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MSN on mac

  • 09-11-2005 2:28pm
    #1
    silverski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭


    Greetings.

    Recently upgraded MSN on PC platform and having good fun using the Video conference function, but the latest version for MAC MSN v5 does not support Video... can anyone advise.
    is there a version available for mac that does support webcam....

    Thanks


    Silverski


Comments

  • #2
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Nope.. no video for mac.

    There are actually very few Instant Messaging programs that support video on the MAC...

    Apple's own iChat software does it. It uses the AIM network... But I think I may have had problems getting it to talk to PCs on AIM.

    Pretty much anytime I've tried to get Video chats working on the mac I've never been able to get it right.

    There is a piece of software called ISPQ Video chat... but it costs money...


  • #3
    silverski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭silverski


    Would it be a problem to install virtual PC on the MAC to then access MSN v7.5


    Thanks

    Silverski


  • #4
    HomunQlus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 210 ✭✭HomunQlus


    Technically this would work. However, since a conversion from PowerPC to x86 is done inside VirtualPC, the video would still work, but extremely slow.

    The only thing you can get for the Mac is the MSN Messenger - and it doesn't do video.

    http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger


  • #5
    pa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭pa


    Mercury Messenger will let you do video with PC MSN Messenger users:

    http://www.mercury.to/


  • #6
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    pet hate... it's "mac" not "MAC".


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  • #7
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    eth0_ wrote:
    pet hate... it's "mac" not "MAC".
    Well if we're going to be anal.... surely it's "Mac" not "mac"

    That Mercury Messenger looks interesting though... I'll have to give it a try.


  • #8
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    surely it's "Mac" not "mac"

    Was going to say the same thing myself.


  • #9
    deevey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 707 ✭✭✭deevey


    Isnt mercury only one way video ???

    errrr ....Yahoo video works a charm if you dont need audio.


  • #10
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Once this project http://gaim-vv.sourceforge.net/ advances, you'll see a few more applications which will allow video, most notable being http://www.adiumx.com/

    Oh and the http://farsight.sourceforge.net/ project as well, which would be used for other open source apps.


  • #11
    darraghrogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭darraghrogan


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Well if we're going to be anal.... surely it's "Mac" not "mac"

    That Mercury Messenger looks interesting though... I'll have to give it a try.

    Macintosh...


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