iChat on a mac to .. what on a PC

[Greebazoid]

As a newbie convert from the Dark Side to The Light (thats windoze to mac..) I'm struggling to find an application that allows me to video chat with a PC running MSN.

There is willingness from the family member running the PC to install other software on the PC, and from me to install other software on the mac.

Does anyone know what I can use? Pref a UB as I've got an intel mac mini.

 

[gauchogolfer]

If you want to stay on MSN on the Windows side, try aMSN for Mac. It will give you video chat, but no audio. You might use Skype at the same time for audio.

If the Windows user doesn't mind installing AIM, you can use iChat-to-AIM video chatting.

I've also used Yahoo video chat, but again audio is not supported between Mac and PC.

 

[Greebazoid]

cool - thanks - will ask them o install AIM

 

[gauchogolfer]

cool - thanks - will ask them o install AIM

You're welcome. Be sure they install the latest version of AIM, to give the best compatibility with iChat.

 

[khisayruou]

You're welcome. Be sure they install the latest version of AIM, to give the best compatibility with iChat.

Don't install the latest AIM Triton version cause it doesn't do audio or video with ichat.

Go here for a tuturial it will point out what you need to do and what version AIM you need for the pc side.

 

[gauchogolfer]

Don't install the latest AIM Triton version cause it doesn't do audio or video with ichat.

Go here for a tuturial it will point out what you need to do and what version AIM you need for the pc side.

Here is more information on this issue from Ralph Johns over at the Apple Discussion Forums.

The main page is located here.
It's a good resource in general, but here are some highlights:

Summary.

The PC User needs to download the free AIM application. Windows verion of AIM Note: Edited link now that Triton occupies the "latest" link at AIM
Install it
Download the 'extra' Video file and install that. here
"Tune" his/her application to his AV equipment. "Tuning" the camera and mic
Proceed to the next section about Service Pack 2

Updating a Windows XP computer to SP2 may cause Mac iChat AV to AIM 5.5/5.9 PC video and audio connections to fail because, by default, the firewall created by SP2 blocks UPnP communications from the Internet.
If the SP2 firewall is enabled:


Go to Start>Control Panel>Security Center>Manage security settings for: Windows Firewall>Exceptions tab> add or check UPnP Framework as an Exception.
(EDIT: You can go straight to the Firewall Control Panel [Start>Control Panels>Firewall] )

(EDIT: 2a Use the Add Button and Add the AIM appliction.

Select UPnP Framework and click the Edit... button.
Be sure that both the TCP 2869 and UDP 1900 ports are checked and listed as 'Any' under Scope.

If the Scope of each port is listed as 'Subnet,' click the Change scope... button, and select the 'Any computer (Including those on the Internet)' radio button. Do this for both ports, and then save the changes by clicking the OK buttons.

 

[ikonq]

Mercury Messenger is great too. It's a Java app btw.