[MacDV] Video in iChat

[Kunga]

And you did file a feature request report with the iChat team 
immediately before you wrote us right?

iChat menu "Provide iChat Feedback" takes you to the form directly.

k

On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 12:32  AM, Tim Shirey wrote:

> I'm posting this here since it does relate to DV cameras. :-)
>
> I attempted to hook my GL2 DV camera into iChat AV and do a test video 
> chat
> with my family (in the adjoining room!).  We could not get the video 
> part to
> work unless BOTH parties had a DV camera connected.  This was 
> disappointing
> as I really didn't want to go out and buy another camera just to 
> enable a
> video hookup.  Other video conferencing programs do not require both 
> parties
> to have a DV hookup.  Ex.: An audio-only person could see and speak 
> with
> someone who had audio and video hookup.
>
> Is there a way to enable this in the new iChat where we can chat 
> between an
> audio-only enabled party and an audio-video enabled party?
>
> One way I plan to use it is when I want to do a live video report 
> around the
> world to a large group of people where they can see us but there's no 
> need
> for me to "see" 1,000 people sitting in a church auditorium or class 
> room!
> I would just need to "hear" the questions and comments.
>
> Oh the joys of technology.  With our family going to different corners 
> of
> the globe we can still be in touch by audio & video. :-)
>
> Now if I could only communicate with the 99% of my family, friends, and
> colleagues who have MS NetMeetings on their machines!
>
> - Tim S.