Q: Videoconferencing software

Note: | You can download all the software you need under the Software Download tab, which is located at https://videomost.example.com/service/download/ . This tab can also be accessed from the More menu on the VideoMost start page for an unauthorized user. Special software may be required to participate in video conferencing. The installation of this software occurs when the user first connects to the video conference. The service is configured to use WebRTC technology, the use of special software is not required, and participation in the video conference is carried out using the Google Chrome browser. Using other browsers will automatically launch VM Proton. The software required to use the VideoMost service is presented on the Downloads page: <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/de7bd272d29a6800/image_19gfjaa.png" alt="" /> VideoMost Proton VideoMost Proton is a desktop VideoMost software client built on Electron framework and designed for videoconferencing. The installer can be downloaded on the Downloads page. VideoMost Lite VideoMost Lite is a dedicated VideoMost software client, based on FireFox ESR 38.0.1 and designed for videoconferencing. The system offers you to install VideoMost Lite when you join a conference for the first time. Remote Control Service Installer Remote Control Service Installer is required to be installed in case you need to give control of your desktop to some of the conference participants. When this service is i

Question 1

Software and hardware requirements

Accepted Answer

To use VideoMost, you need the following:

PC running Windows or Mac OS X,
Internet or LAN access to the VideoMost server,
Webcam, microphone, and speakers (or headphones), either built-in or external,
Any modern web browser or VideoMost software installed on your PC. To ensure a higher quality of a videoconference, we recommend that you use a powerful modern computer and a broadband Internet connection. For a detailed description of system requirements, see the sections below.

To ensure a higher quality of web videoconferencing, please make sure that the user workstation meets the following hardware and software requirements. A failure to meet these requirements may affect voice and video quality or result in the inability to establish a connection.

For PC with Windows OS:

A computer with CPU Intel Core i5 1.8 (minimum),
Please disable advanced sound card and microphone features (noise reduction, echo cancellation, 3D effects, etc.),
Either a headset or a microphone and speakers,
A video camera with image resolution at least 640x480 and a frame rate at least 30 Hz (brightness gain should be disabled),
Windows 7(SP1), Windows 8.1 or Windows 10,
At least one of web browsers (or applicatons) supporting WebRTC should be installed: ${color}#ffffff• Google Chrome 71+; ${color}#ffffff• MS Edge (new) 89+; ${color}#ffffff• or the VideoMost Proton application;
Internet bandwidth: 500 kbps of incoming traffic; 500−2500

Question 2

Videoconferencing software

Accepted Answer

Note: | You can download all the software you need under the Software Download tab, which is located at https://videomost.example.com/service/download/ . This tab can also be accessed from the More menu on the VideoMost start page for an unauthorized user. Special software may be required to participate in video conferencing. The installation of this software occurs when the user first connects to the video conference. The service is configured to use WebRTC technology, the use of special software is not required, and participation in the video conference is carried out using the Google Chrome browser. Using other browsers will automatically launch VM Proton. The software required to use the VideoMost service is presented on the Downloads page:

VideoMost Proton VideoMost Proton is a desktop VideoMost software client built on Electron framework and designed for videoconferencing. The installer can be downloaded on the Downloads page.

VideoMost Lite VideoMost Lite is a dedicated VideoMost software client, based on FireFox ESR 38.0.1 and designed for videoconferencing. The system offers you to install VideoMost Lite when you join a conference for the first time.

Remote Control Service Installer Remote Control Service Installer is required to be installed in case you need to give control of your desktop to some of the conference participants. When this service is i

Question 3

The Control Panel. Actions of the participants

Accepted Answer

### The Control Panel

The Control Panel of the Meeting Window allows the participants to use different options during the meeting:

Setting the window size

By default, the Conference Window is in the standard mode. Click the button:

${color}#ffffffto switch to the full screen mode;
${color}#ffffffto exit the full screen mode.

Setting the video layout

${color}#ffffffSwitches to Active speaker – click to select layout. Videos from the participants, arranged in the order in which they entered the conference, are displayed according to the mode icon: in 1 upper large window and 8 lower smaller windows. By left-clicking on a participant's name in the list of participants or by clicking on a participant's video, you can select a participant whose video will be displayed in the upper large window.
${color}#ffffffSwitches to the One speaker layout. The video from one active speaker is displayed (automatically detected).
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Question 4

Using the "Tools" menu

Accepted Answer

The Control Panel has a menu of tools for managing the Working Area. To open this menu, click the Tools button: The following tools: Video, Whiteboard, Files, Poll, allow you to switch the Working Area to different modes. The Conference settings modal window allows you to use additional settings. These tools are described in the following sections.

The “Video” mode

In this mode, the Working mode displays the video received from the conference participants. This is the default mode.

The “Whiteboard” mode

A whiteboard is a convenient way to illustrate the object of the issues discussed. It can be used by any meeting participant simultaneously. To view and edit a whiteboard, in the Control Panel, click the Tools button and select Whiteboard. The system displays a whiteboard and a set of tools for drawing/painting on it in the Working Area. As soon as you start drawing, your illustration becomes available for all the other participants in the Working Area.

The “Files” mode

After a meeting has been started, the meeting owner and the meeting participants can upload files for the meeting.
To upload a file, perform the following:

In the Control Panel, click the Tools button and select Files. The system displays the Conference materials window in the Working Area.
To upload a file, clic

Question 5

The Meeting Window

Accepted Answer

After you have started or joined a meeting, the system displays the Meeting Window: Note: | After joining a conference the participant’s video is switched off by default. It’s only the participant himself who can switch it on, by clicking the Enable Video button. The video camera will be enabled.

${color}#ffffffThe start video button.
${color}#ffffffThe stop video button.
${color}#ffffffThe enable microphone button.
${color}#ffffffThe disable microphone button. The Meeting Window contains the following sections:
The Mode Panel contains the following elements:
The Information button: Opens the window with the information about the conference.
Video Layout: Drop-box list with video layout modes in the right upper corner.
The Enter Full Screen/ Exit Full Screen buttons: Switching between the Full Screen mode and the Standard Screen mode.
Working Area: Is u

Question 6

Roles of meeting participants

Accepted Answer

During VideoMost meetings, a meeting participant can have various roles that determine his rights and capabilities to control other participants.

Owner (of the meeting): The user who created the conference. The owner is also a moderator. Only a registered user can be the organizer.
Moderator: This role is played either by the conference organizer himself or by a conference participant designated by the owner. The moderator controls the participation of all other participants in the meeting. Any user can be a moderator, regardless of whether he is a registered user of the service or not.
Participant: All other conference participants, regardless of whether they are registered users of the service or not. A member cannot control other members.

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