Difference between revisions of "Video conferencing"

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**Some of the [[VOIP]] tools, like Skype or Windows Messenger now support video.
 
**Some of the [[VOIP]] tools, like Skype or Windows Messenger now support video.
 
**[http://www.conferencexp.net/ Microsoft ConferenceXP] (as illustrated)
 
**[http://www.conferencexp.net/ Microsoft ConferenceXP] (as illustrated)
* GnomeMeeting
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**GnomeMeeting
* MarraTech
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**[http://www.marratech.com/ MarraTech]
  
 
==Webcasting==
 
==Webcasting==
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**[http://www.macromedia.com/software/breeze/ Macromedia Breeze]
 
**[http://www.macromedia.com/software/breeze/ Macromedia Breeze]
 
**[http://www.onlinemeetingrooms.com/ OnlineMeetingRooms]
 
**[http://www.onlinemeetingrooms.com/ OnlineMeetingRooms]
* MarraTech
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**[http://www.marratech.com/ MarraTech]
  
 
* BT Conferencing
 
* BT Conferencing
 
* MegaMeeting
 
* MegaMeeting
 
* OpenH323 Project
 
* OpenH323 Project

Revision as of 21:11, 17 July 2006

It is possible to compess video recordings and send the files across the Internet. This is the technology behind the online video download sites, like YouTube.

Small images can be streamed in real time, as they are recorded. There are three communications situations:

Video conferenced chats

Online video conferencing
  • Everyone has a microphone, speakers or earphones and a web cam.
  • They can see small images of everyone else, as shown in the screenshot on the right.
  • They take turns to speak, discussing a topic among a small group.
  • Consultation applications:
    • Online focus groups with illiterates.
    • Discussions with key stakeholders who cannot meet in the same place.
  • Software

Webcasting

  • One video is steamed to many viewers, such as in Internet broadcasts of parliamentary committees.
  • Questions to the speaker come back though another channel, perhaps by typing them into IRC or a chat room.
  • Software
    • Democaster, streaming audio plus still images every 10 or 20 s.

Video conferenced e-meetings

  • BT Conferencing
  • MegaMeeting
  • OpenH323 Project