Everything about Photo Booth totally explained
» For the machine off which this software's title is based, see Photo booth.
Photo Booth is a small
software application by
Apple Inc. for
Mac OS X for taking photos and (since
Mac OS X v10.5) video with an
iSight camera or other webcams. The program was initially only bundled with Macintosh computers that had a built-in
iSight camera, but now it comes bundled with
Mac OS X Leopard. It features 17 (16 filters, 1 normal) built-in effects that can be applied to photos. Developers will be able to develop custom effects and share them online.
The software integrates with
instant messaging programs such as OS X's built-in
iChat Software or
Adium, for taking a picture to use as an
avatar or
Buddy icon.
Effects
Photo Booth has two sets of image effects that can be applied when taking a picture. The first set may be described to contain photographic filters similar to those in
Adobe Photoshop:
In the latest version of Photo Booth included with
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, the application incorporates the
Chroma key technology which is used in professional film making to replace the background of a frame with an image or a video clip. Photo Booth incorporates this technology by recognizing a still background, then replacing it with either a pre-set image or movie clip, or allowing the user to choose their own background. Below is a list of pre-set backgrounds that come with the application (marked either image or video):
Clouds (image)
Color Dots (image)
Earthrise (image)
Eiffel Tower (video)
Fish (video)
Rollercoaster (video)
Sunset (video)
Yosemite (video)
Backgrounds are only available on Macs featuring an Intel processor. By default, Photo Booth's live preview and captured images are reversed horizontally, to simulate the user looking into a mirror; however, it can flip the image automatically or upon request to provide a true-to-life representation.
Further Information
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