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iChat AV Beta and iSight
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in ichat
press cmd+g
then type Jaguar
there are about 500534053405 ppl in that room all trying out video and audio
press cmd+g
then type Jaguar
there are about 500534053405 ppl in that room all trying out video and audio
Interesting idea...let me check it out...
[edit: Nope, the camera goes into file transfer mode when you plug it in. Too bad.]
I can't wait till I get a new set up ( G5, iChat AV and iSight ) My brother is using the latest iMac in Denmark and it's gonna be ubercool to try the video chat i August.
I have waited a long time for something like this, but the quality have always been bad. The demo looked pretty good.
I have waited a long time for something like this, but the quality have always been bad. The demo looked pretty good.
Re: iSight too expensive
but i correctly predicted the camera in the price in the powermac x5 thread yes. oh well it looks great about 50 more then ibot. exspensive but worth it
Originally posted by rockman2023
Personally, I think the iSight is wayyy too expensive @ $150. But I guess it makes up for the SUPERB software that enlivens the experience of being a Mac user.
but i correctly predicted the camera in the price in the powermac x5 thread yes. oh well it looks great about 50 more then ibot. exspensive but worth it
I actually find the price "cheap", when you consider the other options.
I looked at http://www.vialta.com/ , which has a video phone on the market. I have not seen a demo and noody owns them ( yet ), there used to be another company too called 8 x 8, but they are gone now.
iChat AV and iSight, if it really works as well as promised, will be huge for me. $150 for the chance to see my family live on the other side of the world is not a big deal. My mom will get an Mac as soon as she sees it in action.
I looked at http://www.vialta.com/ , which has a video phone on the market. I have not seen a demo and noody owns them ( yet ), there used to be another company too called 8 x 8, but they are gone now.
iChat AV and iSight, if it really works as well as promised, will be huge for me. $150 for the chance to see my family live on the other side of the world is not a big deal. My mom will get an Mac as soon as she sees it in action.
I can see potential for this, it would indeed be interesting if in the future you could record (Not view) through an iPod, with audio recording decovered I wouldn't be suprised.
The FireWire restricts it generally down to Macs and probably 3rd party software companies making it compatible with Windows.
The lens is quite good for a web-cam style computer driven camera, the cylinder style is certainly attractive although it may not be as funcitional...
This has Apple written all over it.
The FireWire restricts it generally down to Macs and probably 3rd party software companies making it compatible with Windows.
The lens is quite good for a web-cam style computer driven camera, the cylinder style is certainly attractive although it may not be as funcitional...
This has Apple written all over it.
Isn't there anyone out there who is able to write a program for the "MS Other" platform so these poor suffering IM-users can get in touch with us lucky Mac-users?
I mean, we are always so proud on using our Macs and than we ask for apps so we can get on the Wintel platform. Let's invite them into our world!!
I mean, we are always so proud on using our Macs and than we ask for apps so we can get on the Wintel platform. Let's invite them into our world!!
What do you mean by profiles? I can get them in iChat 1.0. Just highlight the buddy name then click the little info button on the bottom. Then use the drop down to "Show:" "buddy name" instead of address card. I hope this feature still exists in iChat 2.0!!! You may be talking of something different though?
External Microphone Problem FIXED !!!
Hey folks, for those of you having trouble getting the sound to work with your external (non-USB) microphone, there is an easy solution:
iChat autoamtically detects INTERNAL microphones. For all others, you need to go into Preferences/Video and manually select your microphone source. It then works like a champ !
Hey folks, for those of you having trouble getting the sound to work with your external (non-USB) microphone, there is an easy solution:
iChat autoamtically detects INTERNAL microphones. For all others, you need to go into Preferences/Video and manually select your microphone source. It then works like a champ !
Picture this......
Your customer service rep, not calling you by phone for specials, but through ichat, and up-linking hot specials for your review. This will be used a lot, and very soon folks.... That's my prediction!
Your customer service rep, not calling you by phone for specials, but through ichat, and up-linking hot specials for your review. This will be used a lot, and very soon folks.... That's my prediction!
Re: ichat not working at all
I'm pretty sure this problem, and others like it, are caused by firewalls and NAT issues. You'll notice with quicktime streaming that you have to open ports or go through the http one to use it behind a firewall. This is also true of natural firewalls like routers with Network Address Translation.
In other words, unless you have access to configure your firewall/router, you're out of luck. I don't know why certain programs HAVE to communicate through specific ports, but they do. This is why IPv4 sucks. I hope IPv6 fixes this problem.
Still, I would have hoped apple would avoid it with iChat AV. But I guess they couldn't. Frankly, rendezvous/zeroconf is severely crippled by these NAT issues to the point of uselessness.
