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Cross Platform Video Chat
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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I am looking for a cross platform video chat similar to iChat. It would be between OS X and Windows XP. I would like it to be as easy to use as possible. Does MSN offer video chat for OS X? AOL IM? Anyword on when iChat may be compatible with other services?
Another possibility is Virtual PC. Would MSN with video chat function decently using VPC on a 1 Ghz or up G4?
Thanks,
Josh
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The only app I'm aware of that does video cross platform is Yahoo! messenger. But it sucks big time in the frame rate/ quality department.
You might be better of with something like quicktime broadcaster on the mac side, and the windows media equivalant on the pc side, streaming to eachother. Not elegant, but if will work (as long as your not chatting with a lot of different people)
I don't think MSN would work nice with virtualPC. Choppy all the way!
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proud daddy!
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: From The Deep End Of The Jar ©
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Originally posted by KeilwerthSX90R:
I am looking for a cross platform video chat similar to iChat. It would be between OS X and Windows XP. I would like it to be as easy to use as possible. Does MSN offer video chat for OS X? AOL IM? Anyword on when iChat may be compatible with other services?
Another possibility is Virtual PC. Would MSN with video chat function decently using VPC on a 1 Ghz or up G4?
Thanks,
Josh
This will work well Mac-->Pc.
It works with NetMeetig too..
http://xmeeting.sourceforge.net/ohph.../ohphoneX.html
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There are several other options for video chat for both PCs and Macs.
iVisit offers a free client and free server access for video chats. The difference here is that you use their server to connect.
IspQ Video also offers free downloads. I have not tried their service.
CUseeMe also works cross platform as I recall. There site was down that last time I checked...
None of these are quite as good as if PCs had AV iChat  , but they will work...
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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A major problem I found is different feature sets between mac and windows versions of different clients. For example Yahoo Messenger can do Video cross platform but not audio !
I personally found the quality of iVisit to be very poor as well.
ohphoneX to net meeting is probably the best quality available, but you can run in to Audio quality problems as well.
Hopefully SOMEONE (hint hint apple) will build a decent client on both the Mac and Windows with feature parity.
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Too bad msn messenger for mac dosn't have the video/web cam avalibility like the messenger 6 for PC
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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I can't believe how far-back we all are in video conferencing...I mean, this technology is not new , its been around for a while...It seems ichat has come close to that though. Hope they can make it PC conpatible too. Just combine parts of oPhoneX or something..
Here's hoping. 
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