InternetNews.com reports that Skype, a free online phone tool, has plans to unveil a beta version of free online video phone service in August. Skype will user video compression technology from On 2 Technologies to power the service.
The Luxembourg-based Skype counts about 46.8 million users of its software that enables free phone calls from Skype-enabled computers. Since the company aired a sneak preview of its video service last month, sites have been buzzing about when the public beta would launch.
The service offers broadcast quality viewing so callers can watch each other while talking on their PC-enabled Skype service. Compression techniques by the On2 codecs are key aspects that enable broadcast quality video calls.
