TrueConf Online

TrueConf Online is a cloud-based video conferencing platform. The service allows you to hold webinars and group conferences in Ultra HD quality with the participation of up to 120 users. TrueConf Online will provide universities with reliable video communications, as well as the tools necessary for distance learning collaboration: chat with the ability to share files, show presentations, an electronic board and record lectures. At the same time, TrueConf Online does not require setup and support costs, and a convenient interface will improve the quality of work.

2021: TrueConf 8

On November 25, 2021, TrueConf announced TrueConf 8 - an application for collaboration and video communication on Windows, macOS and Linux platforms, including various domestic distributions such as Astra Linux, RED OS and Alt.

According to the company, in these versions of applications, the interface has been completely updated in order to optimize the convenience of work and reduce the time for training users. The previous individual chats were replaced by a full-fledged corporate messenger, up to 1000 participants can now be invited to the conference, and additional intelligent AI capabilities have also been introduced.

In TrueConf 8, they laid down machine learning technologies to optimize the quality of collaboration, and subsequently - for adaptive improvement of video and sound. Built-in AI, for example, can "smartly" blur or replace the background with a virtual one, which will be useful when working from home or from improvised workplaces.

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For organizations with a protected internal perimeter, a version of TrueConf 8 was developed, adapted for the Astra Linux Novorossiysk OS and domestic. ARMprocessor Baikal-M

Apps for iOS and Android have also been updated - it is possible to simultaneously authorize on several devices and fully synchronize chat between all platforms.

According to Google Play as of November 2021, TrueConf for Android is the most installed mobile VKS application from Russia - the number of downloads exceeded 1.5 million.

One of the key directions in the development of the VKS will be automatic recording of conferences, and such AI technology has already reached the platform. TrueConf Server The video communication platform received recognitions Russian the speech technology of all conference participants, as well as the ability to search by spoken phrases with playing the necessary fragments in the recording of the meeting.

Video communication terminals in meeting rooms from TrueConf will also receive built-in AI technology - it will provide recognition of people in the room, and will also build the composition so that only meeting participants remain in the frame, even if they sit far from each other. AI development TrueConf will automatically split the frame into two parts and smoothly follow the participants regardless of the cameras used.

2020: Free subscription for coronavirus

Due to quarantine measures and the threat of the spread of coronavirus, the domestic VKS manufacturer TrueConf March 6, 2020 announced the free issuance of a subscription to the cloud service TrueConf Online. Thus, TrueConf plans to help companies and universities that fear for the health of their employees and students, organize remote work and remain in touch in a complicated situation.

The threat of coronavirus greatly affected the world situation. In many countries, major events are spontaneously canceled and educational institutions are quarantined, and company employees stop visiting offices and transfer their work processes online.

The company TrueConf decided to issue a subscription to use cloud service video conference TrueConf Online for free. This option is available for organizations registered with. RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Subscription to the maximum tariff will allow two clicks to conduct secure video calls, symmetrical conferences (up to 9) and conference calls (up to 10 participants), chat in chats, as well as use the necessary tools for collaboration: share the screen, run slideshows, send files and record sessions. At the same time, you can stay in touch with friends and colleagues from any convenient device - PC, laptop, tablet or phone.

We intend to provide a reliable tool for communications to everyone who in this situation wants to avoid risk or is forced to work remotely. VKS will allow without limitation to refuse to visit public places and business trips, as well as to physically attend local meetings, commented by Dmitry Odintsov, Director of Development TrueConf

2019: TrueConf 7.4 for Windows

July 24, 2019 TrueConf introduced the update of the client application for video communication and teamwork TrueConf 7.4 for Windows, which contains many useful features and improvements.

Changes and additions submitted by the developer in TrueConf 7.4:

• Support for TrueConf Directory. Users of TrueConf 7.4 for Windows can view lists of groups and subscribers of external servers connected to TrueConf Directory, add them to the address book and view subscriber profiles from a special window in the client application.
• Record a conference with the selected layout. In the presented version of Windows TrueConf, the user-selected layout is saved in the local conference record. And thanks to the function of automatic change of layout on the speaker, the user can easily identify the speaker in the video.

