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What are the minimum requirements for a video chat? |
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Trillian uses high quality video compression and attempts to transmit 15 frames per second, dropping to 10 if necessary. A PentiumŪ III running at 500mhz or greater is required, as is at least 64 megs of RAM. A broadband connection capable of transmitting and receiving data at rates of at least 15 kilobytes per second is also required. |
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Does video chat work on non Windows XP systems? |
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Yes, but your best experience will still be while running Windows XP. To date, Trillian video chat has been tested on Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98. We recommend XP/2000, however, as speed and quality begin to degrade under 9x systems. |
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Can I video chat with a user running AIM? |
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YYes. Trillian is interoperable with video chat on AIM version 5.9. Please note that Trillian does not support video chats with AIM Triton users. |
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Can I video chat with a user running MSN Messenger? |
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Yes, but only with MSN Messenger 6.2. Compatibility with newer versions of MSN Messenger is currently being researched for a future release. |
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Can I video chat with a user running Yahoo! Messenger? |
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Yes. Trillian is interoperable with video chat on Yahoo! Messenger versions 6 and greater. |
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Can I video chat with a user running iChat AV? |
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Yes. Trillian is interoperable with video chat on iChat AV versions 2.1 and greater. |
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What about a Trillian-specific feature, like video filters - will these work with other clients? |
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Yes. Although other clients may not be able to return the favor, they will still see your video just as you do. |
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What is an Emotiblip™? |
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Think of an Emotiblip as the voice and video equivalent of an emoticon. At any time during a video session, you can stream a song or video to your friend in realtime. You don't need to create a special kind of file, either - MP3s, WAVs, WMVs, MPGs and the like will work just fine. Note that we currently don't support QuickTime MOV files as Emotiblips. |
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OK, I'm a curious geek. Why does the client or service matter? |
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Some clients don't do as good of a job as others when circumventing NAT, which means the connection may never get established. Some clients can tunnel the entire video session through a server (Yahoo! does this when necessary). Additionally, not everyone transmits at 15 frames per second, and the quality of audio, echo cancellation, and lip synchronization can vary between clients and networks. |
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Who's the handsome baby in the middle screenshot? I'd love to meet him. |
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His name is Stewie. Meet him at his website. |
