Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Hi! Reg Gnomemeeting and Familiar.

[dsandras seconix com]

>
> I missed one more question.....
> You suggest, Gnomemeeting has issues with video when
> trying to connect to  windows
> netmeeting, but does it have any such known issues if all clients
> do run Gnomemeeting?

No none. And the video issues with Netmeeting only appear when size is set
to Large, and only with some builds of Netmeeting.



>
> Thanks
> Lakshmi
>
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, lakshminarasimhan wrote:
>
>> Hi Kilian,
>> Thanks for your response.
>>
>> By MCU, I would assume that its a MultiPoint Control unit.
>> I see a lots of hardware based MCUs.
>> Do we have any software based MCUs?
>> Any pointers to applications, esp opensources would be helpful.
>>
>> If we do support software based MCUs how good (err bad)
>> is the performance?
>>
>> You were also suggesting that we need a Full Duplex driver
>> for audio/video I would assume. Correct? If thats
>> the case, I need to check the hardware specs of PDA that
>> we plan to buy.
>>
>> Also does software CODECS come bundled with the Gnomemeeting?
>>
>> And one last question, what would you think is a minimal
>> hardware requirements for a IP Videoconferencing thats
>> using software CODECS, software MCUs(if thats available
>> and I await response from you all) on a Compaq HP H5xxx
>> series? Will it fly; forgetting about performance and marketing :)
>>
>> Thanks
>> Lakshmi
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Kilian Krause wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Lakshmi,
>> >
>> > > 1) I see that Gnomemeeting is similar to Netmeeting supported
>> > > in Linux.
>> > >
>> > > I would like to know whether VideoConferencing is possible
>> > > through this and how easy it is to port the application
>> > > to Familiar distribution of Linux. But I am atleast
>> > > sure that GnomeMeeting should atleast support VOIP.
>> >
>> > GM can do connection to NM in most cases.. there's some video size
>> issue
>> > which can't be reproduced properly, so let's put it: "it works with
>> NM"
>> >
>> > > 2) Can multiple sites do Netmeeting or Videoconferencing through
>> > >    this? or is it only point-to-point.
>> >
>> > GM alone is Point-2-Point, but you can make use of MCUs if you have
>> some
>> > around your net..
>> >
>> > > 3) Are there any readily available supported applications
>> > >    (For IP VideoConferencing) with Familiar release in this regard.
>> >
>> > nope, there is no binary for "Familiar" Linux as far as i know..
>> that's
>> > a release question to the "Familiar" release maintainer you should
>> pose
>> > though..
>> >
>> > largest problem is, we need a working Full Duplex Driver ;)
>> > and with most cards only ALSA will be working sufficiently well...
>> >
>> > > 4) how easy it is to port applications from Linux to Familiar
>> > > embedded linux?
>> >
>> > that's none of our business, really ;)
>> > so you should yet again ask the release maintainer of "Familiar" Linux
>> > about this one.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Best regards,
>> >  Kilian
>> >
>>
>>
>
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