>For better picture quality and light sensitivity, for the web cam you >could substitute a digital or analog video camera, possibly a video >capture card or other interface device and ICQ or Netmeeting etc
Apple's iChat works with FireWire cameras. The best video cameras use FireWire so that would give you better results. >it would still not be a full screen image and it would probably be >realistically too complex for the average joe to set up on both ends. Apple's iChat supports 640 x 480, which is the maximum you can get out of a video camera. To get that you need a Mac with at least a 1.93 MHz Core Duo processor and a 900 kbps Internet connection. It automatically adjusts to the best your equipment will support. Apple's iChat works with AOL's free AIM system so that going to be easy on the setup on the other end of the line. It also does ICQ, etc. I suggest borrowing a Mac laptop to make the whole thing very easy. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
