Automatically video off

Utkarsh_Agarwal · September 4, 2020, 3:59pm

Hi Guys,

Is there an option to disable the Webcam on Start to reduce bandwidth and Server load?

But it should be still possible to manually enable the Webcam.

I checked some threads and it seems that “startWithVideoMuted” can do the trick but I tried and it didn’t work.

Can anyone help?

damencho · September 4, 2020, 4:14pm

That is the one and it is working: http://meet.jit.si/kjsahkasjhdaksjhd#config.startWithVideoMuted=true

Utkarsh_Agarwal · September 4, 2020, 4:25pm

Where I can add this …I am adding this in interface_config.js . But it doesn’t seems to work.

damencho · September 4, 2020, 4:50pm

This is not interface config option, this is config option, you need to add it to your config.js

damencho · September 4, 2020, 4:50pm

github.com

jitsi/jitsi-meet/blob/master/config.js#L161


// Enable / disable layer suspension.  If enabled, endpoints whose HD
// layers are not in use will be suspended (no longer sent) until they
// are requested again.
// enableLayerSuspension: false,

// Every participant after the Nth will start video muted.
// startVideoMuted: 10,

// Start calls with video muted. Unlike the option above, this one is only
// applied locally. FIXME: having these 2 options is confusing.
// startWithVideoMuted: false,

// If set to true, prefer to use the H.264 video codec (if supported).
// Note that it's not recommended to do this because simulcast is not
// supported when  using H.264. For 1-to-1 calls this setting is enabled by
// default and can be toggled in the p2p section.
// This option has been deprecated, use preferredCodec under videoQuality section instead.
// preferH264: true,

// If set to true, disable H.264 video codec by stripping it out of the
// SDP.

Utkarsh_Agarwal · September 6, 2020, 8:02am

Hey @damencho thanks. It worked for web app. But it is not working for android app. What extra thing I have to do?

Utkarsh_Agarwal · September 6, 2020, 8:05am

@damencho Also in my app share screen button is not visible. It is visible on website though.

Utkarsh_Agarwal · September 12, 2020, 3:22pm

@damencho Can you please let me know how can I turnn off video in jitsi mobile?

sparmar-atheer · March 14, 2021, 4:29am

@damencho I would like to do the same thing. This option is not working Android.