Jamoyan wrote:
I have tried all the tricks... moving out of the frame when asked to, well-lit room, but I still get the holes in the backdrops.
All the tricks? You
should be able to make this work.
Search your Mac's
Photo Booth > Help for "If an image with a video backdrop doesn’t look right" (without the quotation marks) and be sure you do everything it says to get the best results possible. Specifically:
(i) Find a place with a non-reflective, plain, light-colored background with no shadows on it. Set up your Mac on a sturdy surface so your camera cannot move while you you are using the effects.
(ii) Position the Mac so all your iSight sees is solid white when you and your chair are out of the picture. Ensure lots of light, but be sure to position your computer so neither your body nor anything else is casting a shadow on the background after you have moved back into the picture.
(iii) All clothing visible after you move back into the picture must be very dark, but not shiny. A black sweatshirt with no printing on it would be good. The same dark, not shiny requirements apply to your chair or anything else that moves back into the frame once you see the “Background Detected” message.
(iiii) Try some different background (backdrop) images to see if some work better than others.
Unless you can report that all is now working well, please confirm that you simultaneously use all four of the above suggestions during your latest tests. If the location/position of the holes is repeatable (example, your hair, eyeglasses, etc.), please give the specifics. Also, let us know if the location/position is EXACTLY the same for all the different backgrounds (backdrop) images you try.
We will watch for your status update.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.2) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.2)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight
