README.TXT for CU-SeeMe version 0.90b1 - 3/23/97 Information on CU-SeeMe, including the "CU-SeeMe .90 Visual User's Guide" is available at: http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu Be sure and check out the above web site. All of the information which follows, and much more, is available at the web site. Version .90b1 Features ---------------------- Video - Send or receive two sizes of black and white video (160x120 or 320x240). Audio - Send or receive audio using two different codecs (Intel DVI or Delta-mod). Chat - Send messages via the text based Chat Window. Explorer-style Participants List - Using the same style interface as the Windows 95 Explorer, you can show or hide other participants in a conference, see who is lurking, get informational stats on their connection, and more. Dockable Toolbar - The dockable tool bar can snap to any side of the main window, or float in its own. Tool tips and status bar help are also included. Easy Installation - There is only 1 file, with no associated DLLs, so no installer/remover is required. Just put cu-seeme.exe anywhere on your disk, and you are ready to go. Customizable for Low or High Bandwidth Environments - Adjustable send and receive rates make CU-SeeMe work over a wide variety of link speeds; from 28.8k modems to fast LAN connections. Private Audio - Talk privately to a specific person, even while in a conference with many participants. Private Chat - Chat privately to a specific person, even while in a conference with many participants. Mute Audio - Turn off all incoming audio, or just mute audio from a specific person. Chat Filtering - You can filter out anyone's Chat you don't want to see. Selectable Fonts in Chat Window - Customize the look of your Chat Window for easy reading. Incoming Call Confirmation - With this option set, you have can choose to accept or refuse an incoming call, after first seeing the name and IP address of the caller. Most Recently Used (MRU) List - This list, expandable 128 entries, keeps track of your previous connections. Copy Chat to Clipboard - Insert Chat "transcripts" into documents, complete with the fonts used in the Chat Window. Chat Message Numbering - Turn on message numbering to see if you missed anyone's chat. Video Controls - Brightness, contrast, and other picture qualities affecting your local video are adjustable via a dialog box. Audio Controls - Microphone and speaker volume are adjustable via the Windows 95 Volume Control. Microphone and speaker meters are located in the Audio Window. Freeze Video - You can send a still picture, or freeze someone's incoming video. Send or Lurk - You can change your send/receive video options while you are connected to a conference. Tabbed dialog for Preferences - All settings are in an easy to use tabbed dialog. Visual User's Guide - A web based guide, with annotated pictures, showing how to use the features of this version of CU-SeeMe. Win32 - This is a 32-bit version, and runs under Windows 95 and NT. And More... -----Basic Information about CU-SeeMe------------------------------------ CU-SeeMe is video conferencing software for the PC and Macintosh on the Internet. ***WARNING*** This is beta software. It has been alpha tested, but we depend on outside users to find some of the bugs for us. If you pick up and use this software, you are volunteering to be a beta tester. CU-SeeMe, a desktop videoconferencing program, for Macintosh and PC, is available free from Cornell University under copyright of Cornell and its collaborators. Future commercial versions and commercial licensing of CU-SseeMe will be available from White Pine Software, Cornell's Master Licensee for commercialization of CU-SeeMe. CU-SeeMe provides a one-to-one conference, or by use of a reflector, a one-to-many, a several-to-several, or a several-to-many conference depending on user needs and hardware capabilities. It displays 4-bit grayscale video windows at 160x120 pixels or at double that diameter, and now includes audio. So far as we know, CU-SeeMe was the first software available for the Macintosh to support real-time multi-party videoconferencing on the Internet. CU-SeeMe is intended to provide useful conferencing at minimal cost. Receiving requires only a Mac with a screen capable of displaying 16 grays, or a PC with a screen capable of displaying 256 colors, and a connection to the Internet. Sending requires the same plus a camera and digitizer (see specs below) which can cost as little as $100 to add on. At this time CU-SeeMe runs on the Macintosh and the PC using an IP network connection. With CU-SeeMe each participant can decide to be a sender, a receiver, or both. WARNING: Although being improved with each version, CU-SeeMe is not mature production software--USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. And also, PLEASE TREAT THE INTERNET KINDLY--keep b/w limits set down under 100kbps, or less if you share limited bandwidth with others. Many, many folks connected to the Internet can use CU-SeeMe with default settings and cause no problem to anyone else; but unfortunately, not everyone. If you don't know whether using CU-SeeMe will mess up the network for someone else, CHECK IT OUT first, please. CU-SeeMe was initially written for the Macintosh by Tim Dorcey with design assistance and sponsorship by Richard Cogger of the Advanced Technology group in the Network Resources division of Cornell University's Information Technology department (CIT). Important early contributions came from: Cornell University Medical Colleges (CUMC), Scott Brim, and John Lynn. The first version for Windows