jbtwist wrote:
You know... Is there a better recording software?
You know that what software you use depends on what you want to do. Photo Booth is better for quick, fun snapshots or video clips, but it has VERY limited capability. If you want to do more than quick, fun snapshots or video clips, another application will be "better."
What is suggested?
For the purpose in your original post, I suggested iMovie as a "better" app. 
If you had trouble finding iMove, look for its iCon in your Dock or in the folder that opens when you use your
Finder > Go > Applications menu command.
The link you provided just hung up on loading...I'll try again later.
I checked the link when I posted and again now, and the link worked correctly for me both times.
If you tried to copy the link and paste the address into your browser's address field to launch the page, be sure you did not copy any leading or trailing invisible characters like spaces or carriage returns.
I didn't mean to come off
jerk-ish...
I do not infer any such intent when you ask good, honest questions about how to get started with your new Mac. All of us need help starting out.
For more help,
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ is a GREAT introduction with lots of info.
In particular, the
Get me working and playinglink will give you a good introduction to several of the most popular and useful Mac apps.
If you are a switcher from PC, the
Switch 101 link there might be worth a look, too.
...with settings setup for 16x9...It appears the CAMERA is in a square format... Is that correct?
No. iSight is NOT a
square format camera. The apps we use to operate and control our iSights let us select
rectangular aspect ratios. (Software controls our iSights. There is no way to manually operate iSight.) Regardless of iSight's "format," there are two ways to remove the "pillar bars."
(1) Using iMovie 8 with the settings I originally recommended to you, you should be able to eliminate the "pillar bars" by changing the "
Video Size:" choices bar setting in the "Capture" window.
(2) The other way to remove the "pillar bars" is to return to the Photo Booth window size you were using when you posted your original question. Leave the "
Video Size:" choices bar setting at 640x480 and return the
Aspect Ratio:" choices bar setting in
iMovie > File > Project Properties... > General" to "
Standard (4x3)." This will remove the "pillar bars", too, but it will also return you to the 4x3 aspect ratio.
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