What's New
Pocket PC Version 3.1 Beta 2007-05-20
Improves the performance and reduces the CPU usage for Pocket PC.
Fixs the bug of "taking a picture".
Fixs some potential bugs in 3.0 beta.
Pocket PC Version 3.0 Beta 2007-01-04
Upgradates for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operation system.
Supports all built-in and plug-in cameras.
Supports choosing one camera from multiple cameras.
Supports ARM series CPU only.
Pocket PC, Handheld PC and Smartphone Version 2.3 2004-07-16
Improves the quality of the portrait-like video.
Adds an automatic image quality improvement option for full-color video.
Supports Veo Traveler for Pocket PC Camera and Eten P300 Pocket Phone Built-in Camera.
Pocket PC, Handheld PC and Smartphone Version 2.21 2004-02-21
Adds the supports to HP Photosmart Mobile Camera and Hitachi G1000 Pocket PC Phone Built-In Camera.
Pocket PC, Handheld PC and Smartphone Version 2.2 2004-01-01
Supports the latest version of .NET Messenger Service in Pocket PCs, Handheld PC 2000, and Smartphones except Handheld PCs with SH3 processors.
Adds the support of SPECTEC SD camera and Lifeview FlyCAM-SD 1.3M camera on Pocket PC 2003.
Supports full-duplex voice on Pocket PC 2003 and Smartphone 2003.
Pocket PC, Handheld PC and Smartphone Version 2.1 2003-05-14
Microsoft Portrait now supports Smartphone.
We provide video codec API in this version as requested by lots of developers. A file PortraitSDK.zip can be found in the installation directory in your PC (the default directory is C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\Microsoft Portrait). The file contains header files and libraries of our full-color and portrait-like codec.
The new version supports the new driver of HP Jornada Pocket camera and the new driver version 2.01 of Lifeview FlyCAM-CF 350K pixel camera and significantly enhance the image quality. The version also supports Lifeview FlyCAM-CF 1.3M pixel camera.
The quality of full-color video is improved. The working bandwidth of full-color video codec is extended to below 56 kbps.
Users can place a call by inputting a SIP URI directly in the
address bar rather than adding a buddy to the buddy list and then selecting the
buddy to call.
Users can specify SIP server's address and port number in the form of
x.x.x.x:port-no.
Users can take a picture at the size of 800x600 if the camera supports.
Users can choose automatically sending video at the start of each call.
Chat in Chinese is supported:-)
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 2.0 2002-11-20
In addition to HP Jornada pocket camera, now Lifeview FlyCAM-CF camera, FlyJacket iCAM, Pretec CompactCamera and Intermec 6651 built-in camera are supported. Please select your camera type at Tools->Options->Picture menu.
Take a Picture and Send function is added. On the Tools menu, click Take A Picture. A picture is shown and saved. Click OK button to close the view of the picture. If you take the picture during a connection to your partner, you will be asked whether to send the picture.
Connecting to public SIP servers such as iptel is supported. This enables business applications of the program. Please go to Tools->Options->Accounts to configure and refer to these SIP servers instructions for details.
Send a File function is added. On the Tools menu, click Send File..., select a file to send. The file will be sent after your partner accepts.
If a Pocket PC logs on to an ILS server, the video capacity of the Pocket PC can also be shown in the directory.
Windows CE 4.0 (or WinCE.NET) platform is supported. Please read step 2 to 4 in readme.txt in CE4 Version.zip file in your PC's installation directory for instructions. This CE version is only built for X86 processor, and needs the support of Winsock and MFC.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.6 2002-09-12
Microsoft Portrait enables two-way full-color video conferencing on PCs, Pocket PCs and Handheld PCs. This means with Microsoft Portrait, a Pocket PC or Handheld PC can not only receive and display full-color video, but also capture and send full-color video in real-time.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.5 2002-08-08
Microsoft Portrait now supports Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). You can chat or call with Microsoft Portrait users or MSN Messenger Users after you sign in Communications Service.
Please refer to Q&A 21 for details on how Microsoft Portrait inter-operates with MSN Messenger.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.4 2002-06-17
With Microsoft Portrait, users can either chat and talk with Microsoft Portrait users or chat with MSN Messenger users in multiple sessions with multiple participants. Users who own Pocket PCs or Handheld PCs with operating systems earlier than Pocket PC 2002 can also enjoy .NET Messenger Service.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.3 2002-05-28
Microsoft Portrait supports .NET Messenger Service on Pocket PCs and Handheld PCs. Users can find online buddies and place calls using their .NET passports. This feature is also applicable to Windows CE versions earlier than Pocket PC 2002.
A normal chat window is added. Users can chat on their Pocket PCs or Handheld PCs through a normal chat window rather than inputting messages to the address bar and receiving messages in popup windows.
The "push to talk" button is mapped to hardware rocker action button.
An auto reconnection function is added for hurried game users. The software can auto reconnect if time out.
