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Video+Audio iChat with Macbooks?
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Hi all,
I have tried using the built-in iSight on my MB to chat w/my bf on his MBP and built-in iSight. The video works fine. However, I can only hear him for a few seconds after connection starts then the audio drops out.
Is there a way to set iChat so that we can see video and hear voice simultaneously?
Michelle
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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It should work fine as you want it to anyway.. So evidently something is amiss. It is most likely to be network settings somewhere.. Check the firewalls on both Macs, and in any modems/routers you are using.
It may be that one or both of you need to allow a few ports.
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Thanks for the reply. Could you please elaborate a bit on that?
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To elaborate on the firewall ports, I recommend this article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93208
By default, if all of the proper firewall ports are open, iChat should keep both Audio and Video in sync. There are no settings in iChat that I'm aware of that can adjust this. I've done numerous A/V iChats, and whenever I have a connection issue, the firewall is generally the first thing I check.
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Great info, thank you! I will fiddle around with this tonight and report back. I'm thinking the problem lies on my bf's end since his router is not an airport...we'll see...
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Hi again,
Well, we still are experiencing the audio dropping in and out. Very frustrating. However, I tried connecting my MB to the internet via Bluetooth+cell and we tried iChat that way and I was able to hear him and him me just fine. Weird...however, given that my dsl speed isn't the greatest (since I'm very far from the main tower), I guess it makes sense...
I'll keep trying.
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Hi all,
So frustrating. We still cannot hear each other. Strangely, I tried the tethered-Bluetooth-to-cell internet connection and we were able to hear each other (but the video quality was very poor). What should the settings in the preferences be to allow for optimal audio/video streaming?
Thanks in advance
iChelle
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You might want to try testing iChat on each of the machines with Apple's test servers. Hopefully that'll narrow down where the connection problem is (i.e. if it is with one of the machines in particular).
To test with Apple's servers add one or more of the following buddies into your buddy list, then start a video chat with them (they play looped Apple ads) - appleu3test01, appleu3test02, appleu3test03.
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hey thank you that's great advice. will try it and check back.
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i tried all of them. i can hear audio and video just fine! so what's wrong w/my audio connection when i iChat w/my boyfriend? i am connecting at the same place (airport wifi at home)
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iChelle, were you able to solve this issue? I am having a similar problem -- iChatAV between a 15" MBP and a 15" Powerbook with iSight - video works but audio is intermittent - one way from powerbook to mbp. However, after a shutdown and/or using QT Pro to record a movie (with sound) on the MBP, it will work. HELP.
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Sorry, Rom, I still haven't resolved it...
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It cannot be a firewall issue, since the connection works - initially.
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