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Two-way Video Conferencing for iPhone (trick done with mirrors!) (macdaddyworld.com)
4 points by nickb on Aug 12, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


I'd like to call shenanigans! First of all, the camera on the iPhone can't do video - so that's a pretty great work around to start with. Second, I'm pretty sure the iPhone can't do voice and data synchronously. The fact there is no software released, and it only works on their two phones sounds even more suspicious.

Ecamm makes some sweet products (I recommend their iMage webcam for mac users), but I think this post is a hoax.


Nope. It's real. I know the guys at Ecamm and they're very, very much for real. One of them knows the ins and outs of Apple's Quicktime vid capture code at least as well as Apple. And no, he's never worked there.

I've known and worked with these guys for years. They're completely above reproach. Scrupulously honest and kickass coders.


I've heard video capture on the iPhone is possible, but only at 4fps. So if these guys are getting better than that I'd be interested to see how...

Regardless, this is very impressive if true. No doubt programs like this are starting to put pressure on Apple to make an official move with an open SDK.




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