|
|
 |
12-23-2007, 09:15 PM
|
#1 of 9 
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Local Time: 08:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 404
|
Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
I chat with many people on MSN and unfortunately for the Mac there's really not that much webcam support for MSN for the Mac. I tried alternative programs like Adium, but that does not allow you to use a webcam, and now I've tried Mercury, which is allowing me to send my webcam, but not view the other persons cam. And also I've tried aMSN, which allows me to view their webcam, but not send mine. Are there any others that work good, or does anyone know how to configure Mercury or aMSN ? Thanks!
|
|
|
|
12-24-2007, 04:12 AM
|
#2 of 9
|
|
Ronald Epstein
Owner
Join Date: Jul 1997
Local Time: 04:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 22,679
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Mike,
Off the top of my head, no, there isn't any other free chat programs
made for Mac that supports webcam.
Any chance in talking those friends into signing up with a free AOL
chat client? There's many universal clients they could use that
support MSN and AOL (Trillian is one) and that would allow everyone
to have access with each other.
|
|
|
|
12-24-2007, 01:08 PM
|
#3 of 9
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Local Time: 08:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 404
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
I'm trying to get them to use AOL so we'll see... I'd be interested in finally trying out Ichat. Hopefully the next update for Adium will offer webcam support, it's a great program but it sucks to have to use 3 or 4 different ones to chat with people for different purposes
|
|
|
|
|
12-24-2007, 10:17 PM
|
#4 of 9
|
|
Member
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Join Date: Dec 1998
Local Time: 03:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 8,085
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
What about Skype?
|
|
|
|
|
12-25-2007, 04:11 AM
|
#5 of 9
|
|
Ronald Epstein
Owner
Join Date: Jul 1997
Local Time: 04:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 22,679
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Mike,
People have been screaming at Adium for a long time to include
webcam support and it has fallen on deaf ears.
Either Adium can't incorporate it, isn't interested, or by miracle
of chance will offer it at some point.
|
|
|
|
|
12-25-2007, 08:55 AM
|
#6 of 9
|
|
Member
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2000
Local Time: 09:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 639
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Skype works well and I've used it to video chat to people using Skype on a PC. As far as I know though, it doesn't support non-Skype users though.
|
|
|
|
|
12-25-2007, 04:22 PM
|
#7 of 9
|
|
CJ
Member
Join Date: May 2002
Local Time: 04:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 3,605
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Quote:
Either Adium can't incorporate it, isn't interested, or by miracle
of chance will offer it at some point.
|
Miracle? They are probably working on it right now. Have they given you signs to believe otherwise?
CJ
And then when I feel so stuffed I can't eat anymore, I just use the restroom! And then I CAN eat more!
|
|
|
|
|
01-22-2008, 05:32 AM
|
#8 of 9
|
|
Member
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join Date: Feb 2001
Local Time: 03:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 1,792
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Mike Heenan
And also I've tried aMSN, which allows me to view their webcam, but not send mine.
|
You have to also click your little webcam button to send yours separately from accepting the invitation to view theirs. aMSN will work for two-way video.
It's a little buggy (though apparently the new version is better), but it does work.
|
|
|
|
|
01-22-2008, 10:12 AM
|
#9 of 9
|
|
Ronald Epstein
Owner
Join Date: Jul 1997
Local Time: 04:37 AM
Local Date: 07-09-2008
Posts: 22,679
|
Re: Alternative Chat program with webcam support?
Quote:
Miracle? They are probably working on it right now. Have they given you signs to believe otherwise?
|
Sure have!
Go to a site like MacUpdate that gives you a history of ADIUM and
you'll find that people have been screaming for webcam support for
a long time and to this day have not gotten it.
ADIUM is not a new software to the market.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|
