You may test that by registering the account on Video Chat Software website. While you log in, the Video Conference menu may show up in main menu and you will start testing. Joomla user name is used as the chat name. Component is been developed by using MVC for Joomla 1.5 . It is Joomla 1.5 Native component.
With latest component version are managed from the joomla administrator area as well as many settings are accessible for every room. Rooms is made and deleted from the chat interface in the editions with the mysql support. The rooms are been stored in the mysql table in place of static xml file.
Flash video conferencing Module: It shows list of the public rooms, which includes participants on internet in every room. As well, shows the private rooms that are owned by login in user. The joomla integration is given with complete php source code in GPL. This means you may use, distribute, tweak, component php files like you want.
The advanced software needs 2 kinds of the hosting: regular php and mysql web hosting for a regular site features (probably you have that in case, you have the joomla installed) and special plan (generally on different special server) for the video streaming as well as instant communication needed between the chat clients. You require 1 of them to run interactive as well as streaming part of software: FMIS and Red5. See software requirements on site for complete detail. Red5 is totally free & open source however you need the VPS or else Dedicated Server with the root access for installing it. In case, you are not technical you may find this kind of the hosting with the management services on website or else from some other providers. The flash video chat & flash video conferencing integration gives integration of the professionally developed audio video solution for the joomla websites.
The flash video chat is the multi user audio video chat program developed in the adobe (or macromedia) flash8 & flash media for the good quality of audio video compression. You may also adjust camera bandwidth or compression as well as quality for the flash video chat according to your website needs. You may as well opt for the firewall or proxy version, which works with the firewall using the http tunneling on the port 80.
