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iChat AV. Amazing how two little letters add so much to your communication over the Internet. With just a simple click, you’ll see and hear your co-workers, friends and family no matter how far away they are. It’s almost like being there Finally, you can chat with folks thousands of miles away in a full-screen personal video conference over any broadband connection. Thanks to the advanced graphics built into Mac OS X, they’ll truly look like themselves, instead of strangers made of children’s building blocks. And if you use a wide aspect ratio screen, iChat AV uses patented anamorphic resizing techniques so that the video of the person you’re chatting with fills the entire screen without distortion.  iChat AV also lets you size your video window to whatever size suits your style — from the large default of 352 x 288 pixels to full screen. In fact, iChat AV is so advanced, you can even resize a window during the middle of a conference, as it effortlessly adjusts images on the fly without affecting video and audio quality. Easy to set up When you install iChat AV, the software automatically configures and optimizes itself for your setup. No hassle over network setup or peripherals. While iChat AV works best with iSight, you can use any FireWire DV camera or Web cam for video chat.  High fidelity Of course you don’t want to play charades to communicate, so iChat AV also delivers pristine two-way audio. The same digital audio technology in CDMA cell phones gives your iChat AV audio sessions crystal clear sound. Robust echo cancellation lets you use any internal or external microphone without annoying feedback. Best of all, iChat AV acts like the most sophisticated of full-duplex speakerphones, so you can both talk at the same time and still hear each other. 
No long distance chargesArmed with just a microphone and a 56K modem Internet connection, you and your buddies can talk to each other with zero long distance charges, no matter how far apart you are. In fact, iChat AV is better than a telephone, since you can quickly see if your buddies are available, away or doing something else. Custom status messages make it a snap for you to effortlessly convey just the right message to your buddies. The result: no more games of phone tag and no need to leave a message. 
Polished interfaceiChat AV goes far beyond today’s personal video conferencing solutions, offering an automatic preview window so you can check lighting — and your hair — before starting a conference, picture-in-picture video windows, as well as video pause for when you need a moment of privacy. If you have ever used iChat to text message you will instantly be comfortable using iChat AV to video and audio conference because everything has been integrated directly into the original iChat’s easy-to-use interface. If you are using iChat AV for the first time you will be amazed at how easy it is to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues with video, audio and text. With a quick glance, you can see which of your buddies are set up for audio or video. A simple click on one of those icons brings up the selected chat. Video conferencing is now just as easy as text messaging. Still the best way to IM You can also start a text message with your buddies during audio and video chats. Transmit any kind of file, and when you send photos, they display right in the Message window instead of launching a disconnected window from another application. Icons and thought bubbles make it fun to see who’s saying what in your conversations. You can drag a Web address into the iChat AV message window, and the thought bubble will launch the page in your Buddy’s Safari browser when someone clicks on it. 
To share your own picture with your buddies, simply drag and drop it on the icon next to your name in the buddy list. Or use iSight or a DV camera to take your picture right in iChat AV. Keep a palette of icons to show your everchanging mood. And you have a full range of expressive formatting options at your fingertips, including colors, fonts and text balloon shape, and of course the obligatory smileys. You can turn it all off or go wild to fit your mood and personality. A log lets you check what you’ve said and makes it easy to collaborate. |
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How to get iChat AV 2.0
iSight — The eyes and ears of iChat AViChat AV paired with iSight gives you a personal video conferencing solution with unparalleled ease of use, as well as an experience you will find nowhere else. iSight delivers high-quality video in a lightweight package. Simply open its shutter to start iChat AV. The top-notch microphone in iSight cancels out noise from the side, to transmit your voice with flawless clarity. Learn more about iSight Easy Networking iChat AV works with ISPs and routers that may interfere with or block other conferencing solutions. The networking standards built into Mac OS X help iChat AV establish audio and video connections on networks that use network address translation. Learn how to configure your network for use with iChat AV so you can conference with those outside your personal or corporate firewall. 
Chat with millionsiChat AV offers compatibility with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) so you have immediate access to the more than 150 million members of the .Mac and AIM communities. And with Apple’s revolutionary Rendezvous networking technology, you can see which people are available on your local network without even knowing their screen names. For audio and video chat, your buddies will need to use iChat AV, too. Chat Wireless  54 Mbps AirPort Extreme gives you plenty of bandwidth to host wireless video chats. Imagine using iSight from the back porch on your iBook or PowerBook G4. 
Seamless integrationiChat AV works seamlessly with the built-in Mail and system wide Address Book applications. By automatically managing the information for all your contacts, Address Book keeps you from ever having to enter buddy information twice, and Mail can show you which of your buddies are online and available to receive instant messages. Reaction “Opens up personal communication in whole new ways” — Popular Mechanics More reaction...
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| If you are looking for the company formerly known as ichat software, visit www.globalchat.com. |
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