Re: messenger > mac video

Greetings,

Some day. It keeps getting promised but never materializes.

Using Skype seems to work well in the Mac <-> Windows webcam scenarios.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message
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will messenger interface with a mac to use web cam.

Hi,

Just for your information, no need to try other messenger programs. I spend
lots of time trying Linux to work with WLM, till i found this on the web:

________________________________

We (the aMSN team) want to soon release aMSN version 0.98.2 because of the
various issues we faced with 0.98.1 because Microsoft changed their
protocols.. mainly the problem with the nickname changing to the email at
every connection.

We also recently realized that the Audio/Video capability would need to be
dropped because it just doesn't work anymore unfortunately

Microsoft forced everyone to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Live
Messenger : WLM 2009 which uses MSNP18 and has the ability to do Audio/Video
calls through a tunneled SIP (P2P SIP messages, not using an external SIP
server) and so, they realized that their SIP servers aren't being used
anymore, so they had this great idea of shutting down their servers. the
result? aMSN can't do Audio/Video calls because the SIP server refuses our
connections.

________________________________


I agree with Jonathan, Skype works great between a Mac and Windows.

There is one "interesting thing" i want to share about Skype.
I'm using skype for hours a day, with a person who have * not a high end
mobile internet connection* on his Mac.

If the connection is bad, mainly it will affect the Audio lots. (deleyed
sound, stops for seconds or sentences can come over repeatedly). After
replacing the USB 1.0 webcam for an USB 2.0 webcam (logitech 9000 pro), the
video was still the same, but the quality of the audio was significant
improved.
And for audio it is still better to connect a good mic. to the soundcard,
then using the mic. on the cam.
Tested it several times on different evenings, and still the same result.

I'm not an expert, so i can only guess the reason why.
Just my experience as a (heavy) skype user.







"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> Greetings,
>
> Some day. It keeps getting promised but never materializes.
>
> Using Skype seems to work well in the Mac <-> Windows webcam scenarios.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
> "mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message
> news:eSuFQ%...
> will messenger interface with a mac to use web cam.
>
>
>
>
>

Hi,

This thread somehow got lost and it's a month old, but I thought I'd add a little more to
this. I forgot the aMSN thing, hopefully that's worked around soon.

Messenger:Mac beta does now have audio/video support, I have to admit I haven't had an
opportunity to really try and see how it's managed:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product...8/default.mspx

I know it's rather unattractive to sit there using a separate headset with someone (as
opposed to being able to sit there using the webcam mic in the marketing materials), but it
really is the best way for audio quality. I admit the very recent laptop's I've used with
array microphones does do a fairly good job though, so that may be a preferred solution if
you want to avoid the headset problem.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"SiamLover" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Just for your information, no need to try other messenger programs. I spend lots of time
> trying Linux to work with WLM, till i found this on the web:
>
> ________________________________
>
> We (the aMSN team) want to soon release aMSN version 0.98.2 because of the various issues
> we faced with 0.98.1 because Microsoft changed their protocols.. mainly the problem with
> the nickname changing to the email at every connection.
>
> We also recently realized that the Audio/Video capability would need to be dropped because
> it just doesn't work anymore unfortunately
>
> Microsoft forced everyone to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Live Messenger : WLM
> 2009 which uses MSNP18 and has the ability to do Audio/Video calls through a tunneled SIP
> (P2P SIP messages, not using an external SIP server) and so, they realized that their SIP
> servers aren't being used anymore, so they had this great idea of shutting down their
> servers. the result? aMSN can't do Audio/Video calls because the SIP server refuses our
> connections.
>
> ________________________________
>
>
> I agree with Jonathan, Skype works great between a Mac and Windows.
>
> There is one "interesting thing" i want to share about Skype.
> I'm using skype for hours a day, with a person who have * not a high end mobile internet
> connection* on his Mac.
>
> If the connection is bad, mainly it will affect the Audio lots. (deleyed sound, stops for
> seconds or sentences can come over repeatedly). After replacing the USB 1.0 webcam for an
> USB 2.0 webcam (logitech 9000 pro), the video was still the same, but the quality of the
> audio was significant improved.
> And for audio it is still better to connect a good mic. to the soundcard, then using the
> mic. on the cam.
> Tested it several times on different evenings, and still the same result.
>
> I'm not an expert, so i can only guess the reason why.
> Just my experience as a (heavy) skype user.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> schreef in bericht
> news:...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Some day. It keeps getting promised but never materializes.
>>
>> Using Skype seems to work well in the Mac <-> Windows webcam scenarios.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message
>> news:eSuFQ%...
>> will messenger interface with a mac to use web cam.
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