Thread: How to Integrate Video in FG
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April 13th, 2019, 17:48 #11
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Maybe I am missing what these easy third party solutions are.
None of 5he solutions presented in ghis thread seem particularly easy to me. Requiring players to all have 2 screens or programming some streaming service on top of writing game material seems less than easy.
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April 13th, 2019, 17:49 #12
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April 13th, 2019, 18:05 #13
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April 13th, 2019, 18:13 #14
As mentioned in this thread and the other one you started, your option are;
- Use 2 or more monitors
- Use a second computer or smart phone for the video
- Use an overlay
Those are the options.
My car goes really fast, but it can't tow a boat. A truck can tow a boat, but it can't go really fast. Or something like that
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April 13th, 2019, 18:23 #15
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Why is asking for ideal for something that can be done unreasonable?
My truck is fast. Faster than my wife's BMW. While I don't tow boats I can tow them. Fast.
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April 13th, 2019, 18:28 #16
It’s not unreasonable to ask. The reasoning why it’s not in FG and what’s possible outside of FG have been presented to you.
I’d recommend you check the FG wishlist for something similar to your request and vote for it. If it’s not there already then please add it (and then vote for it).
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April 13th, 2019, 18:37 #17
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Maybe the motives are simply different overall.
I am far more interested in playing RPGs with friends than learning new technology or becoming over invested in an online system.
I appreciate the help.
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April 13th, 2019, 19:00 #18
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The way I see it, we have limited screen real estate and it's an individual choice where to spend that. Whether you're resizing FG to make room for a video chat app, using an overlay, or if FG had video chat built in (which it probably never will, for excellent reasons) doesn't really matter. You're still dedicating screen real estate to video chat and making that space effectively useless for FG itself (maps, story entries, etc.). If you're ok with giving up some screen space for FG, there are several options for doing so as discussed.
If you're not OK with taking screen space away from FG, I agree with you. FG needs as much space you can give it and I don't want to sacrifice any of it for something else. In this case, you have some options I can think of (at least some already discussed also):
1. Increase your screen real estate, either by getting another monitor or using another device with its own screen for those functions, as already mentioned.
2. UI scaling in FG can mitigate the problem by making FG on-screen elements smaller, but that's not a great option for many (tiny text, hard to read).
3. Leave the video chat in the background when you don't need it as much (maybe during combat) and bring it to the front when it's more important to you (probably during role-play).
4. Go without video chat and use audio only.
The chosen solution will be different for different people, as it should be.
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April 14th, 2019, 12:13 #19
Oovoo was perfect, and the only video chat software I've found that allows me to make a small, vertical column of participants. A horizontal bar wastes way too much screen real estate, but every other video chat I've tried either has a minimum window size that's still too big or won't show all participants of equal size (or worse, the window positions dynamically change as users enter/leave -- lookin' at you Discord).
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April 14th, 2019, 21:06 #20
Vsee Messenger is what we use for my remote games and stream. You can check out the quality and stuff here: https://www.mixer.com/RoleforFun. The windows can be configured to be sized/oriented however you want. You can have them all in a single window, or they can each have their own windows each with their own title based on the user's registered name. They still won't "overlay" on top of other active windows, but you can set them to the side vertically if you wish. It's the best option I have found for either streamers or people wanting the flexibility to orient their windows however they want. It also has the perks of being designed for healthcare - so very low bandwidth, secure, and free with built-in screen sharing and stuff like that. You can register (free) and download it here: https://vsee.com/messenger/
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