#videoconferencing

danie10@squeet.me

If Zoom’s ToS change worries you, there is always open-source Jitsi Meet video conferencing without the 40 min cut-off time

Jitsi video conferencing screen showing man's face with a background of a mountain top, and a menu open in the foreground showing various settings for the video conferencing software
Zoom’s March 31st terms and conditions Clause 10.4 change stating user conversations could be used in any way they wished, without an opt-out, had ruffled some feathers. It has again been updated to now state they won’t use customer content to train their AI without your consent. Still, it has got many to reconsider their use of Zoom, and in fact there are many other excellent choices out there.

One of my favourites is Jitsi Meet. Not only is it open-source, and you can even self-host it yourself, but it is packed with many features you’d find in most other video conferencing platforms. There are gallery views, breakout rooms, virtual whiteboards, virtual backgrounds, screen sharing, recordings, polls, text chat, raise hands/GIPHY, moderation tools, live streaming, speaker time stats, etc.

What I especially like is the very easy one-link invites to others to join via their desktop or mobile web browser, and that it does not have that 40-minute limit that Zoom places on free meetings. For two weeks running now Zoom has cut off our weekly family meeting early, first it was 17 seconds and last week it was a full one minute early (despite what the meeting time clock showed).

Although it works very well in a browser, you can also install their desktop apps, or mobile apps for Android and iOS.

See https://meet.jit.si/
#Blog, #JitsiMeet, #opensource, #technology, #videoconferencing, #Zoom

monkeymind@pod.geraspora.de

ColloCall Free - DSGVO-Konforme Videokonferenzlösung gratis bis 10 Teilnehmer

ColloCall twitterte:

Mit "ColloCall-Free" stellen wir nun eine kostenlose Version unseres Videokonferenzservice (basierend auf #BigBlueButton) zur Verfügung. Wir möchten damit der Gesellschaft eine sichere, zuverlässige und datenschutzkonforme Videokonferenzlösung bieten.

#fyi #bbb #collocall #videokonferenz #videoconferencing #dsgvo #gdpr

danie10@squeet.me

Zoom’s Immersive View could make video calls feel a bit more in-person - Simulating an office (or auditorium) in a Zoom meeting

Zoom is rolling out a video background feature called Immersive View that could make video calls feel a bit more like an office meeting — or at least look a lot more like one. Zoom announced the feature last year at its Zoomtopia conference, but now it’s actually available for Free and Pro accounts attending meetings and webinars with up to 25 participants.

Well that certainly ups the level of virtual meetings by another notch.

See Zoom’s Immersive View could make video calls feel a bit more in-person

#technology #virtualmeetings #videoconferencing #zoom #immersiveview

Virtual meetings that are a bit more meeting-like


https://gadgeteer.co.za/zooms-immersive-view-could-make-video-calls-feel-bit-more-person-simulating-office-or-auditorium