- while everyone's waiting for skype to come if it ever does, check out reelportal in the appworld. there's nothing to download on the computer and i was able to chat with four other people at the same time. all they have to do is type in the same "room" name that you create when you first log in. be sure to either have head phones on or make sure you start with your volume all the way down and keep your mic far from the speaker if you're on the computer. headphones work best for the PB. also the flower icon with the + will increase video quality if tapped a few times. there is text chatting incorporated too if you'de rather type. once you're on tap the webcam and mic icons to turn them on. tapping the cam icon a second time switches to the rear facing camera. its pretty slick and its free so you can't beat it. if anyone needs any help with trying it out you can bbm me and i'll log on. enjoy everyone!
*note- if you try doing it while tethering it will say "server timed out. retrying" give it a few seconds and it will connect. the quality isn't nearly as good as wifi, to be expected thoughLast edited by adambarrios; 05-06-11 at 05:17 PM. Reason: update
05-06-11 04:58 PMLike 12 - This really works and it is so easy to set up. Not only can you use this to have video chats with several people across multiple platforms, but it is designed to be "always on" like a telephone. I set this up on several web cam computers and use them to monitor different rooms.
I'm still playing around with it, but I'm not sure why we would need to wait for Skype whem there is an application like this NOW!05-06-11 06:32 PMLike 0 -
- @adambarrios I'm the developer of ReelPortal. Thanks for your feedback.
I just want to mention that most recent laptops/netbooks have echo cancellation (AEC) built-in the HD Audio driver, but they usually default to OFF. So you just need to enable it. On Windows, it's usually under the Control Panel. I found that these audio drivers do a better job (probably because it utilizes hardware AEC) than pure software AEC.
Adobe is currently beta testing a version of Flash/AIR (for PC) that has software AEC. So I think it will come to the mobile platform soon. I'd imagine the audio chipset in these tablets would have hardware AEC, but wonder if there's a way to switch it on.paladinjn likes this.05-13-11 09:24 PMLike 1 - @adambarrios I'm the developer of ReelPortal. Thanks for your feedback.
I just want to mention that most recent laptops/netbooks have echo cancellation (AEC) built-in the HD Audio driver, but they usually default to OFF. So you just need to enable it. On Windows, it's usually under the Control Panel. I found that these audio drivers do a better job (probably because it utilizes hardware AEC) than pure software AEC.
Adobe is currently beta testing a version of Flash/AIR (for PC) that has software AEC. So I think it will come to the mobile platform soon. I'd imagine the audio chipset in these tablets would have hardware AEC, but wonder if there's a way to switch it on.05-13-11 09:36 PMLike 0 - Wow, that's cool to hear. Skype is like a 800lb gorilla in this field, so I don't expect a lot of ppl to get my "no account required" approach.
For Android phones, all I'm waiting for is Adobe to update AIR to support the front camera. Then, it would be on par with the Playbook. Currently, only the back camera works.
For iPhone/iPad, I think I can do it in a couple of weekends. The only obstacle for me is that I'd have to buy a Mac computer, an iPad, and pay a hefty Apple developer fee . It'd take sometime to save up to buy all these stuff.
RIM makes it so much easier to develop for the Playbook, at zero cost.05-13-11 10:35 PMLike 0 - that's right i remember reading about that issue with the androids. sorry about all the apple fees, i guess that's one more reason why people should switch to the playbook now. users and developers the same. if you are ever able to make it for the ipad let me know if you need testers. i have a friend who just switched to the playbook and gave his wife his ipad2 that would try it. he was blown away when i showed him reelportal. my wife also has a mytouch4g that i like to try your app on as well. so i'm definitely looking forward to your updates, you've definitely developed something great thats only going to get bigger and better. let me know if i can ever help with anything, your work is appreciated.05-13-11 10:46 PMLike 0
- @adambarrios Yeah. Any other software I make, it'd probably for the Playbook first. Also, thanks for the offer. I will let you know.
@jessi449 Does she have a Playbook or another PC to try on? My guess is perhaps she has a firewall that blocks port 1935 used by ReelPortal.adambarrios1 likes this.05-14-11 03:21 PMLike 1 - @drethos You're welcome. Glad u like it.
@adambarrios I have a prototype working on the iPod Touch 4th Gen, which should also works on iPhone4/iPad2. Quite a few things are broken due to Apple's restrictions, but the basic audio/video streams are working fine. If you're interested in testing it, please send me an email [email protected]. I'm still figuring out how to distribute it to testers though.06-03-11 03:27 PMLike 0 -
- Thanks for the compliments! Yes, iPhone/iPad version is the last major platform to port to. Then I can put more effort on the audio/video quality, as well as making the user interface nicer.
I'd appreciate it if you leave me a positive feedback on AppWorld.06-07-11 10:08 PMLike 0 - while everyone's waiting for skype to come if it ever does, check out reelportal in the appworld. there's nothing to download on the computer and i was able to chat with four other people at the same time. all they have to do is type in the same "room" name that you create when you first log in. be sure to either have head phones on or make sure you start with your volume all the way down and keep your mic far from the speaker if you're on the computer. headphones work best for the PB. also the flower icon with the + will increase video quality if tapped a few times. there is text chatting incorporated too if you'de rather type. once you're on tap the webcam and mic icons to turn them on. tapping the cam icon a second time switches to the rear facing camera. its pretty slick and its free so you can't beat it. if anyone needs any help with trying it out you can bbm me and i'll log on. enjoy everyone!
*note- if you try doing it while tethering it will say "server timed out. retrying" give it a few seconds and it will connect. the quality isn't nearly as good as wifi, to be expected though06-07-11 10:11 PMLike 0 - @cazurela great to hear! but i thought the Captivate doesn't have a front camera...well you can always receive incoming video, and send video out the rear camera06-07-11 11:02 PMLike 0
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- @reelportal, nice work on the app. you ought to set up a paypal thing for donations, it was free after all and some off us wanna show our appreciation. thanks man, great work!06-11-11 02:16 PMLike 0
- @sterling thanks for the suggestion. i actually put in the donation thing on the download page a couple weeks back, but perhaps it's not as visible. so i just moved it to its own separate page now.
Reel Talk - www.ReelPortal.com: Donate
i'm also looking for donation of server time (i.e. hosting a public ReelPortal server).
btw, not many ppl may realize this, but the server software is also free to download and run on your own network.06-12-11 02:39 AMLike 0
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