VDO.ninja

VDO.ninja (formally OBS.ninja) is a utility for transporting video feeds from a smartphone, tablet, or remote computer into programs like OBS Studio or any other browser-enabled software. It offers high-quality, low-latency video feeds and supports virtual backgrounds, basic avatars, and screen/media file sharing.

An excellent option for creating video work with remote collaborators or event streaming as it works pretty seamlessly with OBS.  

It needs to have one person in charge of the room (the director).  The director of the room has control over who can see each other, can see the audio and video settings of each participant, and can create scenes with specific users in them.  Video or Scene feeds can then be pulled directly into OBS or any other program that allows for browser feeds.

VDO.ninja is great for bringing guests into a stream in part because the user experience is fairly simple and web-based.  

COST: Free


Wonder

Wonder is a long-distance collaboration tool that allows for intuitive huddles and breakout groups which are represented visually. Users, which are shown as small circular avatars, are able to move between the various huddle bubbles shown on the screen. All the users in a huddle bubble have their voice and video chat activated for each other. Users can place sticky notes around the space for brainstorming sessions

COST:

  • $2 / user / month for up to 5hrs a week, or

  • $9 / user / month with unlimited time


Zoom

One of Zoom’s main draws is that at this point pretty much everyone knows how to join and participate in a zoom call.  It has excellent compatibility across browsers & operating systems and is fairly constantly updating with new features and functionality.  Zoom is a particularly good option for user groups with variable internet reliability as it will considerably throttle quality before actually dropping a user.  While this might make for a more frustrating call lag-wise, it is better than not being able to communicate at all.  Some of Zoom’s newer features include automatic transcription/subtitles for English-speaking users, the ability to add pronouns to user profiles, and the option to save custom gallery orders.  

COST:

  • Free unlimited 1:1 meetings

  • 3+ participants capped at 40min

  • Paid plans range:

    • $20/month/license

    • $30/month/license for teams

    • up to $132/month/license for webinars & events


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