CU-SeeMe contacts

[Dan Bayer]

We have been tinkering with CU-SeeMe here at Pitzer College for real time
interactive audio and video over the net. We have had links with university
students in Japan and all over the US thus far. The requirements are that
both sides run the same version (I think the most recent is 0.83 (note it is
still a beta version) and microphones for audio, and a video feed for video.
We use Connectix QuickCam for the video. It cost about $90.

We have found that the audio quality is quite acceptable, though it drags
realtime by a split second (we have internet and telephone connections
simultaneously to test). The audio settings on both ends should be the same.
The video is quite good if both ends are set at high resolution, but it
tends to be jerky, like when you see from space.  At standard resultion, the
video is grainy but good.

But for me, the audio portion is very important and it is good.  (Video is
only black and white as of now.)  From what I hear, CU-SeeMe works much
better on the Mac than on anything else, though a PC version is also either
available or soon will be.  We use Macs exclusively.

If anybody's interested in details feel free to email me.