Open Source Video Conferencing Server

Question

How to create a Open Source Video Conferencing Server using Asterisk? Is it possible? I would like to create a n-way conference call but I cant using MeetMe and zaptel. I don't have Digium hardware. I am using asterisk 1.8 on ubuntu 10.10.

Need some advices. How to do this?

APpreciate!!

Answer 1

Asterisk able do only following video conference: one person speaking, all other see that person.

To create that use ConfBridge or Meetmee, but ensure before that u have video call between ALL party and all have SAME video codec and SAME video size/bitrate.

Asterisk not support mixing or change of videostream. See vmuktu and BigBlueButton for examples of video conferences.

Answer 2

Yes there is alternative and the better one! you should try ConfBridge even ConfBridge was introduced since Asterisk 1.6.2 but as per your video requirement I suggest you to upgrade Asterisk version to Asterisk 10 see here for new features