Viewing a webcam with MSN Messenger for 2003se

[msimmo]

HI

Is it possiable to view a webcam image with MSN Messenger for pocket pc using Mobile 2003se.

I have looked at the tools option within the MSN Messenger software currently running om my XDA II with Mobile 2003se, & can find no option to receive a webcam call or sound?

Having searched the net on this issue, I have found mention of a program called Microsoft Portrait which appears to give this function to MSN Messenger, but although this is a microsoft product, which is currently downloadable, I am a little reluctant to try as it's dated 2004 ver 2.3.

I have also looked at upgrades for MSN Messenger for Mobile 2003se & there is a site which will upgrade the product via Activesync, but with no listing of what features are available, or version No. to check against.

(Is it actually possiable to identify version of MSN Messenger running under 2003se in some way?)

Has anyone gone through this route before who can help me?

[Rudegar]

mobile messenger dont support it currently
not that it would be possible to do it with a higher fps then
1 fpm == frame pr. minut :P

[msimmo]

Thanks for the reply Rudegar

Have you seen this before;

http://research.microsoft.com/~jiangli/portrait/

Please advise me of your thoughts.

[Rudegar]

had it installed once long time agoe
back then the camera of my himalaya was not supported
somebody talked about ms wanted to make support for it
if they had the camera stk
though

here is last i've heard about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=22825&highlight=microsoft+portrait

and pretty much all i heard about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=7810&highlight=microsoft+portrait
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=7331&highlight=microsoft+portrait

[msimmo]

Thanks for your time in advising me of previous activities on this.

May well give it a try myself now......I guess if anything developes in the future, it will manifest it's self via a "Mobile MSN Messenger upgrade"?

[Rudegar]

yes unless i'm misstaken then universal devices dont come with messenger and they seem to have to pay ms to get it

so that may indicate that newer versions of messenger will have more features

of cause i'm not sure tha they would release it for older non wm2005 devices

[msimmo]

I guess a close watch is kept on MS to see if any new features appear at the following;

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/msnmessenger/default.mspx

It would be nice to be told of any new features are being made available?

I can find no reference to what new upgade features are anywhere, no version numbers or nothing?

Guess I will just have to run the upgrade & hope I only gain features & not loose any.......thats if anything happens at all.

Once again, thanks for all your help.