No video for iChat

I've lost the video icon on my buddy list window for myself and buddies. When I check A/V preferences, I get the message "This computer does not support video chats". While this window is open, the camera light is lit showing it is running. If I open Photo Booth the camera works fine, as it does when I open Skype. Thanks...

Dave

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Nov 7, 2010 5:26 AM

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Nov 7, 2010 1:52 PM in response to Dave Rivers

Hi,

Welcome to the  Discussions


If you do a Speed Test what speeds do you get back ?
http://www.speedtest.net/

If the Video Menu says the Camera is Enabled (ticked) and the Show Status items are also ticked in the View menu it will be the Internet Speed iChat sees at any one time.

Try a computer restart first.

I would also try a PRAM reset if the computer restart does not work
Shut down the computer.
Restart it holding down Apple/CMD (or ⌘)+ALT PR Keys until you have heard three Start Up Bongs.

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9:52 PM Sunday; November 7, 2010

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Nov 8, 2010 11:43 AM in response to Dave Rivers

Hi,

As posted below you may lose camera icons if you have another app that uses the Camera open before iChat.

You could try going to iChat menu > Preferences > Video Section and changing the Bandwidth Limit.
Change it to 500kbps.
Changing this setting will write that in to the com.apple.ichat.plist, which may be enough.

If not delete com.apple.ichat.plist and restart iChat.
The File is found in Your Home Folder/Library/Preferences (Hard Drive/Users/(your account)/Library/Preferences)

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7:43 PM Monday; November 8, 2010

Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

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