Ive searched around didnt find much info on the Nitro HD.
I just picked this up for my wife, she loves it.
Whats the best video chat app (preferably free & mainly 3G)?
We tried Fring, doesnt look like front cam is supported.
Tango doesn't seem to work either.
Skype didnt work.
We got ooVoo to work, but quality seems a bit lower than Fring.
Hows the Qik app? It seems its wi-fi only is that correct?
Thanks for the help guys.
Skype works fine, if you don't mind hold the phone sideways.
GTalk (already installed as Talk) also works, which I found sound quality better then skype, but video worse. However you'll need root and SQLite Editor to manually set flag "gtalk_vc_wifi_only" to false in "Google Services Framework" -> gservices.db -> main
and do that after every update.
Or maybe this app will do
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innodroid.gtalkenabler
Tango works great
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Hi all,
The front facing camera of my nitro hd is not working properly in skype. I got my HD nitro recently and updated it to the ICS leak. So I don't know if the problem existed on gingerbread or not. My talking partners can see me but only through very annoying green vertical lines (see attched jpg). However, I can see myself without the green lines on the lg nitro screen. I can also clearly see my talking partners, so no problems here.
Is there a workaround for this? any advice would be much appreciated, thank you.
Moe77
P.s. It seems like other devices have had similar problems.
can't include links becaus I'm a new user, sorry, just google
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Hi,
Now I know the TP2 is not a digicam ... But can anyone share any tips on how to get the best out of the TP2 for video recording.
Some thoughts I have include:
1) Fast SD card
2) 3rd party video software???
3) Improving fps from 12.5. I guess reducing resolution..??
However I appreciate the TP2 is a phone .... but with some jolly useful extras.
Thanks,
Sam
i havent try but maybe apps like coolcamera?
Hi guys
A quick one. When recording with the touch pro 2 is there a black border to the right side of the picture you are recording? that means the picture you are recording doesnt fill the screen. I just noticed this tonite and i dont think this has always been the case
since I posted my question over 30 people have read it but have just moved along without helping. This isnt a difficult question and all someone has to do is pick up their phone, launch the camera and click on video recording to see if the black border exists. This should not even take you a minute but people just read and move on. If I start a new thread asking my specific question, you,ll get some id1ots talking rubbish about using the search function. well I have and it doesnt return any results for my query. So is there any sensible person out there willing to check this out for me?
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since I posted my question over 30 people have read it but have just moved along without helping. This isnt a difficult question and all someone has to do is pick up their phone, launch the camera and click on video recording to see if the black border exists. This should not even take you a minute but people just read and move on. If I start a new thread asking my specific question, you,ll get some id1ots talking rubbish about using the search function. well I have and it doesnt return any results for my query. So is there any sensible person out there willing to check this out for me?
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Hi Lombardo8,
Yes, there is black strip on the right side of the screen but ONLY when you save video. When you play this video it is over full screen.
Sorry for my "English".
Regards,
Nino
Thank you very much Nino. Have a nice day
12.5 fps? Probably for videos meant as video messages (eg vzw flix mms). But with Mp4 I had 15-20 fps even in 640x480. Best advice. use MP4 video. Stay away from H.264 because that is CPU heavy and results in blocky looking video. Black border on the right side? It only means you are not recording in widescreen mode and does not show up in playback. Select the widescreen option in advanced options and border is gone. Not sure if this will work on video, but it does on pics.
I'm not all too thrilled with CoolCamera. First, it's buggy as hell. Second, it's not free. And third, it doesn't work on all devices. I tried it on my Q9M about a year ago. Hasn't been updated since then. Since the Q9m has a crappy camera, I wanted more options. Unfortunately this program didn't help, as the options didn't work on that phone. The camera on my TP2, different story. Very advanced compared to the Q's crappy setup. Don't even want to try CoolCamera on this thinking it might be worse off than factory HtcCamera. There have to be better options then that program (CoolCam). The developer of that app has focused on his webcam app instead.
How did you get your camera to record at 640x480 my Tilt2 doesnt seem to have that option
Use the Options>About Messenger>Report A Problem menu to report this to yahoo if you want it to be fixed.
