The Scenario
I just moved away for university, and am living on campus. The internet is terribly slow. To further add to my troubles, I'm in a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend, whom I'd love to be able to webcam with, but at the same time, I'd love it if it didn't look like a stop-motion movie the whole time (I'm currently using Windows Live Messenger). I'd love to find a solution that can provide me with a smooth picture, while maintaining a low bandwidth consumption (which I think may help to alleviate the problem).
The Requirements
- compatible with Windows
- relatively low bandwidth consumption (either via compression or user-definable settings)
- has synchronous audio chat (preferred)
- good response rate/performance and frames per second
The Question
What is a good webcam & audio chat software for low-bandwidth usage, which will still provide a smooth picture (somewhat high FPS)?
Best Answer
A few suggestions