Using skype

I am fairly new to mac. I just purchased a macbook pro and downloaded skype. I can't figure out how to get my isight camera working for skype calls. Can someone please lend some help. thanks.

Hi,
iChat has better Video Quality.
Depending on your processor this is in the form of a 640 X 480 pixel pic and up to 30 fps (Skype is about 340 X 280 at best and between 10 and 15 fps).
iChat uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to confirm that where your Visible Invite went to is the same place the Video chat is going to go. Apple run a dedicated server called snatmap.mac.com to do this which then drops out of the connection so that your Video (Or Audio Chat) is Peer to Peer (you can log out the Buddy List that you used).
Skype tends to not need so much setting up are far as routers are concerned.
This is because however that Skype has "Fall Back" ports.
It uses a Port above the 1024 Threshold (Each one is listed differently in the Skype Prefs) but if you do not find this out and open it (Or allow it with UPnP) it will default to either a Mail app port (Normally 110) or a Web Browsing port (port 80) meaning it effectively "piggybacks" on ports that are open for other reasons.
Skype also does not use SIP like iChat, although unlike iChat it can with paid for service take and send calls to Land Line and Mobile phones. This tends to mean that you connect through several Shared routes (Other Users) to spread the load but less secure.
9:05 PM Monday; October 26, 2009
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

Similar Messages

How to use Skype on apple tv without iPad and iPhone

im about to buy apple tv and i want to know if i can use skype on apple tv without using ipad or iphone.

No.

How to use skype without having to sign in with my...

Hi, I have just installed Windows 8 Pro. The only thing is that when I go to use SKYPE it wants to use a Microsoft Account and not my SKYPE account. I don't want to use my Microsoft Account as I already have a SKYPE account and they are for two different things and I do not want them them to meet
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Temporary disable Norton Antivirus
From main page of NAV, Settings >> Computer >> Real Time Protection >> Turn Off Auto-Protect.
Reset IE.
Click Internet Options >> Advanced >> Restore Advanced Settings >> Reset >> Mark Delete personal settings >> OK >> Restart.
Now try reinstalling latest Skype with MSI link:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-msi
Regards,
Tamim
Location - Dhaka | Bangladesh - Standard Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 06:00 hour
If one of my replies has adequately addressed your issue, please click on the “Accept as Solution” button. If you found a post useful then please "Give Kudos" at the bottom of my post, so that this information can benefit others.

Use Skype for a business. What is the best way to ...

We have a new business that is starting and a lot of the work will be done by people in different parts of the United States. We would like to have incoming calls be to 1 number, and have them be able to select whom or which department they need. If a calling tree is not available not a big problem.
We also would like to have control of the skype account so it can be assigned, and if then reassigned based on personnel change. We are unsure of how you control this or if it can be controlled. We are assuming that would could simply change a password and then someone new could use it. We know that on a personal account the user would be able to take control as they can see the account info and change the primary email and reset the password. Unable to find anything out about a business account.
We would like to set up each account on a subcription, that has a number and unlimited calling in the US and voicemail.
Would love to be able to talk to any business person that has used skype on a business level so we know what it can do well, and what it can't do at all.
Thank You,
Kevin

If you have an SSD you can run the cache and programs on the same drive. However, many recommend a scratch disk size of 100-200 gigs so that will not work here unless you opt for a larger SSD. Otherwise an internal spinner is recommended that does not contain the program files, or idealy any other files that may want to get acessed at same time (only one read/write head per drive).
With 32 gig of RAM you may not need the constant use of the scratch drive unless working on large images with lots of layers. So see no advantage to moving folder to SSD for temp work environment.
From what I read the new crop of SSD do not have the wear problems of the older versions.

I would like to know how to use Skype on my TV to ...

What I'm finding out in the millions of Skype users is that there isn't anyone (so far) that knows how to use the Skype (which is installed on my SMART TV) to make a phone call or video phone call. So, if there is anyone out there who knows how to use SKYPE on SMART TVs to make phone calls or video phone call - that would be great if you can help me. I have awebcam which is compatible with my TV and can be use with Skype. If anyone knows of classes where you can get training or online courses to help me learn how to use Skype that would be great. I thank you for any response to this by sending an e-mail to [removed for privacy] .

