Video with AIM

My buddy is using Vista with AIM 6.0 or 5.9, any hope for being able to video chat with him? I'm getting the infamous -8 error.

The camera & microphone will need tuning in (5.9 - F3>Live Video
See message #570 onwards in the link I have added. It has pics as well.
Has your buddy allowed AIM as an exception in the firewall (think he has to allow AIM6.exe
This link takes you to a set of instructions for the XP firewall.
As Steve says for AIM 6.1 the app name becomes AIM6.exe
This works best if you are OS 10.4.9 and they use AIM 6.1 and Quicktime is at 7.1.6
This site has a longer explanation of the XP set up for AIM 5.9 As it has Mac and PC info the PC info is lower down.
4:00 PM Monday; June 11, 2007

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Video with aim user

I'm trying to video conference with an aim user, however, the video feed from my aim buddy is full of pixels. I mean, it's so bad I can barely see make out my buddy. I know my buddy has a good web cam, so it's not that. Is there any setting that need to by changed on one of our computers to make them more compatible, or do I need to use aim as well?

Hi,
He or she should press F7 with AIM open to bring up the Preferences.
Then Select Advanced IM and then the camera in the drop down.
There is no other adjustment.
I have seen it where someone has had the Camera software open as a preview and odd displays in the chat resulting from this.
2:14 PM Thursday; August 16, 2007

Can't video with AIM on imessage mavericks

cannot video chat using my aim account on imessage since I "upgraded" to mavericks on my macbook pro I'm told by a genius in the Apple Store that AIM client is no longer being supported and he is seeing more problems like mine. What is a solution?
I can see other people, I can type chat. I can send them an invite, they get it and accept, then nothing. They never pop up on my system and my video doesn't pop up on their machine.

Hi,
This bit makes no sense:-
It is from an AIM to an AIM over iMessage.
To be very clear.
Messages is the App.
It can do AIM, Jabber, Yahoo, Bonjour and iMessages accounts (5 types)
Only AIM and Jabber can do Video (And Audio Only chats plus Screen Sharing) from within the app.
Stay with me as it now gets a bit quirky.
Ever since iChat 1 came out various Apple Issued IDs have also been valid AIM Screen Names.
In the early versions of iChat you used to Add the ID in the App Menu > Preferences > Accounts Use + icon at the bottom of the list > new Add Pane in it's own @mac.com section.
Later this become the MobileMe @me.com IDs
Currently it is the early iCloud issued @me.com IDs and the later @icloud.com issued IDs.
So, that is AIM registered Names plus @mac.com, iCloud issued @me.com and @icloud.com Apple IDs
An History Aside.
At iChat 3 Jabber was added to iChat
At the time Google started GoogleTalk which is run on a Jabber server.
In iChat 4 this was added as a separate option (you had to manually change the settings in iChat 3 to get it to work as Google uses their Mail IDs, of which there are two types, and called their server something else so the naming convention other Jabber servers have is not stuck to.)
More Recently (around Lion) Facebook turned on their Jabber Server.
Users can enable "Chat" and get a Chat ID linked to their Facebook ID.
iChat 6 added Yahoo as a text Only option.
The Add Account pane has changed format in Messages 8 just to add to the confusion by becoming a slide out item. I am not sure why Apple has listed the AIM choice as AOL (although AIM does mean AOL Instant Messenger)
So, (again) an Apple ID as the iMessages account will invoke FaceTime when you click the Video icon top right of an ongoing text chat (iMessages)
An Apple ID added as an AOL/AIM Screen Name in the slide out in the pic will do AIM to AIM Video within the App (iChat Style)
You and your Buddy may both have Jabber Valid IDs that you can add to Messages that will also do iChat Style Video.
This means from iChat 2 (the first to do Video) through to iChat 5 you get AIM/Apple Issued IDs Screen Names and Jabber IDs including Google talk and Facebook Chat enabled accounts plus the default Bonjour account that can do Video (Audio an Screen Sharing.)
Yahoo gets added in iChat 6 but cannot do Video.
iMessages added in Messages ver 7 (the numbering continues from the iChat versions) does not do Video within the app but invokes FaceTime fro 1-1 video only.
When Messages does what I am calling iChat Video in this post it sends out a Visible Invite to your Buddy on port 5678 using the UDP Protocol.
This ports needs to be open to accept the reply (Acceptance by the Buddy)
The same port needs to be open if they Send you an Invite.
This is why I said Check the Firewall.
This is more likely to be Off with the Upgrade but settings could also be corrupt.
There is a chance it is your router if you used Port Forwarding and the Computer has changed IP in the Upgrade.
To be very clear your @mac.com ID may need to be added as the iMessages ID AND the AIM ID to be able to use it as the AIM (iChat Style) Video.
This can take so work to make sure you are connecting to your Buddy (and not a Contact) if using just the Main Messages window and not displaying Buddy lists.
In the "To" spot use the reveal arrow drop down at the right hand end of their name.
This will tell which ID of their's you are connected and which ID of Yours.
In this Pic I am about to AIM Messages another Account I have logged in but I could also change it to iMessage myself at my iPhone number.
I was sure with the first post that you were clear on the differences but with you last post I am not so sure.
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One way video with AIM PC user?

