Video conferencing
By the help of Homer, one is able to contact other participants via
the conference protocol SIP both in the local and global network.
Homer is able to work peer-to-peer (Homer acts as client and server)
as well as in client/server mode (Homer acts as a client and communicates
with a SIP server). During such sessions with other participants, chats
as well as audio and video can be exchanged. Homer enables to hear and
see the other participant, simultaneously. This is also valid for the
opposite direction. Moreover, local audio and video data (files) can be
transmitted in real-time to another participant. This function can
be used, e.g., for broadcasting movies or the local desktop picture.
Each participant can send - depending on the software settings -
comments and questions to all or single participants. of such a
conference. For this kind of conferences an unlimited amount of
participants is possible - a server is not needed. For contacting
each other one must know solely either the current IP address or the
DNS name of each desired participant. Additionally to this central
mode, Homer also supports the often used central mode based on a SIP
server (pbx box). Independent from the selected mode, Homer can
exchange messages as well as audio and video data with each
participant.
Figure: a live chat with a conference participant (remote video & audio are deactivated)
Figure: context menu for an entry in the contact list
Figure: contact details
Figure: settings for video broadcast
Figure: settings for audio broadcast