Use of Skype on a smart TV may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. However the interface should be rather basic and easy to use. I don't see how a class would be really necessary. The process may even be covered in a startup guide provided with your TV.
Here's a link to a 2.5 minute video on it. This one is specifically Samsung, but others should be similar.
youtube.com/watch?v=R6oj5AKI6cg
You should refrain from publishing your email address in an open forum such as this one. This opens you up to abuse like SPAM, etc. By default (unless you uncheck it), you will get a notification e-mail when someone responds to your posted question in the Community.

While using Skype on my mac pro the screen freezes and splits in two and the left hand side shifts to the right and the right shifts to the left with a large black block down the centre, should I take it back to store as it is only a month old??

I have only had my mac one month and it seems while I use Skype the screen freezes and I cant click on anything and everything on the right hand side of the screen shifts to the left and the left to the right with a back block down the centre and sometimes lines running down the screen over all. As it is almost brand new should I be going back to store to get this problem fixed??

Yes. You are still under warranty. Why waste it?

Can i use skype video on my ipod touch 4th gen

I have an Ipod touch 4th generation and want to use skype. I have downloaded the app but when I select a contact it doesn;t give me a video option. Can you help please. Thank you.

Are you using the Skype contact list?
Do thay have a video device?
Maybe this will help:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10866/making-a-video-call-iphone

Using Skype moderatorss to Harass me after I block...

Okay this has never happened to me before so I have absolutely no idea what to do and am absolutely dumbfounded.
I ran a website where this girl found me and started contacting me repeatedly. I finally decided she's friendly and just want someone to talk to and gave her my Skype for her to contact. Since adding me to Skype, every one of our conversations were initiated by her and we usually just chat friendly like any typical conversation.
Then last time we chatted, and spoke about a week or so ago, she suddenly became very sexual and wrote and said a lot of sexual things with me. Afterward, I noticed her username amberier_17 ends with 17, and recalled that she's just going to university but still in high school. Though most of my friend sin high school before graduating were 18 or 19, I suddenly realized that she may not be over 18 yet and I don't think we ever put that to question.
So yesterday (April 1st), she says hi to me again and initiated conversation with me again. I told her my thoughts and said that we can't continue with any sexual conversation unless she's over 18, and asked her if she is. She refuses to answer me, and goes on passing rude remarks to me saying how her friend (im not sure who, and shes never mentioned friend before) says that she should stop contacting me etc as if I'm a bad guy I guess? At the end she told me I could go to hell if this or that and I was beginning to get very unnerved why she wouldn't even tell me whether she's over 18 or not.
So I blocked her then, with no intention of letting her contact me again. But today I was approached by a moderator who said they received a Report, from someone anonymouse, that I "solicited" personal information from them, and that violates the agreement and policy of Skype use. This moderator added me 30 minutes after I blocked her finding her refusing to tell me if she was over 18, doing the right thing, without asking her for exactly how old she is. If she said she do not want to tell me, then ok. if she stop contacting me, then ok. She did not do either, prompting me to conclude that she may very well be under 18, and to block her as I was beginning to feel both fooled, having responded to someone I shouldn't be talking to and don't even know, and being made to feel horrible as she kept repeating how her 'friend' think she should stop talking to me (as if we talk often at all).
I use Skype to mostly talk to either my ex (who is very nice and sweet to me and helps me out with a lot of school work even now), or other friends from school I Skype to do homework or assignment with. So I know for sure it can't be anyone else I know.
But after having blocked this individual, I am both reached by her (through a moderator), and her revenge in getting me banned from using Skype again. If this is not outright harssment or abuse of the system then I don't know what is. However I have no idea how to report this in detail at all so I am reporting it here seeing that moderators do address people's privacy and security issues here.
Right now I sadly feel almost like a victim, of indirect harssment manipulated by someone that wants to get back at me for blocking them. I feel like my privacy and safety is threatened by simply trying to do the right thing, and she got close to having me lose my way to stay in touch with people close to me using Skype that I always have used because of this eratic and vengeful stranger.
I hope to not to be harassed (personally or through indirect channels like with moderators) by this person again (especially with false accusations so obvious in our chat logs) or people this person incorporates to deliver inconveniences into my life and threaten the communication I have with people I know simply for blocking her and asking whether she's over 18 (not detailed age). But I don't know if it is even possible. I do hope the right person comes accross this and perhaps look into this person. If she's under 18, i think it's a bit inappropriate to get into and initate sexual conversations accross Skype and with strangers after seeking them out online. That's just what I think. Bottom line is I just want to be free from further harassments from this person.
Thanks for taking your time in reading this venting!

