Today, ( 21st of August, 2009, ) I am updating this post, splitting this in to old post and new post, updating tips and more information about video chat. And, do you know that Orkut now has Webcam Video Chat ? . If you have Google Wave Account, there is a Plugin for webcam chat on Google Wave.
New Post: Gmail now has Webcam and Voice Chat
- Web cam on Gmail Google Talk
How to Enable : All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin and you will have your gmail webcam and voice chat ready !!
Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the “Video & more” menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose “Start video chat.” You’ll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it’s ringing, and then you’ll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail
Tips n Ticks for Gmail Webcam Chat
How to Popuout video : When you are on a chat, you know how you make it a separate window, and continue to chat , this is possible with video chat also. The follow image shows where you should click to pop the window out from your gmail inbox.
- gmail video chat
How to watch in full screen : When you are watching someone on the video, and wants to make it full screen, you will see an icon similar to youtube.com’s “full screen” button. Click on that, and you will go fullscreen. See this image here if you can’t identify the button.
Another Update for you : Video Chat from iGoogle
You can now use Video chat from iGoogle ie, your customized google home page. The first time you use video chat in iGoogle, you’ll need to download a small plugin. It’s free and installs in seconds. To video chat with a friend, click on the “Start video chat” link in the “Actions” menu at the bottom of a chat window ( source )
Old Post : Using Your Webcam to take picture for profile photo
Even when we use gmail and gtalk for most of our chat and email, we often go back to Yahoo, for video and Webcam. What if you have webcam also, on your gtalk or gmail ? Well, don’t get excited, the feature is yet to be announced. But, I think, its on its way. Reason ? Google announced recently, that Google Talk gadget users will now be able to take a picture directly from the webcam to use as their profile picture gtalk.
” Currently, this feature only works in the Google Talk gadget, but will set your picture across the Google Talk network, including in Gmail.”
Yahoo never allowed us to use webcam from a linux machine, will google enable that feature ? Thats my concern now.
How To
From the Google Talk gadget, click on your Google Talk picture, and select the “Take Photo” option. You’ll see the image from your webcam appear, and you’ll be able to take and retake pix to your heart’s content. When you get that perfect shot, just click “Save” to set it as your picture.
Currently, this feature only works in the Google Talk gadget, but will set your picture across the Google Talk network, including in Gmail.
ps: images and info from here
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Thats cool ! Its High time they introduced this feature!
Yes ! correct !
why cant we use webcam on gmail or google talk. pl start. its a big problem
main web cam ke throw talk krna chati can u help me kaise krte hai
they have started this feature for gmail inbox and igoogle !
we cant use webcam. allow.
did you try webcam on Gmail and iGoogle ?
why cant we use webcam AND h.p.mic on gmail or google talk. pl start. its a big problem for me
you can use mic on gtalk .. and video chat is now available on gmail inbox and igoogle
it is imperative to extend webcam service in google talk
it is necessary that webcam in google or google talk. Please introduce webcam facility very soon.
Please introduce webcam facility with better quality than another messenger
Hi, I would like to know how to use webcam in google talk messenger. Is the facility available in G-talk? currently we are using webcam by yahoo messenger and talking by google talk.
Please advise
ABDUL KALAM
it is not available on google talk yet. But, you can enable it on the chat inside your gmail account. For this, you will need to install a plugin.
Please do something fast about this issue,i can’t believe google chat doesn’t have this facility.Its a shame please.
icant google chat with web cam
It is very frustrating for all the mac users because we cannot install the google webcam plug in. Could someone do something quickly.
Mita, pray to google god, that’s all you can do, for now
pl tell me isthere any google web camera where we can chat and share web cam.pl inform me through e mail
I have included most of the information available here .. what exactly is your question ?
how to use webcame on gtalk
Can someone guide me to install webcam in google talk?
please help
dr nadarajan
webcam on gtalk never works, plugin is installed umpteen times browsers are closed and then again the same cycle starts wasted lot of time .
When i starter to download your google web cem there are some virus infected to my lap top? Why it Is happened? is your this program are infected with any virus?
Due to virus i am unable use your valuable google video chat.
Please inform what i have to do for remove this virus.
Do we need a webcam for a gmail video chat?
yes, of course !