Microsoft Portrait 2.0, a research prototype for mobile video communication was released. More Pocket PC cameras are supported, including HP Jornada pocket camera, Lifeview FlyCAM-CF camera, FlyJacket iCAM, Pretec CompactCamera, and Intermec 6651 built-in camera. Now you can take a picture and send from your Pocket PC. The support to public SIP servers enables business applications. The PC version is compatible with MSN Messenger 5.0. Microsoft Portrait can be freely downloaded from https://research.microsoft.com/~jiangli/portrait/
- New features include:
- Lifeview FlyCAM-CF camera, FlyJacket iCAM, Pretec CompactCamera and Intermec 6651 built-in camera are supported in addition to HP Jornada pocket camera.
- Take a Picture function is added. If you take the picture during a connection to your partner, you will be asked whether to send the picture.
- Connecting to public SIP servers such as iptel is supported. This enables business applications of the program.
- Larger image sizes such as 320x240 and 352x288 are supported in PC version. This not only improves visual experience, but also let the program support firewire cameras and Camcorders that only output video in large image sizes.
- Now the PC version is compatible with Windows Messenger 4.7 and MSN Messenger 5.0 (but not MSN Messenger on Windows XP).
- Send a File function is added.
- A new skin is applied. Now the PC version is compatible with the latest ActiveSkin version 4.25.
- If a Pocket PC logs on to an ILS server, the video capacity of the Pocket PC can also be shown in the directory.
- Windows CE 4.0 (or WinCE.NET) platform is supported. Please refer to what"s new in our web site for details.