Video is backwards in iChat and Photobooth

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Video is backwards in iChat and Photobooth

It was just brought to my attention that when using any built in iSight camera with iChat or photobooth the video is actually reversed....hold something with writing up to the camera and you will see everything backwards.

Does anyone know how to reverse the video to rectify this?

On photobooth I found an option to flip pics taken but not video.

Thanks

MacBook pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4), iChat 4.0.3

Posted on Jul 10, 2008 11:21 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM in response to Bullseye Video

Since video in iChat hit the application in iChat 2.0 the Video pic you see of your self has been Mirrored.

It is th normal function of iChat.

AS you have found Photo Booth does the same but does give you the option of Flipping the pic if words are involved.

9:07 PM Friday; July 11, 2008

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Answer 2

Sep 30, 2008 7:08 PM in response to Bullseye Video

I just found this topic after doing a search because I was having the same issue of all images being "backwards". I found the answer on how to flip things back in Photo Booth:

-In Photo Booth, go to "Edit" at the top of the page
-Now select, "Flip Photo"
(or you can just hit the Command key and the letter "F")

I'm glad I discovered this....everything being backwards was driving me bonkers!

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Answer 3

Oct 6, 2008 9:35 PM in response to smitty195

If you get Iglasses you can mess around with a bunch of additional settings, this being one of them.

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Answer 4

Dec 5, 2008 8:16 AM in response to smitty195

There is an auto setting in Photo Booth -
go to "EDIT" menu
at the bottom select "AUTO FLIP NEW PHOTOS" and this will automatically reverse the mirrored images as you take new pictures.

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