was written by Steve Edgar and released in April 1994. Since Oct. 1, 1993, the CU-SeeMe Project receives funding from the National Science Foundation. A very significant collaborative effort at Cornell University Medical Colleges (CUMC) is contributing substantial expertise and code. Development contributers to Macintosh CU-SeeMe0.83: Cornell: Richard Cogger (Project Director/PI), Tim Dorcey, Scott Brim (Co-PI), John Lynn, Larry Chace, Jef Han; CUMC: Steve Erde, Aaron Freimark, Aaron Giles, Erik Dahl; UIUC: Charley Kline (audio). Development contributers to Windows CU-SeeMe 0.84: Cornell: Richard Cogger (Project Director/PI), Richard Kennerly, Steve Edgar, Larry Chace; (Independent): Michel Carleer (audio) ; UIUC: Charley Kline (audio). This material is partially based on work sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement No. NCR-9318337. The Government has certain rights in this material. CU-SeeMe (tm) Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, Cornell University See Copyright notices at the end of this document. -----How to Test CU-SeeMe------------------------------------------------ To connect for a CU-SeeMe video conference, you must have the IP address of another CU-SeeMe user or the address of a CU-SeeMe reflector. You will need to use a reflector to have a multiparty conference on the Internet. The CU-SeeMe reflector program is a Unix program which we have tested on a number of Unix OS's. If you are not familiar with IP networks, reflectors and/or your particular network set-up, ask your system administrator for help in operating a CU-SeeMe reflector. Instructions on how to operate a reflector follow. As of January, 1995, Cornell regularly runs a reflector for testing at 132.236.91.204. It is usually very busy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----CU-SeeMe Maillist--------------------------------------------------- For anyone interested in following developments in CU-SeeMe or its use, an automated maillist has been established. The list is provided for unrestricted discussion of the CU-SeeMe packet video software under development by the Cornell CU-SeeMe project and its collaborators. Developers and project management all read the list. Currently, there are over 1000 members on the list, and there are usually around 25 messages each day. We, and other users, would also like to hear about and discuss innovative uses of CU-SeeMe. Please write and tell us your story. To join the list, send a message with the following line as the entire message body to listserv@cornell.edu: subscribe CU-SEEME-L (Substitute your actual name, please; it's amazing how many don't.) You should receive a confirming message with extensive instructions on use of the list. You can send mail to be distributed to the list to: cu-seeme-l@cornell.edu. Please be sure to send to this address ONLY when you want your message redistributed to everyone. TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to listserv@cornell.edu with no "subject:" with the message body: UNSUB CU-SEEME-L -----The Fine Print - Copyright Information------------------------------ The "two faces" Logo is a trademark of Cornell University. It is an original design by Aaron Freimark. The name "CU-SeeMe" is a trademark of Cornell University. CU-SeeMe(tm) Copyright (c) 1993, 1994, 1995, Cornell University Cornell hereby grants permission to use and copy, for any purpose, and to redistribute this binary executable version of the CU-SeeMe (tm) program (whole and unmodified), all without fee, provided that (1) any such redistribution shall realize no profit or gain, direct or indirect, (2) these copyright and permission notices, and those of Cornell's collaborators included below, appear on all copies and supporting documentation, (3) the name of Cornell not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the program without specific prior permission, and (4) notice be given in supporting documentation that copying and distribution is by permission of Cornell. Cornell reserves the right to modify this grant of permission in future releases. Decompiling, disassembling, or reverse engineering this program is not permitted. This notice makes no grant of permission or access to the source code for this program; such access is available by specific seperate license only. CORNELL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. By way of example, but not limitation, CORNELL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, OR OTHER RIGHTS. Cornell shall not be held liable for any liability with respect to any claim by the user or any other party arising from use of the program. The audio portion of CU-SeeMe was provided by Charley Kline's Maven. The following are notices of Charley Kline and UIUC and apply only to the Maven code contained in CU-SeeMe. These are generic notices; the reference to source code is inapplicable to this binary distribution: Charley Kline, cvk@uiuc.edu University of Illinois Computing and Communication Services 28 Feb 1994 Copyright (c) 1994 by Charley Kline and the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement: This product includes software developed by the University of Illinois, Urbana and its contributors. 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE TRUSTEES AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TRUSTEES OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Portions of the audio code for Windows CU-SeeMe were provided by Michel Carleer. Michel Carleer Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moleculaire Universite Libre de Bruxelles CPi-160/09