Skype 3.6 for windows with high quality video capabilities
November 16, 2007
Skype launched its Skype 3.6 for Windows, the upgraded version of its communication software that will enable its users to make/receive High Quality Video calls. These free video calls will display pictures that are sharper, smoother and of better quality than any other Skype instrument could display in the past. This announcement has come after Sky has signed a pact with Logitech, one of the major manufacturers of webcams to jointly launch a new kind of communication software with superior video quality.
The High Quality Video that comes with Skype 3.6 for Windows will have VGA-quality video calls with pictures set in 640×480 pixels)and to 30 frames per second (fps) to Skype users who use a broadband connection (384 kbps connection or higher). The basic requirements to enable this service are a High Quality Video-certified Logitech webcam and a PC with a dual-core processor. The Video calls not only accompanied with sharper and smoother picutures/videos but you can also set the display to full-screen mode.
Skype, the world’s leading VoIP provider takes the VoIP video calls to a new dimension with its Skype 3.6 (for Windows). Logitech, with its new set of redesigned drivers used in its QuickCam software not only offer the best picture quality but also its software has the capability to recognize the Skype callers who are using the most recent version of Skype sotware.
There are also options to integrate Skype 3.6 with a variety of Logitech Webcams - the Logitech® QuickCam® Pro 9000, the Logitech® QuickCam® Pro for Notebooks and the Logitech® QuickCam® Orbit AF (Logitech® QuickCam® Sphere AF in Europe).
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Skype 3.6 for windows, which is available in 28 languages can be downloaded from skype.com without any charges. For free download of Logitech’s QuickCam software version 11.5, visit www.logitech.com/downloads
Regarding the launch of its new communication software with high quality video capabilities, Skype issued a statement:
“Our recent announcement made many people realize that sharp, smooth and life-like video calls on the internet should be available to everyone, not just big companies with expensive video-conferencing equipment,“ said Gareth O‘Loughlin, Skype’s general manager, mobile and hardware devices. “Those who’ve previewed High Quality Video have been blown away by its realism. Today, with Skype 3.6 for Windows, the Genie is out of the bottle for good.”
