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
Windows Live ID 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
Windows Live Contacts 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
e-mail functions. The service also supports users to save their video messages directly onto their computer. If the user is using a
Microsoft LifeCam and
Windows Vista, they may also use the Microsoft LifeCam Video Messages
Sidebar gadget to record, send, forward, and watch video messages directly from their desktop. ==See also==