Welcome to the  Free Download Center! From here, both chathosts (registration is free) and -- at their option, chatroom visitors -- can download the latest version (0.96e) of our free ifCam webcam software. To run it, all you need is a connection to the net, a Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000 or XP PC, and an inexpensive PC videocam, such as the $89 Logitech QuickCam. (Check out or Hardware Compatibility List to see the test results we've found for several cameras on the market.) Setting up is as easy as 1-2-3:

         To download the software you must be a chathost and use your username and password

• STEP 1: Download the ifCam installer. You can now download version 0.96e for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP (533K). This will copy the installation program to your computer. ifCam is ONLY compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. NOTE: Not all cameras are NT or 2000 compatible!.
• STEP 2: Run the IFCAM96E.EXE program downloaded in Step 1. The program takes you through a few quick & easy steps, culminating in the installation of ifCam into the "Programs" area of the Windows "Start Menu".
  
• STEP 3: (For Chathosts Only) If you haven't already, be sure to register a "Video Chathost" screenname . (Registration is free, and you need a screenname that others can reference you by).
  
  
• For assistance installing or configuring your iFCam, be sure to check out the iFCam Manual. This Microsoft Word document provides support documentation for the iFCam 0.96c and later, and is especially helpful for first-time users of the software.
  
  
• When you're ready to transmit your live web feed, get online, and start ifCam. It begins transmitting your signal to the internet immediately. (You should see your own cam image in the ifCam window). All that's left is to register your video chatroom on the Video Chathost Console, and decide how much you want to charge (if anything).

Trouble? Trouble with your software? call Video Chathost Support Line; the phone number is listed in the FAQ. (If the problem is that you lose all your PC's sounds when you try to send audio through IFCam, simply contact or visit the web site of the manufacturer of your sound card to obtain the latest version of the drivers for your sound card, making sure it is for the particular version of Windows you are running. This should fix the problem.)

For more information on using ifCam , be sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Summary of New Feature Additions:

(iFCam v.96e, released 3/14/03)

• Prevents long-duration viewing of just Voyeur-View feed
• Prevents VCH IP from being displayed in Viewer's Cam2Cam iFCam
• Support for enhanced Guest Chat interface
• Faster frame rates
• Security and bug fixes

(iFCam v.96d, released 8/1/02)

• Support for "free-to-private" sessions
• Bug fix for certain resolution settings (for best performance, resolution should always be 320x240)

(iFCam v.96c, released 12/26/01)

• Improved support for Windows XP users
• Disable "Voyeur View" indicator features
• Faster video performance

(iFCam v.96b, released 5/30/01)

• Support for "Voyeur View" feature.

(iFCam v.96a, released 2/16/01)

• Debuts full-screen and "zoom" capability for iFriends VIP members, debuts "MutualView" capability (chathost can see visitor, at chathost's option), improved sound handling

(iFCam v.95f, released 11/16/00)

• Improved support for users of 32-bit color capture drivers

(iFCam v.95e, released 8/17/00)

• Improved handling of viewers connecting through Proxy Servers.

(iFCam v.95d, released 5/12/00)

• Improves sound processing, enhances video for MSIE viewers, adds 32-bit color support

(ifCam beta v. 0.95b, released 10/30/99)

• Supports Sound (beta) -- Viewer can hear Video Chathost

(ifCam v. 0.94c, released 8/27/99)

• Helps prevent "Illegal Operation Errors" with certain video capture devices

(ifCam v. 0.93c, released 6/12/99)

• Support for WebTV viewers.
• Increased video output for video chathosts with fast computers and/or fast internet connections.
• Greater adjustment of image compression.
• An "always on top" option that keeps ifCam superimposed above Netscape or MSIE.
• Audible alert (beep) when a viewer has left your connection list.
• Multiple IP selection: If you are exhibiting from a PC that has both a network card *and* a modem connection, your PC is often reachable through two different IP addresses. When you launch ifCam, it will detect multiple IPs and ask you to designate the IP from which viewers will connect to you.
• Viewer Block Window: Pop-up window that enables you to block an abusive viewer on your connection list from watching you.
• Improved support for "oddball" cameras utilizing wider camera sizes, up to 360x290 pixels wide. (The standard is 320x240 pixels wide).