mac to pc videochat

[ZLurker]

I was wondering if anyone would like to share their experience on mac to pc videochatting. I have only iChat with my iSight installed, which is exellent for mac2mac, but im looking for solutions to have video with my brother on his pc.

Help on complete solutions would be very appreciated!
/ZLurker

 

[frojas]

My wife uses iChat video conferencing to talk to her parents all the time. They use the standard AIM client for windows XP. We've had no problems with it.

 

[MacSA]

I think Yahoo Messenger supports video on the Mac? - why so many people choose MSN Messenger for PC is a mystery - its a horrible bloated thing I think.

 

[PharmD]

My dad has a PC and I video chat with him on my Mac. Video conference didn't work for us until he was the one who initiated it, then it worked flawlessly for some reason. If you haven't already, try getting your brother to invite you to the chat. I was using my Panasonic PVGS120 Camcorder connected through firewire.

 

[superbovine]

I was wondering if anyone would like to share their experience on mac to pc videochatting. I have only iChat with my iSight installed, which is exellent for mac2mac, but im looking for solutions to have video with my brother on his pc.

Help on complete solutions would be very appreciated!
/ZLurker

i have done it a lot with ichat to aim, yahoo PC to yahoo mac, and trillion to ichat.

there is a lot of factors that effect video chat like bandwidth and firewalled ports so you luck maybe different.

 

[DJY]

I think Yahoo Messenger supports video on the Mac?

I thought Yahoo Messenger only supported video but not audio...
so whilst you see video (albeit bad quality colours and jerky) you still had to type - as it didn't do video + audio chats?

 

[ZLurker]

My wife uses iChat video conferencing to talk to her parents all the time. They use the standard AIM client for windows XP. We've had no problems with it.

Ok!
Thanx for the replys, ill try these.

 

[greatdevourer]

why so many people choose MSN Messenger for PC is a mystery - its a horrible bloated thing I think.

The same reason why they use the horrible, bloatwared Winblowz. It's what's thrown at them, and they don't know better. They just blame their extreme lack of bandwidth on summat else

 

[obeygiant]

Ok!
Thanx for the replys, ill try these.

please post what worked for you because my wife and i are trying to video chat with her parents in Japan. They have a pc and we have a mac of course.

 

[chameeeleon]

I'm also happy to report I've had excellent results with AMSN for mac video-ing to MSN for windows (you have to download the new AMSN beta in the forums though). The only catch is if audio is supported it never works for me, so you'll both have to use Skype to hear eachother.

 

[wrxguy]

Does anyone know if I can video chat with my girlfriend who is on AIM on a PC and I dont have a webcam

 

[DJY]

A very good friend of mine finally managed to sort out PC (using AIM) and Mac (using iChat)...

for those who have tried it and had problems he recommends the following on the WinXP machine:

Windows XP internal firewall: Updating a computer running Windows XP to SP2 (Service Pack 2) 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. 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.