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Help please. I have a 1.25 GHz G4 iMac running 10.3.9 and iChat 2.1.3 (v154). I used to have smooth video using my Firewire DV camcorder. Somewhere along the way (most likely a software change on the Mac, less likely a change in the camcorder’s setttings), the video that others see of me has become unusably jerky. My son, who has a 10.5 machine, can’t even see a video window; it apparently won’t open with my signal. My friend who has 10.4.X can open a video window but says it’s worthless. I’ve confirmed that my upload speed on my cable modem is 1350–1450 kbps. Any ideas?

Tony (in the UK): “You da man!” Thank you very much. That solved the problem. Originally, QuickTime>Streaming was set to “Automatic” and iChat>Pref>Video>Bandwidth limit was “None”. I set Quicktime connection speed to “1 Mbps Cable” (because my upload speed is 1.35–1.45 Mbps) and set iChat Bandwidth limit to 500 kbps.
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