Tech Shout!

Internet telephony company Skype has collaborated with Logitech to deliver a new standard of video calls over the Internet called High Quality Video. Using High Quality Video on Skype, people all over the world will be able to enjoy free video calls that are sharper than ever before.

According to Gareth O’Loughlin, Skype’s general manager, mobile and hardware devices, “High Quality Video will take Skype conversations to a whole new level of realism. In the past, only big businesses could afford this kind of video quality. It’s now time to take it to everyone else.”

High Quality Video offer image-perfect detail and clarity to help people connect better with friends and families, co-workers as well as clients, without the need for buying or installing expensive video-conferencing equipment.

High Quality Video package includes Skype 3.6 for Windows and Logitech QuickCam software ver.11.5. It offers VGA-quality video calls (640-by-480-pixels) at up to 30 frames per second to people using a broadband connection, a high quality video-certified Logitech Webcam and a PC with a dual core processor.

This collaborative effort between Logitech and Skype has been created through Skype software, Logitech Webcams and a full redesigned set of drivers in the QuickCam software.

High Quality Video on Skype is available with the following premium Logitech webcams:

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks

Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF

Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF in Europe

Skype 3.6 for Windows is slated to be available as a free download at Skype.com in November this year. It will also support 28 languages. The Logitech QuickCam Software version 11.5 is immediately available as a free download.