Open Source Video Conferencing
Communicating online often relies on written languages, which can oppress the usage of signed languages. There's various peer to peer applications such as MSN Messenger, Camfrog and Skype, each with their limits especially when it comes to communicating using BSL or another sign language. Deaf people generally prefer Skype, as being superior in quality for live video chats. Some people have used Camfrog for multi chats, but it requires payment and not without its set backs.
Deaf people and those working in this field will be familiar with a commercial application from Direct Learn and their delivery of English based Online Conferences. What about conferences, where you could use a visual language, move away from the obligation languages, and get around the need to be in one physical place. A community with a wide geographical spread after all? There's two possible solutions.
DimDim: open source, in alpha, code that is downloaded and installed on your own server. Current restrictions are that "Attendees can use either Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.5 while Presenters can use Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.5 on Windows (XP/2000/2003) only. which limits the software somewhat, however it is still in alpha.
1Video Conference is an open source video conference software for your domain, which is still in alpha trial. It is currently the 6th most active download on SourceForge. More about its features can be found here.
Who will be the first to try it, which software will you go for, and when will it be used as a serious application?
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Posted by: ZOverLord | November 30, 2006 2:42 AM
So when is Skype going to do translation of *visual languages* then?
Posted by: Alison | November 30, 2006 11:20 AM
i m doing academic project, currently studying in final year b.e... hence i need video conferencing source code.. can u provide me that.. it should be real time streaming from both the end..
Posted by: Parmeshwar Singh | March 30, 2008 7:11 AM
Only for Windows. While this is great for businesses, it leaves global communication in the dark.
Posted by: Chris G. Sellers | May 22, 2008 8:09 PM
I use VMukti for my voip open source needs and has been nominated for the CCA 2008.
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Posted by: Randy Claines | July 19, 2008 6:17 PM