Homer – Free SIP Softphone that Supports Video Conferencing

Homer is a free cross-platform SIP softphone, which also supports video conferencing. Both video and audio streams of conference participants can be captured. The amount of simultaneous participants for live video/audio chats is unlimited by the software. Video as well as audio files can be streamed during a conference session.

Homer supports low quality as well as high quality audio and video streams depending on the program settings. It can also be used to stream a live view of the current desktop screen. Homer communicates peer-to-peer but SIP servers (PBX boxes) are supported as well.

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Features:

General

• Runs under Linux, Windows and Mac OSX
• SIP based video conferencing: compatible to SIP-based softphones/devices
• Works without central SIP server but supports SIP servers as well
• Playback/streaming/capturing of video/audio data from files and devices
• Qt-based GUI with same look & feel for three operating systems
• [advt]Locally stored contact lists in XML format

Network

• SIP based session management
• IPv4 and IPv6 support
• UDP, TCP and UDP-Lite based video and audio streaming
• Configurable stream relay and preview to interoperate with other streaming tools
• Flexible port assignment for multiple participants behind a NAT box

Audio

• Streaming in formats: MP3, G.711 a-law, G.711 µ-law, PCM16 and AMR
• Capture local audio via ALSA, OSS or Windows-Multimedia-System (MMSYS)
• Playback/streaming of local audio files in the formats: AVI, MKA, MKV, MP3, VOB, WAV
• Recording of incoming audio streams in the formats: MP3, WAV

Video

• Streaming in formats: H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.264, MJPEG (without RTP) and MPEG4
• Capture local video via Video4Linux2(V4L2) or Video-For-Windows (VFW)
• Playback/Streaming of local video files in the formats: AVI, ASF, DV, MKV, MOV, MPEG, MP4, MP4A, SWF, VOB, WMV
• Recording of local desktop or only desktop segments, e.g. for screencasts
• Streaming of local desktop or only desktop segments
• Video resolutions from 128*96 to 1920*1080 pixels depending on the used video source supported
• Recording of incoming video stream in the formats: AVI, ASF, DV, MOV, SWF, WMV
• Snapshots of incoming video streams in the formats: BMP, JPG, PGM, PNG, PPM, XBM, XPM