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Skype for Mac Gets HD Video Calling Support

Skype's been on a roll lately, with launching an app for the iPad, adding video calling to more Android based phones, and now they've added HD video support to their Mac desktop counterparts.

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Padmini Harchandrai|Aug 09, 2011, 17:06:13 IST
Skype's been on a roll lately, with launching an app for the iPad, adding video calling to more Android based phones, and now adding HD video support to their Mac desktop counterparts. It's version 5.3 and it matches the Skype for PC ability for HD video. This version also adds official support for Mac OS X Lion. If you don't have Lion, this version is supported from Mac OS X Leopard upwards.Skype goes HD on Mac

Skype goes HD on Mac

To use HD video on Skype for Mac, users will need the FaceTime camera built into newer iMac and Macbook Pro computers or will need to use an external HD camera. Skype recommends that users have an upload/download speed of 1.5 Mbps in order to use HD video calling.

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Paddy does not, we repeat, definitely does NOT belong in the category of Mac-head (yeh right!). She does get excited by her iPhone and her iMac and her iPod Nano and her Macbook and Bali's iPad and her future iHouse (patent pending). Ok, so maybe her head is a little bit forbidden fruit shaped. She likes shooting video (iPhone 4 camera zindabad!) and editing montages (Final Cut Pro zindabad!), whether the scene calls for it or no. In her spare time, she's either kicking it on stage with KB the keyboard or kicking butt at Taekwondo.

First Published:Aug 09, 2011, 17:06:13 IST
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