Skype is one of the most popular in the Internet telephony category. An important reason for the popularity of the program is the ability to make video calls. After all, visual contact makes communication more complete and interesting. To connect a video to Skype, you need to follow a series of steps.
Necessary
- - computer;
- - access to the Internet;
- - Skype program;
- - built-in or external video camera.
Instructions
Step 1
Turn on your computer. Once connected to the Internet, download the Skype software. Install the program on your computer. Detailed installation instructions will be offered to you by the program itself. Register as a new Skype user. Choose a name and password. Try to be original, as there are already more than 10 million users of this program in the world. Human.
Step 2
After successful registration, the program will launch the login interface. You will see a list of contacts. There will be only one active contact - this is the Skype test service. Try making a call to the Skype test service. If everything went well, then move on to video calls. Skype can use both built-in and external cameras to make video calls. To use this function in the program, additional configuration is required.
Step 3
In case of using an external USB camera for video calls, connect the device to the computer and install the drivers. Latest OS versions have built-in driver libraries that allow you to install external USB devices in automatic mode. If your computer was unable to detect the camera, you need to install the drivers from the manufacturer's disk. If you do not have a driver disk, you can download it from the camera manufacturer's website.
Step 4
Check if the camera works without Skype. If everything works properly, proceed to setting up the camera to use video calls. Open the program, find the "Tools" tab in the menu, then - "Settings" - "Video settings". Be sure to check the box next to the items "Automatically start video broadcasting" and "Enable Skype video." If the picture quality is insufficient (color drops, stripes, pixelation) use the built-in editor. Go to the "Video settings" - "Webcam settings" section. Change here clarity, contrast, brightness and other characteristics of the image.
