{"id":23516,"date":"2023-03-06T19:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=23516"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:50:02","slug":"trueconf-group-1-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/news\/trueconf-group-1-1","title":{"rendered":"TrueConf Group 1.1: Calendar, quick camera switching, video files sharing, and support for Visca over IP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group_1600x800_en1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group_1600x800_en1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meet <b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/products\/group.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Group<\/a> 1.1<\/b>, the latest upgrade of our video conferencing endpoint for meeting rooms of any size powered by updated firmware. The new version features a calendar with upcoming meetings and support for Visca over IP protocol for PTZ cameras controlling. With TrueConf Group 1.1, users can share video files during a meeting and switch between cameras and presets on the fly. Read our detailed overview to learn more!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"marked_note marked_note--green\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>If you\u2019d like to upgrade your TrueConf Group firmware, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technical support<\/a>.<\/b><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quick switch between cameras and presets<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With TrueConf Group 1.1, it is easy to switch between web and PTZ cameras connected to the video conferencing endpoint. On the conference control panel, you can assign up to 10 positions with the specified angle and camera. This will allow you to switch between multiple scenes on the fly on the conference control panel or using the remote control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 155%;\">Address book: new capabilities<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contact synchronization with TrueConf Server and TrueConf MCU<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TrueConf Group 1.1 users can now log in under an account registered on TrueConf Server or TrueConf MCU video conferencing systems. This will enable synchronization and allows adding new contacts from the address book of the corresponding video conferencing system to TrueConf Group address book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All subsequent changes in TrueConf Server or TrueConf MCU address book \u2014 adding or removing contacts \u2014 will be synchronized with TrueConf Group without the need for re-authorization in the video conferencing system.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23516 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.png 1920w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-690x388.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-359x202.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3.png 1920w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-690x388.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-359x202.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Up to 5 network addresses for SIP\/H.323, NDI, RTSP, VNC devices in the user profile<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, you can specify up to 5 network addresses of SIP\/H.323, NDI, RTSP, VNC devices for each contact in the address book. Earlier, only one network address for each protocol could be set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calendar with upcoming meetings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In April 2022, in <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/news\/trueconf-group-1-0-59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Group 1.0.59<\/a>, we introduced remote TrueConf Group management via SSH command line interface. Later, in <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/news\/trueconf-group-1-0-60.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Group 1.0.60<\/a>, we added the ability to configure receiving ICS conference invitations via SSH and email.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the new version, all received invitations are automatically added to a new section \u2014 <b>Calendar<\/b>. Now, you can track upcoming meetings, as well as changes to them in case of postponement or cancellation of the event in compliance with iCalendar protocol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/05.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">RTSP, NDI, and VNC sources as primary image or presentation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In TrueConf Group 1.1, you can use network hardware connected via RTSP, NDI, and VNC as your primary image source. You just need to specify the corresponding device in the <b>Settings<\/b> \u2014 <b>Video<\/b> \u2014 <b>Image capture<\/b>. The hardware must be added to the address book of your video conferencing endpoint in advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TrueConf Group users can also choose such devices as a content stream (presentation source).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Video files sharing<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to showing .JPEG and .PNG images, and presentations in .PDF, TrueConf Group 1.1 users can now share <b>video files<\/b> during the video conference. To do it, upload a file in .MKV, .MP4 or .TS on the presentation control panel and select it to share as a content stream. All downloaded files are stored in TrueConf Group&#8217;s internal memory and remain available for further use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"hhttps:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Support for Visca over IP protocol<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the version 1.1, we\u2019ve added support for Visca over IP, the protocol for managing network PTZ cameras. The IP camera control interface over Visca over IP does not differ from the control of the camera connected directly. You can select the corresponding protocol on the control panel <b>Settings<\/b> \u2014 <b>Video<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Android application for remote management<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TrueConf Group video conferencing endpoint (as well as TrueConf Room PC-based room software) can now be controlled not only via web interface, but also using Room Discovery, a special application designed for Android.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the app, you can automatically find all TrueConf Group and TrueConf Room video conferencing systems located in the same WiFi network with your Android device and start managing them without having to manually enter the URL. If you want to use Room Discovery, contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technical support center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/10.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other useful enhancements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In TrueConf Group 1.0.59, it became possible to use NDI protocol to create live streaming sessions with the video conferencing endpoint. In TrueConf Group 1.1, NDI stream can be started by clicking on the corresponding button on the <b>conference management page<\/b>.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/12.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-z1RUAxOE\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18607\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now, during the NDI stream, not only the layout of the recording, but also the content stream (presentation) are transmitted. Earlier, the stream was only available during a running call or conference, now it can be started at any time.<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Settings<\/b> \u2014 <b>Recording and Streaming<\/b> section, you can enable\/disable automatic stream recording for each of the protocols \u2014 RTMP, SAP, and NDI.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve added support for Opus audio codec.<\/li>\n<li>The overall performance and stability of TrueConf Group firmware has been increased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet TrueConf Group 1.1, the latest upgrade of our video conferencing endpoint for meeting rooms of any size powered by updated firmware. The new version features a calendar with upcoming meetings and support for Visca over IP protocol for PTZ cameras controlling. 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