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Chris.Carter770
08-13-2008, 08:33 PM
Not sure if this has been posted or not, but if not, here is the next best thing for video until our Official Video recorder that the older versions have gets here.


This is a beta release (case in point: mute is not yet functional) -- you can expect regular updates of this application over the coming days and weeks. You can get Qikking with the iPhone 3G (and earlier models running iPhone OS 2.0!) by doing the following:






If you have not already, you'll need to sign up at http://qik.com/sign_up
and receive an SMS from us to activate the application.
Launch Cydia.
Go to the "Sections" tab at the bottom and scroll down to "Multimedia."
Under Multimedia, you will find Qik. Tap on it then select "Install" at the top right, then in the same spot tap "Confirm."
Now you will see Qik get installed. You may hit the "Return to Cydia" button at the bottom or just quit Cydia when it is done installing.
You'll now notice a "Qik" icon on your home screen - Go ahead and launch it.
As long as your initial signup SMS/text message is still in your inbox for the first launch, your account will be linked to your device.
Make sure you have 3G service or are on WiFi (edge is not sufficient enough to stream video) before you begin broadcasting.
Hit record and enjoy Qik!
audimx
08-13-2008, 08:40 PM
This is awesome stuff!

More information can be found here:
http://qik.com/blog/206/qik-announces-iphone-3g-support :laugh2:
Lincoln
08-13-2008, 10:06 PM
Excellent to see this on 2.0, but must we give them our phone number? I hate giving phone numbers to websites.
mletang
08-13-2008, 11:49 PM
how long does it take for videos to show up
ZR_Yancy
08-14-2008, 01:02 AM
how long does it take for videos to show up

I'm thinking it's fairly qik since it's streaming.:tounge:
mletang
08-14-2008, 01:04 AM
I'm thinking it's fairly qik since it's streaming.:tounge:

thats what i thought but it actually took about 10-15minutes for my video to show up and it said live even though it wasnt. still pretty good app cant wait to see what updates bring!
steelcut
08-14-2008, 02:29 AM
Another app killing your privacy..
Lincoln
08-14-2008, 07:43 AM
Note that Flixwagon is now available for 2.0 as well. It's another video streaming app, and Dave says it's better than Qik.
Chris.Carter770
08-14-2008, 08:15 AM
Note that Flixwagon is now available for 2.0 as well. It's another video streaming app, and Dave says it's better than Qik.



Didn't know that. Let me check it out
evil_ryu
08-14-2008, 08:36 AM
Note that Flixwagon is now available for 2.0 as well. It's another video streaming app, and Dave says it's better than Qik.

ya just downloaded it this morning.... seems tight pretty tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zUax5rL0c
kopoba11
08-14-2008, 09:27 AM
found this quick guide http://www.ismashphone.com/2008/08/qik-iphone.html

BTW, video will show instantaneously on Qik's website since it is streaming from your iPhone to their site.
psylichon
08-14-2008, 10:39 AM
Ooooh they made the leap.... awesome! I'm glad it happened quickly because these apps are seriously fun.

Yeah, I only checked out Qik for a short bit, but I didn't really care for its interface, features, or quality nearly as much as Flixwagon. I'll give it another go after it's out of beta (although technically, Flixwagon is still in beta... it just works a lot better).
ZR_Yancy
08-14-2008, 11:13 AM
I just tried flixwagon & it's choppy as heck. The sound is all messed up. Are any of you guys getting better vid & sound quality? I chose the smoother vid setting but it's still choppy.
Lincoln
08-14-2008, 02:12 PM
Ooooh they made the leap.... awesome! I'm glad it happened quickly because these apps are seriously fun.

Yeah, I only checked out Qik for a short bit, but I didn't really care for its interface, features, or quality nearly as much as Flixwagon. I'll give it another go after it's out of beta (although technically, Flixwagon is still in beta... it just works a lot better).

By the way, Dave, I know you've been holding off on upgrading for TuneWiki as well. That showed up yesterday in Installer.
Chris.Carter770
08-14-2008, 05:32 PM
This is a first step for 3g video for iphone but the quality SUCKS bigtime.
Went to a bowling event with my job and took this vid and you can judge for yourself:

http://qik.com/video/169008

Sound quality is great but video needs some work
Lincoln
08-14-2008, 07:32 PM
Quality is pretty bad with Flixwagon too. To anybody that has used both, which, in your opinion, is better?
ZR_Yancy
08-14-2008, 11:20 PM
I just tried both & video quality is the same but I get audio on Qik. I just garble on Flixwagon.
ZR_Yancy
08-15-2008, 01:37 AM
This is a first step for 3g video for iphone but the quality SUCKS bigtime.
Went to a bowling event with my job and took this vid and you can judge for yourself:

http://qik.com/video/169008

Sound quality is great but video needs some work

The sound quality on both apps really suck balls on my phone. I tried making audio quality adjustments on both apps to improve the mic gain but I can barely hear anything on my vids. The audio on your vid is very good. I listened to some other vids & yours is so much better than other vids. I hope it's not hardware. I'm also thinking this may be caused by the apps since they are both in beta. I did test my mic on an app from the app store(voicenotes) & the audio seem to be crisp & clear even with the phone held away from my mouth so I'll just blame the audio problems on the apps.