I understand that you can do a one way video chat when the other user has iChat AV, and I know that you can do a two way video chat with a PC AIM buddy. My question is this: is it possible to conduct a one way video chat with a PC AIM buddy? I have an iSight with iChat AV and would like to be able to have a one way video chat with my wife who is out of state.
She does not yet have a camera of her own, but does use instant messenger with the latest AOL software on her Dell laptop. When I see her online, can I initiate the one way video chat to which she will be able to both see and hear me?
Somebody, please help...
Thanks!

Hi Alexander,
In theory it should work to ANY AIM client (AIM, Trillian or iChat) that can do Audio Video chat. (AIM for Mac can not)
I can, in fact, do One-Way to my wife's PC which does not have camrea or Mic and do not get the problem. I can start the chat in either direction.
Other people report this 10 sec problem.
I have not come across anything that is a specific tweak that will make it work.
The Mac is the one listed below,
The PC is running XP home and the processor is 1.6Ghz.
The Mac is on Tiger (10.4.2) and iChat 3.0.1
The PC is on Automatic Updates and has Service Pack 2 install.
The PC is running AIM 5.9 (not sure of the sub numbers)
The router and modem (2 devices) are set up as Static IP from Modem to router and UPnP and Static IP from router to computers (in this case both ethernet), agian with UpnP enabled
The Modem is a Spedtouch 510v4 and has the SIP unbound from port 5060 as it SIP aware.
Having been succesful in Panther - I tried it in Tiger and it failed initially. (the Video icon under the PC text chat disappeared)
I resorted to using the menu items on the PC and was sucessful in asking for a Video chat. This put the Video icon back under the Text chat window and now works in both directions.
It is fair to say that the router which also handles the wireless connections of my children has been rebooted several times which also might make a difference. This has certainly helped other people with Tiger.
Ralph

Three-way video conference MAC with AIM

Are you able to do a three-way video conference with 2 users with AIM accounts with one who has MAC accounts?
The person with the MAC account shows up not stacked to indicate multi-video conference.
Just Wondering

Hi DB in NB,
It depends on...
Are they all using iChat 3
Do they have an Internet connection in excess of 384kbps both up and down ?
(there are some variants if the download is quicker that will allow you to have 256K up)
Do they have a Mac over a G4/1Ghz single processor
Is the one to be the Host a G4/1Gz Dual or greater ?
If they all fill this criteria and one does not show stacked icons then it needs some maintenance.
They should make sure the System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming tab is set to 1.5Mbps
They should run the Cron scripts if they are not sure
See here http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=122021
9:14 PM Tuesday; February 6, 2007

Can't video chat with AIM only .mac users like me.

Hi,
I'm running the latest iChat AV.
There seems to be alot of posts regarding people being unable to chat with .mac and only AIm but my problem is exactly the opposite. I can only video chat with other .mac users and not with AIM users. (I am .mac).
Nothing here involves a PC, all accounts are on macs. Any .mac friends I try and video chat to it works great, but any mac AIM users all I kept getting are 'failed to respond' messages. I failed to respond or they did depending on who initiated the video chat. All type chatting works fine. I have no firewalls and plenty of bandwith. To the best of my knowledge the AIM users have no firewalls either. Any ideas?
Thanks.

Hi Rodi,
There has been one report of a .mac user contacting .mac because of this problem. He said he was informed that they were aware of the problem exsiting for some users but that they could not tell which ones.
They did something to his account that made it work (some problem with the .mac user list and the AIM Servers)
I suggest you explore this as well.
Ralph

IChat can't video chat with AIM user

My mother in law has switched from PC to iMac, and wants to video chat with her grandchildren. They are on a PC, and have installed AIM 5.9. Can IM fine, but as soon as we try to hook up a video chat, it fails to connect, saying:
There was a communication error during your chat. iChat encountered errors while communicating with participants in this chat. You can send details etc etc...
Firewall is off in OSX
Any ideas?

Hi
See for mac and pc setup http://www.mvldesign.com/videoconferencetutorial.html
If your tring to video with PC then you might be better off using Skype to do video between Mac and PC.
Mac version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/index.html
PC version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html
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How to set Port Forwarding for video chat with AIM user?

