Windows Live Video Messages was a

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service by

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. It combined digital video with

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into a service that allows all

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users to create, send, and receive video messages to anyone in their

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list, even when they are offline. The service also provided a

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gadget for

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users that allows them to access their top six contacts and essential Video Messages features directly from their desktop. Windows Live Video Messages was discontinued on July 21, 2010. The functionalities of Windows Live Video Messages was replaced by the

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Wave 4 release.LiveSide.net: Windows Live Video Messages beta to be discontinued July 21
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History

Windows Live Video Messages was officially released to public on September 9, 2008. On April 28, 2009, Windows Live Video Messages was updated featuring the new Windows Live "Wave 3" theme and various minor updates and bug fixes. On May 22, 2010, Microsoft announced that Windows Live Video Messages would be discontinued on July 21, 2010. The functionalities of Windows Live Video Messages was replaced by the

Wave 4 release.

Features

With Windows Live Video Messages, recipients don't have to download video files onto their computer and play them locally. The service utilizes Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 to stream videos uploaded to and stored on the website by other users. Users are given 4GB of storage space for their video messages and each video message can be up to two minutes. Users are required to have a

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to record, send, manage, or view multiple video messages. However, the viewing of a single video does not require signing into Windows Live ID. Users who have signed into their Windows Live ID account are able to access and view their

and directly send video messages to up to 7 recipients. Users are able to control who gets to see their videos by locking or unlocking the messages they had sent. Only unlocked messages can be forwarded or saved by recipients of their video messages. Users are also able to reply to and forward their received video messages, similar to how

functions. The service also supports users to save their video messages directly onto their computer.Windows Live Video Messages FAQ
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and

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, they may also use the Microsoft LifeCam Video Messages

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gadget to record, send, forward, and watch video messages directly from their desktop.

References

External links

Official website
(Archive) {{Windows Live Video Messages

History

Features

See also

References

External links