|
#1
January 19th, 2005, 09:29 PM
| |||
| |||
| QuickCam Messenger Ok, after extensive research well kinda intensive research I have come to conclusion that the QuickCam Messenger, Mac does not support, so I am wondering if I had Virtual PC 4 installed on my iBook and ran Windows98se on it would I be able to use the QuickCam Messenger as well as connect to the internet or would I have to get another webcam all together. And if I could do this through Virtual PC would I loose any video performance or stuff like that?  |
|
#2
January 19th, 2005, 10:01 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| I would get a Quickcam Pro(?), Firewire webcam, or iSight. Don't go for VPC4/Quickcam messenger combo.
__________________ mkwan UNIX was created in the late 1960s, in an effort to provide a multiuser, multitasking system for use by programmers. The philosophy behind the design of UNIX was to provide simple, yet powerful utilities that could be pieced together in a flexible manner to perform a wide variety of tasks. |
|
#3
January 20th, 2005, 12:16 AM
| ||||
| ||||
| quickcam messenger is crap. i got one free with my cable internet. not worth the trouble.
__________________ intarweb-master The Mac Mind: By Teens, For All. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15" Powerbook, 1.67 GHz G4, 512MB RAM, 128MB VRAM, 8x Superdrive, 100GB 5400 RPM HDD, OS X.4.0 (a.k.a ShinyBook) - G3 300Mhz Tangerine Clamshell iBook, 3.0GB HDD, 288MB RAM, OS X.3.7. (Running as VNC server) - 1GB iPod Shuffle, Apple in-ear headphones. |
|
#4
January 20th, 2005, 04:53 AM
| ||||
| ||||
| There is a project on Sourceforge to create drivers for USB webcams, check if your one is supported: http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
__________________ G4 500 MP 1024 MB RAM LaCie Electron 22" Display OS X 10.3.9 iMacDV MacMini iSight iPod + iPod Mini Sony PC100E FireWire Cam Static IP via a FreeBSD server/gateway a lot of other Mac's running Macos 7.5 to 9.1 and NetBSD. A Few Wintel's on the side (I only use them when I get paid by the hour) |
|
#5
January 20th, 2005, 08:11 PM
| |||
| |||
| Thanks for the advice! Hi, again, Thanks for the suggestions as I have tried the sourceforge site for the USB list and its not on there I am thinking I am going to return this camera and by a cheaper one that more people will probably have. The only reason I am not going for the iSight is money I dont got much of it oh and I only have the iBook G3 500 so it may cut a little short on performance as well I only have dial up Slow Speeeeeeeeeed  |
|
#6
January 21st, 2005, 03:07 AM
| ||||
| ||||
| The Quickcam Messenger isn't Mac compatible. Neither of the 2 projects out there providing generic drivers for OS X support it either. There is a experimental Linux driver, but it was also useless. It's also useless under VPC. I tried mine with VPC6/Win2kPro a while ago, no luck. Since then it's been sitting around collecting dust. The only ones from Logitech that are OS X compatible are the Quickcam Notebook Pro ($99.95), Quickcam Pro 4000 ($99.95), and Quickcam Zoom ($79.95). You can sometimes find them on E-Bay for 1/2 that, but they're usually rejects (refurbs, etc.). I'd buy a iSight instead...they're only $25 more (seen them for $125 somewhere recently) than the 2 main Logitech products. Plus, you can always use it with that nice shiny new Mac you're going to buy in the future. You might also want to look at one of the iBot firewire cams.
__________________ . | mdnky@macosx.com | My Homepage | My Music | Restore the Pledge | MacOSX.com Widget | • MacBook Pro Core2Duo 2.33GHz 15", 2GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB, DL Superdrive, OS X 10.5, • Apple 23" Cinema HD Display, Apple Slim-Alum Keyboard, Apple BT Alum Keyboard, Logitech Optical Scroll Mouse • iPhone 3G, iPhone 8GB, iPod Photo 30GB, Nikon D50, Nikon L6, Epson 3490, Epson R1800, HP LaserJet 1200 • LaCie 500GB d2 Quadra, LaCie 160GB d2 FW, harman/kardon SoundSticks II, Mighty Mouse, iSight |