afaik, there is no such thing as "skype moderators" based on how you described them in your post. Most likely, it just another possibly fake user (scammer/spammer) just like that girl (I also think they are related or possibly the same user). I suggest that you report both that girl at that so-called moderator to [email protected], then blocked and remove them from your contact list.
I also think Skype doesn't communicate with their users via Instant Messages or calls, they usually send emails to users' registered email address.
IF YOU FOUND OUR POST USEFUL THEN PLEASE GIVE "KUDOS". IF IT HELPED TO FIX YOUR ISSUE PLEASE MARK IT AS A "SOLUTION" TO HELP OTHERS. THANKS!
ALTERNATIVE SKYPE DOWNLOAD LINKS | HOW TO RECORD SKYPE VIDEO CALLS | HOW TO HANDLE SUSPICIOS CALLS AND MESSAGES

Using Skype Mobile while traveling in Europe

I have a Verizon Samsung Fascinate with Skype installed. I have bought credits.
I will soon be traveling to Belgium and France. I have been told by Verizon that my phone will not work in Europe. However, when my husband talked to a representative from Skype, he was told that, with the Skype credits, we would be able to use our phone in Europe.... Please explain the discrepancy in what we were told by the two representatives from the 2 companies.
If there is something special we have to do in order to use our phone in Europe, please let us know what it is.
Thank you

--- At the risk of sounding technologically uninformed I don't understand the acronyms you used for phone compatibility in Europe. I have an unused iPhone 4 I had AT&T "unlock" for me (I understand there's no real way to check stateside whether the unlock process was actually successful, but I'll go with the assumption it worked for now) BTW AT&T website provides a form you submit and they'll reply within 48 hrs. Took 3 hrs for me, I assume because I have another phone under contract with them, so no harm no foul for them.
--- Anyway ... I visited various blogs trying to find out the best process to acquire a SIM card for France. It's complicated as the saying goes. So I googled the question what about Skype?
--- I use Skype-to-Go from US to call Europe. Very cool, they provide a local # I dial and it connects me for little cost. Calling cell phones is pricyer than landlines. I can use Skype-to-Go from ANYWHERE in the US on one of three authorized phones.
--- My question is: Is there a similar process FROM Europe to US?
--- Can I use the Skype App to dial a phone in the US from the existing AT&T US iPhone without incurring roaming charges- and if YES, HOW?
OR Can I use my old unlocked iPhone with a SIM card from France to call US and Euro #s? if yes which provider do you recommend? Preferrable one purchased in US so it is pre-authorized and ready to go upon arrival.
OR do I need to use the iPad camera-driven Skype function that requires previous arrangments to ensure that the recipient is at her computer also?
--- The subtle differences have never been clear to me ...
Thank you!

I just put Facetime on my MacBook and Ipad. I can connect and recieve video but no sound. The other person can hear me. If I use Skype everything works fine. I can't find any where in Facetime to change settings for the audio. Any suggestions

I just put Facetime on my MacBook and Ipad. I can connect and recieve video but no sound. The other person can hear me. If I use Skype everything works fine. I can't find any where in Facetime to change settings for the audio. Any suggestions

Options for when an iOS device gets locked because of forgotten passcode:
Restore (and reset passcode) on your device by connecting it to the last computer to which it was connected:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If you cannot connect it to the computer to which the device was last connected (or the device was never connected to a computer) you will have to use recovery mode to completely reset the device, losing all data:
iOS: Unable to update or restore - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 - recovery mode (e.g., cannot connect to computer last used to sync device, iTunes still asks for a password)
If recovery does not work there's:
DFU mode: http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/04/ipad-dfu-mode/
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode - http://geekindisguise.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/how-to-put-ipod-touch-iphone-into -dfu-mode/

How to set up Touch to use Skype for phone calls?

