RE: [GnomeMeeting-list] Video Conference Limits

[Damien Sandras <damien sandras it-optics com>]

Le mer 07/01/2004 à 19:30, David Mynatt a écrit :
> Thank you very much for helping a newbie!  MCU is part of the basic
> OpenH323 package; yes?  What my second question relates to is if the

Yes and no, but you can download it there.

> person having the server running OpenH323 has to be a moderator and
> on-line if a group of people are going to use the system; i.e., can MCU
> run unattended in multipoint use, allowing people from various cities to
> a conference?  I *think* what I'm asking (!?) is if OpenH323 can be used

Yes, but no moderation system, anybody can connect. A guy has done
patches to have a system with moderation, you can look on google for it,
it is called "stupidmcu" (yes, really).

> a replacement for the ILS system.

Not really, use  a gatekeeper for this.

> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Dave
> +++++
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> Le mer 07/01/2004 à 17:00, David Mynatt a écrit :
> > Damien-  Are there programming limits to the number of clients, all 
> > using NetMeeting with appropriate cameras (supporting QCIF and CIF), 
> > that can video conference at one time?  Does the OpenH323 Server have 
> > to
> 
> I think there is no software limit. If you are more than 4, the last 4
> to speak will be displayed in the video. I suggest you to send QCIF to
> the MCU in that case and to make it send back CIF. Be careful it is
> bandwidth-consuming though.
> 
> > be online and participating in conference for others to conference 
> > (either/or chat or video)?
> 
> I'm not sure I understand the question, but you have to use a MCU if you
> want to do more than 1-to-1 video-conferencing.
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,  Dave
> > 
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