Video Conference

Video Conference

Video Conference: To Conduct a conference between two or more Participants at Different sites by using computer networks to transmit audio and video this made using a webcam or other electronic devices like smart phone, tablet etc.

History:

·      The first actual developments of video telephone began in the late 1920's with the AT & T Company Bell labs & john logie baird.

·      AT & T Experimented with video phones in 1927

·      early video conferencing experiments took place in the late 1930's in germany. This early video technology over phone lines includedd image phones that would send still photos.

·      AT & T began using video conferencing for its picturephone service in the early 1970's.

·      CU-SeeMe Video conferencing software played an important role in the history of video conferencing It was developed by Cornell University IT Dept, personal for MAC in 1992 & windows in 1994 it helped in hte first internet radio station it was released commercially in 1995.

·      Fring has Launched the first video calling app for android phones . it lets you make 2 way video calls over internet with the power of VOIP.

Best Video Calling APP

1.    Whatsapp recently Became one of the most popular free calling apps after it introduced video calling for both android and ios. It has the largest active user base compared to all other messaging clients offering Voice And Video Calls both.

2.    Viber: It is what we can think of right after whatsapp. it has a lot of active users as well as an added bonus, viber is available as a cross platform application for windows, mac, ios & linux.

3.    Skype: it is the most popular application in this we can add up to 25 people for a group call. it is surely one among the best calling apps being a cross-platform application available in android.

4.    LINE: it is available across multiple platforms include Android, Ios, Windows, it is not Available for linux distros as of yet

            it is also lets you make group calls.

Features of video Conference:

·      Higher Productivity and Efficiency: By Eliminating time and space barriers, meetings could become much shorter and more efficient.

·      More Flexibility: even if you are outside for some reason you can still easily start and join the conference for an important matter.

·      Good Options for Online Interview and Distance Learning: Besides business meeting and staff training, video conferencing can also make remote working and E-Learning possible.

·      Save Money And Time: the best advantages of video conferencing include lower costs on business and staff training, improve the communication among participants.

·      It needs a Highly Strict internet connection environment.

·      Video conferencing still causes a severe audio latency.

·      A set of high-quality video conferencing system is also costly.

·      by using few application we may tracked by hackers.

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