Apple APLLE MACBOOK Videoconferencing with More Than One Buddy, Turning Off the iSight Camera

To start a videoconference:

1Open iChat AV.

2Click the Camera button next to a buddy in your buddy list.

For information about adding people to your buddy list, choose Help > iChat AV Help.

When you click a Camera button in the buddy list, the camera indicator light glows to indicate you are displaying video. This also sends an invitation to your buddy to accept your video request and lets you preview how you look on camera. When a buddy accepts your invitation, you can see the buddy on your screen as well as yourself.

Videoconferencing with More Than One Buddy

You can videoconference with up to three buddies at once. One buddy hosts the videoconference, and the others participate.

To start a videoconference with more than one buddy:

1Open iChat AV.

2Hold down the Command key while you select the buddies you want to invite.

3Click the Camera button at the bottom of your buddy list.

Turning Off the iSight Camera

To turn off your iSight camera, close the active iChat window. The camera indicator light turns off, indicating that the iSight camera is off and recording has stopped.

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