What is Ventrilo?
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The community-at-large is loving GoToMeeting as we’ve been using it (they’re offering an exclusive 45-day trial for you right now). While we were chatting tonight, Wirelesspacket demonstrated a VoIP client that we’ve started to use on a regular basis around here (even though it’s been used by gamers for a while now).
Ventrilo is the next evolutionary step of Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. Ventrilo is also the industry standard by which all others measure themselves as they attempt to imitate its features. By offering surround sound positioning and special sound effects on a per user, per channel, per server or global configuration level the program provides each user the option to fully customize exactly how they wish to hear sounds from other users or events.
Ventrilo is best known for it’s superior sound quality and minimal use of CPU resources so as not to interfere with day to day operations of the computer or during online game competitions. It is also preferred for the simple user interface that any first time computer user can very quickly learn because the most commonly used features are immediately visible and can be activated with a single click of the mouse.
Version 2.3.0 introduces more user control of how the main window is displayed. You can turn on and off the title bar, display the large buttons on the right or switch to toolbar mode with icons on the top to maximize the usable width of the window. Extended mode which hides the User Name, Server and Bindings options. Turn on and off grid lines in the user list window. You can also customize the user list window icons and toolbar icons.
All of these changes still keep the most commonly used features at your finger tips by means of a single click of the mouse. No need to navigate clunky multi-stage menu options just send a comment to the other users. Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video:
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October 29th, 2007
at 3:51pm
The community-at-large is loving GoToMeeting as we’ve been using it. While we were chatting tonight, Wirelesspacket demonstrated a VoIP client that we’ve started to use on a regular basis around here.”Full Show Notes Here
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October 28th, 2007
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October 28th, 2007
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November 14th, 2007
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October 28th, 2007
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zilverzero
October 28th, 2007
at 5:30am
wow now has an ingame chat so theres no need for vent for wow anymore
ForceUser
October 28th, 2007
at 6:11am
zomg pie
Egomie
October 28th, 2007
at 6:16am
well, wow’s ingame voice chat isnt very good….and the sound quality is also worse than vent….which is why i dont know anyone who’s stopped using vent to use the wow voice chat.
Jon
October 27th, 2007
at 11:39pm
“Wirelesspacket wanted to show us all about a new VoIP client he found, called Ventrilo”
It’s not really new, tbh. Gaming community has been using it for years as with TeamSpeak.
pancake292
October 28th, 2007
at 8:03am
who cares about wirelesspacket
stfu
we want chris!
lamboman
October 28th, 2007
at 1:56am
I read a bit about this before and from what I have seen, it seems pretty damn good. This could very well be the next Skype.
vahnx1337
October 28th, 2007
at 10:34am
Ever since he’s won the PC he’s became famous.
kpslover
October 28th, 2007
at 10:53am
Hey Wirelesspacket, why are you still running windows 2000?
ty99999returns
October 28th, 2007
at 11:58am
ventrilo harassment FTW! go video compiler!
narkman1
October 28th, 2007
at 12:02pm
lol i thought no one is goin to say potato
NUTZJ98
October 28th, 2007
at 12:38pm
are you kidding me? this is some original miraculous find? surely somebody got paid to record this segment. ventrilo (better known as vent) and teamspeak have been around forever. they are excellent apps but not unknown enough for a whole segment dedication. i hope this channel is not loosing steam.
NUTZJ98
October 28th, 2007
at 12:41pm
and to come full circle, without gamers neither of these programs(vent nor teamspeak) would be alive now days. gamers kept voip alive. everybody else was too stuck on chat and landlines to give these ppl any business.
vahnx1337
October 28th, 2007
at 5:34pm
Ever since he’s won the PC he’s became famous.
kpslover
October 28th, 2007
at 5:53pm
Hey Wirelesspacket, why are you still running windows 2000?
ty99999returns
October 28th, 2007
at 6:58pm
ventrilo harassment FTW! go video compiler!
narkman1
October 28th, 2007
at 7:02pm
lol i thought no one is goin to say potato
NUTZJ98
October 28th, 2007
at 7:38pm
are you kidding me? this is some original miraculous find? surely somebody got paid to record this segment. ventrilo (better known as vent) and teamspeak have been around forever. they are excellent apps but not unknown enough for a whole segment dedication. i hope this channel is not loosing steam.
