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Questions tagged [video-chat]

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Google Hangouts very high CPU usage

Whenever I use Google+ Hangouts I get extremely high CPU usage (generally 100% on all cores). There are some other threads on SU that have this problem, but they generally have rather low nd systems. I have a Thinkpad T420 with a i7-2640M CPU. This…
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Does Google talk support video/audio calls on Linux (using Pidgin)?

I know that Pidgin has a video/audio plugin which I installed. But this doesn't seem to work with gtalk. I guess google doesn't support linux anymore? What is happening is that when I attempt a call, I can see my self but not the other person (black…
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Free software for group video chat

Skype has recently started charging $10/month for group video chat, which neither me nor my friends wish to pay. Are there any free, cross-platform (Windows and OS X) applications which can do video chat between 3 or more people at once? Either a…
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Does Pidgin support video-chatting with Google Plus users?

Does Pidgin support video chatting with Google Plus users? Just today a friend was trying to video chat with me on pidgin. He said he was calling me, but I didn't get the usual Pidgin prompt to answer his call. When I right click to view his info…
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Fast Internet connection, but slow video chat

I am now in South Korea, which is reported to have the fastest internet. (It is kind of true, as it is quite easy for me to get a first post or get in a packed Hangout1 on Google+. If this seems to be an ad for Google+, feel free to edit it…
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Good Secure Skype Alternative?

Possible Duplicate: Secure video chat program as an alternative to Skype I'm looking for a secure alternative to Skype. While they were once (and arguably still are) ahead of the curve in many ways, I'm not a fan out their new direction to push…
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Saving Yahoo or Google video chat

how can I save a video chat done using Yahoo Messenger or Gmail.?
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Using earphones to play music while on Hangouts/Messenger video call

I had this issue while video chatting on Google Hangouts with a friend. We were both using earphones. We were trying to play music on our respective computers. I’m using Windows, she’s using iOS. I’m using Chrome, I’m presuming she uses Safari. When…
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input composite video/audio to Skype?

I'd like to use and external composite video and stereo audio source as input Skype on my Windows desktop and laptop. I'd be starting out with three RCA connectors... Is there an RCA/audio two USB converter suited to do this? ideally, an external…
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Windows live messenger video encryption

I was searching for an alternative for Skype video chatting and I found a super user question which recommends windows live messenger. I used it couple of times, and then I was worried about the security of video/audio chatting. I searched a little…
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working videochat with a macam compatible webcam on macosx?

I have a google xmpp accoutn that I'd like to use for videochat. Given a working webcam, using macam, there is apparently no way to get a decent videochat system on mac. Neither skype nor ichat recognize the macam-fired webcam. I tried adium (has…
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How do you video call on Windows Live Messenger 2011?

I have 2 computers here in the same room that I am trying to set up to use video calling. However, the "video call" option is disabled in the main menu on both machines (alt key>Tools>Video>Start a video Call). I have configured both machines to use…
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Cross-platform video chat via XMPP

I've seen some questions like this one about video chat on non-Windows platforms. I'm specifically wondering about this in a corporate environment, using an internal server rather than one on the public Internet. We already host a Jabber / XMPP…
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Make one way SIP video call

Using Asterisk, CSipSimple and MicroSIP I was able to make a video call, but to make it work both parties should click on "video" and video will be transferred in both directions. I do not like this. I want to get some "Skype-like" video calls. It…
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How to configure linphone for video calls?

I’m trying to enable communications between the following clients: Nortel IP phone 1535. Linphone 3.7.0 running on FreeBSD. Linphone 3.7.0 running on iPhone (Linphone iPhone 2.2.3). The good part is that audio calls work between all devices, no…
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