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I've been evaluating which software to use for my desktop users and
have been quite impressed with the work the VRVS people have done with
vic/rat and software installation and ease of use. My question has to
do with the differences and advantages/disadvantages with going with
VRVS for desktop use to access grid meetings vs standard AG 2.x vs
Insors (any suggestions or experiences greatly appreciated!). Also,
have there been any discussions with the VRVS folks about the changes
they've made to vic and rat and possibly taking advantage of their work
(and of course helping them as well in the opposite direction) to
improve the version of vic and rat used in AG? Just a cursory search of
the mailing list reveals some other vic forks (other than VRVS) as well
to add MPEG4 and other stuff (OpenMash and others). <br>
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The added fact that InSors develops their own video software seems like
we are headed down a road where the least common denominator will start
to influence what kind of advanced video features are available. It
looks like MANY people want the same set of features (MPEG4, H.264,
possibly HDTV....) but people are going down their own road, which
leads to incompatible versions of vic using higher quality codecs and
resolutions.<br>
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Thanks for all the great work! <br>
<br>
-Doug<br>
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<small><span style="font-family: monospace;">Douglas
Baggett</span><span style="font-family: monospace;"><br>
CISE IT Support<br style="font-family: monospace;">
</span><span style="font-family: monospace;">National Science
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