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malcolmboston
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New Endeavour -> Video Conferencing App

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i was asked by a client if it would be possible to integrate something like netmeeting into my site as they have regular meetings and would like to accomplish this using video conferencing

I was just wondering is this possible within PHP as i havent got the foggiest idea where to start.
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Post by Gen-ik »

This probably isn't a PHP thing to be honest. I would recommened using Flash MX if you have it (or can get hold of it) because it allows you to stream multiple web-cams into/through a Flash movie.

From there you could intergrate some PHP back-end stuff if you need it to keep tabs on whose on-line etc.
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You can stream webcams through Flash? How!?
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Post by Unipus »

Since MX, Flash can utilize webcams and microphones. There's a little bit on it at http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash ... _video.htm.
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But, that only allows the person to see their own webcam, not for someone else to see another person's, right?
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Post by Gen-ik »

Check out the Macromedia site for more info on Flash etc. As far as I know Flash MX can be hooked up to special MX servers that allow fast transfers of video and audio streams.

I can't yet afford Flash MX but it's on my list of "must buys" because it's just so damn cool... and yes, you can have multiple web-cam streams into one Flash file (I think the maximum is 8 but don't quote me on that).

:: http://www.macromedia.com
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