• Updated algorithm layout generation. When participating in a role-playing conference as a listener, the user's video window is not displayed in the general layout, but is displayed over the main window in overlapping mode. In addition, it is supported to maintain the selected order of windows if the user pulled images of interlocutors into individual windows and then closed them.
• Improved performance on older PCs. The introduced version of TrueConf for Windows received support for ANGLE technology from Google, which provides higher speed and quality rendering of video windows of conference participants on devices with outdated drivers and video cards.
• Other changes:
  • Supports custom application settings defined on the VCC server. TrueConf 7.4 for Windows synchronizes with the settings set in the TrueConf Server Control Panel. This allows you to automatically apply server VCS restrictions on incoming and outgoing streams for video communication and file exchange between users.
  • Support for HTTPS Proxy intermediate servers. The application's network settings allow you to use system settings to connect through a proxy server.
  • Setting Speaker Backlight. Users will be able to independently set the color of the frame that highlights the speaking participant in the conference. In addition, the user will be able to set the position for displaying the names of video conference participants - at the top or bottom of the video window, or activate the ability to automatically hide signatures during conferences.
  • Improved temporary authorization feature. Users who already have the TrueConf application installed will connect to conferences even faster and without restarting the application when logging on to a link to conferences organized on external servers.
  • Ability to set COM port for control of PTZ camera with VISCA or RS-232 interface.
  • Support for Chinese, Azerbaijani, Ukrainian and Vietnamese localizations.

2016

Russian universities free of charge

In early December, the company TrueConf announced the provision of free access to corporate groups by Russian universities of the cloud video communication service TrueConf Online.

As part of the implementation of this project, from December 2016, a special corporate group will be created for each educational institution with access to the TrueConf Online cloud video link service. Users in this group have a common address book and access to all service features and types of group video conferencing without limiting the frequency and duration of use. The term for registration of a corporate group for higher education institutions is two years with the possibility of further extension. At the same time, the number of users included in the group is not limited and will be discussed with representatives of each university. Access to the corporate group is granted after contacting you by phone or e-mail.

TrueConf Online 6.5.6

On October 9, 2016, the company TrueConf announced the release of TrueConf Online version 6.5.6 for. OS Windows

Changes and additions

In addition to the traditional option of placing the priority participant of the conference "in the corner," in this version the developers added three layouts. The overlapping layout allows you to place small videos of participants at the bottom of the priority window with a small overlapping that does not interfere with the review, but increases the area, which can be useful when working with content.

In this version, the display of icons of the disabled microphone and camera in the video windows of interlocutors has been added. These icons are visible to all participants and help diagnose sound and video problems.

Starting with version 6.5.4, the host can remotely disconnect and turn on the cameras and microphones of participants.

The application has added the ability to select images as a video source. This may be useful for creating a "stub" before the conference begins. Supports JPEG and PNG files, animated graphics in GIF format.

General Change List

• Layouts with priority video in the "corner," "top," "left" and "overlapping"
• Automatically adjusts video window layouts to any aspect ratio, such as vertical.
• Displays the icons of disabled devices in the person's video window.
• Show images as a video source in JPEG/PNG and animated pictures in GIF format.
• Added the possibility of inviting the user to the rostrum by double-clicking on his name in the list of participants in the conference.

Changed

• Reduced CPU utilization when capturing video from webcams.

Corrected

• Chat links now open in the default browser.
• Fixed error with incorrect display of phone numbers in user profile in address book.

As of October 9, 2016, a beta version of the TrueConf 7.0 application for Windows is available for download.

2015

In cloud video conferencing, telephony support has TrueConf appeared

At subscribers of a cloud service corporate videosvyaziTrueConf Online since February, 2015 appeared an opportunity to connect service "Calls on phone". They will be able to call through client applications TrueConf offline subscribers on phones and invite them to participate in group video conferences.

IP telephony is one of the business tools that can reduce telephone costs and improve the quality of communications in the company. The provision of IP call service through client applications was TrueConf made possible thanks to the cooperation of TrueConf and ZEBRAtelecom.

