Bistri Button : One-Click WebRTC Video Calling
Create and customize your own Bistri “click-to-call” button then add it to any web site in few easy steps!
From now on and if you decide so, anybody can know your presence even before clicking on your Bistri button and then make a video call, start a chat conversation, or send files up to 100Mb each. And all that can happen in one click without the need to register or create and account.
You can customize the size of the button, choose to display or not your online presence on Bistri, and modify the label of the button. This is what it looks like:
and then… wait for the calls :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIfbghHdG1s
It’s that easy!
High Speed Internet Orange Contest : the Bistri project, based on WebRTC
Always excited in facing new challenges, the Bistri team rearrange the product roadmap in order to run the Orange F4ST contest with something big :
A multi-user HD video conference, between 4 different devices : a smartphone, a tablet, a computer, and a connected TV. The mobile devices use an Orange 4G LTE connection, the computer will be used in an enterprise environnement, and the TV at home, on a very high speed fiber connection.
A single click on a link and you join the conference, like always with Bistri. On the mobile devices, it works in the browser, if you have Chrome Beta for Android, but in the future versions of Android, the WebRTC technology will be available in the default browser. We also have a native app to minimize the usage of the CPU and the battery life.
But… that was not enough !
On the beta version of Chrome, the screen sharing is also available, the other participants can see your screen as they where in front of it. It is magical, nothing to install !
Last but not least, all the screen flows are recorded, even the screen that has been shared, in one single video, that you can send or post anywhere.
In the next months, all these features will be released on the Bistri production platform, to let anyone enjoy them !
Arnaud
Bistri just hits 1,000,000 users!
Be the First to make WebRTC Video Calls
This is a big day today, with Google’s release of Chrome 23.
For a few hours now, we are really excited to see in real-time on the Bistri platform a number of users making video calls like never before, without Flash or plugin, and without any developer flag to activate.
- It just works -
We can never thank Google WebRTC team enough !
Google is the first browser that has implemented the new W3C P2P communication standard, from the network protocol to the audio and video codecs.
Anyone can enjoy this new experience on Bistri.
This is how to make it work.
1 - If you dont have it yet, download Google Chrome
If you have Chrome, check your version by typing “chrome://chrome/” in the address bar,
it must be > 23.0.1271.64.
Now you are ready to test WebRTC
2 - Make a video call with anybody on Bistri, who would like to test WebRTC with you guys.
He will have to setup is computer the same way as you just did.
If you want to try the demo on your own, just open an incognito window :
Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows, Linux and Chrome OS) and ⌘-Shift-N (Mac)
and copy/paste your Bistri Link to be reached in this incognito window. Your Bistri Link is displayed when your click on “Invite” on the right side of the header on Bistri :
3 - When you receive an incoming call, Chrome let you choose the Webcam and the micro you like to use on the top-right of the screen.
As the video call starts, don’t forget to click on “Allow” on the top bar.
At this moment, if you have more than one audio input or camera, you have the opportunity to change the device that Chrome will use. You can also click on “Always allow this site to use this camera and this microphone”. Note that Chrome will never ask you again about this question, but you can change this option later in the settings of Chrome.
If everything is fine on your computer, you will see this desktop notification :
After a few seconds, tada !
You will see the WebRTC logo on the right.
If you have any question about how Chrome access to your Camera and Microphone, this a direct link on the Google Chrome documentation.
Bistri Live Video Effects & Snapshots
If you click on “Video effects”, you will enjoy several HTML5 Live Video Effets :)
You can also enjoy the quality of the HTML5 Full-Screen Mode, and make some snapshots :
Click on “Take snapshot” :
Ready? Make your best smile, 3-2-1
Tada !
If you like your snapshot, click on “Save” :
Now you can share your snapshot on Facebook, Twitter, or just send the link via email / SMS…
Bistri Video Chat : 4 new video effects
Dear bisters,
Totally focused on the mobile apps (iOS & Android) development, we’ve found some night-time to add 4 new Video effects on Bistri Web.
Here they are :
Requirement :
Google Chrome > 21 with flag
This howto let you know step-by-step how to make some beautiful screenshot during your video calls.
Enjoy !
Bistri on the Chrome Web Store
Direct Link to install the Chrome Web App :
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/djocffpkbjafgkadamogimdlkcddeiid
How to make a screenshot during a video call
Make some video calls easily is great, but sometimes you would like to keep a photo of these precious moments ; when you see your kids getting crazy on the other side of the screen, when your old grand-ma discover your face for the first time in video… we all have some memories like that we would like to store somewhere.
