However they all require the use of at minimum H.263 video codec (264 is better, 263 is accepted due to use of the DLink DVC-1000 videophone which use H.263 for video.
I sadly cannot use GnomeMeeting since the H.261 does not provide a good enough video for the interpreter to understand me during a relay session. Currently I am using the vPoint HD client from vcon - which is a Windows only application using H.264 video...just when I get my camera fixed so that I can use GnomeMeeting I once again find I still have to reboot to Windows...gahh! :)
I shall email x264 developers themselves and ask pretty please then since I really do not want to keep on rebooting to Windows just for video calls (or the expense of getting another computer! I'm saving for a Powerbook atm for my wife)
Having dabbled in the video relay market - I was invloved in the building of one call centre using Cisco Call Manager - I know that this is a potentially huge market - there is a vast number of users in USA already, and while the UK's project is first for Europe as far as I know, but the company whom I worked for using Cisco Call Manager have plans to expand their service by setting up same thing across Europe.
This will potentially have access to hundred of thousands if not million of sign language users across Europe. I believe that with those people making heavy use of video calls - which will then do the same to their hearing friends...those hearing people (ie not deaf) might then appericate using video phone...it's possible that use of videophone will increase there as well...although that's an unknown!
Thus for me, it's too important to not ignore this video call issues :) Cheers JGJones Y Ddraig Goch a ddyry Gychwyn Cymru am byth BSL Video-Group: http://mail.bluecheetah.biz/mailman/listinfo/bsl-vgroup_bluecheetah.biz Deaf-UK Technology Wiki http://bslvgroup.mrdini.com/wiki/Main_Page There are 10 kinds of people in this world: 1) nerds and 2) normals. Craig Southeren wrote:
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:42:16 +0200 Johnny Strom <jonny strom netikka fi> wrote: ..deletedHowever, there is a licensing problem. x264 is GPL, and OPAL/OPENH323 are MPL. GPL and MPL are incompatible. If we make a plugin, then it won't solve the problem following Mr Stallman because the program is "linked" in memory.The issue of x264 was discussed extensively on the OpenH323 list recently. See http://www.openh323.org/pipermail/openh323/Week-of-Mon-20051121/075684.htmlBtw why is opal/openh32 MPL?It uses the MPL because Robert and I chose that license 7 years ago, and I still think it was the right decisionSeen this: http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/gpl-compatible.htmlOpenH323 is MPL and it cannot be changed. No amount of GPL propaganda will change that. ..deletedx264 should add an exception clause for OpenH323/OPAL in their license.You need to talk to the x264 project about that, but reports from other users are that they are not even interested in converting from GPL to LGPL - I can't see them adding an exception for OpenH323. But don't let me stop you from asking them :) Craig ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Southeren Post Increment � VoIP Consulting and Software craigs postincrement com au www.postincrement.com.au Phone: +61 243654666 ICQ: #86852844 Fax: +61 243673140 MSN: craig_southeren hotmail comMobile: +61 417231046"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. Be yourself, no matter what they say." Sting _______________________________________________ GnomeMeeting-list mailing list GnomeMeeting-list gnome org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnomemeeting-list