NUTZJ98
October 28th, 2007
at 7:41pm
and to come full circle, without gamers neither of these programs(vent nor teamspeak) would be alive now days. gamers kept voip alive. everybody else was too stuck on chat and landlines to give these ppl any business.
Dean Collins
October 28th, 2007
at 3:49pm
Hi Chris,
Ventrillo has been around for years.
Very good at what it is used for so far – mainly gaming, some elearning clients as well.
Generally has been built into part of an existing exe application (eg a game install) and not really a suitable application for an ad hoc conversation set up on the fly for a website or social network etc.
As you know in the past i worked for a UK company called Mexuar who offered a java applet that was able to ‘voipify’ a website however high costs and a specific server (eg asterisk) meant that it was generally a high value solution.
However I may have something very interesting to talk to you about in the next 3 weeks.
Details are being worked out but I’m working with a company to bring a low cost solution to the market that uses Flash across all platforms.
Voipifying the web and it’s users will be within reach of all very soon.
Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Cognation.net
silvercold88
October 29th, 2007
at 2:07am
the quality of it is nowhere as good as vent is. guilds still prefer vent
RickyTomatoes
October 29th, 2007
at 2:59am
Vent is soo much better than Teamspeak.
neovoag
October 29th, 2007
at 8:34am
lol, potatoes
silvercold88
October 29th, 2007
at 9:07am
the quality of it is nowhere as good as vent is. guilds still prefer vent
RickyTomatoes
October 29th, 2007
at 9:59am
Vent is soo much better than Teamspeak.
rockefeller67manya
October 29th, 2007
at 12:33pm
agree.
neovoag
October 29th, 2007
at 3:34pm
lol, potatoes
rockefeller67manya
October 29th, 2007
at 7:33pm
agree.
footballf4n
November 1st, 2007
at 5:15am
i had vent but u need a certain type of infomation to connect to someone
stvh1
November 1st, 2007
at 12:07pm
ventrilo is a flaky at best app. !!!!!!!!!
footballf4n
November 1st, 2007
at 12:15pm
i had vent but u need a certain type of infomation to connect to someone
stvh1
November 1st, 2007
at 7:07pm
ventrilo is a flaky at best app. !!!!!!!!!
tetsunosuke1
November 10th, 2007
at 12:42pm
Agreed
PaintballTrax
November 17th, 2007
at 12:59am
the new ventrilo is fuckin sweet.
AgentVamp
November 20th, 2007
at 8:38pm
wow good facts thanks for telling me this :D
lokel337
November 23rd, 2007
at 8:55am
welcome to like 6 years ago, Ventrilo is an old VoIP
PcROX123
December 1st, 2007
at 1:21am
dude ur the best i did evrything u said it work!!!
Nick (mabuspwns)
November 30th, 2007
at 9:28pm
I happen to love Ventrilo alot. I am in fact, using it right now as I type this comment! It’s brilliant software to be able to talk and chat with everyone when gaming over the internet. It’s mainly used for gaming, but can also be used for conferences (done this a few times, but found it just mainly used for gaming). Lovely sound quality, and just well wonderful haha.
v12w
December 4th, 2007
at 1:48am
Have they made a mac version for 3.0.2? Iv’e downloaded everything and I can’t tell what’s wrong. I log on and it says the server is running 3.0.2. Help?
bayoujim
December 17th, 2007
at 12:43pm
potatoes, sounds french fried to me, the cheese stops here!
Bieneide
January 11th, 2008
at 5:30am
Duplicate IP’s are not allowed for your account. wts that??? need help
sumOfTheSides
February 21st, 2008
at 2:50am
Join My Server!!!IP:85.17.6.48 Port:3784
666doom666
March 23rd, 2008
at 2:09pm
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No password
Spin Stylez
April 7th, 2008
at 11:32am
I don’t recall the 8 user limit. I installed this at a server at work and simply set the user limit in the INI file.