OpenTok
Opentok was formerly called TokBox. Not only the name was different but the service as well – you had a movie conferencing app and service like many others are suggesting. In 2011, the company renamed OpenTok, focused only on providing an API to permit users to develop their own movie talk applications and place them on their websites.
You don’t need to be very skilled to build something; the instructions are given and the API is made as plain as possible such that users don’t need to bother about the technicalities of the primitives.
Just go after a series of steps in the tutorials, after having registered, and you will be up and going in around fifteen minutes.
What Can You Do With OpenTok?
OpenTok apps permit you to engage in unlimited and free movie talk on a one-to-one basis. More users can be added, with up to five being visually and vocally active at any point in time. See the costs below for more details on that.
OpenTok doesn’t just make you communicate but also permits you to make others communicate. By building and placing movie talk widgets on your website, you can build and manage a entire community of communicators. This brings fine power to your website and to you (or your company), providing you the platform to unite people for communication and collaboration, and providing the competition edge to your website that makes it stand out. Here are examples in which you can use OpenTok:
- Set up meetings with your employees, business playmates or clients on your website;
- Provide live online help on your website, suggesting support for a service;
- Have friends connect together for a talk, and here the topic can be anything from sports to glamor;
- Hold student explore circles or syndicates;
- Have talk functionality on your website to make it stand out from others and subsequently attract traffic;
- Hold lectures with students listening and viewing, in the context of online courses;
- Broadcast yourself live to an audience;
- And so many things more that permit you to take advantage of VoIP.
What Does OpenTok Cost?
The API and subscription are free, but you need the service to make the movie thing work. The interesting thing is that OpenTok has a basic service that is free. In it, you get to build your app and talk 1-to-1 for free, unlimited. You can also have fifty persons in your talk room (that is talk session), but only five persons can talk and be viewed at a time.
With the free service, you can even have an audience of one thousand persons in your talk room, but only two of them can talk and be viewed. This just works for open lectures. Then comes the paid service (at $500 a month) for some upgrade. For example, ten persons can talk at a time, with a silent audience of 50. This is good for corporate meetings. You can also have your movie talk apps tailored to your needs, for the corresponding cost.
Getting Began
To get embarked, you need an API key and the API. This permits you to access the development environment and build your apps. You need of course to know how to do this. OpenTok provides good documentation on its site.
Requirements
Users who want to talk with your OpenTok app need to have the following:
- A browser with Flash Player Ten.Three or later installed;
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows seven or Mac OSX Ten.Four or later;
- A webcam, microphone, and a hearing device;
- A good Internet connection with at least one hundred sixty kbps bandwidth for each participant.
Users do not need to download or install any application on their computers. They only need to know the URL of your website and go there using their browsers.
OpenTok – Build Your Own Free Movie Talk App and Hot Movie Conferences
OpenTok
Opentok was formerly called TokBox. Not only the name was different but the service as well – you had a movie conferencing app and service like many others are suggesting. In 2011, the company renamed OpenTok, focused only on providing an API to permit users to develop their own movie talk applications and place them on their websites.
You don’t need to be very skilled to build something; the instructions are given and the API is made as plain as possible such that users don’t need to bother about the technicalities of the primitives.
Just go after a series of steps in the tutorials, after having registered, and you will be up and going in around fifteen minutes.
What Can You Do With OpenTok?
OpenTok apps permit you to engage in unlimited and free movie talk on a one-to-one basis. More users can be added, with up to five being visually and vocally active at any point in time. See the costs below for more details on that.
OpenTok doesn’t just make you communicate but also permits you to make others communicate. By building and placing movie talk widgets on your website, you can build and manage a entire community of communicators. This brings good power to your website and to you (or your company), providing you the platform to unite people for communication and collaboration, and providing the competition edge to your website that makes it stand out. Here are examples in which you can use OpenTok:
- Set up meetings with your employees, business playmates or clients on your website;
- Provide live online help on your website, suggesting support for a service;
- Have friends connect together for a talk, and here the topic can be anything from sports to glamor;
- Hold student explore circles or syndicates;
- Have talk functionality on your website to make it stand out from others and subsequently attract traffic;
- Hold lectures with students listening and viewing, in the context of online courses;
- Broadcast yourself live to an audience;
- And so many things more that permit you to take advantage of VoIP.