To make a screenshot during a video call, just click on 
Now that you are in the screenshot mode, try the video effects, the full screen mode.
Click on “Take snapshot” :
Ready? Make your best smile, 3-2-1
Tada !
If you like your snapshot, click on “Save” :
Now you can share your snapshot on Facebook, Twitter, or just send the link via email / SMS…
and feel free to write a feedback : http://support.bistri.com
How to make a video call on Bistri
1. Select a contact on the left
2. Click on the green button
3. If it’s your first call or you didn’t got the Flash Player permission dialog, you should have to :
Allow bistri.com to access your camera & microphone.
Just Click on “Allow”, “Remember” and then “Close”.
If you can’t see yourself moving in the remote window (the small one), check your Audio/Video settings
If you want to try to make a video call using the future of Flash : WebRTC
this howto will help.
4. We’re connecting to your contact… (and searching the best channel for your peer connection)
Your contact will have a pop up to answer your Video Call… Of course he/she have the choice to Accept or Decline :(
5. Congrats ! You’re Video Chatting !
During the video call, several features let you :
All set, you’re now ready to have your first video call on Bistri.com !
If you still have troubles making video call, drop us a line, we’re here to help !
How to run the Bistri WebRTC Demo (Canary)
Dear Bisters,
Our dream is finally come true. P2P Video Calls in the browser, with no plugin nor flash at all ! A real standard solution, IETF, W3C working hard hand-in-hand.
Google implementation in Chrome Canary is the first we are able to test as a Proof Of Concept. We worked really hard several weeks to implement the Video Call API the best we could, on our production platform.
We are really excited to let you try our implementation :)
Requirements :
1 - Download Google Chrome Canary
2 - Modify the Chrome Settings :
Now you are ready to test WebRTC
4 - Make a video call with anybody on Bistri, who would like to test WebRTC with you guys.
He/she will have to setup is computer the same way as you just did.
If you want to try the demo on your own, just open an incognito window :
Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows, Linux and Chrome OS) and ⌘-Shift-N (Mac)
and copy/paste your Bistri Link to be reached in this incognito window. Your Bistri Link is displayed when your click on “Invite” on the right side of the header on Bistri.
5 - When you receive an incoming call, Canary let you choose the Webcam and the micro you like to use on the top-right of the screen.
Then click on “Allow”
As the video call starts, don’t forget to click on “Autorize” on the top bar.
Canary let you change the Camera / Microphone you will use for this video call :
At this moment, you can click on “Always allow this site to use this microphone and this camera”.
If everything is fine on your computer, you will see this desktop notification :
After a few seconds, tada !
You will see the WebRTC logo on the right.
If you click on “Video effects”, you will enjoy several HTML5 Live Video Effets :)
You can also enjoy the quality of the HTML5 Full Screen Mode.
Try the demo : http://bistri.com
and feel free to write a feedback : http://support.bistri.com
Developer : Aurélien Hiron http://bistri.me/aurelien
Credits : WebRTC, IETF Rtcweb Working Group, W3C WebRTC API, WebGL
Bister of the month : Andrew
Andrew, 27, from NYC, is our first Bister of the month.
I interviewed him with Bistri to know a bit more about him and what he thinks of Bistri.
Hello Andrew, when did you start to use Bistri ?
I started to use Bistri in December 2011, a few weeks after the website was online!
How do you use bistri?
I mainly use Bistri for professional matters.
As I am a freelance web designer and technology consultant, I find it very convenient for business conference calls with my clients who are not always based in NYC.
I also work on projects that involve international teams so I mainly use Bistri with them.
What do you like about bistri? Why are you using Bistri more than another service ?
I like the fact that it is very simple to use.
There is no software to download. I can simply send my bistrilink to my clients, and we can start a video call in a few minutes. I like the fact that we don’t have to be «friends» on the website to be able to make a video call together.
What new feature would like Bistri to develop to make your life easier?
Multi Conference calls would be great.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about Bistri Andrew !!
Like Andrew, do not hesitate to let us know about any improvement or new feature you wish to see soon on Bistri!
Share your love for Bistri and be our next Bister of the month !!
Anne-Laure,
Bistri Community Manager
