LYNC WEB APP PLUGIN NOT GETTING VIDEO FULL

The Lync 2013 Preview client now supports audio and video in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. Lastly,when sharing programs, users can select multiple programs to share if they need to work with more than one program. The new version sports easy to use audio controls in the meeting room allow the user to control audio options, such as mute, unmute, change device, and so on. These options are available on the Meeting Options page and are recommended for large meetings with more than 20 participants. Depending on the type of meeting, users can now mute the audience and allow or block video sharing when scheduling the meeting. They made some improvements to the conferencing features as well. This feature ensures that if you are presenting (sales pitch, training, etc.) you aren't interrupted. If the user is using the sharing feature entirely on a secondary monitor, Lync does not assign a Presenting presence status. This status blocks all incoming communications unless the sender is assigned the Workgroup privacy relationship. One nifty new feature in Lync 2013 is when Lync detects that a user is sharing, Lync automatically assigns the user a Presenting presence status. H.264 video supports a greater range of resolutions and frame rates, and improves video scalability.

The H.264 video codec is now the default for encoding video on Lync 2013 Preview clients.

With split audio and video, participants can add their video stream in a conference but dial into the meeting audio.Presenters can use the “video spotlight” feature to select one person’s video feed so that every participant in the meeting sees that participant only.Participants can use video pinning to select one or more of the available video feeds to be visible at all times.If the conference has more than five participants, video feeds of only the most active participants appear in the top row, and photos appear for the other participants. With the new Gallery feature, participants can see multiple video feeds at the same time.Participants can select from different meeting layouts: Gallery View shows all participants’ photos or videos Speaker View shows the meeting content and only the presenter’s video or photo Presentation View shows meeting content only Compact View shows just the meeting controls.High-definition video (resolution 1280 x 720 aspect ratio 16:9) is now supported in conferences.Video is enhanced with face detection and smart framing, so that a participant’s video moves to help keep him or her centered in the frame.It's also worth mentioning that the new Office 2013 comes with Skype and when you subscribe (To Office via Office 365) you get 60 minutes of Skype world minutes every month.

LYNC WEB APP PLUGIN NOT GETTING VIDEO FULL

Perhaps once HTML5 and the WebRTC spec is finalized we'll see a full Lync client run within a browser without the need for an ActiveX control. It uses standard DHTML and JavaScript supported on most mobile platforms. The new Web App Server known as WAC (Office Web App Companion) Server is essentially running Sharepoint and performing the HTML rendering. They won't have audio or video, but they will see IMs, whiteboard, and polls. However, tablets and mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, Android) can still use Lync Web App and participate in a meeting.

'Though the Lync Web App doesn't leverage HTML5 - it requires an ActiveX control to be installed. Meeting participants have access to all collaboration and sharing features and presenter meeting controls. This is big news and will certainly cause larger organizations that pay for WebEx or GoToMeeting services on a monthly basis to consider Lync for their online meeting services due to the fixed licensing costs. Well, one huge addition to Lync 2013 is the new Lync Web App adds both audio and video support enabling anyone who does not have a Lync client installed locally to participate. In April I mentioned how the Microsoft/Skype team was looking for HTML5 developers - no doubt with the intention of building a fully web-based Skype client. In May I discussed how Xbox 360 integration with Skype was slow going, so Skype federation with Microsoft Lync is welcome news. Alas, only voice and no video support yet. You can now fully integrate Skype contacts into Lync and call or instant message anyone on Skype. Lync Server 2013 can federate with Skype, which is huge new feature that greatly enhances Microsoft's UC portfolio and may explain the $8.5 billion premium Microsoft paid for Skype.

Lync web app plugin not getting video