next app will just use the other video signal.

(I tried this with photobooth & ichat, but I'd imagine other apps will work as well).

So you should be able to spy on your neighbours just fine...

Thanks! ill send iWhat ta give ya a big hug and kiss ASAP. ADABOY!

zap2 · zap2 #10 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 04:12 PM

can i ask why we don't want to answer for the coppers?

to_tough_to_die · to_tough_to_die #11 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zap2

can i ask why we don't want to answer for the coppers?

I think he was messing with us.

macAttack · macAttack #12 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 08:44 PM

an alternative to buying a huge firewire cable is buying a firewire to ethernet and using a longer ethernet cable, its way cheaper.

Fallooza · Fallooza #13 (**permalink**)

03-14-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by macAttack

an alternative to buying a huge firewire cable is buying a firewire to ethernet and using a longer ethernet cable, its way cheaper.

Adaboy! i had no idea i had this option thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zap2

can i ask why we don't want to answer for the coppers?

illegal activity, seems obvious.

Aptmunich #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	03-11-2006, 03:40 AM I don't think so, since only one app can use the iSight at a time. I could give it a try with the iMac's built-in iSight and the regular external one at work though if you like. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	03-13-2006, 02:26 AM I'll give it a whirl today if I have a chance. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	03-14-2006, 05:16 AM UPDATE: I just tried it yesterday, and it actually does work! I hooked up our iSight camera to an intel iMac with built-in iSight and you can use one signal in one app and the next app will just use the other video signal. (I tried this with photobooth & ichat, but I'd imagine other apps will work as well). So you should be able to spy on your neighbours just fine... Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Member Since: Apr 23, 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 1,509 Mac Specs: iBook	03-14-2006, 08:44 PM an alternative to buying a huge firewire cable is buying a firewire to ethernet and using a longer ethernet cable, its way cheaper. SpeedTest
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Member Since: May 13, 2005 Posts: 2,417	03-10-2006, 03:52 PM Is it/has anyone tryed ta use more than 1 isight on a rev B iMac G5 or any other mac. reason i ask is that i want ta have one at my front door so i can see who is there (dont want ta answer if its the cops). then use the other for ichat. I want them ta work at the same time. Any help would be appreciated. (i didnt serch so hopefully this hasnt been covered)
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Member Since: Feb 23, 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 409 Mac Specs: 20" Intel core duo iMac. 15.4" MBP, 100GB, 256MB vRAM, 1GB RAM, 2.16GHz	03-12-2006, 06:34 PM i guess you could if u have the isight thats built in the iMac, but you would need some long extension cords for it.
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Guest Posts: n/a	03-14-2006, 04:12 PM can i ask why we don't want to answer for the coppers?
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