The Phone Calls service works via the Internet in the TrueConf Online cloud service and allows you to make calls to landlines and mobile phones anywhere in the world directly from the client application. In addition to calls, users will be able to invite telephone subscribers to group video conferences, as well as call any of them outside the conference. The service is available for users of the following popular operating systems: Windows, Linux, OS X and Android.

Now users don't need to install two different video conferencing and IP telephony applications on their desktops and mobile devices. Calls to phones through TrueConf client applications are a profitable alternative to SIP softphones. You can activate calls, as well as familiarize yourself with tariffs in the user's personal account. To connect, you need to replenish the balance in the amount of 100 to 5000 rubles. The service is available to individual TrueConf rate holders and users of corporate groups.

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We have long been providing the ability to connect IP telephony using SIP in our flagship product - TrueConf Server Free, which is free for all users," comments Mikhail Gotalsky, head of TrueConf. - Now the era of UC&C solutions, everyone wants to exchange information without thinking about the way of communication. Our decision to integrate cloud videoconferencing and telephony is another step forward in positioning our TrueConf Online product as a cloud-based, unified communications solution.

'In our time, information sharing and communication are paramount in all spheres of life. We are glad to meet partners who not only share our point of view, but also help bring ideas to life. "Videoconference with the possibility of calling a PSTN subscriber" is a fundamentally new solution that is unique in the Russian market at present. The life of a modern organization is difficult to imagine without constant communication. This service is an additional opportunity, thanks to which you can always be in touch with your colleagues regardless of location. The service will also help to efficiently use working time and reduce time and material costs. We are confident that the service will be relevant for companies with a developed regional network or offices in various countries, "comments Kudrin Sergey Viktorovich, General Director of Zebra Telecom CJSC.

2014

TrueConf Online 6.4.3

On May 31, 2014, TrueConf announced the release of an updated version of the TrueConf Online 6.4.3 client application. This version improves audio quality, desktop display speed, and video quality in small video windows, in group video conferencing layouts. Changes have been made to user address books.

List of changes to TrueConf Online 6.4.3:

• Fixed sound problems associated with echo suppression.
• Fixed a slow desktop display issue that existed in TrueConf Online 6.4.2.
• Improved video quality in small video windows (320x180 or less) in group video conferencing layouts.
• Fixed display of guest user names.
• Fixed Windows 8.0 remote desktop display issue.
• Expanded/collapsed user group lists in the address book faster.

TrueConf Online 6.5.0

On November 13, 2014, TrueConf announced an update to the video conferencing application TrueConf for Windows version 6.5.0.

In the new version, the changes affected the appearance of the program: modern tool icons, their grouping - brighter and more intuitive to use. Users' avatars are downloaded: now they will be able to take their own photo directly from the application and install it as an avatar that colleagues will see in the address book.

Screenshot of Trueconf conference window

The main innovation of the TrueConf version for Windows is the ability to broadcast an image of the desktop or any application open on your computer in live video stream format to the conference. This allows you to transfer any video content (including media files, complex 3D models, medical data) to any VKS terminals, including hardware, effectively use communication channels, adapting content to the permissions of the screens of end devices using SVC technology.

Added the possibility to select the type of the main window of the application - with the address book to be separated or combined with it. Customers who prefer DPI monitors can increase the font size in the address book, making it easier to interact with the program when using touchscreens.

"For us, this is the flagship product. 90% of our users use the application for Windows, for this reason we pay maximum attention to developing the functionality of this application and improving the convenience of working with it, "said Mikhail Gotalsky, head of TrueConf. "We are confident that this version will dramatically improve the efficiency of collaboration through the new cross-platform video data exchange."

TrueConf introduced a new tariff for government customers

Tostarif is available as part of the cloud video conferencing service TrueConf Online, allows you to conduct free video conferencing for up to 100 participants and save up to 65% on annual service.

The tariff is specially designed for state customers and is a full-fledged system of unified communications. The service package included in this tariff allows you to combine up to 50 users into a closed group with a common address book on all client applications TrueConf for Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and provides advanced administrative capabilities for its participants. At the same time, the size of videoconferences can be increased from 50 participants to 100 completely free of charge, having previously issued an application through the company's website.