A circle at the left of the status bar is used to indicate status. It is red when the software is disconnected; it is yellow when the user can listen; it is aqua when the user can talk.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.2 2002-04-05
This version enables two-way video conferencing on Pocket PCs and Handheld PCs with an HP Jornada pocket camera and a network connection for the first time in the world. This means with Microsoft Portrait, a Pocket PC or Handheld PC can not only display received video, but also capture and send video in real-time. Please refer to Readme for instructions on installation.
Since it takes a few seconds for an HP Jornada pocket camera to adjust exposure, you need to hold the camera towards the target for a while, then click Brighter or Darker in Tools menu to achieve a better visual quality. Please select suitable video bandwidth in Tools->Options->Video menu for video transmission.
Please select 2-level gray scale in Tools->Options->Video menu if you like to see clear shape or select 4-level gray scale if you like to see more gray scale levels.
Please make sure "Capture Video" in the Tools menu is checked if your camera is installed.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.1 2002-03-08
Basic video colors have been added to the original black and white portrait video. Now a portrait video can look like a watercolor and still keep a low bitrate. Please check the "Plus watercolor" box in Tools->Options->Video menu in its PC version to enable watercolor effects.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.09 2002-01-24
This version enables handheld devices to access ILS servers for the first time.
On the "Call" menu of Microsoft Portrait, click "Directory", a "Find Someone" dialog box will appear. Type the name of an ILS server, a list of people on the server will occur if the server works. You can then select a people to call.
You can also input the name of an ILS server to the "Directory" bar in the "Options" menu, and click "Apply" button to log on to the server so that other people can find you at that ILS server.
If someone calls you when you are browsing in an ILS server, a bell will ring to notify you. You need to click "OK" to close the "Find Someone" dialog before you accept the call.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.08 2002-01-01
Portrait video comes with more gray scales and its visual quality is improved. We extend portrait video from bi-level video (1 bit/pixel) to four-level video (2 bits/pixel). The software can automatically determine when to transmit bi-level, tri-level or four-level video according to available bandwidth.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.06 2001-11-16
If you are using Pocket PC 2002, the new Pocket PC and Handheld PC version can receive a call from a PC through MSN Messenger. We recommend you to exit Microsoft Portrait (using Call->Exit menu) each time you finish a call so that MSN Messenger can launch Microsoft Portrait next time you receive a call. Currently it is not supported to initiate a call from a Pocket PC or a Handheld PC through MSN Messenger. Please still use direct IP call if you want to place a call from a Pocket PC or a Handheld PC.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.04 2001-09-24
Full-duplex audio was enabled for iPAQ 3600 Series since Compaq provided a full-duplex audio driver for iPAQ. Please refer to Readme for information on the installation of the driver and select Full-duplex option in the Tools->Options->Audio menu of the Pocket PC version. Please note as we tested, only one side could use GSM 6.10 audio codec in full-duplex communication, i.e. you could use GSM 6.10 audio codec in one side and Mobile Voice audio codec in the other side, or Mobile Voice audio codec in both sides in full-duplex communication. It is advised that you use an earphone or lower the volume of speaker in your iPAQ to avoid echo. The software still works in half-duplex mode if you are using other Pocket PCs and Handheld PCs except iPAQ.
A united installation file was provided for all Pocket PCs with Microsoft Pocket PC operating system or above and all Handheld PCs with Microsoft Handheld PC 2000 operating system.
A message is displayed in the status line of Pocket PC version to indicate whether the remote part is speaking or listening, which is helpful to half-duplex audio talk.
The "Call-OK" and "Cancel" buttons were moved up in Handheld PC version so that they could be viewed in the not so height screen of Handheld PC.
The big IP number input dial-pad was removed specifically from Handheld PC version since there had already been a hard keyboard in a Handheld PC. Previous versions were mainly designed for Pocket PCs, in which we had not considered Handheld PC's features.
The chat window in Handheld PC should be closed after you have viewed the message, otherwise the next message will be lost.
The IP address of an online Handheld PC can not be correctly gotten and shown in the Help->About menu. Please always place the first call from a Handheld PC to a PC or to a Pocket PC if you do not know the IP address of the Handheld PC.
Pocket PC Version 1.03 2001-09-01
A united installation file was provided for all Pocket PCs including iPAQ 3600 Series, Jornada 540 Series and Cassiopeia E-115, 125, etc.
A big IP number input dial-pad was designed. When a user clicks the "Call-OK" button with the IP address slot empty, the big IP number input dial-pad is popped up. A user can input IP numbers using his thumb. The big IP number input dial-pad can also be called from Call->New Call menu.
When a call succeeds, the user name corresponding to the IP address is retrieved and displayed behind the IP address. This makes it easy to identify contactors in the IP history list.
The delay of talk in using Mobile Voice audio codec was reduced as short as that in using GSM 6.10 audio codec.
Pocket PC and Handheld PC Version 1.02 2001-08-18
By modifying some parts of the architecture, we further reduced the delay in talks. Now it is at normal level.
The bug that in chat the last character of a string sent from Pocket PC to PC was truncated was fixed.
