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Homer description
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Chat with your friends
Homer was designed as an easy-to-use, multi platform video conferencing application.
The software supports an unlimited amount of simultaneous live video / audio chats. Movies and audio files can be presented during any chat session.
With the help of this program it is also possible to remotely observe a desktop screen. No server infrastructure is needed. The software supports low quality voice and picture transmission, as well as bandwidth consuming high quality transmissions.
Here are some key features of "Homer":
Usability:
· Runs under Linux/32Bit, Linux/64Bit, Windows/32Bit and Windows/64Bit (as 32 bit application)
· Free Qt-based GUI with user-friendly dialogues
· Supports free voice/video/text chat with other users
· Compatible to SIP-based phones/stations/software
· Supports playlists for video/audio/movie playback/streaming
· Works without the need for a central SIP server (download and use out-of-the-box)
· Locally stored contact database in XML format
· Delivers feedback if a contact is available
· Supports drag+drop of files to transfer them
· Supports drag+drop of text blocks to send them as instant message
Network:
· Support for IPv4 and IPv6
· Configurable stream relay via UDP, TCP or UDPlite transport
· Flexible port assignment for NAT environment
· Decentralized session management and stream transmission
· Support for multiple simultaneously activated network (up)links
Audio:
· Codecs: MP3, G.711 a-law, G.711 µ-law, PCM16 and AMR
· Capture local audio via ALSA, OSS or Windows multimedia system
Output via SDL:
· Adjustable quality settings
· Broadcast of local audio files: supported formats are AVI, MKA, MKV, MP3, WAV
Video:
· Codecs: H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.264, MJPEG (without RTP) and MPEG4
· Capture local video via V4L2 (including tv/capture cards with multiple input signals) or Microsoft VFW
· Support up to 10 capture devices per host
· Output via Qt with seamless zooming and full-screen support
· Adjustable quality and resolution settings
· Broadcast of screenshots from a screen segment
· Broadcast of local video files: supported formats are AVI, ASF, DV, MKV, MOV, MPEG, MP4, MP4A, SWF and WMV
· Resolution: configurable from 128*96 pixels to 1408*1152 pixels, depending on type of the video source
· Record video stream to disc in file formats like AVI, ASF, DV, MOV, SWF and WMV
· Snapshots in formats like BMP, JPG, PGM, PNG, PPM, XBM and XPM
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Changes since version 0.22
· Added alternative NAT traversal support and bug-fix for old NAT support: allows calls from/to a NAT box if both participants are contacts of each other
· Added reworked audio capturing/playback: support for DirectSound (Windows), CoreAudio (OSX)
· Added reworked video/audio stream buffering
· Added acoustic notification for Linux (based on reworked audio playback system)
· Added support for MPEG1/2 based video streaming/conferencing
· Added software based adjustment of audio levels per audio widget (via mouse wheel)
· Added support for TCP (as alternative to UDP) for conference management
· Added several optical and usability improvements
· Added install tool for Windows and OSX
· Added support for Fedora package system and Gento ebuilds
· Added extended data stream packet statistics
· Major update for video streaming: fixed several bugs related to video encoding/decoding and RTP packetizing - eliminates problem of cut pictures at receiver side
· Major update for audi...
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 | | Softpedia guarantees that Homer 0.23 Beta is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors. [read more >] |
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