What Does OpenTok Cost?
The API and subscription are free, but you need the service to make the movie thing work. The interesting thing is that OpenTok has a basic service that is free. In it, you get to build your app and talk 1-to-1 for free, unlimited. You can also have fifty persons in your talk room (that is talk session), but only five persons can talk and be viewed at a time.
With the free service, you can even have an audience of one thousand persons in your talk room, but only two of them can talk and be viewed. This just works for open lectures. Then comes the paid service (at $500 a month) for some upgrade. For example, ten persons can talk at a time, with a silent audience of 50. This is good for corporate meetings. You can also have your movie talk apps tailored to your needs, for the corresponding cost.
Getting Began
To get began, you need an API key and the API. This permits you to access the development environment and build your apps. You need of course to know how to do this. OpenTok provides good documentation on its site.
Requirements
Users who want to talk with your OpenTok app need to have the following:
- A browser with Flash Player Ten.Three or later installed;
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows seven or Mac OSX Ten.Four or later;
- A webcam, microphone, and a hearing device;
- A good Internet connection with at least one hundred sixty kbps bandwidth for each participant.
Users do not need to download or install any application on their computers. They only need to know the URL of your website and go there using their browsers.
OpenTok – Build Your Own Free Movie Talk App and Hot Movie Conferences
OpenTok
Opentok was formerly called TokBox. Not only the name was different but the service as well – you had a movie conferencing app and service like many others are suggesting. In 2011, the company renamed OpenTok, focused only on providing an API to permit users to develop their own movie talk applications and place them on their websites.
You don’t need to be very skilled to build something; the instructions are given and the API is made as plain as possible such that users don’t need to bother about the technicalities of the primitives.
Just go after a series of steps in the tutorials, after having registered, and you will be up and going in around fifteen minutes.
What Can You Do With OpenTok?
OpenTok apps permit you to engage in unlimited and free movie talk on a one-to-one basis. More users can be added, with up to five being visually and vocally active at any point in time. See the costs below for more details on that.
OpenTok doesn’t just make you communicate but also permits you to make others communicate. By building and placing movie talk widgets on your website, you can build and manage a entire community of communicators. This brings superb power to your website and to you (or your company), providing you the platform to unite people for communication and collaboration, and providing the competition edge to your website that makes it stand out. Here are examples in which you can use OpenTok:
- Set up meetings with your employees, business fucking partners or clients on your website;
- Provide live online help on your website, suggesting support for a service;
- Have friends connect together for a talk, and here the topic can be anything from sports to glamor;
- Hold student explore circles or syndicates;
- Have talk functionality on your website to make it stand out from others and subsequently attract traffic;
- Hold lectures with students listening and viewing, in the context of online courses;
- Broadcast yourself live to an audience;
- And so many things more that permit you to take advantage of VoIP.
What Does OpenTok Cost?
The API and subscription are free, but you need the service to make the movie thing work. The interesting thing is that OpenTok has a basic service that is free. In it, you get to build your app and talk 1-to-1 for free, unlimited. You can also have fifty persons in your talk room (that is talk session), but only five persons can talk and be viewed at a time.
With the free service, you can even have an audience of one thousand persons in your talk room, but only two of them can talk and be viewed. This just works for open lectures. Then comes the paid service (at $500 a month) for some upgrade. For example, ten persons can talk at a time, with a silent audience of 50. This is good for corporate meetings. You can also have your movie talk apps tailored to your needs, for the corresponding cost.
Getting Embarked
To get commenced, you need an API key and the API. This permits you to access the development environment and build your apps. You need of course to know how to do this. OpenTok provides good documentation on its site.
Requirements
Users who want to talk with your OpenTok app need to have the following:
- A browser with Flash Player Ten.Three or later installed;
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows seven or Mac OSX Ten.Four or later;
- A webcam, microphone, and a hearing device;
- A good Internet connection with at least one hundred sixty kbps bandwidth for each participant.
Users do not need to download or install any application on their computers. They only need to know the URL of your website and go there using their browsers.