[asterisk-users] Video Conference

[John Millican]

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> John Millican wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > I am looking at doing some video conferencing with SIP.  I was hoping to
> > get some early pointers from any one that is currently doing this.  I
> > have been all over goggle and voip-info and there is a ton of anecdotal
> > information but, I was hoping for more specifics of what people are
> > actually using that works and even some of what hasn't worked so that I
> > can stay away.  What I am considering at this point is hacking up my own
> > solution using off the shelf equipment.  Decent web camera, Polycom
> > conference phone(maybe if the budget holds) and a large wide screen LCD
> > monitor all connected to *
> > Sound reasonable or am I living a pipe dream?
> > JohnM
> >
On Monday October 22 2007 9:32 am, SIP wrote:
> Direct single line video conferencing via SIP is actually pretty
> straightforward and works rather well.
>
> Multipoint conferencing is where you get into a bit of a mess.  There
> are precious few products out there that claim multipoint SIP video
> conferencing capability, and we've had no luck so far with any of it
> being what one might consider straightforward.
>
> N.

Thanks for the responce.  Have you had any luck at all even with what one 
might not consider straight forward?  I am trying to avoid paying the $1000+ 
per location needed to purchase something from say Polycom or Tandberg.  I 
would even be willing to do something along the lines of a web app for video 
and some how tie that together with the voice through Asterisk.  Just don't 
want to look like one of the old dubbed over Japanese movies from when I was 
a kid (lips move and then a couple seconds later you hear voice).
JohnM