Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

[John Hawley <johnhawley blueyonder co uk>]

Good ideas coming in thick and fast! most seem to involve Ekiga 3.00 and 
the H.264 codec As I suspected, 256k, If we can use it effectively, 
should be able to generate usable video - the trick is how best to use 
the bandwidth.

The question is now -  How do we try this out? (assuming Ekiga 3.00 is 
not available in alpha or beta), do I just wait? or is there something 
else I can try short term? Programs such as Theora are mentioned but 
even after having read their website, I'm not sure how we implement this 
into a video calling setup - perhaps too many brain cells have abandoned 
ship - I'll need a little guidance.

I would willing offer my assistance but my coding skills belong to 
another era ( mainly mathematical Fortran programming) although I still 
dabble with a little C, I suspect I would be more of a hindrance than a 
help. However alpha or beta testing; that's another matter, I don't mind 
purchasing another webcam or two in a good cause and I'm slowly getting 
the hang of this Linux. (I used to be a systems administrator on a SCO 
Unix box back in the Eighties - it's amazing what you forget).

Many thanks for your help so far, I am hopeful that we will achieve the 
desired goal. The difference that high quality video calling can make to 
the hearing impaired can't be overstated - it means independence in many 
everyday tasks that most of us take for granted.


Regards John H

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