I use Skype with my iMac for making phone calls and would like to do the same with my new iPod Touch. I've looked in the Touch User's Guide but have not been able to find a procedure for setting up the Touch to accomplish this. I would appreciate feedback on how to do this from those who are successfully using Skype with their Touch units. One thing I am curious about is whether I can sync my Touch with the Skype program--including phone numbers-- already present on my iMac.
Bob

Bob Brand wrote:
Poikkeus,
...so that I end up with two versions of the Skype software on my computer?
Yes and no... you will have two versions of Skype on your computer, but one will only be appearing in iTunes and your iPod since they are two different app.
You can still have both Skype application open and loged into your account at the same with no problem. There is no special setup to do on your iPod more than login into your account and having credits into your account, exactly as you probably done with Skype on your computer.

Hi, i have a macbook air and i've been having problems with the camera when i'm using skype. i know im no the 1st one and i'd like to know when apple or someone 'll do something about this.

hi, i have a macbook air and i've been having problems with the camera when i'm using skype. i know im no the 1st one and i'd like to know when apple or someone 'll do something about this.

Try reinstalling Combo Update.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676
Best.

How can i used skype purchased in london on my ipad in ghana?

how can i use skype and mypad for facebook purchased in london on my ipad in ghana? they are both not responding.

better ask the Skype folks: http://community.skype.com/t5/English/ct-p/English

Why can I not make video calls using Skype?

I'm really baffled. I have a month old MacBook Air. I use Skype daily for work and personal business. Never had a problem until this evening. I went to make a video call and Skype was not linked with the camera - there was no option to make a video call and when I went into Preferences, it said I had no camera. I then used FaceTime - person I was calling also had FaceTime, so it wasn't an issue - but I've now spent an hour trying to solved the problem, including logging in and out of Skype, closing the app and reinstalling, all to no avail. The camera functions fine with FT and other apps - why will it not sync up with Skype after it's worked fine? Anyone have a clue? Thanks in advance.

See this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5306216?tstart=0
FIX:
1. You need Time Machine
2. Go to folder /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/
3. Copy AppleCamera.plugin to good place (usb memory stick is the best place).
4. Go to Time machine in date that skype work fine.
5. Change AppleCamera.plugin with file from Time Machine
6. Restart system, Now skype need to work with camera.
From Apple:
MacBook Air (Mid 2013): FaceTime HD Camera might not work after OS X 10.8.5 update

When using Skype my IPad sounds like ocean. This is not a problem when I am on FaceTime or using other apps with sound. Recently updated to newest IOS 7. First there was no sound for Kype and found that had to turn microphone sound on.

When using Skype my IPad 2 now sounds like the ocean and I can barely here my contact. This happened recently after IOS7 update. I did turn the microphone on for Skype as it was required after update. Now my sound is terrible but only a problem when using Skype video call. It is okay for FaceTime.

Thank you! Resetting resolved the issue with terrible sound when trying to use skype. Sounds much better!
I am not sure what all changed when reset was applied to settings --- assume it defaults back to basic settings. I have no idea what I had customized, so will slowly figure out. I have noticed several things. So far I had to add back my wallpaper and reenter password to get back on my wi-fi.
At least SKYPE is now audible.

My nicrophone volume is not hard enough when I aM USING skype

On the hpg62 I cannot hear my recording from the Microphone when I play it back, testing skype. Can somebody help?

Thank you! Resetting resolved the issue with terrible sound when trying to use skype. Sounds much better!
I am not sure what all changed when reset was applied to settings --- assume it defaults back to basic settings. I have no idea what I had customized, so will slowly figure out. I have noticed several things. So far I had to add back my wallpaper and reenter password to get back on my wi-fi.
At least SKYPE is now audible.

Using skype

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for