Microsoft LifeCam and Windows Live Messenger

When I use my Microsoft LifeCam 1000 with the included LifeCam
application I can record videos just as if I were using a video recorder.

When I use the Webcam to take part in a Video chat, the person at the
other end sees me the right way around - if I hold up a book, they can
read the writing on the cover.

But the image that I see of myself in Windows Live Messenger 2009
(12.0.8050.1202) is a mirror image. The top of my head is at the top of
the image, but my right ear is on the right-hand side of the image. So
if I hold up a book, I cannot read the title, because it is now mirror
writing. I can't find a setting in Messenger to swap the local video
left to right. Is there such a setting?

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Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk

Greetings,

This mirror effect is a now default in Messenger 2009 and to the best of my knowledge (myself
and others have tried repeatedly), you cannot turn it off (unlike the previous version).

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Swifty" <> wrote in message
news:eH$...
> When I use my Microsoft LifeCam 1000 with the included LifeCam application I can record
> videos just as if I were using a video recorder.
>
> When I use the Webcam to take part in a Video chat, the person at the other end sees me the
> right way around - if I hold up a book, they can read the writing on the cover.
>
> But the image that I see of myself in Windows Live Messenger 2009 (12.0.8050.1202) is a
> mirror image. The top of my head is at the top of the image, but my right ear is on the
> right-hand side of the image. So if I hold up a book, I cannot read the title, because it
> is now mirror writing. I can't find a setting in Messenger to swap the local video left to
> right. Is there such a setting?
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> This mirror effect is a now default in Messenger 2009 and to the best of my knowledge (myself
> and others have tried repeatedly), you cannot turn it off (unlike the previous version).

"Knowing that something cannot be done is next best to knowing that it
can be done" (One of my better aphorisms).

Thanks for that. I thought I was going barmy. I knew I'd seen the
setting somewhere. I'll have to find some other explanation for my
barminess now.


--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk

Hi,

Heh I'm sure someone who is better with reverse engineering than myself may be able to
patch Messenger to not do it, as opposed to looking for an option that doesn't exist. Just
may take some time.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--

"Swifty" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> This mirror effect is a now default in Messenger 2009 and to the best of my knowledge
>> (myself and others have tried repeatedly), you cannot turn it off (unlike the previous
>> version).
>
> "Knowing that something cannot be done is next best to knowing that it can be done" (One of
> my better aphorisms).
>
> Thanks for that. I thought I was going barmy. I knew I'd seen the setting somewhere. I'll
> have to find some other explanation for my barminess now.
>
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Heh I'm sure someone who is better with reverse engineering than myself may be able to
> patch Messenger to not do it, as opposed to looking for an option that doesn't exist. Just
> may take some time.

I recently fitted a fancy (by my sort of "VGA standard") graphic card,
with about a thousand settings. I'm sure I can temporarily mirror-image
my entire display, just so WLM-2009 looks correct. I'll have fun trying
to navigate back to undo the setting though. Even the mouse would go the
wrong direction, in the left/right direction. :-D

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk