dit101
Level 1
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Q: having webcam problems
hello
since today i cannot connect my built in webcam on any non mac program. it works perfectly if i use photo booth, but will not work on skype, yahoo or any internet browser.it does not appear anywhere
i tried reinstalling flash player but it did not work. i also tried restarting computer but also did not help.
i am new to mac , this is just my second week with my mac Air so lease bear with me
I am using OSX 10.8.5
HELP!!!!
Thanks
PlotinusVeritas
Level 6
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its a known issue on 10.8.5 , an update is coming.
Make a major update to an operating system,.... and a hiccup is possible and thats it.
The 10.8.5 update updated a CoreMediaIO plugin that accesses the MBA camera, but didn't bundle the 32-bits version of it. Other (older and newer) versions of the OS do include a universal version (32 and 64 bits), but not 10.8.5.
This means 32-bits apps such as Skype or iMovie cannot load the plugin, making the built-in facetime camera invisible to these them.
-Skype for Mac Engineer
FIX:
One work around would be to reinstall the former Apple Camera plugin from a backup. If you're technically inclined, give that a try.
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http://community.skype.com/t5/Mac/OS-X-10-8-5-Broke-Skype-Video/td-p/1891729/pag e/4
If you go a little further down the thread, he offers a zip file of the AppleCamera plugin. I am not positive that is the same for all Macs; that's why I wouldn't post that zip here. In my opinion, because of that, finding the Apple Camera plugin on your own backup is more reliable.
1. You need Time Machine
2. Go to folder /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/
3. Copy AppleCamera.plugin to good place (usb memory stick is the best place).
4. Go to Time machine in date that skype work fine.
5. Change AppleCamera.plugin with file from Time Machine
6. Restart system, Now skype need to work with camera.
