RE: [GnomeMeeting-list] Video Conference Limits

["David Mynatt" <dmynatt mortgagemfsi com>]

Damien-
A Gatekeeper system (The GNU Gatekeeper at http://www.gnugk.org/) is
what I should use to do video conferencing and not OpenH323?  My
objective is to provide to my small organization a video and chat
system, and, maybe, in the future, Whiteboard capability.  Will I need
both OpenH323 and GNUKeeper to do video and chat?  I apologize for being
dense, but a clear picture at the beginning will save me from a
stress-induced heart attack later.  Thanks for your patience!  

Dave
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From: gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org
[mailto:gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org] On Behalf Of Damien Sandras
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:22 PM
To: gnomemeeting-list gnome org
Subject: RE: [GnomeMeeting-list] Video Conference Limits


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
> +++++
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org 
> [mailto:gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org] On Behalf Of Damien Sandras
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 12:17 PM
> To: gnomemeeting-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Video Conference Limits
> 
> 
> 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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