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Multiparty WebRTC video chat

Shown by songzme on Sep 25, 2013. Click the card to turn it over.

93points

48comments

#248of 1,739 in 2013

Top 15%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

12 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against

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OpenTok iOS SDK is closed and buggy
From 1 comment
- We use opentok a lot and are developing a system for it. My biggest issue with it is reliability and incorrect behavior on the opaque opentok side of the libraries. iOS support…
  pfisch on HN
Pricing change removes free group chats
From 2 comments
- Shame the are revising their pricing to remove free 1:1 chats.
  matthewcford on HN
- If you've started building before 8/31, all 1:1 is free, group will cost money Even if you haven't, all p2p 1:1 traffic is free
  changdizzle on HN
Down under HN traffic at first
From 1 comment
- Seems to be down :( getting a heroku Application Error
  singular on HN

Support Safari or Chrome on iPad
From 1 comment
- Looks awesome! I need exactly this, but it needs to work for Safari/Chrome for the latest iPad. Any ideas?
  nicklovescode on HN
Add recording
From 1 comment
- Any ability to record?
  PleaseBeSerious on HN

How were the filters implemented
From 1 comment
- How did you implement the filters though?
  brickcap on HN
How does WebRTC scale beyond two users
From 2 comments
- Isn't the point of WebRTC to avoid dependence upon a company like OpenTok?
  ilaksh on HN
- I didn't know that webrtc was limited to two users. If it is how does opentok get around that? My understanding of webrtc was that it uses UDP so it can get around firewalls and…
  ilaksh on HN

appear.in
From 1 comment
- Similar to http://appear.in, but no screensharing. Being open source is a big plus.
  tootie on HN
Google Hangouts
From 1 comment
- meanwhile google hangouts still requires a plugin. Even in Chrome.
  est on HN
Skype and WebEx
From 1 comment
- Nice job, guys! This could seriously put skype and webex (ughhh) out of business.
  makmanalp on HN
LiveNinja
From 1 comment
- LiveNinja.com is using this for webcasts.
  brianbreslin on HN