Sorry, not what you expected but the only way
The more we are that report the issue the sooner it will get fixed, probably not by the time it's officially launched but it's worth the try.
Mention that you can't switch to the front facing camera but that the one on the back works.
Don't forget to specify device and OS version.
Maybe it's worth linking the original post in the Evo 4G section, which also includes download links.
Fyi, it's a version of Y! Messenger supporting Android to PC videocall
yup, got it myself from there. Hope we manage to bring this to yahoo's attention because once the app is released they really are slow to update...
yahoo messenger - front facing camera doesn't work
I just discovered the same problem on my Galaxy S 4G. I am able to make video chat calls from my PC to my phone, but the phone only uses the back facing camera. Also, the sound quality is horrible! Lots of static. In its current state, the software is useless. I hope-hope-hope that Skype will enable video chat calling on Android the way they have on the iPhone - Yahoo Messenger for Android is just a beta program that needs a lot of fixing.
Back to trying Tango for now to make mobile to mobile cross-platform calls. So far, there is no software that works across all platforms for video calling. Skype! Can you hear me...?
videochat working on 2.3.4 version
Videochat is working in Google Talk.. update your android version into 2.3.4 and finally your front facing will be used.. tested and 100% working on my Mytouch 4G
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I just discovered the same problem on my Galaxy S 4G. I am able to make video chat calls from my PC to my phone, but the phone only uses the back facing camera. Also, the sound quality is horrible! Lots of static. In its current state, the software is useless. I hope-hope-hope that Skype will enable video chat calling on Android the way they have on the iPhone - Yahoo Messenger for Android is just a beta program that needs a lot of fixing.
Back to trying Tango for now to make mobile to mobile cross-platform calls. So far, there is no software that works across all platforms for video calling. Skype! Can you hear me...?
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Same here with the HTC Droid Incredible 2
i updated the mode i did for my atrix enabling the ffc for ym to support more devices. you can find the mod in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087769
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i try in my samsung galaxy S i9000 copy the jar to system/framework change the permissions to 644 but the image when spin to front camera is black, returning to te back camera is the only method for see video.
Any suggestion?
Thanks for all.
ricnar
ricnar456 said:
i try in my samsung galaxy S i9000 copy the jar to system/framework change the permissions to 644 but the image when spin to front camera is black, returning to te back camera is the only method for see video.
Any suggestion?
Thanks for all.
ricnar
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He's developing a fix for the problem right now, if you use the link in the post of the top of page 9 in this thead:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087769, there is a partial fix
Front facing cam doesn't work on my new HTC Sensation with Yahoo Messenger
Tried to video chat with my wife but it will only use the rear cam and not the front facing cam. Any help?
yahoo messenger front camera
If your device are running android 2.3.3 gingerbread rom.you can flip either front or back camera you want to use..just update your yahoo messenger and plug in,
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You can use now your front facing camera on yahoo messenger.just update yuor yahoo mssenger and plug in.mine is already working.both skype and yahoo.
Hi,
Is there an App that does video calling from phone to PC using the front facing camera on GT-I9000b?
I've searched quite a bit for it, but so far it seems that only tango uses the front facing cam.
Thanks!
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Hello carlosrjbr,
I'm not sure, but you might take a look at Fring. Heard some rumors you could videochat when you are signed into WLM.
And on other forums I saw that it might not be available yet, as it isn't available for other platforms also (iOS, iPhone 3/4).
Hope you find this information usefull.
Sincerely yours,
S1GNZ
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Hello carlosrjbr,
I'm not sure, but you might take a look at Fring. Heard some rumors you could videochat when you are signed into WLM.
And on other forums I saw that it might not be available yet, as it isn't available for other platforms also (iOS, iPhone 3/4).
Hope you find this information usefull.
Sincerely yours,
S1GNZ
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Mac has facetime.
Try ooVoo that might work
Yeah, I tried ooVoo... unfortunately it doesnt support the front cam in the i9000b...
I guess I'm out of luck then, I'll try to contact ooVoo support to see if they can resolve the camera issue.
Thanks for the replies!
Yahoo messanger try it.
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frriction said:
Yahoo messanger try it.
