Video Messaging from Nokia N800 to a PC?

[moviecouple]

I know you can do Video Instant Messaging with 2 Nokia N800's, but can I go from my Nokia N800 to a home computer with a webcam and some sort of software?

[basco]

After some investigating, not effectively. Gizmo is the only way and the video/ is beta. I tried v3 with desktop and a n800 and its buggy, crashes often.

[amigokin]

I know you can do Video Instant Messaging with 2 Nokia N800's, but can I go from my Nokia N800 to a home computer with a webcam and some sort of software?

Wait for the new OS release.

[cvmiller]

Wait for the new OS release.

Curios minds want to know. A new OS beyond Vista?

Seriously, what application on the PC/Mac/Linux side are you thinking would interoperate with the N800's Video Conference App?

Craig...

[jdsemma]

This is something I"m interesting in too; I've a friend that deaf, that uses video conferencing quite a lot. Of course, he's on a Mac, probably the best platform for such a thing, but being able to do a video conference from the N800 or N810 to a Mac would be spiffy. Is OS 2008 supposed to have better support for such a thing?

[janjansenbe]

I guess OS2008 with Gizmo video ?

[Moonshine]

From what I've seen, the N800 (OS2007/RTCOMM) seems to use jingle-video over Jabber/XMPP for video confrencing. It's not unique to the gTalk service, that's just one of the more popular Jabber/XMPP based servers people use. I can (for example) get a N800 to N800 video confrence going via my own private Jabber server.

The problem is that (suprisingly) the N800/OS2007 seems to be the only Jabber/XMPP client on the planet to have jingle-video support. Even Google's own gTalk PC client doesn't even have it, and they basically authored the jingle-audio, jingle-video specs! I guess if you look at it, Nokia is just way ahead of the curve, not that it helps. ;)

Anyways, I *think* that as soon as there are PC Jabber clients that support jingle-video we'll have some real options. Why gTalk isn't there already is a mystery, but they did buy a video-centric company pretty recently. Other Jabber clients like PSI and Coccinella have threads indicating they are looking at video also.

Now, from what I've read, OS2008 has promised two things:

1) Support for video over SIP via h.263 (normal, not h.263+) per Arki Jaaksi's blog.
2) "Video calling between two devices or to any compatible PC " from the "Communication Features" on http://europe.nokia.com/A4579471

Thus, there seem to be more video to PC options coming with OS2008. Maybe Nokia has a jingle-video Jabber client coming, or know of one? If someone has an N810 or OS2008 and wanted to place a SIP call to me I can verify that h.263 works to the PC though. :)

[janjansenbe]

Hi Moonshine, thanks for this quick and detailed reply.

[nerys]

so OS 2008 is out now and this is something I seriously want. IE nokia to PC two way video chat. Suggestions?

[9a6or]

I tried Gizmo 3.1 (PC) to Gizmo on N800 (OS08) ... no. Not even voice.
Googletalk (PC) to Googletalk/InternetCall on N800 (OS08)... no video, voice OK.

The forum quick search scr@ws up the new browser in OS08...

Back to Live Messenger on ASUS Eee... :(

[yegaoo]

I tried Gizmo 3.1 (PC) to Gizmo on N800 (OS08) ... no. Not even voice.(

Has somebody tried Gizmo on N800 to Gizmo 4.0 Beta on PC?? It has video calling...

I'd like to try, but it's only Windows:mad:

[Moonshine]

There are several other threads about this. Gizmos works for video calls to windows PCs. Also SIP can be used for video calls from N8xx to PC with a video sip client. (as long as is supports H263 or H263+). I'm using SIP here.

[richie]

Also SIP can be used for video calls from N8xx to PC with a video sip client. (as long as is supports H263 or H263+). I'm using SIP here.

How did you get video SIP working N800->PC? I'm using Ekiga on Linux and have a Ekiga SIP account.

Rich

[computerfreek]

Just tested x-lite for pc and works great with n800 os2008 With video from both pc and n800 .. and looks so much better and faster than gizmo ...

worked 1st time around

and on vista

Very happen now that i have a real video chat that works..

computerfreek

ps download x-lite and try it it rocks

[tori]

There are several other threads about this. Gizmos works for video calls to windows PCs. Also SIP can be used for video calls from N8xx to PC with a video sip client. (as long as is supports H263 or H263+). I'm using SIP here.


I'm trying using gizmo between the N800 OS2008 and te winXp Pc
but.. I can see video but hear nothing
Ok skype I can hear but no video
How to make voice work on gizmo?

[bisgedyn]

Tried latest versions of Gizmo, n800 to Windows XP, didn't work. Call rang and connected but no audio or video. Does it matter that there is no webcam on the PC? I hoped the PC user would see the tablet user and be able to have a voice-voice chat too.

[tori]

Just tested x-lite for pc and works great with n800 os2008 With video from both pc and n800 .. and looks so much better and faster than gizmo ...

worked 1st time around

and on vista

Very happen now that i have a real video chat that works..

computerfreek

ps download x-lite and try it it rocks


Are you sure it is x-lite or eyebeam? because I think x-lite doesnt support video?

[AtomicBlue]

Tried latest versions of Gizmo, n800 to Windows XP, didn't work. Call rang and connected but no audio or video. Does it matter that there is no webcam on the PC? I hoped the PC user would see the tablet user and be able to have a voice-voice chat too.

I'm in the same situation. I tried, at the end, broadcast at ustream.tv, but no success.

[sjgadsby]

...I think x-lite doesnt support video?

X-Lite does support video and will work for 2-way video communication with Internet Call on the tablets.

[icbolsh]

X-lite does support video in the Windows version...but not Linux. Here is an old post of how to set it up using RTcom. I use it all the time to video conference while traveling.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=25105&highlight=video+conferencing

I've had trouble when both devices are in the same network. I went next door to another network to test and it worked fine. N800(using RTcom) to my windows PC using xlite. Video and audio.

[derrij]

Flaphone™ is a free web-based softphone which allows you to make calls from the Internet page. (video calls) http://www.flaphone.com/