Skype announces video calls for the Mac

Rejoice, Mac-toting Skype users. You no longer have to bow your head in shame because your Mac can't handle video calls. Skype for Mac 2.0 beta (Beta version 2.0.0.2, if you want to be specific) will get the job done for you. The system requirements are as follows:

Mac computer with G4 800 Mhz processor or faster
Mac OS 10.3.9 or later
512 MB RAM
40MB free disk space

Give it a try and chat up your friends across the globe.

[Via MacMinute]

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Source: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/20beta.html

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Rejoice, Mac-toting Skype users. You no longer have to bow your head in shame because your Mac can't handle video calls. Skype for Mac 2.0...

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Joseph

Just installed it. Sound and video was great. I've never used iChat before so I can't compare. I'm sure the Windows version of Skype has much more features tht the Mac version, for example, it would be great if I could leave an offline voice message, SMS, desppite all that this is a step in the right direction.

Yay for Skype :)

MacBook 2GHz
512 RAM
Built-in-iSight
OS X (10.4.7)

September 14 2006 at 3:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

frank d

My video stalls after about a second. It may pick up again for a few seconds, but then I'm stuck with a frozen image.
I'm not using an iSight, but this has not been a problem for iMovie, iChat, ...

September 13 2006 at 10:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wd's brain

Video.... coolness, but when are they gonna let us mac-o-phles do the SMS???

September 13 2006 at 7:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CyBeR

The 1.5 beta did this too and was also universal.

September 13 2006 at 5:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Karl Benson

This version is, in fact, Universal, Kyp.

September 13 2006 at 4:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Businessman

And what about Linux version? Is it in progress?

September 13 2006 at 4:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Thayne Miller

Just fyi, the older skype 1.5beta did support video on the mac. I'll give this 2.0 beta a try, but if they haven't improved the video/audio quality from 1.5, then I'm still sticking with iChat. iChat especially blows me away when both ends of the video chat are on a high speed internet connection, as you can get full 640x480 resolution. I hope skype can do this too, but I'm doubting it...

September 13 2006 at 4:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Kyp

Is it universal? I'd look it up myself but my company blocks skype.com

September 13 2006 at 4:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply