InOut

..work in progress..

Flow for InOut Collab.

1. Create Account (once)
   • agree to CC-SA
   • choose username & pass; request a secutity token
2. Choose Interaction Mode (for each session)
   • simple - webcam, browser, file-upload
   • normal:
     • relay - DSL, low bandwidth, firewalled users
     • p2p - requires IP, direct access to icecast & OSC ports
3. Connect A/V streams
   • create OUT-port (provide hashed security-token and/or register on server)
   • announce public OSC commands/modifiers for this OUT port (via XMPP)
   • retrieve a list of available OUT-ports (from others), that can be used as IN

• Use XMPP for join/leave the network (alike jabber chat) and feedback (xmpp group chat)
• unique ID for all ports.
• use OSC for real-time control messages (client specific)
• provide a minimal set of OSC for simple mode eg. zoom, seek, effect settings
• provide a XHTML <video/> interface to monitor/select active streams
• media-browser for available files in the pool
• simple-mode:
  • server-side A/V creation tools (OSC-in; A/V out)
  • server-side filters (OSC controlled)
• normal-mode
  • provide a icecast server (true p2p, or relay via server)
  • use custom pure-data, processing, MAX/MSP