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How can I 1 way video chat in ichat av.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Just tried to do a video chat with 2 macs running ichat av. I have an isight on mine, the other doesn't.
Is there a way to send video one way, with just audio coming back.
I couldn't figure out how to do this. When I connect to the other person, or initiate the chat, the camera icon is greyed out.
Thanks,
J.
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Originally posted by Freeflyer:
Just tried to do a video chat with 2 macs running ichat av. I have an isight on mine, the other doesn't.
Is there a way to send video one way, with just audio coming back.
I couldn't figure out how to do this. When I connect to the other person, or initiate the chat, the camera icon is greyed out.
Thanks,
J.
In iChat on the machine that has the camera, control-click on the user you want to talk to on the other machine. A menu will pop up with "Invite to One-way Video Chat" as one of the options.
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Originally posted by Raining Down in Texas:
In iChat on the machine that has the camera, control-click on the user you want to talk to on the other machine. A menu will pop up with "Invite to One-way Video Chat" as one of the options.
A friend of mine tried that the other day with me and we got nothing out of it...we were all excited to find out the option didn't work for us!
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Originally posted by Raining Down in Texas:
In iChat on the machine that has the camera, control-click on the user you want to talk to on the other machine. A menu will pop up with "Invite to One-way Video Chat" as one of the options.
Perfect. That did the job.
Many thanks,
J.
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Originally posted by gorickey:
A friend of mine tried that the other day with me and we got nothing out of it...we were all excited to find out the option didn't work for us!
I found that one of two things can help things along. Try establishing an audio connection first; if you can do that, the video almost always works. Second, try restarting iChat on both ends of the connection. After a couple failed attempts, iChat will sometimes get hosed to the point where it can't connect to anything.
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Join Date: Jun 2000
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Ok, now I have this problem.
My friend just bought my 17" Powerbook. I have an iSight and he doesn't. When I right-click on his name, the options for one-way video chat are grayed out. Any reason why? What toggles that on or off? My other friend with the same system and also with a cable modem CAN do this.
Mike
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Originally posted by starman:
Ok, now I have this problem.
My friend just bought my 17" Powerbook. I have an iSight and he doesn't. When I right-click on his name, the options for one-way video chat are grayed out. Any reason why? What toggles that on or off? My other friend with the same system and also with a cable modem CAN do this.
Mike
Does he have Firewall enabled? Does he have the necessary iChatAV ports open?
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