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I use it a lot and it works well, but only the back facing cam as yet
S1GNZ said:
Hello carlosrjbr,
I'm not sure, but you might take a look at Fring. Heard some rumors you could videochat when you are signed into WLM.
And on other forums I saw that it might not be available yet, as it isn't available for other platforms also (iOS, iPhone 3/4).
Hope you find this information usefull.
Sincerely yours,
S1GNZ
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Hy
Im using Fring for quite a bit and works like a charm with front camera. Works on wifi and hsdpa/hsupa networks. Phone to phone and phone to pc.
DroidcamX works like a charm.
Fring has a camera issue with only the international versions of the Galaxy S. Btw, how do you do fring to pc?
I'll test the one mentioned above... Thanks guys
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yeah i been tring a few vid apps and tango seem the best. I was able to chat with my aunt in alberta on her iphone using my SGS from ontario. I dont like fring because you have to register and its a pain.
I wish it was just as easy as apples facetime and not resort to 3rd party apps or if we can get skype video calls.
Dumb question can you make video calls from android to android devices without 3rd party apps? Like SGS to SGS or SGS to Desire etc
jebise101 said:
Dumb question can you make video calls from android to android devices without 3rd party apps? Like SGS to SGS or SGS to Desire etc
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If your carrier supports it you can do a video call to any phone with video calling support including Nokias dating back several years.
Just choose "video call" instead of call when you select a contact or use the video call icon in the dialler.
well when ever i try that it says video call failed. Well this is calling to an iphone 4 so its not a prefect test.
Iphone 4 doesn't support videocall :/
then explain why i was chatting with my aunts iphone 4 using tango yesterday
The iPhone 4 only supports video calling through use of wi-fi or 3G (in some cases). The actual old school network video call is not supported by the iphone.
So you can use tango, skype or facetime (with another iphone), but you can't use the video call from the dialer when using it with an iphone.
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Hi, my girlfriend use an iphone 4 and well obviously I use SGS2.
is there a video call app other than skype? we've tried fring and qik, but really bad video quality.
so is there an app that will work for android + iphone 4?
i've tried the modded skype by pulser and the other dev(sorry i forgot), it has the video call feature but when use the video option, my gf accept the call but skype made it voice call, hence fail to video call~~
skype from phone should be able to make calls to desktop pc and iphone 4's skype right?
Try Tango...
Sent from Galaxy!
To be honest, the video calling feature on android sucks. On iphone face time calling is clear and reliable, were as on android you have to resort to 3rd party apps, which pretty much suck. So you can't expect cross platform calling to work properly when android to android pretty much sucks. Av tried nearly all the available video calling apps, and none impressed me in comparison to face time calling.
marvi0 said:
To be honest, the video calling feature on android sucks. On iphone face time calling is clear and reliable, were as on android you have to resort to 3rd party apps, which pretty much suck. So you can't expect cross platform calling to work properly when android to android pretty much sucks. Av tried nearly all the available video calling apps, and none impressed me in comparison to face time calling.
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yeah yeah yeah~~~
i know lolz.... i'm not one of the average persons.
Well, you've used TANGO? I tested and it worked very well here ... The Android version 2.3.4 supports Video calls of gtalk.
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Well, you've used TANGO? I tested and it worked very well here ... The Android version 2.3.4 supports Video calls of gtalk.
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yeah. i've registered. waiting for my gf to back from work to try it out.
EDIT : but iphone didnt have gtalk right?
What about ooVoo? You can call mobile-mobile and pc-mobile with ooVoo. Take a look at their homepage, which is their name between www and com
Whatever works best for you!
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What about ooVoo? You can call mobile-mobile and pc-mobile with ooVoo. Take a look at their homepage, which is their name between www and com
Whatever works best for you!
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well it says in their site coming soon for SGS2? found in browser's market but incompatible with device.
looks promising though.
I've used Skype from my phone to my friend's iPhone and the video quality was brilliant. Just make sure you're on WiFi. Don't forget, this is a requirement for facetime on iPhone, so that's the only way to compare quality.
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AMoosa said:
I've used Skype from my phone to my friend's iPhone and the video quality was brilliant. Just make sure you're on WiFi. Don't forget, this is a requirement for facetime on iPhone, so that's the only way to compare quality.
