Volume control in video chat?

is there serious no way to control the volume in a video chat?

Hi,
Why would you want to mess with volume control during a chat ?
You don't do it in a telephone call.
If you have a phone that can adjust the Volume you tweak it to suit the majority of people you talk to.
If a Buddy says you are too quiet it then System Preferences > Sound > Input is only two or three Clicks away (As would be iChat > Preference > Video Section if there was a Volume Control).
9:02 PM Monday; December 14, 2009
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