Article:		Audio/Video Conferencing with iChat AV
Subject:		Awesome
Date:		2003-06-27 17:02:34
From:		anonymous2
I've had two to three audio conversations from LA with my sister in Massachusetts. In a one hour conversation you may see the connection get lost once. Considering how fast and easy it is to restablish the connection it is no big hassle. These conversations have been during prime time so it is saving a fortune. Definitely get a good microphone. My sister has a AUDIO TECHNICA ATR-25 microphone which comes in clear and seems to pick up everything within three to four feet. She hasn't heard me well on my Sony camcorder microphone so I'm getting the ATR-25 for myself. I've tried the video conferencing using my Sony PC9 camcorder. My sister said things came very well but as she doesn't have a camcorder or webcam I can't comment from my end. I think the article should have pointed out that a person with a camera can initiate a one way video conference. That's very nice to know since it can still be very useful whenever you are trying to show someone how to do something on their Mac.

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• RE: One way conferencing
  2003-06-28 13:22:05  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  Well, if you read my "Digital Video Pocket Guide," you'll know how I feel about the built-in mics on camcorders. Bleck! Any other mic situation is going to give you better results, even if it's the one built-into your Mac. The iSight mic, btw, is quite decent.
  
  But I'd like to hear more from you about "one way conferencing." Can you explain what both people have to do to enable this? I think others will be interested.
• RE: One way conferencing
  2010-01-06 00:18:49  Lance666 [View]
  
  
  The prefix "con" denotes "together". A one-way conference is a misnomer, like a one way meeting with your boss. For telecommunications, we use the term "telephone conference" to mean three or more. Communication between only two isn't special. Here are the terms we can use:
  one-way = broadcast or videocast
  two-way = video chat
  three-way (or more) = video conference