Comments on: Web conference with BRIO for Free

By: sandra407

sandra407 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:02:21 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

By: Video Conferencing Setup

Video Conferencing Setup — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:13:29 +0000

Sitting with the doctors in a room and talking with other doctors via video conferencing was very exciting for me when I first time sat for a meeting. I first felt like a movie going on until when one of the doctors asked me for my comments. It was really weird and exciting.

By: Tom Gilmore

Tom Gilmore — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:20:54 +0000

Hi Terry,
Perhaps you remember me from the Detroit MacUser Group days. I always knew you were going places, especially after I took several of your Photoshop courses sponsered by GM in the late 80′s.

I am back at it with Photoshop using CS3 after I purchased a Canon xsi SLR and joined NAPP. I think your teaching style and relaxed manner in presenting the software applications from Adobe is fantastic. It was great to see how far you have come since the early MacUser days when you had your little operation in Southfield, MI that was growing by leaps and bounds.

A Big Fan, Tom Gilmore

By: Angel Adams

Angel Adams — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:11:33 +0000

Informative article and well written too!

Maybe next up we can get more information about on-premise web conferencing appliances. They are so much more secure than hosted softwares and you buy them outright. They are also fast and easy to use, and have ongoing IT support.
Like the one my company is trying out called TurboMeeting from RHUB (http://www.rhubcom.com).

I am sure a lot of people will benefit from such information!

By: iOnlinePhilippines

iOnlinePhilippines — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:01:31 +0000

Got nothing to say about your Web conference, You really got an awesome informative blog, would you mind if i ask you for a link exchange? Regards…

By: Mike Gawet

Mike Gawet — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:02:55 +0000

Thanks Terry!!!!

I’ve been wanting to try the Adobe Connect scheme, but couldn’t justify the cost. BRIO is great. I’ve yet to actually test it by running a live meeting. But, the set up was a snap. I even managed to connect an old Web Cam that I had, by finding and downloading new drivers for Leopard.

I’ve been looking for a solution like this. Occasionally, I have someone that would like to know how to do something in a particular program or that has a system issue (or, vice versa). Or, even to handle last minute changes with clients. What a fantastic way to make that happen. And, the fact that PC users can connect is another huge plus.

Thanks again,
Mike

By: terrywhite

terrywhite — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:00:13 +0000

Peldi,
Thanks! I completely missed the whiteboarding and request control features (which I’m amazed is in the free version!) and have updated the post accordingly!
Terry

By: Zac

Zac — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:08:09 +0000

Thanks,

I used it today as a matter of fact. It saved me 2hrs of time, trying to get something approved. Everyone jumped on board and we discussed while we looked, made a couple of changes, and voila’! It was approved! So much easier than emailing back and forth, calling to see if they got it, texting with different ideas…what do you think…blah, blah,blah.
Thanks for the info!

By: Peldi

Peldi — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:33:42 +0000

Hey there Mr. White, thanks so much for the nice review, and I’m glad to hear you’re happy with the product.

A few comments:
- BRIO does have a shared whiteboard like Pro (some people say it’s even better), just go to the “PODS” menu to find it.
- another cool little feature you might have missed: BRIO supports “remote control”, where a viewer can take over control of your computer while you are sharing, good for “customer support” situations. It’s a bit hard to find right now (users can request control by clicking on your name while you share or you can hand someone control while you are sharing by clicking on their name). We’re working on making that a little more visible…stay tuned.
- (for Mr.Beckman): a host can resize all the pods in the room, either by maximizing them or by dragging any corner or edge. That will make the webcam pod as big as you want it!
- (for the Online Collaboration Consultant). Adobe now offers 3, yes 3 versions of Connect: BRIO is the free, 3 people room; Acrobat Connect is the $40/month (I think), 15 users room; then there’s Connect Pro which is more expensive but much more powerful. I know, I get confused by that as well sometimes Anyways, the plan is to have Connect (the standard version) move over to this new interface sometimes in the future, stay tuned for updates.

Thanks so much for trying it out and keep that feedback coming! (there’s a “Send feedback” link in the Help menu you can use)

Peldi Guilizzoni
Sr.Eng.Lead, Adobe BRIO

By: Online Collaboration Consultant

Online Collaboration Consultant — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:32:35 +0000

Thanks,
Thought this article was very informative. Been in the industry and heard alot about Adobe Connect and were partnered at one point. This new BRIO Beta version looks great but the limits are still in effect and switching to the full service is not affrodable for all. Enjoyed using theis service but when dealing with SME’s its difficult to say how this will go down. Non-the-less thanks for the heads-up.
Cheers,

By: Jack Beckman

Jack Beckman — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:44:48 +0000

Tried it out, and it works very well. The video is a bit small, but the audio (used the built in VOIP) was very clear and worked great. This will be a real help for people like me doing work for remote clients – have have a test web server locally, and now I can show live pages to the client rather than taking screen shots.