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ecamm releases iGlasses 1.4
iGlasses, the software-based iSight video enhancer, has been upgraded to version 1.4. iGlasses is basically a bundle of video filters that allow you to process the iSight signal to enhance brightness or add special effects (like "night vision").
There are several new features of note introduced in version 1.4. First is the iGlasses Manager. It allows you to switch iGlasses on and off on a per-application basis, so you can use the filters in, say, iChat, but not in iMovie. Second, you can now use iGlasses in many more applications. Version 1.4 includes support for Comic Life, Delicious Library, Camfrog, jmeeting, WebcamTweaker, CamSpinner, Funny Photographer, CamGrabber, and more. Finally, 1.4 introduces enhanced AppleScript scriptability. I'm sure you can use the scriptability for some sort of twisted April Fool's prank, but I'm unsure as to what else it might be helpful for.
You can buy a copy of iGlasses for $8 at the ecamm website, which isn't a huge amount of money, but be aware that a lot of this same functionality looks like it will be built into Leopard's iChat when it bows later this year.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eric said 6:49PM on 1-05-2007
Actually it's kind of glossed over here, but one of the best reasons to use iGlasses is focus control. for $8 (lifetime upgrade i think) I was able to turn my paperwight iSight back into a useable camera. I dropped it a few times and it doesnt focus right, but iGlasses correct it enough to keep working
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5cents said 6:33PM on 1-05-2007
yep, i tried iGlasses. Its ummm.... quite useless. Nicely made though.
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Konstantino said 6:44PM on 1-05-2007
I like how it makes things brighter, because my room + iSight = really dark.
...What is that girl wearing in the screenshot?
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JailerJoe said 7:12PM on 1-05-2007
Who cares about iGlasses? Who's the the hottie?
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niclet said 9:55PM on 1-05-2007
Talking of this, is it possible to install PhotoBoot or is there a similar app for those with non-integrated iSight Mac owners?
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niclet said 9:59PM on 1-05-2007
Ooops, I meant PhotoBooth.
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Nik said 11:43PM on 1-05-2007
actually, this app has been the one of the best things i bought for my mac...it actually makes the iSight usable. In fact after I started using it on my iSight, i realized how poor the image was on my fathers computer and had him buy a license too. Yes you can add lights, etc, but most rooms aren't set up so perfectly that the angle and intensity of lamp helps.
In addition it allows for a couple of other things like reversing an image or even flipping the image(in case you've mounted your iSight in a diffent way).
All in all it was $8 well spent. BTW, I heard all about these features being incorporated into previous versions of 10.4.x and it never happened.
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Oz said 12:54PM on 1-06-2007
Uh huh, yeah, sounds like a great app, seriously. Moving right along...I to ask: WHO is the hottie in the screenshot??? She is downright beautiful!
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bud said 6:39PM on 1-06-2007
I'd be darned happy if I could merely cut off the autofocus on the iSight.
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Fritz Laurel said 9:16PM on 1-06-2007
Why, that's none other than Erica Sadun, of course. ;)
Cheers,
FL
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dalas v said 11:55AM on 1-09-2007
i just downloaded it. i think i will be giving them $8. it offers you a very wide range of image controls.
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