Question:
Webcam help needed please?
viweb2007
2009-01-08 06:30:51 UTC
I am talking to my granddaughter on Messenger 9 through email. Can I turn on the webcam?
Four answers:
2009-01-08 06:40:01 UTC
Yes, of course.

Try



Download Yahoo! Messenger 9.0

http://www.brothersoft.com/yahoo-messenger-download-43827.html







Often people ask me if it is possible to record and save the live web cam stream of a chat partner on MSN Messenger. The answer is: yes. Download Bulent's screen recorder, an excellent program to record a webcam session. It is able to capture a part of the screen and save it as an AVI (movie) file, so you can also use it in combination with Yahoo! Messenger or other webcam software. The new version, now shareware, can also record audio which is not possible with the freeware version. This article describes the use of the freeware version, 1.5a, of Bulent's screen recorder.Configuring for webcam recording



The screenshot shows the result of pressing the "Configuration" button in Bulent's screen recorder. The two small buttons to the right of "Height: 240" switch between four panes and the highlighted square shows which one is active. This is quite an unusual user interface design which can be overlooked too easily. n the first pane I selected "Microsoft Video 1" as compression method. You might prefer a different option. Experiment a bit, and select the one that gives the best result.



The fourth pane (right most square is highlighted) shows a "Settings" button at the bottom. Pressing this button pop ups a small window (and hides the other one). Add a tick mark to the left of "WatchIt Mode On" and close the small window. This mode captures only if there is a change in the webcam stream. Since the MSN Messenger webcam stream hasn't got a constant frame rate this results in a much smaller file.



When done you can press the "Configuration" button again to close the configuration panel. Selecting a region to record



Press the "Select Source" button on top of the window, and select "A Region" in the menu that pops up. A box appears which can be dragged to the location you want to record. You can resize the box by dragging the edges. A dimension of about 166 by 124 pixels seems to be right for MSN Messenger.



When the size and location is right, press the "Enter" key. A red border appears around the selected screen area. You can cancel the selection operation with the "Esc" key.



The dimension can also be defined in the first configuration pane. Put a tick in front of "Width" and enter the above values.

Recording the webcam



If you have selected the right region just pressing the "camera" button to the left of the "STOP" button starts the capturing process. The text above the buttons changes from "StandBy" to "Recording...". Be careful not to move a window over your MSN Messenger window while capturing the live web cam stream or moving the window itself. The red border stays around the recording area.

Saving the webcam recording



You can save the webcam recording by pressing the "stop" button, and then pressing the "Save" button. Note that the red border disappears as soon as you stop recording. It will come back when you start recording the webcam again.



In its second update released this year, Yahoo Messenger has offered an update for patching a vulnerability in its webcam video chat feature. The vulnerability is a virus that will execute malicious code on your computer if you accept a webcam invitation from this party. This vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger’s webcam chat tool was discovered last week. You’ll need to download the latest version in order to get this patch fixed–or just don’t use the video chat feature with malicious people.



Joe
Daddybear
2009-01-08 06:42:47 UTC
If you both have yahoo messenger and are chatting sure you can open the webcam providing the webcam is configured to messenger
sεαη
2009-01-08 06:40:31 UTC
Webcam video

Smile — you're on camera!

A webcam (web camera) allows you to share live video images of yourself (or things near you) while you are instant messaging with a friend. Start your webcam during a conversation, or invite friends to tune in by broadcasting a link to your webcam as your status.

When you set your status to "View My Webcam", that means you are inviting friends to tune in to your broadcast. Friends can click on your status message to indicate that they want to see your webcam. Your will then receive your friend's request to view your webcam which you can accept or deny

http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/webcam/

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http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger9/webcam/index.html
hulmes
2016-10-07 09:09:35 UTC
Dont purchase the main inexpensive ones like 10-15 funds yet you many times dont ought to purchase the 70 to a hundred dollar ones I certainly have a 30 dollar one and it wont get any awards for suitable photograph yet human beings gets a sparkling photograph of your face and it even has a geared up in microphone on it so thats all you ought to speak online.


This content was originally posted on Y! Answers, a Q&A website that shut down in 2021.
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