How to improve the quality of video calls in Skype

Skype - today one of the most popular ways to communicate voice over the Internet. Millions of people every day use it. Recently gaining popularity of video calls, when you not only hear, but also see your interlocutor.

However, the video quality is low because most people are not very powerful computers, and the connection should be good. If you are the owner of a modern computer and high-speed internet connection (512 kbit / s uplink), why not enjoy all the features?

for Windows

In the folder with the Skype settings, locate the file config.xml and open it in a text editor. find the

It is understood that instead of it is necessary to specify the name of your device.

for Mac

The procedure is substantially similar. It is necessary to go to the «~ / Library / Application Support / Skype / yourskypename /», open the config.xml file, find the line:

and replace them with:

Then you get the picture with a resolution of 640 × 480 instead of 320 × 240.