I'm pretty sure this problem, and others like it, are caused by firewalls and NAT issues. You'll notice with quicktime streaming that you have to open ports or go through the http one to use it behind a firewall. This is also true of natural firewalls like routers with Network Address Translation.
In other words, unless you have access to configure your firewall/router, you're out of luck. I don't know why certain programs HAVE to communicate through specific ports, but they do. This is why IPv4 sucks. I hope IPv6 fixes this problem.
Still, I would have hoped apple would avoid it with iChat AV. But I guess they couldn't. Frankly, rendezvous/zeroconf is severely crippled by these NAT issues to the point of uselessness.
Re: Re: ichat not working at all
I thought that might have been the source of my problems, but I found that it wasn't.
My network setup is fairly simple:
Cable Modem > Linksys Router > 10/100 Switch
Then from the switch many connections are made, but one goes to my 802.11b access point. I'm connected to that via AirPort on my PowerBook.
I configured the router so that my PowerBook was the DMZ host, no go. Removed the Linksys Router from the picture and instead received an IP from Comcast's DHCP server, same deal. Connected directly to the Cable Modem even, skipping the access point and switch, nothing.
Mac OS X firewall was off as well.
I tried connecting via audio with someone in Ohio and we were also having problems. They restarted iChat and then, it worked. We didn't try Video, but Audio worked like a charm.
Yet I could still not connect via Audio or Video with a friend across town who has the same ISP.
No word on what did the trick with my Ohio friend. This was after I reconnected my router and was behind the firewall again.
I can only speculate this is because iChat AV is still a Beta and there are some slight discrepancies.
I thought that might have been the source of my problems, but I found that it wasn't.
My network setup is fairly simple:
Cable Modem > Linksys Router > 10/100 Switch
Then from the switch many connections are made, but one goes to my 802.11b access point. I'm connected to that via AirPort on my PowerBook.
I configured the router so that my PowerBook was the DMZ host, no go. Removed the Linksys Router from the picture and instead received an IP from Comcast's DHCP server, same deal. Connected directly to the Cable Modem even, skipping the access point and switch, nothing.
Mac OS X firewall was off as well.
I tried connecting via audio with someone in Ohio and we were also having problems. They restarted iChat and then, it worked. We didn't try Video, but Audio worked like a charm.
Yet I could still not connect via Audio or Video with a friend across town who has the same ISP.
No word on what did the trick with my Ohio friend. This was after I reconnected my router and was behind the firewall again.
I can only speculate this is because iChat AV is still a Beta and there are some slight discrepancies.
Mic problems via preference
I banged my head on the wall as the audio was showing up (i.e. bars) in the sound control panel, but not on Ichat. I even went to the Video preferences and changed that, but then I discovered I only changed the sound output (not the input) panel. Fixing that got the thing to work.
Now I'm just trying to get a USB cam to work, with no success. It says there is no camera attached to this machine, though I thought I read it would accept USB cams...
I banged my head on the wall as the audio was showing up (i.e. bars) in the sound control panel, but not on Ichat. I even went to the Video preferences and changed that, but then I discovered I only changed the sound output (not the input) panel. Fixing that got the thing to work.
Now I'm just trying to get a USB cam to work, with no success. It says there is no camera attached to this machine, though I thought I read it would accept USB cams...
i just went to the apple store in lenox mall today
the staff there showed me the new isight - the quality on that thing is amazing. it puts to shame any and all competition.
the difference of having the camera at eye level is insane
ps.
chat room = JAGUAR
the staff there showed me the new isight - the quality on that thing is amazing. it puts to shame any and all competition.
the difference of having the camera at eye level is insane
ps.
chat room = JAGUAR
To clarify for everyone:
G3 600Mhz+ for video
Any G4 and duhh any G5 for video
Any Jaguar running mac will work with audio.
Broadband and a FireWire camera required for video
56k or more and a USB Mic or internal or analog mic required for voice chat
USB Cams dont work because they all use their own silly drivers, while firewire is far more universal
I also can't get any video or audio chats (except a few times) can't figure out why, probably has to do with my router.
Anyone know what ports iChatAV uses?
G3 600Mhz+ for video
Any G4 and duhh any G5 for video
Any Jaguar running mac will work with audio.
Broadband and a FireWire camera required for video
56k or more and a USB Mic or internal or analog mic required for voice chat
USB Cams dont work because they all use their own silly drivers, while firewire is far more universal
I also can't get any video or audio chats (except a few times) can't figure out why, probably has to do with my router.
Anyone know what ports iChatAV uses?