Best way to video conference between Mac and PC ?

[Matt Penna]

>On 11/7/06, Kevin Callahan <kcall at mac.com> wrote:
>>What's the best way to video conference between Mac and PC ?
>
>...that is easy ... get a Mac.
>
>>I'm trying Skype (beta) on Mac to Skype on PC, but it really doesn't compare
>>with iChat A/V (mac to mac).
>>
>>What are people using for Mac-PC video conferencing?
>
>AIM (5.5 or later) to iChat video works... at least it did the one
>time I tried it a year or so ago.

For those who do not know, there is a "Preview" of a new AIM program called AIM Triton.

iChat reports that video and audio conferencing is possible with AIM Triton users (by displaying its easily visible green buttons), but iChat and AIM Triton are currently not compatible unless you're simply sending text instant messages.

If you want to have video or audio chats with Windows users, make sure they are using "Classic AIM."

I tried a video conference with a Windows user via Skype and was very displeased with the quality. Skype works great between Windows users, so either something was wrong somewhere or they still have a lot of work to do on the Mac client.

	Matt
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