Differences Between Video Share and Video Call
Video Share is sometimes confused with traditional two-way Video Call service. Video Call involves simultaneous two-way Video and Audio transmission between the 2 parties (from start to finish), whereas Video Share involves adding and removing one or more one-way Video sessions to an existing voice call between the 2 parties. There are other subtle differences between the two services as far as the user experience is concerned:
- In a Video Call, the intent is known upfront. Parties on the call are fully aware that they are involved in a video call. The caller initiates the call as a Video Call, and the length of the video is tied to the length of the voice call. By contrast, a Video Sharing session starts as a normal voice conversation, and depending on the conversation, it may lead to one party sharing something with the other party while they talk about it (e.g. a new car, the snow outside, a video clip of kids). A 3-4 minute voice call may involve a minute of Video Sharing.
- Video Sharing has no privacy implications for the recipient since the sharing of video is one-way. The camera on the sender’s mobile phone is usually pointed at some object or activity that he/she wants to share with the recipient. On the other hand, Video Calling has historically been “I see you, you see me” type of service where the camera is pointed at the parties on the call (e.g., videophone, webcam).
- Display screen on a mobile phone has limited real estate. Splitting the screen into Picture-in-Picture (in order to display both sending and received video streams) significantly degrades the Video Call user experience on a mobile phone (Video Call with Picture-in-Picture is effective in corporate applications such as video conferencing where a large screen is used).
Extensions to Video Share include Video Clip Sharing, where a video clip recorded on the phone (or resident in the network) can be shared between two parties – something not delivered in a typical Video Call implementation.
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