Chapter 10 - Conference Templates – Full Parameters View

Table 10-2: General Conference Parameters

Option

Description

 

 

Video Session

If the number of participants is less than or equal to

(cont.)

the number of participants displayed, each

 

participant can see all of the other participants.

 

When selecting Continuous Presence the following

 

layout options are available:

 

Classic

 

Quad Views

 

Software

 

Classic - Classic Continuous Presence used the

 

standard Video card. 21 video layouts are available

 

in this mode.

 

Quad Views - The Quad Views mode requires the

 

Video+ card. It includes layouts for large video

 

conferences. This mode should be selected when

 

the conference includes 10 par tic pants or more.

 

Software - Software Continuous Presence is

 

implemented in IP networks only and is a software

 

solution that resembles the Continuous Presence

 

feature in terms of functionality, without using video

 

card resources. Software CP combines four

 

incoming QCIF streams with fixed video bitrate from

 

four different participants into one outgoing CIF

 

stream.

Video Streams IN

4 x QCIF

Presence formatting

Software Continuous

1 x CIF

Video Stream Out

In Software CP conferences only two types of Video Layout formats are available: 2x1 and 2x2. If the conference includes less than 5 participants, one of the participant's layout windows is grayed out.

For more details, see MGC Manager User’s Guide Volume II, Chapter 1.

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