Camfrog Video Chat User Guide - Starting a video chat

Starting a video chat

Starting a video chat overview

You can easily video chat with any Camfrog user. Of course, a webcam is not required to see someone, but it is required to be seen. Many users may not want to video chat with someone who does not also have a webcam.

Starting a video chat

To start a video chat, first send the person you want to video chat with an instant message. You can do this by right clicking on his or her nickname and choosing the IM User option. If you do not know anyone to send a message to, you can go to the user directory by clicking on the "Search for Camfrog Users" icon in the main application window. After you have sent the user a message indicating you would like to video chat, you should click on the "Call" icon in the instant message window. If the other user agrees to video chat then you will begin to see and hear one another if you both have a webcam and microphone. You can tell if the other user is male/female, their status, and if they have a webcam or not by their icon in their instant messaging window, or in the user directory.

Accepting a video chat

When someone asks you to video chat, you will be sent an instant message that says "Nickname is requesting a private call. Would you like to accept?". You then will click the hyperlink "yes" to accept and "no" if you do not accept.

If you are not sure if you want to video chat with another user, click the "profile" icon in the IM window or right click on his or her nickname and choose "View Profile" to learn more about that user. If a user sends you a rude IM, you can block them by clicking "Block" in the IM window and then give them bad feedback by clicking the sad face next to where it says "Give Bad Feedback". If this user gets three bad feedbacks from different users, he won’t be able to IM anyone for a few minutes.

Ending a video chat

To end a video chat, click on the "Hang up" webcam icon in the top of the IM window, or close the IM window, or close your local video or the other user’s video window.

Configuring auto-accept of video chat requests

To configure this option, go to "Settings" under the "Camfrog" menu and choose the "IM&Chat" tab. Open the "Private call&File Transfer" tab and choose to "Auto answer" (not recommended) incoming video calls or to set a password for incoming calls. Now you can connect to your client at home from another location to have a remote webcam.