Can Glance show the video of my smiling face on a webcam? Show streaming videos?
Sure! Power up your webcam and put it in “preview” mode so you can see yourself. Your guests will see you too. When you feel they’ve seen enough, hide the window. On a Mac, use its built-in webcam: Open iChat, choose Video > Video Preview and smile! If you want to show your guests a YouTube or other video, see the next FAQ so everyone can enjoy the soundtrack with you. Don’t forget that Internet services used by small businesses often only let you upload data about 10% as fast as you can download. This can limit your video performance to only a few frames per second. You can improve quality by playing the video inside a smaller window or by changing to a network plan that offers faster upload speed. Some video players on PCs write directly into your video card’s display memory, an operation that Glance cannot detect. In those cases, Glance leaves the video area blank. Try using different video player software or reduce your video driver’s “hardware acceleration.” On your desktop, click
Sure! Power up your webcam and put it in “preview” mode so you can see yourself. Your guests will see you too. When you feel they’ve seen enough, hide the window. On a Mac, use its built-in webcam: Open iChat, choose Video > Video Preview and smile! If you want to show your guests a YouTube or other video, see the next FAQ so everyone can enjoy the soundtrack with you. Don’t forget that Internet services used by small businesses often only let you upload data about 10% as fast as you can download. This can limit your video performance to only a few frames per second. You can improve quality by playing the video inside a smaller window or by changing to a network plan that offers faster upload speed. Some video players on PCs write directly into your video card’s display memory, an operation that Glance might not detect. In those cases, Glance leaves the video area blank. Try using different video player software or reduce your video driver’s “hardware acceleration.” On your desktop, cl
