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Suitable for
interviews, group meetings.
Features
- Audio and videoconferencing
- Joining via a link containing the name of the meeting (e.g. vc.ptb.de/meetingname); hosted on PTB servers
- No registration or login necessary
- Possible to join through a browser (without need of installation), or via an app (best browsers: Google Chrome and Chromium)
- Optional password protection
- "Speaker Stats" for participants: name and total speaking time are displayed
- Individual participants can be excluded
- “Mute all” function available
- Meeting can be re-named under "Settings/Profile”
- Hardly any additional rights for the moderator other than a "Follow me" function under "Settings/More" (participants see what the moderator sees)
- Video quality can be set manually
- Background can be blurred
- Sharing of the entire desktop or individual windows available to all participants
- A “raise hand” function always available
- Chat function (with the whole group or selected individuals)
- Option to share the audio when a video is shared
Number of participants
technically, max. 70.
Limitations
- Only videos of the last 4-5 speakers are shown
- No polling function
- No interpreting channel
- No breakout rooms
- Hard limit of total participants in a meeting
- High CPU utilization makes it difficult for participants with older hardware to join
User considerations and troubleshooting
- Google Chrome or Chromium browser works best
- A test session with all participants necessary to find out if their hardware can run the tool
- One PTB staff member using a security certificate needed as conference host
- Participants can choose between:
- Gallery view: All participants are displayed with video/image/name in the same size
- Speaker view: The person speaking is displayed in large size.
Practical tips
- Suitable for small groups due to CPU issue