Photobooth Backgrounds and Logitech C920

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Photobooth Backgrounds and Logitech C920

Hi Guys,

I know that I dont actually own an iSight, but due to the fact that Apple do not sell one seperatly I have bought a Logitech C920 webcam. Everything is great, and from what I have read it is way better than any of the built in webcams. Anyway the only issue that I have come across is in Photobooth when I try out the different backgrounds. The "normal" video feed is great, but when I click on one of the background, it pops up with the message that goes something like "move out of frame" (it comes and goes to fast for me to read) for a split second and then the background detected message. Then its just the background - no me or any kind of outline of me. I have tried it with different light conditions and location (against white wall) but no change at all.

any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks

Nick

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 27, 2013 5:21 AM

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EZ Jim

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Mar 27, 2013 7:39 AM in response to nickb23

One or both of these may help you.

(1) Perhaps you installed some additional software on your Mac mini to control your Logitech?

If so, that software's driver may be overriding the Mac OS X webcam software and causing trouble with the "fixed focus and exposure and white balance" requirements for using Photo Booth's backdrops shown in http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5610

As one example, Logitech's http://tinyurl.com/ckfesn7 Troubleshooting page advises that their software may limit compatibility with some applications, Photo Booth included.

If you have installed any software beyond that automatically installed by OS X, follow the supplier's instructions on now to uninstall it, restart your Mac, and test again.

(2) Your problem can also be caused by small, even tiny, movement of your camera:

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5607

Movement in the camera's background field of view, even air moving pictures or curtains behind you, can also cause this.

Make sure everything is absolutely still, restart, and test again.

Message was edited by: EZ Ji m

Mac OSX 10.8.3

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