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Yes, I borrowed a webcam (intel CS110) and even though I see the video with Kopete's configure tab, I can't seem to send the video (or the other end can't receive, I don't know which).

Both sides are using KDE 3.5 (Kopete 0.11), 3.4 is not even installed on the systems in question so it is not a library mixup with KDE. The protocol is MSN, I have not tried yahoo yet.

I see the exact same behavior. I select send webcam, the popup appers on the other end, but nothing when "accept" is pushed. The same when the other end asks for my webcam and I approve.

Also, the webcam settings don't seem to be saved after the configure window closes. Specifically, this cam need the auto contrast and auto color, but it reverts after the window closes.

i've been trying to use my webcam with the yahoo protocol, but i can't even find the "send webcam" button. i'd rather stay away from having to register an account with msn.

This is my main remaining problem, having finally gotten kopete yahoo-rewrite to compile and install - I can't find the webcam->send button/action/menu item anywhere...

Guys, if you think we're all just moaning, please think again. We're all really pleased you're working on this, it's been very frustrating to have an entire area of communications as a windoze-only domain for so long. Keep it up - Kopete ;-)

R.

i agree completely. i refuse to move to another chat program. i've tried several others, and i'll continue to try others, but i still haven't (and probably never will) find one i like better than kopete. however, if i find a program i can use for my webcam, i'll be forced to use two chat programs...

anyway, i'm sure this problem will be fixed eventually. i just hope it's sooner rather than later.

Well if you want to use two where one supports webcams both ways have a look at Mercury. It works like a charm, and although not open source (yet, the maintainer is thinking about it) it is a really nice messenger.

thanks. esearch says that mercury is a java msn and jabber chat client. does it support other protocols?

It is java based and unfortunately it only supports the msn protocol at this time. There are plans to integrate more though.
Have a look at www.mercury.to

With the latest spca5xx driver, and kubuntu, I can send video fine. But I still can't recieve video. Seems kind of odd. When I am sending video, I can see what I am sending fine.

Mercury is pretty ugly compared to Kopete, and it can't do google-talk. Not to mention, has anyone else noticed how much resident memory mercury uses! Too much for a chat client IMHO. But I guess that is the beauty of Java.

Back on topic, does anyone know if the Kopete-Video-Recieving issue is is fixed in CVS head?

Thanks,

~S

Hmm, Mercury can be skinnend so the looks are up to you.
The use of memory might be the result of the version of java you are using. With the latest JSE I have n such problem.

well I can say that mercury does work very well. I have java -version gives: 1.5.0_04-b05

I did build cvs kopete, but it wasn't very stable, and I never reached the point of a video chat.

~S

i have exactly the same problem: i see my webcam picture just fine in the configuration dialog but when i try to send it to a msn user nothing happens on my side and the other side does not get a webcam connection after accepting the invitation.

i'm using kde 3.5.1 and kopete 0.11.1 on gentoo
my webcam is logitech quickcam messenger, but since it works fine in the config dialog i don't think it should depend on the webcam at all

did anyone find a solution for this issue?

/ulli

Yahoo won't support webcam sending in Kopete until version 0.12. There is an 0.12 alpha version that you can try at http://kopete.kde.org.

The most likely for not being able to send or receive video is due to being behind firewalls and routers where those ports are not forwarded to your machine, and fixing those issues are probably not within the scope of this thread.

Thanks