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iChat AV v2.1

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TwoMore Big iSight Problems!

Originally posted by boros
... and what I mean is that Macintoshes should just work... period. Yes, I know that the quality from my $100 iSight mic would probably be poor, but it may be good enough to play with GarageBand. The quality of the iSight mic on my desktop would also probably be better in many respects than the mic built into my Powerbook. This is, after all, an "i" Suite. The problem is that now I have to use two microphones with my Mac. My Mac just got more complicated to use, more wires, less desktop, etc.

I just want things to work like a Macintosh should...
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Sorry, but you just don't get it. Obviously you're fairly new when it comes to quality recording and equipment. This is what Apple is about.. quality, and it doesn't come in one flavor.
 
So, is it possible to do 2-way audio chat WITHOUT a webcam or not?
I doesn't seem to work for me :(
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TwoMore Big iSight Problems!

Originally posted by crees!
Sorry, but you just don't get it. Obviously you're fairly new when it comes to quality recording and equipment. This is what Apple is about.. quality, and it doesn't come in one flavor.
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thank you.

please, if you dont know the first thing about audio recording techniques, please dont complain about microphones.
 
My experience tells me that iChat is trying to be smart and letting you know that you can do ONE WAY video chat with your friend!

That's what I did last night with a friend w/o a webcam nor mic.

Originally posted by 7on
Could someone explain to me why two friend of mine do not have webcams, yet they have video icons next to their names? (clicking the video icons says no packets received after 10 seconds).
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OH MY GOD

WHY cant they just dont make up with MSN Messenger allready!? NONE of my friends here in Norway use AIM, all of them use MSN!

I installed AIM on my girlfriends XP pc today, and played around with iChat on my own computer, and I just WHISH....!!! ...That it could be compatible with MSN!

PLEASE, Apple! Pretty please with Suger on Top!?

Or Microsoft, PLEASE give us apple-users an MSN 6.x for OS X...

Later,
TorbX
 
Originally posted by 7on
Could someone explain to me why two friend of mine do not have webcams, yet they have video icons next to their names? (clicking the video icons says no packets received after 10 seconds).
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it could be the one way video, or it could be a bug that it shows up when they have the right version and they could do videochat if they get a webcam

i want to try and find someone that i know to try this with, but not everyone has webcams.
 
Originally posted by ectocooler
i cant believe no one is bothered by the excessive data limit errors. windows aim sucks because of this.

"The AIM service could not send the message: You have sent too much data too quickly. Please wait a little while before sending more."

I'm getting this contantly. especially while talking multiple people.

this is really making me angry. i NEVER got this with 2.0
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Yes, this is fantastically annoying, and has rendered this beta almost completely unusable for me. I get the message so frequently it's making me want to pull my hair right out. I think I am reverting to 2.0 - I usually am on board with betas, but this is kinda ridiculous - I can't chat at the speed I usually do, with the number of people I usually do, without getting this very annoying error every few minutes. :( Oh well, none of the PC people I know are techno-sophisticated enough to have XP, AIM 5.5, and a webcam anyway. lol
 
Still unable to audio chat

I am still unable to audio chat with my brother? What gives? I am sure this will be fixed in the final release but I can't understand why it is working for some folks but not others. Anyone have suggestions?
 
iChat Video Tryout

I don't know anyone that has even a webcam to try out the iChat video features. Can someone help me test this out?

AIM: TrojanAvenger
 
Working

My friend downloaded Aim 5.5 on her PC, ahd no camera attatched.

She could hear me
She could see me
I could hear her

There was no option for just audio though, i'm not sure if there should have been.

Just wanted to let you all know.

Scot
 
Originally posted by meghop
Yes, this is fantastically annoying, and has rendered this beta almost completely unusable for me. I get the message so frequently it's making me want to pull my hair right out. I think I am reverting to 2.0 - I usually am on board with betas, but this is kinda ridiculous - I can't chat at the speed I usually do, with the number of people I usually do, without getting this very annoying error every few minutes. :( Oh well, none of the PC people I know are techno-sophisticated enough to have XP, AIM 5.5, and a webcam anyway. lol
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I am getting this when chatting to other iChat users aswell and have to keep closing the chat window to talk to them again. :mad:

Scot
 
*crosses fingers*

It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta. It's Only a Beta.

