FW: The FREE CU-SeeMe Project - to whom they may concern

[Ivan R. Judson]

This might be of interest. 

--ivan 

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[mailto:quicktime-api-admin at lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Marc Manthey
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 6:27 AM
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Subject: The FREE CU-SeeMe Project - to whom they may concern

CU-SeeMe is a desktop videoconferencing system designed for use on the
Internet or other IP networks. It runs on "Macintosh" and Windows platforms
and requires no special equipment for video reception beyond a network
connection and gray-scale monitor. At this writing, audio is available in
the Macintosh version only, (ed. note: audio for Windows was released
August, 1995) with audio processing adapted from the"Maven" program, written
by Charlie Kline at the University of Illinois.

When network conditions or equipment deficiencies prohibit reliable audio,
ordinary telephone connections can be employed. In addition to basic
audio/video services, CU-SeeMe offers crude white board capabilities in the
form of a "slide window" that transmits full-size 8-bit gray scale still
images and allows for remote pointer control. A plug-in architecture has
also been developed to allow 3rd parties to write binary modules which
extend the capabilities of CU-SeeMe. Two-party CU-SeeMe conferences can be
initiated by one participant connecting directly to the other, whereas
larger conferences require that each participant connect to a "CU-SeeMe
reflector," a unix computer running CU-SeeMe reflector software that serves
to replicate and re-distribute the packet streams.

By opening Internet videoconferences to "Macintosh users", the CU-SeeMe team
hoped to accelerate the adoption and usefulness of desktop conferencing,
including live video. Because CU-SeeMe uses simple but efficient video
frame-differencing and compression algorithms, it opens networked
videoconferencing capability to users of lower cost desktop computers, and
enabling broader participation in desktop video technology. During 1993 this
grassroots development strategy was realized as interest in CU-SeeMe grew
rapidly with training and user support from the New York State Educational
Research Network (NYSERNet). NYSERNet spread the word among Internet users
by providing one of the first "public" reflectors encouraging users to try
the technology and test their connections.

more information:

http://212.202.162.140/Cuseemedoku/

http://www.plinth.demon.co.uk/ Reflector - server OSX CODE is NOT available
http://homepage.mac.com/vchat/ client - OSX   CODE is NOT available

is some body is  interested in further developing ?

thank you for  your  time

marc
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