hirshkis Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 If you "invoke" iChat from within Quicktime, iChat offers additional options ... apparently including iChat Theater (see post and example jpeg submitted by "grabberslasher" which shows the movie "Incredibles" playing on the right, while also chatting [headshot] using a visual effect appears at bottom left). If others have had success with iChat, would you please post the steps that you took to get iChat Theater running? I have only been able to invoke" iChat via Quicktime, which then makes additional choices within iChat regarding Visual Effects available (although I could not actually get any effects ro show) but no menu items regarding iChat Theater. Perhaps, it's because I am using a G4 (867 MHz Quicksilver). Can anyone confirm using iChat Theater on a G4? Or is the requirement a G5 or Intel Mac. Can anyone provide some input and the steps to follow? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
some mac Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 how do you "invoke" ichat from quicktime? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-170958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirshkis Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Within Quicktime, there's a menu item that allows you to "share" with iChat. Am not on the machine right now to check the actual wording, but look tyhrough the Quicktime menuitems. See also post in this form by grabberslasher. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-170961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabberslasher Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Have no fear, the help menu can point you if you get lost Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-171018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingistech Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 wow..... good find! alot of people were asking about this... i'm suprised more haven't commented. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-172459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelelliott394 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 that help thing will be changed...it reminds me of the way spotlight was on the tiger beta, i hope they give it a similar interface to the final spotlight. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-172598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macuser74 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I have Dual 2 GHz PPC G5 and I cant get ichat theater to work. I can see the option "share with ichat" thru quicktime but when I choose it nothing happens. Any thoughts? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-177818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macuser74 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Anyone please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-179289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 At the moment, it appears to be one of those Intel-Only things. I have never gotten it to work under either of my two PPC systems, however have gotten it to work on the first try under an Intel MacMini. (Doesnt always work, but it does more often than not). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-180777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepton Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 i am in a macbookpro and i got the movie sharing option in quick time to work perfectly by broadcasting to a ppc machine with Leopard and a ppc machine with Tiger. I havent tested the oposite unfortunatly but i can almost certainly gurantee the backdrops features are not included in this version of ichat... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-181115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDarbert Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Ever tried dragging a picture or video inside the video? The Sneak Peak at apple.com says to do so in order to add backdrop. I suspect we'll have to wait for an update to Keynote and iPhoto to get the slideshow working. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-181208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepton Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 tried that dosent work.... even with users running Leopard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-181864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDarbert Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 tried that dosent work.... even with users running LeopardOK, I guess it's safe to asume it's not in this build then. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25302-getting-ichat-theater-to-work/#findComment-183885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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