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    I have a client who is ready to start deploying the Public Beta for OCS 2007 as they have LCS 2005 already deployed.

     

    They have asked if Video calls are supported in Communicator 2007. I have found no proof on Microsofts website either way. All I find is this:

    System Component

    Minimum Requirement

    Display Resolution

    Required: Super VGA 800x600

    Recommended: Super VGA 1024x768 or higher

    Note: Microsoft® Windows® Tablet PC portrait mode is supported.

    Operating System

    Windows Vista™ 32-bit (RTM) operating system

    Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2

    Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 (requires Microsoft® Windows Media® technologies player, version 9, and  Microsoft® Windows® Installer, version 3.0 or later)

    Computer/Processor

    Data and Voice: 500-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor, Intel Pentium-compatible 

    For video: 1 GHz or higher

    For Microsoft® Office RoundTable™ communications and archival system: 1.8 GHz or higher

    Memory

    512 megabytes (MB) of RAM

    Install Space

    1.5 MB

    Video Memory

    Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and Microsoft® DirectX® application programming interface

    Telephony 

    Microphone and speakers,  headset with microphone, or equivalent device

    Video

    Video camera  or Office RoundTable device

    Bandwidth Requirements

     

    Minimum1

    High-Quality1

    Data

    56 kbps

    56 kbps

    Voice

    50 kbps

    80 kbps

    Video

    50 kbps

    350 kbps

    Office RoundTable

    50 kbps

    350 kbps

    Security

    Administrator privileges, or, in Vista Standard User Mode, administrator credentials.

    Other Requirements

    Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 and Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 are required for Outlook integration options. See the section on Office 2007 Integration later in this document for more information.

     

    Can someone confirm that on a windows 2000 professional machine that you can initiate and receive video calls in OCS 2007. I know this feature is unavailable in LCS 2005 with the Communicator 2005 or Messenger 5.1.

     

    I need someone if possible to point me to a document where this is stated to be supported.

     

    Thak you for your time,

     

    Chad Austin

    Friday, May 18, 2007 4:27 PM

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    I have now had a chance to test Windows 2000 Professional with Office Communicator 2007 and I have validated that Video chat is functional. This is good news since Office Communicator 2005 and Windows Messenger 5.1 did not support video on Windows 2000.

     

    I hope this information helps someone.

     

    Chad Austin

    Monday, May 21, 2007 8:55 PM

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    If OC 2007 will run and you have a working and supported video camera, then yes, video should work as it is a feature of OC 2007.

     

    Z

    Friday, May 18, 2007 4:40 PM
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    I understand it should work, however this feature is available in Communicator 2005 but not running on Windows 2000.

     

    I dont have a Windows 2000 machine right now to test with, I have a fully functional OCS environment I am just lacking a machine to test this feature.

     

    I need who can one verify this actually works or a document that states Video works in Windows 2000 with Communicator 2007.

     

    Thank you for your time,

     

    Chad Austin

    Friday, May 18, 2007 4:56 PM
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    I have now had a chance to test Windows 2000 Professional with Office Communicator 2007 and I have validated that Video chat is functional. This is good news since Office Communicator 2005 and Windows Messenger 5.1 did not support video on Windows 2000.

     

    I hope this information helps someone.

     

    Chad Austin

    Monday, May 21, 2007 8:55 PM