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(free) video chat programs?

  • 23-01-2005 12:25am
    #1
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭


    hi
    I'm looking for a good (cheap) online video chat program
    i want to video chat with a friend online and we have AIM, so decided to use that. only problem is they dont have a camera yet themselves, so we couldn't do it as AIM requires both people to have a camera.

    so we tried a program called Camfrog Video Chat, which is good and free and easy to use, but the window to view the person is tiny and u must pay to get a bigger one.

    so i was just wondering if anyone knows of any reliable programs that offer good streming rate and obviously the option to increase the size of the camera window

    cheers


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  • #2
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭thund3rbird_


    MSN messenger?
    if you both have win xp there's also NetMeeting

    btw - if either of you have an eyetoy camera you can use that
    mine works fine & pic is very good plus there is a mike in the camera as well

    see http://www.ionstorm.co.uk/files/sairuk/ for details


  • #3
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭HacksawEddie


    we both have xp yes, but i have just started using netmeeting, and im not sure how or what to do?
    i got the messege that the directory could not be found and when i tried log into a directory, i got this website: http://directory.netmeeting.microsoft.com/
    maybe its out of date and out of use?


  • #4
    Nuadha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Nuadha


    Yahoo Messenger is another alternative - it's easy enough to use, and you can run video on one side only.


  • #5
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭HacksawEddie


    thanks nuadha..but i seem to have problems with it reckognising my video camera..keeps saying there's no webcam.
    i'm using my samsung minidv connected with firewire...what do i put in as my camera sourse in the preferences do you know?
    it doesnt give me an option for my camera, only:
    "Microsoft WDM Image Capture (Win32), Version: 5.1.2600.0"


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