Apple: Automating Mugshots into Filemaker from iSight using Applescript

Automating Mugshots into Filemaker from iSight using Applescript

0000-00-00 00:00:00 / MacScripter

Last year I was hired to automate picture taking for a badge creation Filemaker database. Thanks to a free utility by Axel Bauer, "MacOSX CLI Utility to Capture Stills From iSight Camera", this turned out to be quite easy with the following tiny applescript:

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