EARLIER today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs Revealed face QuickTime for Mac, a beta version of the face-time video chat app That Came to iPhone 4 this past June. One of Our Biggest Complaints About Face time for iPhone That was it restricted video chat participants Thurs Those WHO own an iPhone 4 Today's beta software exponentially opens up the face time platform Thurs include users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard - for the time being.
CNET Senior Associate Editor Scott Stein and I jumped a Three phone calls. Scott used the CNET's high-speed Internet access and a webcam built into his New York-based iMac. Initiated and I answered Calls from an iPhone 4 in San Francisco using Wi-Fi.
I had a satisfactory experience Overall from the iPhone side. Video technology has Not Been Good Enough in the past is for Any platform (even Cisco's telepresence Umi) for me to see it as more than just an Aid. It's nice to have and helps forge a connection, but i wasn't surprised That the video quality piping into the iPhone left Something to be desired. Eve is a Relatively small iPhone screen (compared with a laptop or desktop), Scott's face and background appeared Washed out and indistinct.
As with video chats are Many Other platforms, the audio was much more in sync the video please. Although my iPhone 4 dutifully Recorded my own Movements in a thumbnail image, Scott noted That my video feed froze a few times is his Mac. Also it appeared That there was "some video delay. Certain at a point in the call, it appeared That sound and video weren't syncing up on the New York side. The tip-off That was Scott and CNET TV Producer Wilson Tang resorted Thurs gesturing To Make Sure I understood we'd have Another call once the video equipment was all set up. When You Have to mime "5 minutes" and a thumbs-up, you know your video Is not seamless. And yes, we will embed the video hands-on of face time is a Mac and iPhone Once that's Been Produced.
The audio timing, on the other hand, was spot is from the San Francisco / iPhone end. I did not notice for Any Delays, crackles, or distortions. Essentially face time uses the iPhone's speakerphone functions, so I did Have to ratchet up the volume Thurs make up for the externals speaker's volume loss.
Scott's experience wasn't as clear as mine in either the audio or the video Departments. Stay tuned for his first impressions from New York, and his First Look video.
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