iGlasses 2.1: improved stability and more application compatibility
It's always seemed to me that the image that comes from the built-in camera on my MacBook Pro should be more adjustable. We've previously mentioned iGlasses, a webcam utility (from the makers of the handy Call Recorder for Skype) which provides all of those missing controls. The utility recently updated to version 2.1, and adds a zoom button, stability improvements and compatibility with more applications.
iGlasses 2.1 lets you control color, exposure, zooming and cropping of your iSight (or one of several other webcams). It also provides several color adjustment "effects", if you're into that, and it's AppleScript-able so you can automate settings. Personally, I'm mostly interested in zooming and controlling lighting/color settings, which it handles quite well. Once the free, 7-day demo is installed, the adjustment palette shows up in most applications that use the iSight: iChat, Skype, Skitch, Pixelmator, Photo Booth and about 60 others.
iGlasses will set you back $9.95 and a free demo is available. The demo can be easily uninstalled by running the installer and clicking the "Uninstall" button.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
stainboy said 5:06PM on 4-03-2008
great little add-on. when i'm not using it to enhance my video chats, it handily improves the bar code scanning in Delicious Library.
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alumis said 6:58PM on 4-03-2008
Isn't anyone willing to step up and make a piece of freeware that does this stuff?
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Ian said 9:34PM on 4-03-2008
It's a whole $10. If you find that too much to pay, stop reading this blog and get a better job.
alumis said 9:50PM on 4-03-2008
You make a good point, Ian.
There are clearly idiots out there who have nothing better to do than flame people who make legitimate comments on blogs.
Keep up the good work.
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Doug said 11:16PM on 4-03-2008
great little app and well worth 2 trips to starbucks. some people are just cheap.
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PSM said 2:37AM on 4-04-2008
I love this app. It's a pretty simple decision. Either it's worth $10 to you or it's not. If you can afford a computer you can afford this app. If you're being cheap about it, then you don't want/need the app that badly, and that's OK too. I don't have blinds on my windows 2 years after moving into my apartment, but I own iGlasses. It's more than a fair price, it's just a matter of priorities.
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Poon Tangy said 9:04AM on 4-04-2008
I stand corrected.
Changing the brightness level on their webcam is apparently something that any decent person should be willing to pay $10 for, even before buying blinds or coffee.
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Jan said 4:35AM on 4-04-2008
CamTwist does the job and much more fun stuff.
And it is free!
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Michael Rose said 3:55PM on 4-04-2008
CamTwist doesn't work with iChat.
CMos said 10:13AM on 4-04-2008
With the whole $10 issue aside,...lame.. I wouldn't mind seeing a good opensource project that we could build upon.
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artifex said 4:19AM on 4-05-2008
Has anyone got a use report on the related product they sell, Huckleberry?
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samuel Lago said 1:08PM on 4-12-2008
Hey, look on the bright side, its less than a fiver for me :)
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