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iSight = USB?

John Case

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I just found a great site for free videomail but I had a heck of a time figuring out how to set it up with my MacBook. The answer was that I had to go into the Flash Player settings and choose my iSight camera. Only problem was, my camera wasn't listed as a menu option. I played around and finally chose USB as my camera which instantly popped my ugly mug into the online video recorder. Can anyone tell me why a smart company like Adobe (they're smart. right?) can't tell the difference between an iSight camera and a USB camera?
(btw, the gabmail service is at freegabmail.com and *not* gabmail.com - also confusing and frustrating.)
 
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See, it's kindof confusing. In a MacBook, the iSight is listed as a USB devide because it's on an internal USB port. I think that's why there are problems with IM services using it for video chatting. It is just registered to the computer in a weird way.
 
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Thanks Jeff. Strange that they can't resolve the name issue.

btw, GabMail isn't IM, it's video email that's so simple even I can do it!
 

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