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Video Call

Make video calls with camera controls, picture-in-picture, and quality settings. See also: P2P Session. The call controls — microphone, camera, screen share, reactions, Devices and the Leave button — are in a dark bar at the bottom of the video. The bar fades shortly after the pointer leaves the video and comes back when you point at it. Devices chooses the microphone, camera and speaker. The End P2P session button at the top right closes the whole session, not only the call. In a mini window the bar keeps the microphone, camera, screen share, statistics, expand and Leave, and your own camera steps aside to leave the picture to the other person.

Peer-to-peer video calls with rich 1:1 layouts, self-view control, screen sharing, PiP, reactions and live quality indicators.

Starting a Video Call

In the P2P session, click Start video. P2P media is self-controlled: either peer can start camera or microphone independently, and the other side joins the media surface automatically.

Layout

Two layouts: Focus puts your peer's picture in front with yours in a corner, and Split puts the two of you side by side. Click the remote tile to switch between them. The self-view button moves your own video between tile, picture-in-picture and hidden; side by side, it shows or hides it.

With the P2P Session Console focused, Ctrl+Shift+ArrowRight switches layout and Ctrl+Shift+ArrowDown cycles self-view.

Leaving the Call

Leave ends the call for you only. Your peer stays in it and is told you left; start audio or video again to rejoin. End P2P session closes everything for both of you.

Screen Share

Click Share Screen to replace your camera feed with a browser display-capture track. Stopping from the browser or from the button restores the previous camera when possible; the peer sees a screen badge.

Ctrl+Shift+. toggles screen sharing when the P2P Session Console is focused. A shared screen automatically favors the focus layout.

Reactions

Reaction buttons send short visual effects over the active P2P session. They appear on the call tiles and do not create private-message rows.

Turn Camera Off/On

Click Turn Camera Off to pause the video. The peer will see a placeholder.

Picture-in-Picture

Click PiP to pop the remote video into a floating window that stays visible while navigating other tabs.

See Also

P2P Session · Audio Call · Media Devices · Call Quality · Privacy Settings

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