Webcam at work in contact. How to call VKontakte. Some features and concept of the VKontakte video call

In the territory of the post-Soviet space it is difficult to meet a person who does not know the social network in contact. This resource is a powerful information center through which you can easily communicate anywhere in the world. A few years later, after the creation of this giant, the developers introduced social media into this. network the possibility of voice communication, that is, they have introduced a function similar to the well-known “Skype” program. And the question immediately arises: how to make a video call in contact. This function is also equipped with video, which makes it even more reminiscent of “Skype”. This function was first introduced on January 18, 2012, after which it became available to every user. To use this service, you must have a microphone and a webcam, no matter what mode you are in.

Some features and concept of the VKontakte video call

Before we tell you about the technical aspects of this procedure, for starters, it is an innovator among all similar sites in this particular area. Back in 2011, this project tried to be implemented in a well-known social network. Odnoklassniki network. Then they tried to implement this function in an application designed for Apple products. Therefore, it turns out that competent VKontakte developers were able to polish this function and successfully place it on their resource.

In order to make a call on VKontakte, you need to go to the page itself, then next to the “ send a message” there is a picture in the shape of a camera - this is our video call. To launch, click on it once. A large black window with various functionality will appear in front of you. But first of all, this application asks you for permission to use your microphone, then your webcam. But after these procedures you will be able to reach the person you need. This application is equipped with settings that include audio and microphone volume control. The settings are usually left standard, but if the sound quality is poor, it is better to adjust them. To end the conversation, you need to click on the red button that says “ End call”.

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If anyone doesn’t know, we inform you that on VKontakte it is possible to call a friend via video conference. In order for communication to be available, you need to acquire a microphone and a webcam. If you use a laptop, this problem should not arise.

In order to call a user, go to his page and see a camera icon next to the “Send message” button. Here's what it looks like:

If you hover your mouse over the icon, you will receive a message: “You can call username while he is on the site. To use video, you must turn on your webcam."

Accordingly, if the user is on the site, click on the indicated icon, after which the connection occurs. Please note that at the time of writing, communication requires the use of Adobe Flash Player.

When you call, a connection occurs. In our case, the connection is impossible because the webcam is not installed.

Of course, you can only call those friends who have added this feature.

How can I make sure my friends can call me?

First and most importantly, only those users who are friends can make video calls.

To activate the video calling feature, go to “My Settings” and select the “Privacy” tab. Here, in the “Contact me” subsection, next to the “Who can call me via video call” item, put “All friends”.

A camera icon will now appear on your page. You won't see it, but your friends will.

If the icon does not appear, then this may help: click “Edit Page”.

Then select the “Contacts” tab and in the “Mobile phone” and “Additional phone” columns, select “Visible only to friends,” even if the number is missing, and click on the “Save” button.

Now the button should appear and your friends will be able to call you. Of course, if there are cameras and microphones on both sides.

Recently, the administration of the social network has not ceased to delight users with various innovations, useful and not very useful. In any case, expanding functionality is always good. Until today, the webcam on the VKontakte social network was the tool with which you could communicate with your friends via video calling. Just yesterday she expanded her capabilities. Now you will be able to use the new capabilities of uploading photos to Contact, which your camera will help you with.

Today it is integrated into any laptop, and is also present in absolutely every desktop computer, as an additional device. The developers of the social network cannot ignore this fact, and are trying to integrate the webcam into the VKontakte social network as much as possible.

So, yesterday we were pleased with two innovations at the same time that relate directly to photo uploading. As for the first update, it now allows you to quickly and easily take a photo from your VKontakte webcam and attach the photo to messages or to the wall.

How to take a photo

Open the attach menu.
Select "Photo".
At the top right you will notice an icon that was not there before. It is very similar to a webcam. Feel free to click on it with the left mouse button.
All that remains is to take a photo, smiling or making a funny grimace before doing so.

What if the webcam doesn't work?

What should you do if, for some reason, she doesn’t want to work on VKontakte? Try this:

Check whether the camera is connected to your computer (it’s trivial, but it often happens that this is where the problem lies, so that’s where you should start).
Make sure that drivers specifically for your webcam model are installed on your computer or laptop.
Allow the webcam in your internet browser. Perhaps he is the one blocking access to it?
Update your internet browser to the latest version (and for God's sake, don't use Internet Explorer).

This is about the camera V social network. Now let's talk about the second innovation.

Second innovation

Not so long ago we told you in VKontakte. You can now attach photos to dialogs directly from the clipboard! Fantastic? No - the reality of VKontakte. As far as you know, previously it was enough to drop a link to an image in a chat, and it would appear in the conversation. Now you can simply right-click on any image on the Internet and “Copy image”, and then use the familiar key combination , paste it into the text input field. Thus, it is, unfortunately, impossible to move pictures from a computer to Contact (for now). However, you can make a print screen in the same way (the key of the same name on the keyboard) and also insert the resulting picture into messages. Try it, it's very convenient!

