Despite the fact that this feature is not yet integrated across the planet, in most regions you can already get to enjoy a conversation in HD and with Microsoft's Skype service. Initially, it could only be used by a certain number of people who were considered as special guests.
Thanks to the integration of a small plugin that Microsoft has come to offer A short time ago, the possibility of videoconferencing with Skype and in HD is now possible, although certain characteristics and conditions must always be taken into account when trying to carry out this task, something that we will mention in this article. Step by step, we will tell you the correct way to proceed to configure this plugin once you have installed it.
Activating Skype HD video conferencing in the browser
Well, if you do not want to use the Skype tool itself or a client of the same to be able to have HD videoconferences then you may need configure your browser so that you can perform this task from it and without leaving it. Although the recommendation may sound somewhat unnecessary, but in order to enjoy these HD videoconferences, both the sender and the receiver of the conversation should have an HD camcorder, otherwise the conversation would not be carried out in this quality.
We will suggest the procedure in the following way and from the personal Outlook.com service:
- We log into our Outlook.com account.
- Now we go to the following link.
- We will arrive at a specific web page provided for Skype.
- We click on the blue button that says Contac us.
- In the next window we must click on the button that says I agree. Continue.
- We must agree to save the file on our hard drive (belonging to the plugin that we have mentioned above).
- Now we just have to Run.
We wait a little while until the plugin reaches configure our Skype service to the Internet browser. This could take some time, and a few windows may also appear for us to authorize the installation and configuration of this add-on with Administrator permissions.
After the plugin has been fully configured in our operating system, the screen will automatically change to another where it will be suggested that Let's start; Before pressing said blue button, it is necessary to read each of the steps that Microsoft offers us on this screen, since it is suggested there the procedure to follow to enjoy an HD video conference. To support a bit what is mentioned in said screen, below we suggest you do the following:
- We open or return to the tab where we have Outlook.com.
- We are looking for the small icon that refers to the chat located towards the top right.
- The right sidebar will expand.
- In the search space we will write the name of one of our contacts.
- New options will automatically appear for a video conference, voice call and a few other features.
Logically, your counterpart should be connected at that very moment so that they can converse through the Skype service and now, with HD quality. You should also take into account that the small icon that refers to the chat must have a very well defined white color; If it is opaque (as if it were inactive), then this situation could represent that the plugin has not been successfully integrated. As we mentioned at the beginning, there are certain parts of the globe where this service has not yet been fully offered, so you must have some patience until it is presented.
Anyway, the compatibility of this plugin that activates Skype in HD and in the Internet browser it has even been extended to Mac computers, where Safari has a fairly broad compatibility with this Microsoft service. Speaking of Windows, the system should work perfectly well in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and of course, in Internet Explorer.