[Deaf-lug] Re: VLC for video conferencing

[Fintan Gaughan]

I am quite happy to have a go on my Linux box, find it a bit shitty on windows,
Name date and time :-)

And if you can provide step by step , or a link to instructions on how
to do this :-)

Fintan


> > I thought the same Fintan.  What you can do with VLC is to stream it to the
> > Internet (VLC uses many different open protocols to do the streaming over,
> > including HTTP), and other people can stream theirs too.  In this way, you
> > can have multiple VLC clients running showing streams from different
> > people's webcams.
> >
> > What I particularly like about VLC is that it works well on all platforms -
> > Windows, Linux, and Mac.
> >
> > If you can do just the alphabet in sign, I'll be very happy to have one with
> > you. :)
> >
> > Rgds, Ben
> >
> > On 08/09/2007, Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Ben,
> > >
> > > I hadn't realised VLC can be used for video conferencing , I thought
> > > its just a media player.
> > > You learn something new everyday with Linux :-)
> > >
> > > I wouldn't mind trying it out but I am afraid I don't know BSL
> > >
> > > Fintan
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > On 07/09/07, Ben Fletcher <enlightenedtux at googlemail.com > wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > For video conferencing on Linux to other machines, I like to use VLC.
> > This
> > > > works very well with Windows and Mac both.  The quality, when the right
> > > > settings are used, is very high  Unlike aMSN, etc., I can sign at my
> > usual
> > > > speed and the other end can follow me ok.
> > > >
> > > > I'm keen to build up my VLC contacts :)  So if you'd like to have a chat
> > > > with me in BSL about Linux, or just a quick hello, no matter what level
> > of
> > > > your BSL is, be great to hear from you. :)
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Ben
> > > >
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