iGlasses v1.3.6
reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Ecamm Network http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses Released: September 7, 2006 $8 USD. Fully functional Demo. Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 9 or later; iSight or iBot FireWire video camera; iChat AV 2.0 or later. Strengths: Adds a lot of what is missing in mac OS X regarding iSight controls. Weaknesses: None found. Other Reviews: http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=16105 Touched on in Mac ReviewCast #73: http://www.surfbits.com |
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Ecamm Network saw a need and
filled it. Want to use an iSight camera on a G3 Mac? You can. Want control
over iSght camera settings? You can too.
And it really does that too!
It gives control over parts of the VideoMenu and offers more options for brightness controls and even includes black& white, Sepia, crazy colors if you want to go psychedelic or even use night vision effects with the green haze and background as it picks up light.
Controls also exist for focus, but I like it for rotation and mirror effects so I can mount my iSight to the side of the iMac instead of above it. And this effect is supported in practically all camera apps from Apple apps to iSpQ, EvoCam, BTV, SecuritySpy, iVeZeen, and others I’ve never seen before.
Supported Applications
-Apple iChat AV 2.0 or higher
-Apple iMovie 4.0 and iMovie HD
-Apple PhotoBooth
-Apple QuickTime 7 Pro Player
-Apple QuickTime Broadcaster
-Apple Safari (for use with Web-based chat)
-iSpQ 6.3.1 or higher
-Yahoo! Messenger 2.5.3 or Yahoo! Messenger 3
-EvoCam 3.5 Preview 1 or higher
-GCam 1.2 or higher
-iVisit
-vChat
-iCamShare
- ohphoneX
-ineen
-BTV and BTV Pro
-SecuritySpy*
-WuffCam
-Blog.Mac
-iStopMotion
-iVeZeen
-MulleSight
-aMSN
-Mercury
-SightSpeed 4.5 or higher
-Journler
-Gawker
-Skype 1.5 BETA Video Preview or higher
* Rotate, Mirror, and some effects not supported in SecuritySpy.
Can you find iGlasses in the Applications after installation? No, the installer does not modify the iChat program directly. Files are installed at the following locations:
/Library/InputManagers/Ecamm
/Library/Components/
Well, so now you know. You want a little more flexibility and ability to tweak your Mac-based camera? Now you can.