I'm trying to setup video chat between my Mac in the US (with iChat 3.1) and my friend's PC in Japan (with AIM). I need to know what ports needs to be forwarded on my friend's router, and/or on my router.
Right now, when I attempt video chat with my friend (in Japan) at my home network, the invitation only works one way (me -> friend). And when I try to do it at work, it doesn't work at all.
Help appreciated,

Hi,
I am also having a similar problem that perhaps others can help with.
I'm using an iMac G5 with iChat here in the States, and am trying to connect to my parents' PC running AIM 5.5 on Windows XP sp2. To complicate matters, my parents have a Belkin wireless modem/router that they use to connect to the Internet.
Currently, I can text chat with my parents, and send files to them via iChat. However, whenever I try to initiate a video chat, I get an error saying that "Phil Waymouth" (i.e. my computer) isn't responding.
This is where we are at the moment:
- Internal firewall on my G5 is turned off. I can port scan login.oscar.aol.com fine for both TCP and UDP.
- XP firewall on my parent's computer is on, but has UPnP Framework (ports TCP 2869 and UDP 1900) set up as an exception.
- I've gone through the stages on http://portforward.com to set up Port Forwarding on my parents' Belkin router. In addition, we've enable UPnP on the router and restarted it. However, if we use www.myip.dk to get the IP address of one of their computers, and attempt to port scan it, it fails.
It feels like it's still either their router, or some ISP issue that's the problem?
I apologise for re-hashing the same problem, but perhaps someone here will have a lightbulb moment!
Any help is much appreciated,
Phil
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Any app , for video chat with AIM users???

please recommend any app for video chat with AIM user???

Hi
The latest version of AIM (called Triton) doesn't work with iChat. Have you tried version 5.9 of the AIM application on the PC?
If that doesn't work for you, you could try Trillian, which has a better picture than AIM (The AIM video window is very small and not resizeable). The Trillian Pro version, required for video, costs $25 but you can try it free for 14 days.
Dave

Multipoint video with Windows AIM machines

I have no problem hosting three-way videocons with iChat. I have no problem connecting iChat an with AIM Windows machine, one on one. However, that machine indicates that it cannot do multiple connections. Is this innate for Windows machines or is there a problem on the Windows side?

HI,
The AIM app has never been able to do Multiway Video Chats.
As such it is not an error as it is within the normal function of the app.
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"Lost Connection with AIM" repeatedly

Hi there,
I'm using a new Linksys WRT54GL router with the DD-WRT v23 firmware -- which is otherwise fabulous, by the way -- but since going with the router iChat has been pretty unreliable. I can't connect to my sister in England (I'm in Canada): we keep getting "insufficient bandwidth" errors (I'm on a very hi-speed cable internet connection, so I don't think it's me!). Moreover, AIM frequently kicks me off iChat with the message "Lost connection with AIM".
I've configured my router using instructions linked from this forum. I'm forwarding the following ports to my computer:
5060
5190
5220
5222
5678
16384
And while I can connect to other users okay (except my sister, it seems), staying connected it a real issue. Can anyone recommend a fix?
Thanks,
Aaron.
PowerBook G4 15-inch 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5) The last PowerBook ever!

Hi Aaron,
This last port should be a group of 20 ports (16384-16403)
iChat needs 4 ports from this group to do 1-1 Audio or Video chats.
Many Linksys have UPnP. It is found in the Administration tab. If you have this you could use this. Disable the Port Forwarding if you do.
Also port Forwwarding points to one IP/computer. If this is the case for you and you still have the device doing DHCP there is a cance you computer's IP has changed if it goes to sleep or is shut down when the lease time runs out.
Check this on your computer and the Port Forwarding settings.
10:26 PM Monday; February 27, 2006

"Lost connection with AIM" error message

Hi all,
I've been a long-time iChat user — I've had very few problems, but now, at home, whenever I've been connected for about 10-15mins, iChat just disconnects with the simple iChat Connect Alert that the app has "Lost connection with AIM. The connection with the host was unexpectedly lost."
My Buddy List collapses to a "disconnected" header and I diappear from my Buddies' buddy lists. If I'm in the middle of a chat (video, audio or text), the chat continues uninterrupted, but I still disappear from people's lists as if I'd disconnected manually. Weird.
The net result is that I have to keep checking to see if I'm connected and then reconnecting all the time. A real pain in the proverbial.
It only happens at the house. My laptop doesn't disconnect if I'm at the office, for instance.
I have cable, coming in to Netgear 814v2 router; out to an 8-port gigabit switch, which then feeds my three main machines. All via ethernet cabling.
All machines have the same problem described above.
I've made the usual Quicktime setting changes.
I've listed the necessary ports in my Mac firewall settings (even though the firewall is turned off).
Each machine has a dedicated IP issued by the router (10.0.0.2 thru 10.0.0.5)
The router firmware is up to date.
What else is there?! I have no problems initiating or joining any sort of chat with my buddies around the world. I have excellent bandwidth. My internet and email are never interrupted 24/7.
Can someone help me? Pretty please?
17" Powerbook G4 & Dual G5 2.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi
Try this log on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190
Go to IChat > Preferences > Accounts.
Log out of AIM and then use the Server Settings tab
Set the port to 443.
Log back in again.
Tony

