pidgin video chat

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 03/09/2015 12:55 AM, Amadeus W.M. wrote:
> Does anyone know how to do video chat in pidgin? I can't figure it out
> for the life of me. I click on a contact name and the chat window opens.
> Then, under Conversation -> Media I have 3 options: Audio call / Video
> call / Audio and video call. But all are inactive (grayed out) and so
> they can't be selected. Does this mean that pidgin has been compiled in
> Fedora without audio/video support?
>
> I am, however able to configure the Voice/Video Settings by going to
> Tools -> Plugins -> Voice/Video Settings, then click on the "Configure
> Plugin" button. So pidgin does see my camera and microphone. But what
> else do I need to be able to actually use them?
>
> I've searched the web for this, of course, and I couldn't find a
> definitive answer. All information is outdated, or for other
> distributions, or simply vague. For instance:
>
> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/vv
>
> or the user guide (which is really a FAQ):
>
> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin
>
>
>
> Do I need to recompile pidgin with some non-free codecs enabled?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>
I too would love to know the answer to this! I've been just using 
another machine running Ubuntu (so that I can use Skpye occasionally!) 
But I'd rather use Pidgin on my "F"-Box!...LoL!


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