Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] ideas..

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le mercredi 07 décembre 2005 à 11:30 +0000, JGJones a écrit :
> The reason I asked about x264 was if you go to http://www.bslvrs.co.uk - 
> you will see RNID SignTalk - which is a video based relay centre for 
> sign language use in UK (there are currently 3 systems including that one).
> 
> 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 :)
> 

Don't hesitate to talk them about that and report back their answer
here. I will email too if they reject the proposition...
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