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which skype version you use? i've tried both but it direct me to voice call automatically.
Skype 2.0 (v05) / video-call patched to work with SGS/SGS2 and many other devices!
rumon said:
Skype 2.0 (v05) / video-call patched to work with SGS/SGS2 and many other devices!
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thanks for the link but i have them already.
speaking of skype, i have problems video calling to iphone 4. calling to desktop computer has no problem though. when i called ip4, it connects to video for moment(but just black with the video buttons) then immediately changed to voice call and it will be changing forth or so until i end it. any clue?
Just tested with v5 and iPhone4 and iPod4 sgs2. One autoswitch to audio only in 20 test calls on wifi. Also limiting resolution in advanced options might help. I left it on auto.
One note. If your GF on iPhone has app off in suspend and not in app then after she accepts call she has to enable video manually by selecting camera icon and choosing which camera she wants to use.
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Perfectly smooth video on Tango for me too.
Tested and works on:
SGS <-> SGS
SGS <-> iCrap Touch
Running Imperium Initiative. Has anybody tried using the new Hangouts app for video chat, and if so, have you been able to send outgoing video? Incoming video is fine, but outgoing just displays my G+ picture and a toast notification "Camera Error."
spackmanbr said:
Running Imperium Initiative. Has anybody tried using the new Hangouts app for video chat, and if so, have you been able to send outgoing video? Incoming video is fine, but outgoing just displays my G+ picture and a toast notification "Camera Error."
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Same problem here on Nexus 4 - seems to be a specific problem with LG branded phones. On my other Galaxy S2 it is working ok. After trying a video chat and a camera error I must reboot the phone to get camera work again,
BTW, if you open Google+ and initiate a video hangouts there - video should work.
Awesome. Thanks. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one.
I noticed the same thing with requiring a reboot to get the camera working again. Thanks for pointing out the G+ workaround.
spackmanbr said:
Running Imperium Initiative. Has anybody tried using the new Hangouts app for video chat, and if so, have you been able to send outgoing video? Incoming video is fine, but outgoing just displays my G+ picture and a toast notification "Camera Error."
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Worked perfect for me. Running Lifeless 14. No camera error and tested video with multi-person hangout this morning. I've also installed the .xml file from _Epic's camera mod, if that's relevant.
I am on stock+root/unlock. I have the camera XML installed and have used it 5 times for vid calls and no problems. Front and back camera's FYI and works great on 4G
Can 2nd that Lifeless 14 runs this flawlessly, I used it for about 20 minutes last night to give my bro a tour of our new house.
I wonder if there's a problem with Imperium Initiative then. I believe Epic's mods are included. I'll probably jump to an AOSP rom soon anyway.
I have the same problem on Optimus G e971 running the carbon Rom from Paulicat. I tried using the XML mod from epic but still the camera error in hangouts. I'll probably try a different Rom soon.
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Switched to Venum (which is based off of Lifeless, goo.im has been slow so I needed a rom with faster hosting), and no more camera error. I found a forum post with a few people saying that Beats audio was causing the hangouts video issue, so that's why I switched to a rom with no Beats.
Any of you guys with camera errors use Beats or have some other DSP manager installed?
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Switched to Venum (which is based off of Lifeless, goo.im has been slow so I needed a rom with faster hosting), and no more camera error. I found a forum post with a few people saying that Beats audio was causing the hangouts video issue, so that's why I switched to a rom with no Beats.
Any of you guys with camera errors use Beats or have some other DSP manager installed?
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i have a problem with the video calls under Jedi ROM. I can see ppl they can't. Rom does have BEAT preloaded. How is this related?
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i have a problem with the video calls under Jedi ROM. I can see ppl they can't. Rom does have BEAT preloaded. How is this related?
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I have no idea, and I can't give you a technical explanation. All I know is that while searching around for a solution I encountered a few others who had made the connection that Beats caused problems, and when I switched to a ROM without Beats my Hangouts worked perfectly. I do know that in the past Beats caused various problems for people on the Evo 4g. If you try removing Beats or switch Roms altogether, let me know what happens.