OoVoo launched a new free videoconferencing program that lets up to six users connect in a video call. Available for PCs and Macs (Linux version will be launched soon), it allows recording, text chat, direct file sharing and much more.

This new service of video conferencing is not so new. OoVoo has been launched six months ago, just enough time to make it ready for prime time and for a full review. The interface is fundamentally similar to the Skype, well designed and gets no special negative criticism from me. So, for those who already use Skype, means OoVoo is easy to to manage. Everything has been kept simple and easy to use, with straightforward commands.

Videoconferencing quality is also good, and better than Skype (which only allows two people per video conversation). I personally like the way that conferencing is laid out, which organizes all conferencing participants in an automatic.

Oovoo Key Features

OoVoo is essentially a video conference service with integrated Phone Call and allows to share documents easily, all in one. Key features of what looks to be a very promising platform are available to you immediately.

For those unfamiliar with what OoVoo is capable, I walk you through all the details. Here, what I have been able to uncover. These include:

• Cross-platform (PC and Mac) support
• File sending among attendees
• Video messaging
• Video Recording
• Text chat
• Invitation capabilities
• Multi-party videoconferencing
• Contacts management
• Videoconference recording
• Free calls to US and Canada landlines and mobile phones
• Moderation tools

Below a overview of some of these key features with details about their operativity and functionality.

Video Recording

Once your recording is saved on your hard disk and converted into a .FLV file that should make it easier for people to upload it to any better video sharing site.

Free Phone Calls To The US And Canada

For people that living in the USA or Canada country, OoVo lets make free calls directly from OoVoo to a landline or mobile phone.

• No credit card required.
• Add phone participants to your ooVoo video calls.
• Introductory period includes up to 120 minutes of FREE
  phone calls.
• FREE phone calls to the USA and Canada available
  through March 1, 2008.

Video Conferencing

Its user interface with clear quality video stream as I have said already, gets no special negative criticism from me. Video stream depend from your bandwidth connection and type of webcam you are using.

Text Chat

If you want to messanger with other users you can make this, but if you want to know what people were talking about a week ago, OoVoo don’t have integrated message history function.

File Sharing

The sharing of files and information has become important not only for business professionals, but also for individuals. 25MB shared are kept in your account and can be easily re shared or re-sent to anyone anytime during any OoVoo videoconferencing session.

Video Messaging

You can record a one minute video message that you can send directly to family, friends, co-workers - anyone. You can also save it as Div/MP3 recordings in your favorite folder.

• Record and send video messages to ooVoo users or
• friends who don’t have ooVoo yet.
• Send to as many people as you want at once.
• Play video messages on any computer.
• Save the video message to your computer.
• Save unfinished video messages to drafts folder.
• Get creative! Use video messages for birthday party
• invites, sales contacts or as postcards from your travels.
• Find out how to add video effects to your video message.

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