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BuenaVista is a multiplatform videoconferencing system designed both for the Internet and for intranets. The highlights of the system are:
- it is multiplatform - at present, it runs on Windows 95/NT and on SGI IRIX machines
- it is multiuser - not just another peer-to-peer Internet phone
- it only uses standard codecs (H.263 and H.261 for video, GSM and ADPCM for audio)
- it is high performance - the codecs have been optimized to ensure frame rates as high as possible
- it is flexible - conference participants can use different audio/video formats and switch between them as dictated by network conditions without affecting session setup
- for LAN applications, it supports high bandwidth, high quality video formats (YUV9/PCM)
- it handles both half duplex and full duplex operation with either manual or automatic switching
- it provides built-in directory service
- it provides textual chat and whiteboard capabilities in addition to audio and video
- it offers session archiving and replay capabilities
- it is extensible as it provides an API and a framework to create and integrate new applications
- it is FREE!
BuenaVista is also a part of a generalized Web-based
collaborative system developed in NPAC--
TANGO
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Check PC cameras evaluation for BuenaVista.
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