Skype videoconferencing integration development

Hi all,

10x for the feedback, nice to see I'm not the only one thinking that this will be a great feature.

Just so you know I'm still trying my luck with GTalk and Google Hangout, It's seams that the libjingle is under heavy development at the moment and the document are out of date, they have integrated WebRTC as a Video and Voice engine and I couldn't make it work at the moment... But I will keep on trying.

For Skype at the moment I'm working on:
1. Improving the GUI
2. Sound notifications
3. In coming call Dialog

I'm trying to implement that when a call is coming if a video is playing it will pause the video and let you deiced to answer the call or not, on DND all in coming call will be ignored.

I'm still debating if chat is needed... what do you think ?

and a questions to XBMC devs:
1. What will be the best method to save profile image ?

10x Amit

i dont think chat is needed. i rather you spend your efforts in getting the video working flawlessly and maybe then gtalk. just my opinion.

would this work as an addon for xbmc? ora special build? hope its an addon so that it can be easily updated and changed if needed.

thanks for your work and looking forward to using it.

I think chat would be nice, but not the primary focus. The whole point of having this feature included is for people to interact with others without having to leave the media center experience and without needing a keyboard or mouse. Maybe add the option to enable chat after everything else is running well.

I hope this is developed as an add-on also. That will make for much easier updating, and a much broader userbase.

you might want to open a thread in the dev script and addon section of the forum incase any other dev wants to jump on to help or you have questions. just a suggestion.

I agree chat feature should be secondary focus. Having Skype within XBMC would (in my opinion) bump it to a whole new level. I tend to turn on XBMC as soon as I get home and keep it running 'til bed time and being able to recieve a call from a friend overseas etc. without having to use a secondary computer would totally rock!

Following this one with total excitement

I think I agree with most in this thread, chat is not a high priority as compared to solid and seamless video. It would be a nice feature possibly down the road though as I do have a keyboard attached to my XBMC machine. I'm sure there are a few others as well.

This project looks amazing! Thanks for taking it on!

amitn. any update ?

Skype and Gtalk ! Will it be a plugin or in core Xbmc ?

hey I love the idea and want to test it out but I have to ask how do I install it.

Absolutely have been waiting for this. Can't wait for it. Could do translation to german if needed. Amit, keep on the good work, Thanks!