Just bought a Mac and having problems with cam/audio..
Hey so I did a search on here first to see if this question had been asked before and I didn't really find any info...sorry if its an inappropriate question its just that I am soooooo frustrated with my camera being a little slow or "lagging" and then my audio will be fine for a few minutes and then go off..I just bought a new Mac computer a few days ago and was so excited cause I thought these issues would be solved (I was using a wayyyyy older Mac before also to cam) and on that computer I NEVER had any trouble with audio, only with the camera being a lil slow.
I have missed out on so many privates cause the guy will be like "your cam keeps freezing or going too slow"and "your audio keeps going out".
I haven't downloaded anything or put music or movies on this computer that would make it slow down..honestly I am not computer savvy at all so even when I google this question I can't seem to find anything...or maybe I do and its like foreign lingo to me lol
Also we have FIOS and supposedly thats the quickest internet connection.
BTW I am using the built in camera. Could that be the problem? I'm actually going to the Apple store in a few hours to just get a webcam. Plus it would be so much easier to move around and position.
I am on LiveJasmin btw.
ok well thanks in advance for any kind of advice or suggestions you guys may have.
I just don't know what else to do and nobody I know is that great with solving computer problems.
-Nathalia:'(
Re: Just bought a Mac and having problems with cam/audio..
LiveJasmin never worked well with my mac, so I got Parallels and I can get on MyFreeCams now. It is probably the built-in stuff, I noticed some complaints before, but now that I have an HD Logitech cam with audio, no one says it freezes or anything...except on yahoo messenger. Not to threadjack, but any other indy girls here have problems with an HD cam on yahoo messenger? But yeah, probably a great idea to get a new cam. The macbook one is okay for regular people use, but definitely not for cam girls. :) Hope it's better after your trip to the geniuses!
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^As far as I'm concerned, yahoo messenger sucks ass for cam. I strongly discourage my customers from using it and try to direct them to skype, but some are just morons and won't try skype because they don't already have it ::)
I have for my mac and it works great for me.
I don't use other camsites anymore but I've heard several of them aren't very mac friendly. BUT, I definitely think a better webcam will help a lot - the cam I use has great sound and video.
Re: Just bought a Mac and having problems with cam/audio..
ok update lol
sooo I just got back from the Apple store and I bought the only webcam they had which is
the Logitech HD Pro webcam c910 (not sure what those numbers mean lol)
and says 1080p video recording..
omg I really hope this solves the issues I've been having...then again I should probably try another site or two.
thanks again PeepPrincess for the help :)
-Nathalia
Re: Just bought a Mac and having problems with cam/audio..
That's the cam I just posted that I have. It works great for me ;)
Re: Just bought a Mac and having problems with cam/audio..
Yup, I use parallels to have windows 7 running for MFC, and there is an online version of justcamit for Adultwork that I use. Umm...I have the logitech c260 I believe. I think it's HD, if not it's pretty good quality!
You're very welcome. Mostly I lurk here, unless I have really useful info. :P