Mac Pro Running Windows XP in Bootcamp with AIM 6.5 Can't Connect to iChat

I'm running Windows XP on my Mac Pro under Bootcamp. The Windows firewall is turned off (I'm running McAfee, and using it's firewall).
I am trying to talk to a friend who is using iChat on a Mac - I am using AIM 6.5 on my Mac running Windows. The connection fails as soon as iChat attempts to answer.
Mac OS 10.4.10
Bootcamp 1.4 (beta)
Windows XP
McAfee 7.2
iChat 3.1.8
Airport Express
I have set up McAfee to allow TCP and UDP connections over ports 2869 (TCP) and 1900 (UDP).
I have also disabled McAfee, and tried to use the Windows firewall settings discussed frequently in this forum (with appropriate exceptions). This also fails.
I have also tried to doing this under my Mac OS X bootup running PARALLELS. This worked once, but I have not been able to repeat it (McAfee was running when it worked).
iChat works great on my Mac under OS X. This is only a problem in Windows XP under Bootcamp.
I cannot connect to appleu3test01 either (under Bootcamp with XP). I can connect to appleu3test01 no problem running iChat on my Mac.
Might this be a Bootcamp related problem? Can anyone else test this for me (i.e. can someone try to use AIM 6.5 from Windows XP under Bootcamp)???
Thanks!

Hi Ralph,
{quote}If the Firewall was On I would ask if you had set it up as an Exception
http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page12.html#_Service{quote}
Yes, this is what I meant by,
{quote}I have also disabled McAfee, and tried to use the Windows firewall settings discussed frequently in this forum (with appropriate exceptions). This also fails.{quote}
I've noticed that you've posted solutions frequently in this forum. I read your posts, and visited your website. Its great information ... thanks for posting it! However, it didn't help me to resolve this particular problem.
You asked,
{quote}The question now becomes have you allowed it through McAfee ?{quote}
I tried resolving the problem with McAfee "ON" and "OFF". When it was "OFF" I Set the Windows firewall up per your instructions. Unfortunately, it didn't help. And yes, this includes setting up the "exceptions."
I don't think the problem is with McAfee.
You stated,
{quote}Having said that and seeing you have tried combos around this issue I would have to point out the AIM site says AIM 6.5 will only Video with other AIM applications. It has been reported here though that it does work with iChat{quote}
Yes, I have read that AIM 6.5 will communicate with iChat on several forums. Lots of people appear to have this working. I wish to use iChat on my Mac to communicate with friends running Windows XP (or Vista) using AIM 6.5. I like iChat.
Finally, you asked,
{quote}Next I would have to ask if the modem or router is allowing the AIM application ?{quote}
This is a very good question. I have not been able to test this. I couldn't find an AIM "test" address to use (like Apple's appleu3test01). Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help Ralph. This configuration is a little bit unusual, but it should work. I think the problem might be with the AIM configuration as you've suggested. I will continue to troubleshoot and report any findings here.

Using video with Google Talk account in iChat

Hello,
Is is possible to use video chat with a Google Talk account in iChat? I am able to tect chat, but cannot seem to connect to video with other (PC) users.
Cheers,
Candice

Hi
Have you got a AIM or .mac account
You can use iChat to talk(video) a PC on AIM, The PC must be using AIM6.1 http://www.aim.com/getaim/win/latestwin.adp?aolp=
Or Skype.
Mac version http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/macosx/
PC version http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/windows/

Video with imac tiger

I have a daughter and she has windows xp with aim.
I have a 24" imac with the built in webcam, isight, with tiger.
We can type to one another, but when I invite for a video conference she can't seem to see me or can't see where to accept. I can see myself in the window.
What are doing wrong. Maybe somebody could add me on there ichat and help me out. Thank you

Arlene
What version of AIM is she using? If it's the latest, called Triton, it won't work with iChat. She needs AIM version 5.9 instead.
If that's not the problem, it might be something in your set-up.
You might fare better with Skype, which is much easier to set up and has full-screen video.
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Dave
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