Hi, there are newer scripts out. I'm on the skype mailing list or I'd not have heard about these new scripts. the url has changed.
it is http://www.dlee.org/skype/ Rick contact info msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype lord_of_beer aim r_claypo ----- Original Message ----- From: "André van Deventer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 09:42 AM Subject: RE: Article: Skype 3.2 Sets New Standard for Sound Quality > Very interesting inded. Thanks steve > > Now if I can just get scripts for the chat window in Skype 3.0 to work > properly, this would be wonderful. > > At the moment I find that from skype 3.0 it is actually easierto use the > programm without th scripts. > > Andre > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Steve Pattison > Sent: 31 March 2007 03:06 PM > To: PC Audio > Subject: Article: Skype 3.2 Sets New Standard for Sound Quality > > This article is taken from > www.skypejournal.com/blog/2007/03/skype_32_sets_new_standard_for.html. > After trying the beta of Skype 3.2 I definitely agree with the comments in > the article regarding the improved audio quality. -Steve. > > Skype 3.2 Sets New Standard for Sound Quality > > Posted by Jim Courtney on March 28, 2007 09:39 AM > > When Skype Vice President Stefan Oberg spoke at VON Canada last year his > theme was how Skype's goal was to be "Better Than a Phone". To make his > point he mentioned how even the simple task of plugging in a headset > (often > on the rear of a desktop PC or in a laptop docking station) still > frustrated > Skype product managers and engineers as an "ease of use" issue. > Otherwise background noise and echo effects made conversation difficult at > best, if not impossible, when using the basic speakers and microphone > supplied with a PC. > > Today, with the release of Skype 3.2 beta, you no longer need to have that > headset (or handset) to achieve top-notch voice quality in your Skype > voice > conversations. You can make excellent quality Skype calls using your > basic > PC speakers and microphone. While not mentioned in the Skype Beta blog > post, if you look at the Release Notes for Skype 3.2 beta 53, you will > find: > > feature: Skype's own audio codec > feature: Skype improved conference mixer > feature: Skype Jitter Buffer and concealment > feature: Skype audio preprocessing components > > What this all adds up to is a new standard for voice quality in VoIP > calls. > Skype has internally developed its own codecs, based, I suspect, on the > Camino Networks technology Skype acquired last April, such that calls > to/from a Skype 3.2 client can be made simply using the microphone and > speakers that come with any laptop or desktop PC. > Echo cancellation and noise cancellation capabilities in these codecs make > your Skype calls sound like a call with headsets or phone handset but > without the hardware. As a result you can have handsfree operation of > your > Skype calling while not cluttering up your physical desktop with > additional > hardware. The sole reason for using traditional USB handsets will be > privacy; speaker phones may still have some application in board room > environments. PC Free phones will continue to have their role in getting > Skype available throughout the home or small office. > > I first heard about this new capability from a beta tester a couple of > weeks > ago. He had to make a call from a booth conference room on the floor at > CeBit 2007. While surrounded by four walls, with no ceiling, sound from > the > conference came in over the top. Yet, using the Skype 3.2 client he > successfully made a business critical call using Skype back to parties in > North America simply using the mic and speakers inherent to his laptop. > This morning I tested out the Skype > 3.2 client using simply my laptop (actually my Altec Lansing USB speakers > to > enhance sound power that could create echoes) and the microphone from my > headset. (Need to call Dell for a service call on my laptop's built-in > microphone.) I placed the mic about midway between the speakers and made > five different calls -- four using Skype at the other end while the fifth > was on a mobile phone via SkypeOut. All four Skype parties found the call > quality superb while the call to the mobile phone had poorer but quite > acceptable quality > -- probably due to the terminating mobile phone infrastructure. One of the > called Skype parties found it "eerie" that this all worked when he thought > about the consequences; he said it was the biggest feature to come out > since > the release of Skype itself. > > Find out for yourself, download the Skype 3.2 beta, install it and call > your > friends and colleagues without any headset or handset. > > Bottom line: the new Skype codecs set a new baseline for call quality on > any > VoIP service. Skype appears to have built a significant differentiator > with > these new codecs; with them Skype becomes significantly "Better Than a > Phone", especially when combined with all of Skype's other real time > conversation features. > > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
