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It works, the quality is decent, and it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call. The others don't work, are Microsoft UI dumpster fires (Skype), or c

by api 7y ago

It works, the quality is decent, and it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call. The others don't work, are Microsoft UI dumpster fires (Skype), or consume vast amounts of CPU (anything WebRTC for some reason).

fyfy18 7y ago
On Linux (Skylake u-i7) Zoom maxes out my CPU :-(
- api 7y ago
  I meant it works relatively speaking. To be fair Google meet is usable too, but Zoom does better with huge numbers of participants. There seems to be a law that states that all messenger apps must be bloated slow junk and must accumulate cruft over time until they turn to mush.
- aledthemathguy 7y ago
  I came to the conclusion that if you want to run Linux, you must run Windows as well :) Sucks, but true.
  - silon42 7y ago
    Hopefully in a VM (sandbox), like all proprietary software should be ran.
- slavik81 7y ago
  I found that making the window smaller greatly reduced CPU usage. It seems to be doing the video decoding on the CPU.
true_religion 7y ago
What would Zoom use when it’s working in the browser if it’s not WebRTC?
- jonex 7y ago
  It's described at: https://webrtchacks.com/zoom-avoids-using-webrtc/ https://webrtchacks.com/zoom-avoids-using-webrtc/ They use WebRTC data channels, but nothing else. I'd speculate that this is the reason why they try to push people into using the desktop client.
aledthemathguy 7y ago
-->it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call Why did no one else crack this issue? Google has some smart people and so does MSFT. Perhaps just lack of caring? I don't get it.
- lmm 7y ago
  > Why did no one else crack this issue? Google has some smart people and so does MSFT. Perhaps just lack of caring? They're probably not huge revenue drivers (if at all). Why would they be a priority for either of those companies? And I can't imagine they're particularly inspiring projects to work on, which can be a self-reinforcing cycle if the best people don't want to work on them.

by api 7y ago

fyfy18 7y ago

On Linux (Skylake u-i7) Zoom maxes out my CPU :-(

api 7y ago
I meant it works relatively speaking. To be fair Google meet is usable too, but Zoom does better with huge numbers of participants. There seems to be a law that states that all messenger apps must be bloated slow junk and must accumulate cruft over time until they turn to mush.
aledthemathguy 7y ago
I came to the conclusion that if you want to run Linux, you must run Windows as well :) Sucks, but true.
- silon42 7y ago
  Hopefully in a VM (sandbox), like all proprietary software should be ran.
slavik81 7y ago
I found that making the window smaller greatly reduced CPU usage. It seems to be doing the video decoding on the CPU.

true_religion 7y ago

What would Zoom use when it’s working in the browser if it’s not WebRTC?

jonex 7y ago
It's described at: https://webrtchacks.com/zoom-avoids-using-webrtc/ https://webrtchacks.com/zoom-avoids-using-webrtc/ They use WebRTC data channels, but nothing else. I'd speculate that this is the reason why they try to push people into using the desktop client.

aledthemathguy 7y ago

-->it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call Why did no one else crack this issue? Google has some smart people and so does MSFT. Perhaps just lack of caring? I don't get it.

lmm 7y ago
> Why did no one else crack this issue? Google has some smart people and so does MSFT. Perhaps just lack of caring? They're probably not huge revenue drivers (if at all). Why would they be a priority for either of those companies? And I can't imagine they're particularly inspiring projects to work on, which can be a self-reinforcing cycle if the best people don't want to work on them.