MoreiChatEffects: Upgrade Your iChat/PhotoBooth Experience

Leopard has been out for just about a month now, and of course, its no longer got that ‘new’ factor. So, you can now breathe some life into your video chats and mug-shots by adding ‘MoreiChatEffects’.

Like Ronseal, it does exactly what it says on the tin. You get 24 effects, including some that were previewed at WWDC, but never made the final cut into 10.5.

It’s a compilation of some of the effects we’ve seen before, like the Hologram effect, however there are lots of different ones, such as my personal favorite: Cube. You can even star in your own personal iPod ad! These effects are all bundled into one simple download; thankfully it comes with a simple installer, so you don’t have to go looking around in the system files, or editing .plist’s to install them.

I have to admit, although I thought these effects would be a gimmick, and I’d only use them once, I’ve actually found myself using them quite often, mainly due to the fact that it makes video conversations that little bit more interesting!

Another, less publicized feature in the new PhotoBooth and iChat is the fact you can be inside any QuickTime movie, or any photo you want. Simply drop it on the empty spaces and hey presto, you’re the star! And, of course, you can do some hopeless and shameless advertising like this:

MoreiChatEffects is available free from iSmiley. These are well worth a look, however it’s worth noting that they work best on Intel; PowerPC support is limited, and of course, this is Leopard only kids.