[Pidgin] #34: Voice/video support

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#34: Voice/video support
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  Reporter:  MarkDoliner  |       Owner:  seanegan       
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned       
  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  Patches welcome
 Component:  libpurple    |     Version:                 
Resolution:               |    Keywords:                 
   Pending:  0            |  
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Comment (by cb88):

 Replying to [comment:66 cb88]:
  I have a suggestion....

  why not just implement video chat through mplayer?

  get the video signal and pass it through an insecure direct p2p
 connection it would only work for pidgin at first but others would
 probably pick it up?

  for most people security is not a problem with chat software because you
 already know who you are chatting with....even if security as far as
 privacy is concerned openssl could be used to encrypt the living daylights
 out of the whole transmission

  I am thinking that this would require a fairly minimal modification to
 pidgin...since mplayer would be used no fundamental modification of the
 gui would be needed. also it would support all the streamed protocols that
 mplayer supports

  I want to use it to talk with my family who I only see once every year or
 two.

 What is wrong with it being pidgin that sets the standard instead of the
 networks?
 If you guys impement video and audio it will attract more people... in
 order not to loose users im network will be forced to comply with pidgin
 standards.

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