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Webcam chat tool
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Post # 297078
 Webcam chat toolHello,
I can't find a chat tool that allows me to view, record or even chat with my webcam. Is that a known issue among the Mepis11 world or is it only me facing that problem? I tried to look for information in Google and from what I understand it's an issue with MSN protocol that have lately changed...??? Could that be true? Could it also be that my webcam is too old to operate properly with a 64bit architecture computer whatever the OS ? Thanks for you help. |
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:06 am |
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Post # 297083
Re: Webcam chat tool If you use gmail, this works. http://www.google.com/chat/video
_________________ Custom Made by Saist --- MEPIS 11 32 & Roadblock 4.7.4 / Athlon64 X2 4600+ / Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS / 2 GB RAM / WD 640 GB SATA / Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX LCD ------ MacBook Pro / Dual Boot MEPIS 12a2 64 |
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:19 am |
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Administrator  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8754 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 582 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Post # 297084
Re: Webcam chat tool
Guvcview works well. Kamoso is another. _________________ Forum Rules Guide - How to Ask for Help Link to Wiki Rich Acer Laptop 5750G: Intel i5, 4 GIG mem, nVidia GT540M/Intel integrated graphics Kubuntu 13.04, KDE 4.10.2 M12 Alpha 2 in VirtualBox |
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:20 am |
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MEPIS Guide   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:10 am Posts: 2737 Location: The Netherlands Has thanked: 128 times Have thanks: 210 times
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Post # 297128
Re: Webcam chat tool
I am always reluctant to press install buttons on webpages. Not so much for security but for "what does this do". Can you tell me what it starts to do and where it puts stuff so I can get rid of it if I want to? _________________ SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.9.86_64 ext3 KDE 4.8.4 * AMD Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 * ATI RS880GT Radeon HD 4200 * AMD Processor Athlon II X4 635, sAM3 * HDA ATI SB (VT1708S Analog) * 2x4Gb DDR3 1600 Kingston * 22" Samsung SyncMaster P2250 * HP DeskJet F2280 |
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| Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:13 am |
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MEPIS Guide  Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:02 pm Posts: 1869 Location: New Zealand BOP Has thanked: 20 times Have thanks: 276 times
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Post # 297133
Re: Webcam chat tool It becomes a browser plugin and having tested it, I can look anybody in the eye and say with absolute certainty, IMHO, it is better than Skype and it uses less bandwidth.
Mike P _________________ Mike P Regd Linux User #472293 (1)Lenovo e520, i7-2640M, 8GB, 500GB Seagate Hybrid, M11-RoadblockB-64 (2) Asus M4A88TD-M, AMD Phenom II x4 955 CPU, Radeon HD 4250, 4Gb, 1.5TB, M11-64 |
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| Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:35 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:07 pm Posts: 7357 Location: Skullcrusher Mountain, Santee, CA USA Has thanked: 322 times Have thanks: 1187 times
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Post # 297158
Re: Webcam chat tool If you install Google's deb, it's easy to remove or check what files are installed.
Other video chat options are jitsi and Linphone. _________________ Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14 inch: 4 GB RAM, Intel i5-480 processor, Intel HD graphics and sound, Intel 1000 "n" WiFi, Acer CrystalEye webcam, Hot Keys, suspend, hibernate, KDE openGL effects: all work out of the box with 64-bit MEPIS 11! |
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| Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:45 pm |
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MEPIS Novice
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Post # 297171
Re: Webcam chat tool Hi all,
Thanks for your answers, it took me a little time to get back to you as I have tried to try all the solutions you provided me with except for the google chat tool yet. Unfortunately I still can't have webcam chat discussions... First I could not find Kamoso, Lindphone or Jitsi in the Synaptic packages manager so I have absolutely no clue how to have them installed on my machine. I installed Guvcview normally I guess however each time I run it my computer just stand still and the only way to get out of it is the ctrl-alt-sysreq REISUB trick I got in another post. Last thing, when I try to run a video with vlc the same happens... computer stuck and ctrl-alt-sysreq REISUB to reboot... Would someone have an idea of what goes wrong? Thanks, Christophe. |
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| Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:27 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6454 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1388 times Have thanks: 1037 times
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Post # 297173
Re: Webcam chat tool I agree with peregrine m_pav about Google Chat--much higher quality. Did you try that?
http://www.google.com/talk/ _________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:39 am |
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