What is a webcam ?
Web cams are hardware/software combinations that stream live video or transmit frequently changing still images to a Web page. Before you start using your camera in this website things that you'll need : Modem, web cameras and computer.
How to install your webcam to your computer ?
1. Evaluate the speed of your current computer and modem - sending video images takes a lot of bandwidth and processing power.
2. Get a video conferencing camera, digital still camera or digital camcorder to use as your Web cam (Some notebooks or laptop already has built in camera and has software installed as well) .
3. Connect your Web camera to the computer.
4. Install the webcam software to your computer. Different web cams has different software,some of them you can install it from the internet as well.
5. Follow the instructions in the Web cam software to begin transmitting images.
How many people can I watch or listen to at a time in this website?
This all depends on your internet speed and the speed of the people your trying to listen to or watch. If your using dialup you will always struggle because you have a slow connection bit you should be able to listen to one person at a time view one cam for limited periods before freezing.
If your using broadband you should be able to view one cam continuously without problems at all times providing the person that your viewing is not sharing their cam with many people as this will slow their cam down. You need to remember that the results are limited by your internet speed and the speed of the people you are trying to watch or listen to. Best results are achieved watching one cam at a time then refresh your av and watch another cam or listen to another audio stream.
Do not expect to click multi cams and mics and see and hear all it just won't happen because of the limitations of the internet.
I am Mac user and i have build in camera / mic in my notebook. How can i activate my cam/mic in this chat room ?
1- Make sure your main AV button is ON. (to on av button, click on the camera icon on the bar jus above the text message box) 2- On the left hand side of the text message box is your own camera (with a shadow figure in it). Move your cursor to the bottom of the shadow and you will see another cam icon. 3- Click on the cam icon and hold down ctrl with a click / do a right click. 4- Click on Configure Cam/ Setting 5- On the drop down bar, select USB Video Class Video. 6 - For AV Audio, all you need to do is go Configure Microphone and on the drop down bar, select Built-in Microphone. 7- Remember to click on the cam button to active it (for both Cam and Mic) .
I saw an AV box with no names under it, what does it means ?
That means the person already logged out or the AV ( Audio-Video) streams already disconnected but still in your computer's cache / memory. To refresh just turned off your AV and click the Little cam icon Next to B twice and start the AV all over again.