Photo Booth

Photo Booth
Developed by	Apple Inc.
Latest release	2.0.2
OS	Mac OS X v10.5
Type	Photo capture program
License	Proprietary
Website	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.^[1]

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.

Contents 1 Effects 1.1 Teenage Effects 2 Gallery of Photo Booth Effects 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

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:

• Sepia
• Black & White
• Glow
• Normal
• Colored Pencil
• Thermal Camera
• X-Ray
• Pop Art

Teenage Effects

The second set has been described by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs as a set of Teenage Effects, being a collection of effects that manipulate the shape of the image, rather than filtering it:

• Bulge
• Dent
• Twirl
• Squeeze
• Mirror
• Light Tunnel
• Fisheye
• Stretch

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.

Gallery of Photo Booth Effects

Mirror effect.	Sepia effect.	Thermal Camera effect.	X-ray effect.
Stretch effect.	Squeeze effect.

See also

• iMac
• MacBook Air
• MacBook
• MacBook Pro
• iSight
• Cheese (software)

References

1. ^ Mac OS X Leopard Feature Information

External links

• Apple's Description of the iSight and Photo Booth capabilities on the iMac
• Private website with more information, especially how to create your own Photo Booth effects

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