VidyoConnect pre-call and in-call features

Language

Enables you to view the VidyoConnect UI in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, or Spanish.

Launch VidyoConnect when my computer starts

Automatically starts the VidyoConnect application whenever the desktop system reboots.

Enable dark theme

Decreases the brightness of the VidyoConnect desktop application background.

Automatically answer incoming calls

Automatically answers incoming calls and meeting invitations.

Default tab

Enables you to select which tab opens when the VidyoConnect desktop application launches.

Enable webinars

Enables you to create webinars and invite participants to your event in the VidyoConnect desktop app

Always keep application on top

Enables you to keep the VidyoConnect desktop application window on top of other application windows.

If you didn’t enable the ALWAYSONTOP MSI parameter (which was released in version 20.1.2) during installation, you can select this checkbox instead of using the parameter. If you did enable the ALWAYSONTOP MSI parameter during installation, this checkbox will be selected by default.

Always start conference in mini mode   

Starts calls in the small Mini Player mode window.

Enable conference duration timer

Displays a conference duration timer in the upper-right corner of the VidyoConnect desktop app. When the conference ends, a message appears indicating your total participation time.

Microphone, speaker, ringing device, and camera

Enables you to select the microphone, speaker, ringing device, and camera to use for your VidyoConnect calls.

Allow remote camera control    

Enables call participants to remotely control supported Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras connected to far-end VidyoConnect desktop or VidyoRoom endpoints.

Friendly device selection

Helps users to view which speaker, microphone, and camera they're using while they're in a VidyoConnect call, easily switch to a new device, and clearly see whenever the device selection has been changed.

Customize background

Enables you to display a blurred, virtual , or customized background.

Real-time microphone audio levels    

Displays the audio level of your microphone in real-time.

Enable notification sounds

Plays a notification sound every time a person joins or leaves a call.

Conference profile

Enables you to choose whether to use video, camera, and/or content sharing.

Outbound processing setting

Enables you to choose whether to conserve processing power.

Video preferences

Enables you to choose the balance between video quality and bandwidth use.

Ringing device

Enables you to choose a specific speaker as your ringing device.

Account information    

Displays your account information, such as your display name.

Sign out

Signs you out of the application and returns you to the login screen.

Calendar    

Integrates your Google or Outlook system calendars so you can see your video meetings and join them from within the VidyoConnect app.

About VidyoConnect

Displays the VidyoConnect version and copyright information, and provides links to the End User License Agreement, User Terms & Conditions, and Privacy Policy.

End User License Agreement, Terms and Conditions, and Privacy Policy    

Allows you to read and accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA), the Vidyo User Terms and Conditions, and the Privacy Policy (in accordance with data privacy regulations).

For more information about GDPR, refer to the GDPR Readiness - Vidyo article.

Invite participants to join an ongoing call

Ability to invite others to your call by dialing out or by using SMS.

Note: The dial out and SMS features are available to VidyoCloud Health customers only.

Capture images of participants' video and shared content when using Epic

Enables Epic healthcare providers to easily capture images during a consult and add them to a patient’s file in the Epic ERP.

Content/screen share for Desktop and WebRTC

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Screen share for Mobile (Android and iOS)

Ability to share your content and screen while in a video conference.

Note: The Mini-View Share pop-up and functionality are not available for WebRTC or Mobile.

Digital in-band stethoscope support    

Ability to perform reliable and accurate auscultations from any location during telehealth visits.

Far End Camera Control (FECC) (increments by nudge)    

Ability to remotely pan, tilt, and zoom far-end cameras by small "nudges".

Far End Camera Control (FECC)
(smooth control)

Ability to remotely pan and tilt far-end cameras continuously and smoothly.

Group text chat

Ability to chat, share links, and ask questions in a group chat.

HD video

Ability to provide high-definition video.

Media encryption

Ability to protect the content of your video conferences from being intercepted and decoded without your knowledge (AES encryption over industry standard SRTP for audio, video, and shared content).

Meeting moderation and claim moderation rights

Ability to moderate a call (including hard and soft muting, silencing, and disconnecting participants) from within the call interface.

Note: The ability for room owners to create, lock, and delegate the meeting moderator via a PIN has been a feature since the first VidyoConnect release.

Meeting moderator PIN

Ability for call participants to claim moderator privileges via a pre-configured PIN.

Note: The ability for room owners to create, lock, and delegate the meeting moderator via a PIN has been a feature since the first VidyoConnect release.

Meeting recording

Ability to record audio and video in real-time with one-click.

Mobile incoming calls    

Ability to answer direct calls when the VidyoConnect mobile app is active in the foreground and auto answer has been set.

Multi-tasking mode support    

Ability to use split view and slide over while using the VidyoConnect mobile app.

Snapshot - split screen

Ability to capture a snapshot (i.e., still image) of a remote participant's video tile or shared content tile and store it locally on your mobile Android or iOS device, as well as the ability to use split-screen multitasking mode on Android 7+ (phones and tablets) and Split View on iOS 11+ (tablets only)

Speaker button (device control)

Ability to control your speaker in a call similarly to how you mute and unmute your microphone and camera.