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<blockquote data-quote="mathogre" data-source="post: 534603" data-attributes="member: 25890"><p>Welcome racegirl!</p><p></p><p>The new effects in Photo Booth aren't exactly perfect. Here are some ideas as to how to make it work. It's easier if you have a portable, a MacBook or MacBook Pro.</p><p></p><p>Set up your machine so you have a solid color background, or at least a simple background. A smooth wall works better than a bookcase. Also, make sure that your background is well lit and that you are lit more from the sides or front quarters. You want to avoid shadows on the background.</p><p></p><p>What Photo Booth does is record the background while you're outside of the area. Then when it's ready and you're in front of the camera, it replaces all of the background it recognizes with the special effects. What it can't see for background it displays as is. So, when it sees the wall, it will display the Eiffel Tower for instance. When it sees you, it displays you.</p><p></p><p>Again though, it's not perfect. If you're casting a shadow, then the shadow gets displayed. If you move your computer at all, then everything gets messed up. It's a pretty cool idea, but still not ready for prime time.</p><p></p><p>Here's a post I made at the end of October on this very issue:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=517570#post517570" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=517570#post517570</a></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to Mac-Forums!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mathogre, post: 534603, member: 25890"] Welcome racegirl! The new effects in Photo Booth aren't exactly perfect. Here are some ideas as to how to make it work. It's easier if you have a portable, a MacBook or MacBook Pro. Set up your machine so you have a solid color background, or at least a simple background. A smooth wall works better than a bookcase. Also, make sure that your background is well lit and that you are lit more from the sides or front quarters. You want to avoid shadows on the background. What Photo Booth does is record the background while you're outside of the area. Then when it's ready and you're in front of the camera, it replaces all of the background it recognizes with the special effects. What it can't see for background it displays as is. So, when it sees the wall, it will display the Eiffel Tower for instance. When it sees you, it displays you. Again though, it's not perfect. If you're casting a shadow, then the shadow gets displayed. If you move your computer at all, then everything gets messed up. It's a pretty cool idea, but still not ready for prime time. Here's a post I made at the end of October on this very issue: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=517570#post517570[/url] Hope this helps. Welcome to Mac-Forums!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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