Hi Rick! Thanks a million!
Andre -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Claypool Sent: 03 April 2007 08:55 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Article: Skype 3.2 Sets New Standard for Sound Quality 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] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
