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How to Use the PS3 Eye on Skype

The PlayStation 3 Eye is a tool for the PlayStation 3 that captures your movements and images and displays them on the television screen. You can hook up your PlayStation 3 Eye to your computer. Once it is on your computer, it functions as a basic Web camera. This means you can then connect to Skype and use it for video conferencing over the Skype network. If you already own a PlayStation 3 Eye, then you do not need to buy a separate Web camera for your computer.

Instructions

- 1
  Download the driver for the PS3 Eye from the Code Laboratories page (see Resources). Download the file under "CL Eye Platform Driver."
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  Double click on the driver you downloaded. Be sure your camera is not connected.
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  Plug in your PS3 Eye into an open USB port.
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  Click "No Not This Time" when "Found New Hardware Wizard" opens. Click "Next."
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  Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click "Next."
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  Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." Click "Next."
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  Select "PS3Eye Camera (x32)." Click "Next."
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  Click "Finish."
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  Open "Skype." Select "Tools," "Options" and then "Video Settings."
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  Select "PS3 Eye Camera" as your webcam and click "OK."

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