I'm having trouble using my IceCam with Skype Audio doesn't seem to want to test with the online test call. I'm on Mac OS 10.5.8 PPC using Skype 2.8 & have installed iUSBCam 2.2.5...... What should my Audio pref's be for Skype.. Video seems OK I can see myself but when I try the test call I get nothing??

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This is possibly the strangest reply ever - to my own question! But I have tried out several possibilities and discovered that: If you plug your IceCam into a USB-hub you will lose some signal; if at all possible, plug your cam -directly- into a USB-port on your computer. Much better/stronger signal!

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Hello all, we supply Macally Icecams through our company and have done so for many years.
The camera works absolutely fine with Skype.
Unfortunately Skype do not make it easy for people to understand how, so we wrote a user friendly blog about it and it can be viewed here:
http://blogs.ebay.com/skinnywolf_online/entry/Webcams-for-Mac-Users-The-best-VoIP-Interfaces-t/_W0QQidZ189277018

Simply copy and paste the above link into your browser to find the easy set up procedure.

Hope this helps

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1. You can open only one video application at a time, therefore, you need to quit ALL the application first, then open the one application you want to use. such as YIM or Skype.

2. Please open the iceCam Monitor, go to Monitor tab, check the "Record Video" and select "Record Until MouseClick".
A new Save window will pop up, set up the filename and location and click SAVE button.
Once you click the mouse button, it will save the recorded video as QuickTime Movie clip format file on the selected location.
If you want a picture, you could run the video and pause it and make a screen shot to grab the picture from the video.

Gareth Cockram

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• Posted on Nov 02, 2008

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windows often has MSN runnin in some form in the background, this is usually not a problem, unless you are trying to use a different Chat app as MSN will grab your webcam :S

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See section B. Yahoo in the info below.

Normal 0 Web Camera’s have to be setup on the program they are to be used with. Just installing the camera on your computer does not set it up to broadcast on messengers or Skype.

Each program has Options that have to be setup in order for the Audio and Video to function properly.

A. Skype Setup:

After downloading and installing Skype set it up as follows:

1. Go to TOOLS, then OPTIONS, and click on Audio Settings and set the Microphone and Speakers to the computer Audio Card.
2. Then click on the Video Settings.
3. The camera if installed properly will come up and show a picture.
4. Then on the bottom of the page click on Save.

1. Go to Messenger at the top left and click on it.
2. Next go down to Preferences and click on it.
3. Next Calling and Devices on the right and set the Microphone and Speakers to the computer Audio Card.
4. Next go to the Test Audio section and (in blue writing) click on “Open the call setup assistant” and follow the instructions on the left window.