Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX

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Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX

My parents have an old Logiteck QuickCam, like I use, but the video doesn't always work and then when it does sometimes the picture is very dark.

I bought them a Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX. My folks have a Mac Mini running 10.3.9.

I knew I would have to find a work around. I vaguely remembered doing that when we first set ours up almost 4 years ago. I just checked on my 10.3.9 and cannot find Macam or iUSB Cam on my computer so am not sure if I will need it for them.

I think I downloaded Macam for them. What should I see as the download from macam?

I also downloaded the iUSB Cam.

The camera did not work.

Found this site, but want to know if you think this will do it?

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030711094946105

I am not at my parents' house now, but will be later this week. As my father is quite ill it would give me great comfort to be able to iChat with them when I am not there.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Margi

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.3.x)

Posted on Jul 14, 2008 5:51 AM

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Margi Moul Author

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Jul 14, 2008 6:03 AM in response to Margi Moul

This is not a reply. It is an addition to what I already asked.

Will this site which is the one I used a long time ago still work for this issue.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/12/23/usb_webcam.html

Thanks.

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Jul 19, 2008 12:44 PM in response to Margi Moul

Ok

Margi and I have Text Chatted.

The old camera she has has produces a Dark pic.

The New one need the macam Driver and iUSBCam but still has problems with the drivers in place for the old camera it seems.

We have set the modem to do UPnP.
It is a EmbarQ Zyxel 660 and we have set iChat to us port 443.

We have made sure that System Preferences > Quicktime is set to 1.5Mbps for the streaming.

The Panther Firewall has been tried On, with ports set, and Off.

The macam driver has been removed.

Currently she can get a pic although dark in Preview but for some reason she is not able to connect.

I have a Panther Boot disk and can Video from there to Leopard on my MacBook Pro so I know iChat 2 to iChat 4 works.

I have currently suggested she brings her own camera and see if it produces an better pic next time she visits her dad.
I have also suggested she brings both her own Panther Install Disks and the Camera Install Disk as she can not find her father's

Camera is Enabled in the Video menu and Show Video Status in the View menu.

MacJanitor has been run.

Computer has been restarted doing PRAM reset.

I have a vague feeling I have missed something

I also feel something is up with either the camera or the OS.

8:44 PM Saturday; July 19, 2008

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