[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW @ SPSU MTG. for Thurs., Feb 13, 7:30pm

Boris Borisov bugyatl at gmail.com
Sat Feb 15 14:05:34 EST 2014


I have to do more testing to see if openmcu-ru is peer to peer software or
all the video streams are mixed in server side and the are send to clients.
Second case will eat alot of traffic for whoever is hosting..



On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 5:48 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> If Boris is willing to try, I don't see the issue trying at ALE-NW.
> It won't be TV production quality, but is that really needed?
>
>
> On 02/14/2014 10:03 AM, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:
> > The issues I find with interactive meeting streaming aren't so much
> > with the server
> > the software.... Big Blue Button is  pretty capable, just no meeting
> > record (at least
> > when you use it for free), and it is totally cross platform since it
> > is all browser based.
> > The biggest challenge here is finding adequate server bandwidth in a
> > free service.
> >
> > The problematic challenges are in providing worthwhile video and audio
> from the
> > presentation in a way that is _completely_transparent_ to the
> > presenter and easily
> > managed by the meeting moderator(s).  If the presenter has to do
> anything in the
> > way of learning specialized software tools or managing remote attenders
> and
> > streaming details in addition to giving their presentation then the
> > system is not
> > workable.  Just like a TV broadcast, all the video and audio and
> streaming tech
> > management needs to be handled by the meeting staff, but I have yet to
> see a
> > method or system that allows this to be done easily. I have the tools
> > and talents
> > to set up a TV studio at every meeting, but it isn't worth the time and
> effort,
> > especially for the tiny number of viewers we're likely to reach.
> >
> > in peace,
> > aaron
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 5:50 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
> >> Run with it! You are now the "expert."
> >>
> >> On 02/13/2014 04:19 PM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >>> I've downloaded today for test purpose openmcu-ru windows binary and
> their
> >>> myphone3 app for windows ( expecting flames :)
> >>>  and seems to work out of box. Managed to get three of my home PCs
> connected.
> >>> There is Linux packages/sources as well.
> >>>
> >>> http://openmcu.ru/eng.htm
> >>>
> >>> Also tried to download test DVD with openmeetings project but my PC
> crashed once
> >>> and screw the md5. When I have more time I'll try again.
> >>>
> >>>  http://sourceforge.net/projects/meetingslive/
> >>>
> >>> some vmware images for test also ... newer versions
> >>>
> >>> http://nightly.openmeetings.de/openmeetings/builds/vmware/
> >>>
> >>> But I don't have idea what we are looking after as quality and
> features.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com
> >>> <mailto:arxaaron at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>     RE: Linux ETC BBB conference hosting
> >>>
> >>>     Spoke to Crawford, our Linux ETC contact, just the other day
> >>>     addressing another topic and we side lined into the issue of
> >>>     our BBB conferencing status.
> >>>
> >>>     We never really explored their offering due to the technical
> >>>     complexities and logistics required to properly and interactively
> >>>     broadcast (aka stream) our meetings -- really a lot of equipment,
> >>>     setup time and work that would have primarily fallen on me to
> >>>     make happen every month.  I rarely even get around to editing
> >>>     and packaging the talks I record as it is.
> >>>
> >>>     If the Big Blue Button service provided recording support for the
> >>>     stream it MIGHT have seemed more worthwhile.  As it stands,
> >>>     Crawfird says that the main BBB development fork is stagnant,
> >>>     it only runs on Ubuntu 10.04 and really isn't worth their time and
> >>>     effort to support any more.
> >>>
> >>>     He recommended a commercially developed service using a fork
> >>>     of BBB called Meeting Burner...
> >>>     <http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=features>
> >>>     ...but the free version still doesn't have recording and the
> >>>     front end equipment and setup issues are still a sticking point.
> >>>
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