Isight & Flash problems on chatroulette and omegle

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Isight & Flash problems on chatroulette and omegle

I know many people have this problem, isight is working on ichat, skype, photobooth etc. but it doesn't work online (chatroulette, omegle, facebook etc.)
When I first got my computer chatroulette was working fine but then it just stopped working. I got rid of the item (can't remember the name) in the library/application support/google file and it worked fine but ONLY on chatroulette (not omegle.) Now it doesn't work on anything and i have no idea what to do.
when i click the control click the black area (where i am suposed to see my face) these are the options i see:
google camera adapter 0
google camera adapter 1
built in i-sight
i heard you need the option "usb video class video"
i remember having that option but it went away for some reason

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 2, 2011 12:38 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 2, 2011 2:59 PM in response to emeraldjcm

Hi,

Welcome to the  Discussions

If you had the Google Web Browser Plug-in and deleted it a restart of your Mac would be the first Step
This could have been part of a Chrome Install or the Standalone Plug-in for Intel Computers to Video Chat in a web Browser via the Google mail Web pages

Also try clearing the Cache on your Browser. (Normally in the Preferences)

Try Updating your Flash Player (And it's Web Browser Plug-in).

This should change the Info shown in th Flash Pop up > Camera Tab

10:59 PM Sunday; January 2, 2011

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

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EZ Jim

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Jan 2, 2011 3:03 PM in response to emeraldjcm

emeraldjcm wrote:
I know many people have this problem, isight is working on ichat, skype, photobooth etc. but it doesn't work online (chatroulette, omegle, facebook etc.)
When I first got my computer chatroulette was working fine but then it just stopped working. I got rid of the item (can't remember the name) in the library/application support/google file and it worked fine but ONLY on chatroulette (not omegle.) Now it doesn't work on anything and i have no idea what to do.
when i click the control click the black area (where i am suposed to see my face) these are the options i see:
google camera adapter 0
google camera adapter 1
built in i-sight
i heard you need the option "usb video class video"
i remember having that option but it went away for some reason

Welcome to Discussions, emeraldjcm

The suggestions you should consider are in this topic:

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12641342

Use the ones relevant to your system and installed software.

Message was edited by: EZ Jim

Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz Mac OS X (10.6.5); MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.5)
LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11); iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod4touch4.2.1

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Answer 3

Jan 2, 2011 3:14 PM in response to EZ Jim

Thanks EZ Jim.

I knew you would come back eventually with the appropriate Links (I thought you might be having a few days off after the Holiday Rush)

11:14 PM Sunday; January 2, 2011

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Answer 4

Jan 3, 2011 7:20 AM in response to EZ Jim

Hi EZ Jim and Others,

See also http://www.google.com/support/chat/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs
Expand the last item.

Seems Google are aware and working on it.

3:19 PM Monday; January 3, 2011

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EZ Jim

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Jan 3, 2011 8:12 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Great find, Ralph.

Cheers,
Jim

Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz Mac OS X (10.6.5)
MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.5)
LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11)
iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod4touch4.2.1

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Answer 6

Jan 3, 2011 9:07 AM in response to emeraldjcm

"i heard you need the option "usb video class video""

Selecting built in i-sight works for me when using Chatroulette on both my iMac (Tiger) & MBP (SL).
After I click on the +Adobe Flash Player settings+ Allow button my iSight green light comes on along w/my video window.

!http://i51.tinypic.com/9bkxeq.gif!

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Answer 7

Jan 3, 2011 9:10 AM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

Hi Baby Boomer,

Even without the ALlow option being ticked.marked the User should still have access to the Camera Tab and see what it Lists.

5:10 PM Monday; January 3, 2011

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Answer 8

Jan 3, 2011 9:40 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Happy New Year Ralph!

Strange, my iSight is automatically selected in the Adobe settings window. The iSight icon is situated to the left of the Allow button. Nothing else is showing to to let me make other cam choices.
I wonder if the Chatroulette site can detect what type of cam I am using?

!http://i51.tinypic.com/9bkxeq.gif!

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Answer 9

Jan 3, 2011 10:44 AM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

Hi,

So you don't get one that looks like this

No tabs at the bottom ?

6:44 PM Monday; January 3, 2011

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CMCSK

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Jan 3, 2011 2:50 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

!http://i52.tinypic.com/11av0p5.png!

What shows up on my Snow Leopard MPB. I copied directly from the chatroulette site.

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Answer 11

Jan 3, 2011 7:21 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hello, I am having the exact same issues, but everything I have seen on this thread has been a failure. I tried clearing the Cache and I have the most up to date flash player. I think the reason my isight will not activate on websites like facebook and chatroulette is that I installed the gchat (gmail chat). I can not figure out how to uninstall the gchat cameras. Also I was looking through some other threads and found something about a USB option that is supposed to appear in the pop-up settings window, and I do not get that option either.

Please Help
Thanks

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Answer 12

Jan 4, 2011 10:00 AM in response to pattypooh

try flash debugger..I had the exact same issues.....It worked for me
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

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Answer 13

Jan 4, 2011 11:27 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Ralph, I see the same thing as CMCSK.

!http://i51.tinypic.com/9bkxeq.gif!

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Answer 14

Jan 4, 2011 11:44 AM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

I see.

Well I see that you see something different to my 10.5.8 computer.

I am running CIV VI on the MacBook Pro (10.6.5) and will check later (but seem to think it is the same as the Pic I posted)

Having said that both computers have been previously hooked up to my (now dead) DV Converter (Firewire) and it may be something stored in the Flash .plist

Strangely I also have iGlasses showing up as an options.

The Flash version on the G4 Mac is 10.1.85.3 for the Plug-in.

7:44 PM Tuesday; January 4, 2011

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Answer 15

Jan 4, 2011 11:55 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

"The Flash version on the G4 Mac is 10.1.85.3 for the Plug-in."

Same for iMac running 10.4.11. Will check my MBP later on. Come to think of it, I haven't seen the pic that you posted in about a year maybe more. It could be the type of flash web sites I visit. All seem to automatically detect my iSight w/no other options showing.
Or.......................
I do have the options to select other cams but once I select iSight, Adobe automatically selects it as my default cam.

Really strange...................

!http://i51.tinypic.com/9bkxeq.gif!

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