Hacker News with Generative AI: Video Conferencing

Four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' (2021) (news.stanford.edu)
Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford researchers have a warning for you: Those video calls are likely tiring you out.
Zoom, COVID-19, Video Conferencing, Fatigue, Psychology
34 points by yamrzou 12 days ago | 54 comments
INFP: Audio-Driven Interactive Head Generation in Dyadic Conversations (grisoon.github.io)
We present INFP, an audio-driven interactive head generation framework for dyadic conversations. Given the dual-track audio in dyadic conversations and a single portrait image of arbitrary agent, our framework can dynamically synthesize verbal, non-verbal and interactive agent videos with lifelike facial expressions and rhythmic head pose movements. Additionally, our framework is lightweight yet powerful, making it practical in instant communication scenarios such as the video conferencing. INFP denotes our method is Interactive, Natural, Flash and Person-generic.
Generative AI, Computer Vision, Video Conferencing, Audio Processing
29 points by nnx 28 days ago | 21 comments
Show HN: A P2P Web App for Chat, File Transfer, and Video Calls (github.com/99percentpeople)
Weblink is a pure web-based file transfer and chat application built on WebRTC.
Web Development, Peer-to-Peer, Communication, Video Conferencing, File Transfer
22 points by 99precentpeople 49 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: SurveyMoji – An easy way to get realtime feedback with a link/QR code (surveymoji.com)
Emoji surveys are a quick way to get feedback from your audience during a video call or conference.
Surveys, Feedback, QR Codes, Video Conferencing, Tools
16 points by zoidb 49 days ago | 6 comments
Apple's Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc., aiming to catch up with rivals in the smart home market, is nearing the launch of a new product category: a wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate apps.
Smart Home, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Video Conferencing
5 points by mgh2 66 days ago | 4 comments
Ping Rate Clock (github.com/turingbirds)
Are you ever in a video call, when the other party suddenly freezes mid-sentence, leaving you wondering after a few seconds of silence: is it my connection that's having issues, or theirs?
Video Conferencing, Networking, Software, Open Source
131 points by bookofjoe 72 days ago | 22 comments
Show HN: X11 tool to share a screen area in any video meeting (github.com/splitbrain)
clipscreen is a simple application that creates a virtual monitor that mirrors a portion of your screen. A green rectangle highlights the specified area.
Software, Tools, Open Source, Video Conferencing, Productivity
346 points by splitbrain 96 days ago | 154 comments
Dave: Discord's New End-to-End Encryption for Audio and Video (discord.com)
Last year, we announced that we were experimenting with new encryption protocols and technologies for audio and video calls on Discord. After extensive experimenting, designing, developing, and auditing, we’re excited to announce Discord’s audio and video end-to-end encryption (“E2EE A/V” or “E2EE” for short), which we like to refer to as our DAVE protocol.
Security, Discord, Privacy, Video Conferencing, Audio Calls
66 points by hampus 123 days ago | 35 comments
Show HN: 1-FPS encrypted screen sharing for introverts (1fps.video)
Show HN, Privacy, Video Conferencing, Software
433 points by RomanPushkin 164 days ago | 125 comments
Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging (googleblog.com)
Google Meet, Video Conferencing, Audio Technology, Collaboration Tools
627 points by tfsh 237 days ago | 268 comments