{"id":30618,"date":"2024-07-24T13:30:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=30618"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:08:10","slug":"trueconf-mcu-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/news\/trueconf-mcu-2-1","title":{"rendered":"TrueConf MCU 2.1: new conference modes, active speaker highlighting, and mail invitations sending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/en_tcs_1600x800_5.4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are thrilled to release <b>TrueConf MCU 2.1<\/b>, the latest update of our software-based video conferencing server for legacy SIP\/H.323 endpoints. The new version brings new conference modes, the capability of centralized provisioning\u00a0of TrueConf Group video conferencing endpoints, highlighting of active speakers in the layout, the ability to send mail invitations to participants, as well as automatic meeting end. Read our detailed overview to learn more!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<center><a class=\"standard_button standard_button_cyan\" href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/products\/mcu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Update<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Management of TrueConf Group video conferencing endpoints<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In TrueConf MCU 2.1, we\u2019ve added a special section for centralized provisioning of TrueConf Group video conferencing endpoints, which are in the same local network as TrueConf MCU. In the <b>Administration \u2014 Endpoints<\/b> section, you can view the status of connected endpoints, as well as perform bulk updates to the software and their configuration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/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-30618 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\/2024\/07\/3-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2.jpg 1954w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2-690x381.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-2-366x202.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\" 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\/2024\/07\/2-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1935\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2.jpg 1935w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2-690x385.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-2-362x202.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1935px) 100vw, 1935px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each video conferencing endpoint can be assigned a contact from the directory for subsequent invitation to the conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaker mode (Presentation)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve introduced a speaker mode (Presentation) that uses a special voice activity detection (VAD) mechanism to display an active speaker in a single large window in the conference layout. This mode can be selected when scheduling a conference in the relevant section without any additional settings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2' class='gallery galleryid-30618 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\/2024\/07\/6-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" 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\/2024\/07\/7-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1.jpg 1718w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1718px) 100vw, 1718px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New conference mode \u2014 Lecture<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve included a special mode in which all users see and hear only the lecturer, while the lecturer sees and hears all meeting participants.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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-3' class='gallery galleryid-30618 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\/2024\/07\/88.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88.jpg 1718w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88-690x389.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88-358x202.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1718px) 100vw, 1718px\" 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\/2024\/07\/9-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1717\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1.jpg 1717w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1717px) 100vw, 1717px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The conference operator can assign or change the lecturer by clicking on the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56406\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"> icon next to the desired user&#8217;s name in the conference participants list.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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-4' class='gallery galleryid-30618 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\/2024\/07\/10-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" 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\/2024\/07\/11-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"marked_note marked_note--green\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is no lecturer, all conference participants see and hear one another<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Active speaker highlighting<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the global <b>layout style<\/b> settings in the <b>Administration<\/b> section, as well as in the individual design settings of the selected conference, you can now enable the highlighting of speaking participants with a color frame.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .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-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .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-5' class='gallery galleryid-30618 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\/2024\/07\/13-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" 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\/2024\/07\/12-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/14-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/14-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Automatic speaker focus in the layout<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a conference with <b>automatic layout<\/b>, you can now enable <b>automatic speaker focus<\/b>. If the number of users exceeds the number of video windows available in the layout, the images of the participants will automatically replace one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Automatic conference end<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When scheduling a conference, you can now set up its automatic end. You can define the parameters for the end of the conference in the <b>Schedule<\/b> tab:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If none of the participants have joined the conference after it has started within a certain period of time<\/li>\n<li>Once all participants have left the conference, following a predetermined interval<\/li>\n<li>When only one participant remains in the conference for a specified period of time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/16-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mail conference invitations<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve added the ability to send mail invitations to participants of conferences with a schedule. You need to configure an outgoing mail server in the <b>Administration \u2014 Network \u2014 SMTP<\/b> section, and in the meeting, there should be at least one participant who has an <b>Email<\/b> field filled in in the profile.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .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-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .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-6' class='gallery galleryid-30618 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\/2024\/07\/17-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1-690x387.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17-1-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" 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\/2024\/07\/18-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18-1-359x202.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can send invitations to participants by clicking on the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56419\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"> icon before the conference starts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/19-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Support for the recovery mechanism<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve added TrueConf FEC lost packet recovery mechanism that allows compensation for up to 10% of lost network packets between TrueConf MCU, TrueConf Group, and TrueConf Server connected via SIP.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pre-uploading media to the conference<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With TrueConf MCU 2.1, not only participants can now be added to a scheduled conference, but also media files that will automatically play when the online event starts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counter of shared media files<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <b>Conference<\/b> section now shows the number of media files that are shared. Additionally, a total count of media files broadcast across all active conferences has been added to the status bar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/21-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/21-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The list of media files broadcast to the conference is now displayed in a separate block.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/22-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pre-pinning the user in the conference layout<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a scheduled conference, you can now also pre-select a user who will be pinned on the main window in the conference layout. You just need to click on the crown icon to the left of the user name in the list of conference participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/23-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minimizing the user list<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve added the option to minimize the list of users of the video conferencing server, enabling more efficient use of the working area in the <b>Conference<\/b> section.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other useful changes and improvements:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>In the global <b>layout<\/b> settings in the <b>Administration<\/b> section and in the individual conference design settings, you can now adjust the spacing between video windows<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Video settings<\/b> in the <b>Administration<\/b> section, you can now limit the maximum frame rate, previously this value was set to 60 frames.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/25-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9rWUYB7W\" 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\/2024\/07\/25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to release TrueConf MCU 2.1, the latest update of our software-based video conferencing server for legacy SIP\/H.323 endpoints. 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