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Webcam Streaming Formats
iFriendsV2 supports two webcam streaming formats, so that iFriendsV2 users can experience the world's best models, stars and video hosts in the format they prefer:
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EasyCam
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(LiveStream)
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EasyCam was developed by iFriendsV2 as the world's only easy-to-use "download-free" webcam streaming format that requires no third-party
applications to run on your PC. ("Download-Free" means that you don't have to download and install any special software ... it
works from within your web browser!) If you can navigate a web page, or fill out an online form, then you can videochat using
EasyCam. EasyCam is just like the name says: Easy. Even better, EasyCam is the only LiveStream hosting option that works well
even if you're not using a high-speed, high-end PC over a fast internet connection. (In fact, EasyCam is the only iFriendsV2
hosting
option that works reliably from large dialup ISPs, such as AOL and Earthlink/Mindspring).
Finally, EasyCam is the only iFriendsV2 hosting option that supports iFriendsV2's "Traffic on Tap" feature.
"Traffic on Tap" (also called 'CatCall') lists your videochat and fanclub not only on iFriendsV2,
but also – at your option –
before millions of users of iFriendsV2-affiliated services such as IncredibleCams.com and SizzlingCams.com.
And like the name says, "Traffic on Tap" lets you turn the feature on and off at the click of your mouse. Easy!
For more on EasyCam, click here.
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iFriendsV2 ifCam
Our pioneering flagship webcam software, and still the most popular choice among iFriendsV2 chathosts, ifCam is iFriendsV2's own Windows-based
software that runs on any Windows PC.
As lightweight as it is versatile, ifCam works wonderfully even on slower PCs and over slower chathost connections (such as dialup modem).
With support for the widest base of users, from dialup users on 14.4 modems to the highest-speed iFriendsV2 users, ifCam is especially adept at
providing a superb videochat experience for the millions of internet users who are still on slower connections, such as AOL dialup customers and users in other countries.
To learn more about ifCam, and to download this free software,
click here.
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Viewers using Cam2Cam
Are you a VIP Viewer and would like the Video Hosts to see YOU through YOUR webcam, too? That's what Cam2Cam is all about. Don't worry, though, you won't need to run
any special hosting software; regardless of whether the Host is using EasyCam or the older iFCam, all YOU need to send your video back is the same Adobe Flash plug-in that's already part of most
web browsers anyway. For more information on using Cam2Cam, just click here.
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Download iFCam Software
iFCam: Version 0.96e for Windows. (Released March 14, 2003,
version 0.96e provides these new features.
A FAQ is available
for ChatHosts upgrading from a previous version.)
Tired of just watching? Itching to host your own iFriendsV2 videochat room?
Welcome to the iFriendsV2 Free Download Center!
From here, iFriendsV2 chathosts can download the latest version (0.96e) of our free ifCam webcam software. To run it, all you need is a connection to
the net, a Windows PC, and an inexpensive PC videocam or webcam. Set-up is as easy as 1-2-3:
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Download the ifCam installer.
You can now download version 0.96e for Windows (587K).
This will copy the installation program to your computer. ifCam is ONLY compatible with Windows. NOTE: Not all cameras are NT or 2000 compatible!
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Run the IFCAM96E.EXE program downloaded in Step 1.
The program takes you through a few quick & easy steps, culminating in the installation
of ifCam into the "Programs" area of the Windows "Start Menu".
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 users only:
The first time you use iFCam, the Windows Firewall will advise you it is blocking
access to your iFCam and ask you whether you wish it to "keep blocking" or to "unblock" it. As you do want users to connect to your
video, be sure to choose "Unblock".
Click to view example.
If you accidentally chose "Keep Blocking", all is not lost. Just click the Windows "Start" button, choose Control Panel, then "Windows Firewall".
When the Firewall settings box appears, click the "Exceptions" tab. You'll see a list of programs, including "IFCAM". Just click the box next to it to
add a check mark, hit "OK", and you're all set!
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(For iFriendsV2 Chathosts Only)
If you haven't already, be sure to register a "Video Chathost" screenname on iFriendsV2.
(Registration is free, and you need a screenname that others can reference you by).
If you are a chatroom visitor, and not a chathost, click here for further information.
Happy Hosting!
Additional Information
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When you're ready to transmit your live web feed, get online, and start ifCam.
It begins transmitting your signal to the internet immediately. (You should see your own cam image in the ifCam window).
All that's left is to register your video chatroom on the iFriendsV2 Video Chathost Console,
and decide how much you want to charge (if anything).
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Trouble?
Trouble with your iFriendsV2Cam?
Try using our intelligent Help Facility, which will fire
off a detailed query to our iFriendsV2 support staff. As a last resort, you can also call iFriendsV2 Video Chathost Support Line;
the phone number is listed in the
FAQ. (If the problem is that you lose all your PC's sounds when you try to send audio through IFCam,
simply contact or visit the web site of the manufacturer of your sound card to obtain the latest version of the drivers for your sound card,
making sure it is for the particular version of Windows you are running. This should fix the problem.)
For more information on using ifCam with iFriendsV2, be sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.
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Summary of New Feature Additions
(iFCam v.96f BETA)
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Experimental software supporting an early, pioneering version of 3D Video for webcams.
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Superceded by low-cost, easy-to-use 3D hardware compatible with EasyCam.
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No longer officially supported.
(iFCam v.96e, released 3/14/03; most recent supported version)
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Prevents long-duration viewing of just Voyeur-View feed:
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Prevents VCH IP from being displayed in Viewer's Cam2Cam iFCam
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Support for enhanced Guest Chat interface
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Faster frame rates
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Security and bug fixes
(iFCam v.96d, released 8/1/02)
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Support for "free-to-private" sessions
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Bug fix for certain resolution settings (for best performance, resolution should always be 320x240)
(iFCam v.96c, released 12/26/01)
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Improved support for Windows XP users
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Disable "Voyeur View" indicator features
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Faster video performance
(iFCam v.96b, released 5/30/01)
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Support for "Voyeur View" feature.
(iFCam v.96a, released 2/16/01)
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Debuts full-screen and "zoom" capability for iFriendsV2 VIP members, debuts "MutualView"
capability (chathost can see visitor, at chathost's option), improved sound handling.
(iFCam v.95f, released 11/16/00)
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Improved support for users of 32-bit color capture drivers.
(iFCam v.95e, released 8/17/00)
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Improved handling of viewers connecting through Proxy Servers.
(iFCam v.95d, released 5/12/00)
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Improves sound processing, enhances video for MSIE viewers, adds 32-bit color support.
(ifCam beta v. 0.95b, released 10/30/99)
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Supports Sound (beta) -- Viewer can hear Video Chathost.
(ifCam v. 0.94c, released 8/27/99)
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Helps prevent "Illegal Operation Errors" with certain video capture devices.
(ifCam v. 0.93c, released 6/12/99)
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Support for WebTV viewers.
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Increased video output for video chathosts with fast computers and/or fast internet connections.
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Greater adjustment of image compression.
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An "always on top" option that keeps ifCam superimposed above Netscape or MSIE.
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Audible alert (beep) when a viewer has left your connection list.
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Multiple IP selection: If you are exhibiting from a PC that has both a network card *and* a modem connection, your PC is often reachable through two different IP addresses.
When you launch ifCam, it will detect multiple IPs and ask you to designate the IP from which viewers will connect to you.
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Viewer Block Window: Pop-up window that enables you to block an abusive viewer on your connection list from watching you.
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Improved support for "oddball" cameras utilizing wider camera sizes, up to 360x290 pixels wide. (The standard is 320x240 pixels wide).
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