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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Hardware => Topic started by: nickbirkby on April 28, 2020, 09:15:09 AM

Title: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: nickbirkby on April 28, 2020, 09:15:09 AM

Hi all, I got given an Apple Isight A1023 firewire webcam and its dated 2003. Im wondering if there is any way I can use it to capture video or is it OSX only?
It plugs in to my MDD fine but shows no sign of powering up or anything.

Any help appreciated. Thanks! :)

Title: Re: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: Europa on April 28, 2020, 11:39:47 AM

According to this page it looks like you need at least OS 10.2.5 to use it. :)

https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-isight/specs/

Title: Re: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: IIO on April 28, 2020, 10:32:16 PM

would be typically apple if their fw cam wont work with OS9 because it is not a real fw cam. :)

but... what application are you using to capture/display?

Title: Re: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: nickbirkby on April 29, 2020, 03:16:04 AM

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping to use Imovie, but no dice for os9. The camera will work but only with Imovie ver4 on osX

Im hoping to record some guitar playing for Youtube and am using Cubase on the Mdd for the audio pus a digital camera for picture and then matching them together on a pc which is time consuming.

It would be nice to do it all on the mac, but its probably optimistic. Any bright ideas re cameras I could plug in directly? I have virtually no experience with video...

Title: Re: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: IIO on April 29, 2020, 03:36:14 AM

your last chance could be so see if "quicktime firewire dv enabler" is installed and if you havent already, upgrade your quicktime to 6 pro. (but i am not saying the camera sends dv, i have no idea about the isight)

then okay, if not even imovie and quicktime player work, then it is probably not supported.

we have been using dv streaming on classic OS, but i cant tell you offhand which webcam will work and which not.

Title: Re: Can I use an Apple Isight camera on OS9
Post by: nickbirkby on April 29, 2020, 08:51:20 AM

Thanks I will try that.

If all else fails I have a spare MDD with X on it, could maybe fire it up on that. The only benfit is if I can record audio and video simultaneously.

Even then I have no idea if it will author a format youtube will accept. As I said I havent much experience in this field. If it was midi Id be ok!  :)