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    Default PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    My S/O is planning to do Webcam work, she is currenttly debating wether to get a Mac or PC to use for her work.

    Pro's, cons, and experiance feed back both systems requested.

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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    PC.
    The people I've talked to couldn't find any sites that were Mac compatible.

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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    i also suggest you get a pc ...the mac isn't really that compatable with most webcam software ....believe me i had a mac...(well i still do) i love my mac but i wouldn't suggest using it at all for webcamming
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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    My vote goes for a PC as well for two reasons:

    a) As already mentioned, compatibility. You widen the available webcam sites to work for since some use custom software that only has PC support.

    b) Convenience. Finding replacement parts for broken/faulty equipment on the PC is easy, fast and usually cheaper. Say Sunday at 8pm some piece of hardware goes belly up... I can find 3-4 places still open that have PC stuff and in-stock, but not one that has Mac stuff... or it has to be ordered. Not only that, but finding a computer geek that can replace them is even easier (i.e. lots of PC geeks in every community, only a few Mac geeks lol).

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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    I have done web cam work for years (tho not so much in the last year or so.)
    I cant say I have ever tried mac, but it seems to me that almost evry site I came across was geared for PC.
    Also since that is what almost everyone is using the help desks are more familiar with fixing pc troubles.

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    I sorely regret the day I sold my Ibook. My home-rigged PC is such a pain. Mac-compatible applications flow together oh so seamlessly....if she is just going to be doing Webcam, she can easily use a Mac, since streaming media is not platform specific...

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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    You want a UNIX or Linux machine for web cam work.

    Here is a copy of a post I just made on another thread...

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    Depends on how fancy you want to get.

    In short, you need a high speed internet connection. DSL or better - I would go with DSL until you know you're gonna make some money off it. Then start bumping up the DSL speeds. There may be charges for changing your connection speed, but if it makes you more money because you can handle more connections - all the better.

    You are going to need a web server. This will offer a layer of authentification to those who have actually paid for your service. You will need to get some software that lets you accept credit cards and hopefully update the .htaccess files automatically. A lot of times there is stuff like that out there for like 50 or 60 bucks.

    The hard part these days is getting a credit card processor to take mastercard or visa for a porn site. These idiots might have had something to do with it:

    "A California publisher of a pornographic magazine and Web site sued Visa, MasterCard and other financial institutions on Wednesday, alleging they facilitated the illegal sale of pirated sex images flooding the Internet.

    Perfect 10, whose slogan is 'The World's Most Beautiful Models Expose All,' based the case on claims other Web sites were stealing their sexual imagery to make money, often through duplicitous advertising."

    Your web server is also going to need to be able proxy for another web server. I shall explain later.

    You're going to need to lay out some time on making a web site so people have a clue what your offering.

    Your going to need, of course, a web camera. This is a sweet little camera:



    Has a built in web server so all you need to do is proxy your web site over to that one.

    Axis has other ones, but they start getting pricey.

    Some people speak to their admirer's on the web cam via a 900 number and make some money that way too.

    Hope this helps.

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    Default Re:PC or Mac ror webcam work?

    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine link=board=1;threadid=7692;start=msg88304#msg88304 date=1080257554
    I sorely regret the day I sold my Ibook. My home-rigged PC is such a pain. Mac-compatible applications flow together oh so seamlessly....if she is just going to be doing Webcam, she can easily use a Mac, since streaming media is not platform specific...
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