Empathy

[Thiago Cavalcante]

2010/11/26 Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>:
> On Fri, 2010-11-26 at 14:33 -0200, Thiago Cavalcante wrote:
>> Friends,
>>
>> How to set up Webcam audio and video chat via MSN Messenger and
>> GoogleTalk on Empathy?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> I assume you want these because you want to contact Windows users. (If
> you are considering these protocols between Empathy users, you would be
> better off both using Jabber)
>
> To state the obvious, webcam AV can only take place between people with
> functioning webcams & microphones. This is shown by a webcam icon
> against the contact in the contact list.
>
> Both can be set up with Edit > Accounts > Add.  Google Talk is at the
> top of the list of protocols and MSN is in the middle of the list.  For
> MSN, I assume that you need an account that you have already set up with
> Windows Live Messenger. For Google Talk, you need a Gmail or Googlmail
> account.
>
> Whether these work or not is a debatable. MSN AV support was available
> from 10.10, but it doesn't work well.  I have a bug report for it at
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/665744
>
> If you have the same problem, please add yourself to this bug.
> GoogleTalk, in my experience, is also poor, but I don't use it much so
> I'm not sure if it has improved.
>
> The only reliable AV between me (on Ubuntu) and my brother (on Windows
> XP) is Skype.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Tony
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I use Skype with few contacts, is really excellent AV experience. I
have more contacts in Messenger and GoogleTalk. Thanks for your help!