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Telecommunications Skype promises better video from non-Logitech cameras
Telecommunications Skype promises better video from non-Logitech cameras | Skype promises better video from non-Logitech cameras |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Thursday, 22 November 2007 | |
  
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The commentator added: "It is surprising that Skype has decided to relegate the majority of their existing users who own webcams to 'second class status', apparently only because of a marketing agreement with Logitech. If the Skype/Logitech 'high quality video' is truly superior, as they say, then why not let it stand on its own merits, and allow users with other webcams to benefit from the improved resolution? In response to a query from iTWire, Skype largely confirmed these claims saying: "Last year, we created a configuration option to enable better video performance on Skype for Windows for tech-savvy users with webcams that could handle it...While it's true that the configuration option (which was essentially a garage hack) did offer better-than-average video, the quality was very unreliable. It worked for some users while frustrating others...Very few people used [this] option, so we were surprised at the reaction of some of these users when the option was removed. We'll therefore happily re-introduce the option very soon." Skype added: "Any benefits of the removed option pale in comparison with high quality video...[which] has moved the video-quality bar significantly higher. That's because, together with Logitech, we worked on all aspects of the video system - from optics to drivers to the video codec - to achieve reliable high quality video performance." Down the track it is also likely that cameras other than Logitech will be supported for full high quality video. Skype said it had partnered with Logitech to deliver its users the best video calling experience, as quickly as possible, but would "work with other vendors on high quality video in the future."{moscomment} |
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