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Facetime and external iSight - no sound input

Hi,

I have a 2006 MacBook and a FireWire external iSight, it works fine with Skype and iChat.

With FaceTime, the video works fine but there is no way I can select the sound input to be from the iSight. I have only two options: Line-in or internal mic. My friends can hear me with the internal mic but it ***** compared to the external iSight mic (my laptop is closed). Again, with iChat and Skype it's fine. In the system preferences it's fine as well. Any idea?

Posted on Jul 4, 2011 12:13 PM

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Rav4Baby

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Apr 12, 2013 4:56 PM in response to MlchaelLAX

Hi Michael,

Ok I guess there IS SOUND, but for some reason it is super choppy and the video is not smooth either as we saw.

Too bad, I'll try 10.7.3 to see if it is the OS version.

THANKS!

Andrew

Apr 13, 2013 1:31 PM in response to Rav4Baby

Hi,

As Micheal points out the Firmware needs to be updated to the last one (1.0.3)

It is needed as this is an Audio Update to the camera and effects many apps that Apple Supply with the OS.

The Update is in earlier OS versions and is Triggered by running Software Update.

The File is in the Hard drive/System/Library/CoreServices/iSight Updater

However it is not present in Snow Leopard (I am not sure about Leopard as I am away from my G4 today)

If you have a computer with this folder you can run the updater manually.

It is an Update that will only run on an OS that can run PCC or Universal written software (not Intel only)

9:30 PM Saturday; April 13, 2013

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medwu

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Apr 13, 2013 4:24 PM in response to Alexis Ramel

I have the same issue

thanks to everyone

i hvae solved it

now works perfectly under 10.8.3

anyone who need isight updater.app which can run under 10.8.3

plz email me wuhao#me.com

i will send it to you

Rav4Baby

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Apr 13, 2013 7:31 PM in response to Rav4Baby

Hi all,

It was a software issue, I tried 10.7.5 and it worked fine.

I tried reparing disk permissions, but this didn't seem to do anything.

I reinstalled 10.8 and it is working now!!!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Rav4Baby

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Apr 13, 2013 10:30 PM in response to Rav4Baby

Ok after messing with it for another half day, I figured it out.

10.8.3 had some updates to audio of some sort. It stops the mic from working in Photobooth and messes up Skype for me (sound cuts in and out).

I tried repairing disk permission, but this didn't fix the problem.

I eventually put 10.8.2 back on and everything is happy now.

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Facetime and external iSight - no sound input