The cost of the license is only 89,900 rubles/year, and thus not only saves 65% per year of the base price for this package of services, but also significantly simplifies the process of acquiring it for the state customer. The service is easily scaled, which means that the number of subscribers can be expanded according to the increasing needs of departments. Video conferencing servers are located on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the convenient validity of the tariff - 1 year - will not allow you to think about a monthly subscription.

With this tariff, state customers will increase management efficiency by accelerating the dissemination of information from central authorities to the periphery and evaluate all the advantages of domestic technologies. TrueConf developers claim that their video conferencing service in terms of its capabilities, level of security and quality of communication significantly exceeds Skype. The TrueConf Online service contains the necessary tools for collaboration (including chat), video resolution reaches the UltraHD (4K) format, and the use of SVC technology allows the video conferencing server to adjust the video stream to the changing characteristics of the member terminals. Participants of "Video + Conference 2014" - representatives of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Komi, stated that videoconferences reduce the time and financial costs of departments for business trips related to holding meetings, round tables, negotiations, consultations and training of staff.

2013

Free collaboration tools including videoconferencing

As part of the free tariff, all collaboration tools are available since fall 2013, namely, presentation and slide shows, remote desktop demos and remote management, and videoconferencing. Previously, this was possible only with the paid tariff "Initial." Naturally, the list of other free features has not become smaller: Full HD video calls 1-on-1 and multi-point video conferences for three people, the ability to participate in all types of video conferences, electronic board, file transfer, instant messaging and call history.

In addition to innovations for users using the service for free, the list of opportunities for its paid subscribers has been expanded, namely: the maximum number of participants in a multipoint symmetric video conference has been increased to nine simultaneously visible users. In conference calls, support was added for the 4th speaker, so the new size of video broadcasts became 4-on-120. Also for individual subscribers, a new mode was added for 1-on-10 video broadcasts, which was previously available only to users of corporate subscriptions.

Similarly, the capabilities of users of corporate groups, who can now organize symmetric videoconferences 9-on-9 and conduct selector video broadcasts with 4 hosts, have expanded.

2012

TrueConf Android Video Link App

video conferencings AEROSPACE FORCES TrueConf In the spring of 2012, the Russian developer and system manufacturer introduced the first Russian client video application for mobile devices with an operating system (OS) for public testing. The Android TrueConf solution allows you to use communicators, smartphones tablets, and personal computers (PCs). The application is fully compatible with all TrueConf products and allows you to make personal video calls to users of the server, cloud service and VKS TrueConf hardware systems.

As part of the creation of a mobile video communication solution, TrueConf specialists developed a new unified concept for UNIX-like operating systems, in particular iOS, Android, Linux and MacOS, provided support for the input and output of video and audio signals for the Android OS, tested the client application on mobile devices of different brands, developed a product interface.

The TrueConf client application for video calls works both in Wi-Fi and in 3G networks and is compatible with mobile devices based on Android version 2.2 and higher. The mobile solution TrueConf supports video transmission with a resolution of 320x240 pixels on communication channels with a bandwidth of 48 kbit/s. The application has an instant messaging feature.

"Mobile processors now allow you to encode and decode video streams as sufficient for video conferencing," comments Stanislav Soldatov, technical director. TrueConf - We use our own software coding and decoding of video, because the hardware does not quite satisfy the quality. It is necessary to note the trend of using increasingly powerful processors in the production of mobile devices. In the near future, user terminals are expected to exit with processors having an embedded codec WebM (VP8) that uses TrueConf. Using this processor will improve conference quality and reduce mobile power consumption. "

The video application is TrueConf available for free download in the official Android Market catalog. For enterprise users of the TrueConfServer server and TrueConfOnline service, the use of the application will be free.

For faster and more convenient login to the TrueConf Online service on a mobile device, the application provides for authorization through, Google built into OS Android or accounts on social networks Facebook and VKontakte. Therefore, the user does not need to remember the extra pair of login - password, it is enough to be authorized on one of the social networks that he actively uses.

