CamTwist is a little difficult to set up, but once installed it works with most video chat services, such as Skype, Yahoo! Messenger and uStream. You can also stream from the desktop, or Flickr, for example. CamTwist includes a Studio section, which will allow you to do a bit of live mixing, like adding overlays, switching cameras, or creating a live slideshow. The more technically gifted can also create your own special effects!

This, coupled with the more than 50 effects available by default, let you really get creative without having to dish out a single cent, simply because CamTwist is completely free! If you like tweaking around with your Mac, you'll also be glad to know that CamTwist offers AppleScript support, which opens the application up to all sorts of customization.

Despite being a little complicated at the get-go, CamTwist is a very good free tool to add fun effects to your video chats.

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USB WebCam Driver works with most major webcam manufacturers. This trial version however is limited to 30 minutes at a time which means you have to unplug and reconnect your camera to keep using it. Please note that unless you have a FireWire or Philips camera, your serial number is tied to the computer you register on, and you'll need that to register the driver if you intend to keep it.

Installing the Driver

You don't have to have your camera connected when you install USB WebCam Driver but you may need to identify the type of camera you have before the driver will recognize it. Just change the name that appears in the QuickTime Video Settings dialog.

The developers encourage users to test the driver thoroughly before purchasing it, including with supported applications such as Skype, Facetime etc.

If you're suffering from webcam driver problems on your Mac, USB WebCam Driver may be your solution.

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You can take screenshots of yourself and then view them from the clip roll at the bottom of the interface. Afterwards, FunBooth lets you share your picture with your friends via Flickr, iPhoto or the Apple Mail application.

Similarly, pictures taken with your webcam are not always excellent and can have a grainy aspect. All in all though, FunBooth will give you and your friends a good laugh.

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macam is essentially a driver, which supports a very wide range of webcams. The application can be a little tricky to set up but is the easiest and quickest way to make your USB webcam work. Using the macam interface you can test the video quality of your webcam and adjust elements like contrast, color, sharpness thanks to a few sliders.

However if you really need to make your camera work with an external application like Skype, you'll need to drag the macam component folder you get in the disk image into your Library>Quicktime>folder. The component works with all Quicktime aware applications so once it's installed your webcam should normally be recognized by your Mac.

Even though all the latest Macs already do include iSight, you sometimes happen to need an external webcam, which you can move around and point to different directions. If so, make sure you have the macam driver set up to get it up and working.

Although it might be a little tricky to install, macam is an excellent driver which allows hundreds of webcams to work on a mac. Recommended if you're looking to do some videochatting.

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EvoCam comes with a number of filters to spice up your videos and you can choose whether to include or not the audio. The program also features more than two dozen animations to slip into your window. EvoCam features motion sensor recording, so that the app only records when the webcam identifies movements.

You'll be able to export to a normal FTP, but EvoCam also gives you the choices of both passive and secure FTP. Note that your videos can be compressed and the quality adjusted according to your needs.

If you're looking for a great solution to record, view and stream videos taken with your Mac's webcam then EvoCam is what you need.

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Perfect for video comments, it also allows you to add a description, tags and place it a category. You can also perfectly use any camera connected via USB or FireWire to record short videos.

One issue currently with the program is that it causes a delay between audio and video when encoding your videos to YouTube.