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iChat AV 3.0? AIM and iChat?

Saturday December 27, 2003 7:41 pm PST by Arnold Kim
MacOSXRumors reports that the next major revision of iChat AV will will have AOL/AIM video-conferencing compatibility... while interoperability with other protocols is not expected, according to the rumor site.

AOL's AIM with video conferencing is currently in Beta testing... and several readers have reported that AIM Beta users appear in iChat with a greyed-out Video icon next to their screen-names. As a result, the two applications do not presently allow inter-app video conferencing.... but do recognize the existence of the video-capabilities of the other application.
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The Tuck
106 months ago
Also if they only have audio, there will be a greyed out audio icon.
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SFNE Freak
106 months ago
Yea...I noticed when I used iChat to receive an image the other day a few people had greyed out video icons that were Windows users.

Puzzled is what I was.
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jholzner
106 months ago

Originally posted by SFNE Freak
Yea...I noticed when I used iChat to receive an image the other day a few people had greyed out video icons that were Windows users.

Puzzled is what I was.


I noticed that one of my freinds had a greyed out audio icons...not sure what that is about but I know they were on Windows. I tried to click it but nothing happened. I hope this all happens before the next major release of Mac OS X. I also hope that once it does that Apple will ship the new AOL IM and the new iChat AV with iSight...thus making iSight compatible with Windows...maybe also sell a firewire to usb2 cable...similar to the iPod...though not sure USB2 can provide enought power to run iSight.
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MoparShaha
106 months ago
This is good news. I was bummed out when I heard the earlier rumor that the two systems were not going to be compatible. Hopefully this is an indication of future compatibility.
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jholzner
106 months ago
Since Apple and AOL seem to be getting along so great...iTMS, iChat, AOL IM AV?...maybe further collaboration is on the horizon.

It would be GREAT if AOL began using WebCore and JavaCore...the Safari rendering engine as the basis for AOL's service...instead of IE.

AND...they could make quicktime the default player for all content on AOL.

All based on open standards and much of it open source!
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Photorun
106 months ago

Originally posted by jholzner It would be GREAT if AOL began using WebCore and JavaCore...the Safari rendering engine as the basis for AOL's service...instead of IE.


It would, however sadly M$ stuck the ratcage on AOheL with another one of their b*** screw contracts with the devil a little over a year ago to have IeeEEEE browser "technology" in their web stuff (I'm sure that fat rat who was running AOhelL at the time got a wad of dough from Satan, aka Gates, himself). This of course odd because AOhelL bought Netscrape. The deal with the devil I recall was three years so it'd be almost another two before AOhelL could break out of the deal with Satan. It's a cool thought though.
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Freg3000
106 months ago
This is a must if Apple wants to be a leader in this area too. I mean, even with the iTMS were restricted to the Mac, we could all survive buying our music and listening to it. But withvideo conferencing, you need someone else to do that with....opening up to Windows actually makes the experience better. I hope Apple and AOL can do this, and do it fast.

Originally posted by jholzner

AND...they could make quicktime the default player for all content on AOL.


Many months ago, I thought I read somewhere that they were going to do this. Or maybe I am making that up. I could have sworn though.....

Edit: Not quite what i remembered, but here it is:
http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/08/20030801130506.shtml
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ITR 81
106 months ago
Maybe this will happen in Jan or in coming months afterwards.
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Stella
106 months ago
woohooo, when this happens i might consider buying an iSight, since it will be useful then.
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DamnDJ
106 months ago
If indeed true, I think this will be a great thing for Apple to do. I figured Apple would stick to their guns and not provide compatibility, but "opening up" is a smart thing to do.

Glad I bought an iSight today. Although I guess I have to give up Adium. :(
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