640x480 video and full screen?

http://get.live.com/messenger/features

8.5 features say that we can now do "live, full-screen (640x480) video.** "

I have one of the latest MS cameras - supports 640x480 - nice fast cable
connection but the largest video size I can choose ('large') is 320x250. No
amount of prodding and poking will give me 640x480

So I think maybe its for fullscreen only except I can't see how to do full
screen. I'm pretty sure many moons ago I used to double click the video but
that just shows me the contact card.

Help for messenger isn't much use when i search for 'full screen' and
general internet searching isn't helping either.

So 1. Can I do 640x480 video conversations and 2. How do i switch to full
screen

Thanks

Greetings,

This is the old pages from 8.1 and the 640x480 is apparently a typo -- see here:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9390869439fb49

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"ZMan" <> wrote in message news:#...
> http://get.live.com/messenger/features
>
> 8.5 features say that we can now do "live, full-screen (640x480) video.** "
>
> I have one of the latest MS cameras - supports 640x480 - nice fast cable connection but the
> largest video size I can choose ('large') is 320x250. No amount of prodding and poking will
> give me 640x480
>
> So I think maybe its for fullscreen only except I can't see how to do full screen. I'm
> pretty sure many moons ago I used to double click the video but that just shows me the
> contact card.
>
> Help for messenger isn't much use when i search for 'full screen' and general internet
> searching isn't helping either.
>
> So 1. Can I do 640x480 video conversations and 2. How do i switch to full screen
>
> Thanks

Thanks Jonathan... fascinating that the reply you linked to is from June and
nobody has bothered to fix the 'new features' page.

Also how do I switch to the full screen mode (even if it is only QVGA
stretched)?


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:CA27B94F-15DE-40F1-A0C6-...
> Greetings,
>
> This is the old pages from 8.1 and the 640x480 is apparently a typo -- see
> here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9390869439fb49
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "ZMan" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> http://get.live.com/messenger/features
>>
>> 8.5 features say that we can now do "live, full-screen (640x480) video.**
>> "
>>
>> I have one of the latest MS cameras - supports 640x480 - nice fast cable
>> connection but the largest video size I can choose ('large') is 320x250.
>> No amount of prodding and poking will give me 640x480
>>
>> So I think maybe its for fullscreen only except I can't see how to do
>> full screen. I'm pretty sure many moons ago I used to double click the
>> video but that just shows me the contact card.
>>
>> Help for messenger isn't much use when i search for 'full screen' and
>> general internet searching isn't helping either.
>>
>> So 1. Can I do 640x480 video conversations and 2. How do i switch to full
>> screen
>>
>> Thanks
>
>

Hi,

I guess the marketing people been busy with something else

To get to full screen you have to establish a 'Video Call' (it's not available in the 'show
my webcam' separate option if you've been using that). Once it's established, choose the
small arrow in the bottom right-hand corner under the video, choose Size and then choose Full
Screen.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--



"ZMan" <> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks Jonathan... fascinating that the reply you linked to is from June and nobody has
> bothered to fix the 'new features' page.
>
> Also how do I switch to the full screen mode (even if it is only QVGA stretched)?
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:CA27B94F-15DE-40F1-A0C6-...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> This is the old pages from 8.1 and the 640x480 is apparently a typo -- see here:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9390869439fb49
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "ZMan" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> http://get.live.com/messenger/features
>>>
>>> 8.5 features say that we can now do "live, full-screen (640x480) video.** "
>>>
>>> I have one of the latest MS cameras - supports 640x480 - nice fast cable connection but
>>> the largest video size I can choose ('large') is 320x250. No amount of prodding and
>>> poking will give me 640x480
>>>
>>> So I think maybe its for fullscreen only except I can't see how to do full screen. I'm
>>> pretty sure many moons ago I used to double click the video but that just shows me the
>>> contact card.
>>>
>>> Help for messenger isn't much use when i search for 'full screen' and general internet
>>> searching isn't helping either.
>>>
>>> So 1. Can I do 640x480 video conversations and 2. How do i switch to full screen
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>