..... phewf. that made me feel better.
 
iChat and firewalls

Hello everybody.

Does anybody have any experience with iSight behind (university) firewalls? I am a little sceptic to buying an iSight. What if I could not see my friends because of a firewall...?

The administrator at this networld is a old, tired, overworked dude who does not like questions. He can't help.

Later,
TorbX.
 
I cant even get audio to work from Mac to Mac. We both have DSL. Could my G3 be too sluggish?

Gonna try with AIM after the family gets it installed...

iChat is the coolest and most useless app on my awesome Mac, (since I have no Mac using chat buddies). Hope this development goes forward fast!

(i got a button to dl with too ^_*)
 
Originally posted by floatingspirit
I cant even get audio to work from Mac to Mac. We both have DSL. Could my G3 be too sluggish?

Gonna try with AIM after the family gets it installed...

iChat is the coolest and most useless app on my awesome Mac, (since I have no Mac using chat buddies). Hope this development goes forward fast!

(i got a button to dl with too ^_*)
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im using G3 600mhz (minimum requirements and its working great!

Scot
 
i'd like to add in iChatUSBCam adds in all G3 support. it even made my 400 Mhz G3 iMac work with one way video because i didn't have a camera.
 
Originally posted by floatingspirit
I cant even get audio to work from Mac to Mac. We both have DSL. Could my G3 be too sluggish?
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Audio chat works fine on my wife's 600 Mhz G3 iBook, too.
 
What I really want is for them to add "Live Video IM" to the Mac version of AIM, then I'd never have to use sorry ass iChat ever again. But this does help, because the quality and frame rate I've gotten with iChat/AIM XP is much better than I was getting with Yahoo Instant Messenger.
 
Ok, I've finally got my mum to download AIM 5.5 and can text chat with her in iChat (my only buddy!)

She says it says i'm not available for audio chat. Maybe her pc is not recognising her microphone.

She doesn't appear as a phone symbol on my buddy list.

Is this the same problem everyone else has been having? My mum's on XP.
 
Originally posted by johnnyjibbs
Ok, I've finally got my mum to download AIM 5.5 and can text chat with her in iChat (my only buddy!)

She says it says i'm not available for audio chat. Maybe her pc is not recognising her microphone.

She doesn't appear as a phone symbol on my buddy list.

Is this the same problem everyone else has been having? My mum's on XP.
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Same as me and my girlfriend!

My girlfriend has a Logithech Quickcam, so she was able to request a videochat with me. I could see her, she couldn't see me, but we could hear each other.

Audio Chat was not possible either way.

Get your mom to check out prefs.

Later,
TorbX
 
still has no encryption

well looks like ichat still has no encryption support. Until it has this kind of support it will only be useful for the average consumer and not for businesses.
 
Re: OH MY GOD

Originally posted by TorbX
WHY cant they just dont make up with MSN Messenger allready!? NONE of my friends here in Norway use AIM, all of them use MSN!

I installed AIM on my girlfriends XP pc today, and played around with iChat on my own computer, and I just WHISH....!!! ...That it could be compatible with MSN!

PLEASE, Apple! Pretty please with Suger on Top!?

Or Microsoft, PLEASE give us apple-users an MSN 6.x for OS X...

Later,
TorbX
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I used to use Window$ XP :/ and MSN Messenger, voice and video chat was never stable or reliable, iChatAV 2.1beta connects straight away and seems stable.

Audio quality was better on MSN messenger, but iChatAV 2.1 is a beta so that could improve.
 
Re: Re: OH MY GOD

Originally posted by mrzippy
I used to use Window$ XP :/ and MSN Messenger, voice and video chat was never stable or reliable, iChatAV 2.1beta connects straight away and seems stable.

Audio quality was better on MSN messenger, but iChatAV 2.1 is a beta so that could improve.
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I could live with the quality I've seen on Windows XP machines.

I whish iChat could be made for Windows XP, just like iTunes. Sell the iPod with iTunes, sell the iSight with iChat.
 
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