"The application for the Android OS is the first TrueConf product for mobile devices, the future plans are to develop solutions for devices with the OS MacOS and iOS," says Dmitry Odintsov, director of development and sales. TrueConf - For the first time we demonstrated the mobile video communication solution to the participants of the seminar on VKS in April 2011. Today, the market is ready for mass implementation of the product: smartphones and tablets are widespread, wireless channel throughput is increasing. TrueConf plans to develop a video application that supports group videoconferencing for corporate users by the end of 2012. "

VideoPort Online 6.0.2

Compared to the previous version, VideoPort Online records meetings with improved video and sound quality. In addition, the presentation was launched: files in PowerPoint format can now be demonstrated to your interlocutors by conference. Improved switching of video window layouts by mouse click. Also corrected the noticed inaccuracies in the work of address books and chat.

The "amusing" object of expenditure in the budget of many companies is often business trips, trips to negotiate with partners in other cities, and participation in workshops. Even in Moscow, the average time it takes to travel to, say, a two-hour business meeting is about 5 hours, and this is more than half a working day. Modern video communication solutions are designed to minimize unproductive road costs, "said Mikhail Gotalsky, commercial director of VideoPort .

According to Video Port estimates, the purchase of the product pays off in the first six months of use. The service for video conferencing VideoPort saves time, flight costs, allows you to organize the collaboration of the most busy partners. Different rates and several payment options will ensure the convenience of use of the product.

Today, among the company's products you can find not only an easy-to-use and understandable service for, video conferencings but also a product for professionals -. VideoPort VCS It is designed to organize multi-user video conferencing on the local network and through. Internet Users will not need to buy additional equipment. The server ON is installed on any modern server Intel with a Pentium IV processor running Microsoft Windows Server versions 2003 or 2008. Customers will only need a computer with one of the operating systems of Microsoft Windows - 2000, XP, Vista, 7.

VideoPortOnline 6.1.1

Changes to the functionality have been made to the new version, a number of opportunities have been added, and qualitative shortcomings have been taken into account. The updated version of the online service VideoPort Online 6.1.1 implements a mechanism for sending high-quality video (HQ mode), which allows you to create a presence effect and see even the smallest details and movements. The conference topic was added to the invitation to the conference to fix the discussed and declared issues. It also became possible to connect to the owner of the conference using the "Call" button.

Due to the introduction of support for video transmission in high quality HQ 640x480, in group video conferences with four or more participants, the total resolution of the received video became at least 1280x960 pixels, which exceeds the HD 720p format by 33% in quality.

TrueConf Online 6.3 with Full HD (1080p) Video Calls

With version TrueConf Online 6.3, it is possible to hold free group videoconferences 3-on-3 for all users of the TrueConf Online service, including owners of mobile devices iPad and iPhone. Paid users of the service, as before, can conduct group videoconferences of professional quality up to 120 points.

To enable users of the TrueConf Online service to make the most of modern web and PTZ cameras, the company's developers increased their maximum resolution during 1-on-1 video calls from HD 720p to Full HD 1080p. Due to the hardware encoding and decoding of video streams on video cards built into modern processors, the CPU load during HD video calls is drastically reduced.

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new version of the application, we supported a wide-format 16:9 aspect ratio for all supported video modes from SD to Full HD, including updating all options for placing participant windows in group video conferences so that they are optimally located both in the new software interface and in full-screen mode on modern PC and laptop monitors," comments Mikhail Gotalsky, head of TrueConf. - The 16:9 aspect ratio is now used on almost all information display devices. For us, this is not a tribute to fashion, but primarily a concern for users, for the convenience of video communication sessions.

In addition to the updated appearance of the Windows 8-style TrueConf Online 6.3 interface, users of the new version were given the opportunity to change audio and video devices, including cameras and microphones, 'on the fly', without breaking the connection. There is support for "hot keys," which allow you to turn on/off audio and video transmission in the conference from the keyboard. Also in TrueConf Online 6.3, it became easier to work with the 'tribune' in selector video broadcasts, the possibility of inviting several participants to the tribune in a row was added, without waiting for them to answer.