Photo Booth Camera Fix via AppleScript

[jokko]

Anybody need a Skype version? I don't have Skype installed on my S10, so I can't test whether it starts on its own or not.

i would like to test a skype version!
somehow my camera stopped working with the last update :/
just tell me what i have to do.

[SilverZero]

Hmm . . . ran into some trouble trying to get Skype working, actually. Does anybody have a way to get the camera started at all in 10.6.3? I couldn't do it using iChat.

[Bailie]

photo booth still works in 10.6.3 s10 4333
you have to load photo booth, then ichat, preview camera, then tab back to photo booth.
I think the real problem is that when you just load photo booth alone, the camera isn't on. there is probably a terminal command to turn it on or maybe a setting file, i don't know. the learning curve for macs is like easy and then a wall straight up

[SilverZero]

photo booth still works in 10.6.3 s10 4333
you have to load photo booth, then ichat, preview camera, then tab back to photo booth.
I think the real problem is that when you just load photo booth alone, the camera isn't on. there is probably a terminal command to turn it on or maybe a setting file, i don't know. the learning curve for macs is like easy and then a wall straight up

Um . . . yeah. This is the exact issue my original post addresses. And that process is exactly what the AppleScript does.

[phattbam]

now i think with skype my camera doesn't work

[blackmonday]

Works like a charm, thanks!

[phattbam]

interesting thing... when i had my s10e i didnt have to install this.. now that I have an s10 I needed this to get my camera to load in photobooth...

[macabuzer]

interesting thing... when i had my s10e i didnt have to install this.. now that I have an s10 I needed this to get my camera to load in photobooth...

Different Hardware and firmware

[phattbam]

Hey macabuzer,

did you need to run this AppleScript to get your photobooth to load it's camera? If not what camera firmware did you use and how can I tell which hardware(camera) I have installed? Possible to swap the cameras?