On Feb 29, 2008, at 8:57 AM, Jonas Löwgren wrote: > I am looking for a setup to share a virtual whiteboard in > geographically distributed design sessions. > > NEEDS-TO-HAVE: > - runs on Mac and Win, or (even better) platform-independent > - supports free-hand drawing > - imports bitmap files or screen shots to draw on > - more than one user can draw simultaneously > > NICE-TO-HAVE: > - runs without installing very complicated dedicated server software > - freeware, shareware or affordable payware
Jonas, Adobe Acrobat Connect, formerly Macromedia Breeze, nearly meets all of your "Needs-to-have" criteria. While viewing presentations works on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Solaris, collaboration features (sharing, annotating) requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later or Windows 98SE or later. It supports multiple users freehand drawing simultaneously. Document formats supported include PPT, SWF, JPEG, MP3, and FLV so you may need to convert your bitmaps/screen shots. In terms of the "nice-to-have" criteria, it isn't free but there are several hosted options available so you don't have to install any server software. You'll need to define what "affordable" means but I suspect it will be on the high end of the price spectrum for you. On the client end you'll need the free browser add-in component which installs and auto-launches easily enough. This enables any client to become a presenter and share their desktop, documents, or whiteboards. It also has an audio/video sharing feature that is, as might be expected, bandwidth dependent. Corn Walker The Proof Group http://proofgroup.com/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