So, from our article you learned not only how the VK webcam is used, but also what to do if the webcam does not work, as well as how to quickly and conveniently share photos and pictures on a social network, simply pasting them from the buffer exchange.

The fact that you won’t surprise us with Skype is already clear, and even our early-rising grandparents chat in the morning with their grandchildren living in America in the evening using practically free video communication. But not everyone knows that the same can be done on the VKontakte social network using the “VKontakte video call” function.

In 2012, a new beta function “video call” appeared for the first million clients of the VKontakte network. After successful testing, this service became available to all service users. Of course, functionally it is much weaker than Skype, but perhaps the goal was not to surpass the competitor at all.

For video communication you will need a video camera and microphone with any interfaces. Also, a flash player must be installed on the computer, preferably the latest version.

To establish a video call, your interlocutor must have a video camera and microphone installed, and the video call function must be enabled in the VKontakte program settings.

If you use a laptop, then you can use the built-in devices accordingly.

How to set up the equipment?

First, connect the video camera.

There may be three options:

web camera with USB interface;
IP video camera wireless, or with RJ-45 connector;
video camera with analog or SDI output;

The easiest way is to connect a USB camera. Simply plug the USB connector of the camera cord into the appropriate socket on your computer.

Please note that if your camera has an interface that supports USB 3.0, it is unlikely to work through a USB 2.0 connector.

These connectors are compatible and similar in appearance, but have different colors. USB 3.0 is marked in blue, very rarely red.

If this does not happen, you will need to install the driver from the disk that came with the camera. If there is no such thing, then you need to find it and download it on the Internet.

You can check the camera's functionality using the popular Skype application. Select the “Tools” tab at the top of the program window, then “Settings”. You can use the hotkey combination CTR+. And select "Video Settings". If you see an image from the camera in the window that pops up, then everything is fine.

In Windows XP, the camera connection can be checked using standard operating system tools.

You should connect and identify the IP camera in a slightly different way. First you need to install the IP Camera DirectShow Filter driver, which will emulate an IP camera like a web. You can also use VH Multi Camera Studio.

Connect the camera with a cable with an RJ-45 network connector to the computer. If the camera even has wireless connectivity, the first turn on for setup must be done via a cable.

It may turn out that your computer only has one network connector, which is already used to connect to the Internet. In this case, you will either have to sacrifice the Internet during installation, or install an additional network card.

To see the image, you need to enter the camera's IP address in the browser command line.

If you would like to use a regular video camera, you will have to use cards or external video and audio input modules.

For example, Mini Recorder Blackmagic Design for SDI and HDMI interfaces. For an analog camera, you need to purchase a composite signal to USB converter.

A little expensive, but the best device in this regard is the Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K. Although you can choose something simpler, such as EasyCap DVR, which costs only $15. If you don't need to count the beard hairs of your interlocutor, then this device is quite suitable.

The microphone integrated into the camera will connect without any problems. But if you have a separate device with a USB interface, then you may need to install a driver. A regular microphone with a mini Jack connector can be safely inserted into the pink jack next to the headphone output.

How to make a video call?

If the camera was successfully connected and it works, then we are on the way to complete success. First, go to the settings of the VKontakte service under your own account. Below the logo, find two words: “My Settings.” Go to the “Privacy” tab. It is located at the top of the screen and look for the line “Who can call me via video call” in the “Contact me” section.

Set it to any variable that suits you, but it’s better to set it to “All friends” first.

Ready! Go to the “My Friends” tab on the left side of the screen and look at the screen. If in the lists, next to someone’s name, a camera icon appears, it means that your subscriber, like you, has everything correctly configured for video communication.

If no one has this icon, it means that your friends are not on a video call or your friends do not have a camera connected. Text them for now.

If someone has a camera icon, then click on it and after a few seconds your friend will appear in the window.

Instructions

To make it easier, we summarize the above information into a protocol:

Register in the VKontakte service if you are not already registered.
Connect the camera and microphone.
We install additional video conversion devices if necessary.
We install drivers and software according to the above recommendations.
We check the functionality locally.
We are launching the VKontakte service.
We are looking for friends with cameras;
Let's get in touch.

Video calling from phone/tablet

When you set up video communication through the VKontakte service on mobile devices, the problems become much less. There is no need to connect any devices, because both the tablet and smartphone have both a camera and a microphone.

There is some inconvenience in the fact that not all phones are equipped with a camera on the screen side, which means that your interlocutor will see not you, but your knees, for example. Just sometimes turn the back of your smartphone and say: “And this is me!”

But seriously, just to make a video call to a friend you need to go to his VKontakte page and click on the button with a camera image, it is located to the right of “Send messages” under the avatar.

And if your friend is able to receive a video signal, then he will see you.

If there are problems with the connection, either there is no sound or there is no video, first try to check all the functions of a video call on Skype; if the Skype connection works, then VKontakte should also connect. If not, then look for problems in the device and its software.

Do not forget that video communication requires a stable connection with a speed of at least 1 Mbit/s, which the GPRS protocol cannot provide.

This means that you will only be able to connect to your boyfriend using a WiFi or 3G connection.