If something has boomed in these times, it is the videoconferencesWe have experienced pandemics apart as applications that included this function, or those that exclusively served that purpose they have grown and been updated in an important way.
Applications such as WhatsApp, Duo, Skipe, Line or the renewed Hangouts and a long etcetera have improved a lot. But one that existed for a long time and whose beginnings and use were through an internet browser stands out among all for its versatility and options when conducting videoconferences, and its name is Zoom.
Whether for personal or work use let's see how it works, and the performance of this application that emerged eight years ago, back in 2012.
What is Zoom
Zoom is characterized by being very intuitive in its use, and easy to access, we also have the total absence of advertising, with which you can communicate with a group of people through your computer or your smartphone. So you can see its potential with this service we can participate in rVideo conference meetings of up to 1000 participants and can also be seen by up to 10 viewers.
Some numbers that demonstrate the muscle of this platform, from which you can enable quick options to hold meetings, join one in progress or collaborate through any device. You can synchronize your calendar with Zoom and schedule quality video conferences without cuts or problems for both your PC and your mobile phone.
Thanks to the fact that it uses cloud services to carry out videoconferences, uniting users from anywhere in the world and always through a webcam or your phone's camera, it has the quality and adequate speed for its correct operation. Also this application uses two services called Zoom meeting which would be the option to hold videoconferences that are hosted on the platform itself, through a webcam or your phone. While ZoomRoom, the configuration of the physical hardware to schedule and hold conferences (Zoom Meeting) from the rooms that the platform houses. This option requires an additional subscription and they are a very suitable solution for large companies.
Therefore we can define Zoom as a cloud-based video conferencing service, with which we can hold virtual meetings with other people either by video, by audio or both methods at the same time. In addition, with the live chat mode and thanks to its tools you can even record those sessions and be able to see them like that on another occasion.
Therefore we can highlight from Zoom the possibility of being able to organize Meetings with one person, what the possibility of organizing meetings individual, which are unlimited and free.
We can also perform Group video conferences with up to one hundred participants and a maximum of forty minutes in the free version, the paid option allows up to five hundred participants in the videoconference. And another of its most notable features is the ability to share screen in these meetings, so that other people can see the screen they select to facilitate work meetings.
Different Zoom plans
How we have seen different payment plans, apart from the free version that offer us more options and be a perfect tool for companies of a significant weight, with a large number of workers, we are going to see the different options that Zoom and the price of these.
- Host up to 100 participants in video calls.
- Group meetings with a maximum duration of 40 minutes.
- You will have the possibility of unlimited meetings.
Pro:
A plan designed for small teams, but with big solutions for 139,90.- € to year, with the following options:
- Hold meetings of up to 100 participants.
- Unlimited group meetings.
- Streaming on social networks.
- 1 GB for cloud recording (per license).
Business:
A plan designed for small and medium companies, the important SMEs. It has a cost of 189,90 -. € todo not this type of Zoom license and you will be able to:
- Hold meetings of up to 300 participants.
- Single sign-on.
- Transcripts of recordings in the cloud.
- Managed domains.
- Company brand image.
Enterprise:
It is a focused plan to large companies, whose price is 189,90.- € per year, and this type of license allows us the following:
- Hold meetings of up to 500 participants.
- Hold meetings of up to 1000 participants with an Enterprise + Plan.
- Unlimited cloud storage.
- Personalized attention by Zoom staff to advise you.
- Conference transcript.
But the Zoom options do not stop there, since it offers many more plans and options that adapt to any type of company, regardless of its size.
Option like zoom Phone, which offers US and Canadian numbering for making and receiving calls and other options, Zoom Video Webinar or those mentioned Zoom Room, with options such as 1080p HD video and audio, up to 1000 participants per video or 10 webinar viewers, unlimited digital signage and screen scheduling services, interactive touch whiteboard and joint annotation and much more.
ZOOM Cloud Meetings
As you can see, zoom is not a simple tool, quite the opposite since it has great professionals and a very broad team behind it. Obviously we have the possibility of downloading the application for Android. But also for iOs without forgetting Windows and macOsIn other words, you can enjoy Zoom on any platform.
The best of all is that you can join a meeting without logging in, or choose the start of a session from different options such as with your own Zoom account, or Google, even from Facebook. We can therefore start a meeting, join it, or share its screen in a Zoom Room if we share the meeting ID. Obviously when we want we can mute or unmute the microphone, start and stop the video whenever we want, and invite different members to the meeting, with the possibility of changing the name that appears on the screen, and even chat in written mode during the meeting and save it to the cloud.
If you use it on your computer you can make a local recording, on your hard drive, create surveys, broadcast on Facebook live, etc. In short, you will be able to get more out of the PC program, but the Play Store app is more versatile and totally free, ideal for individual and non-professional use, although you can use it interchangeably with excellent results.
Remember that if you are going to make a video call with Zoom through your mobile you can use the option Screen Mirroring to be able to do it on the big screen, since in this way we export the mobile screen to our SmartTv and we will have to see everything on the big screen of our living room.
Different Zoom options
If you thought that I could not offer you more possibilities, you were wrong, since we can integrate Zoom to our Outlook. If you are a user of this email client you will be able to enlarge them very easily since it is designed to work with Microsoft Outlook or you can use it as a plugin for Outlook in your web browser. Which is implemented discreetly with a Zoom button on the Outlook toolbar. With which we can start or schedule different Zoom meetings by pressing that button, it's that easy.
Do not worry if you are a user and lover of a specific browser because Zoom has extensions for any browserFor example, to quickly start or schedule a Zoom meeting we have a Zoom extension for Chrome or with a Zoom plugin for Firefox which links directly to Google Calendar and the meeting is thus fixed in a simple and impossible to forget way. Thanks to this extension we have at a click of the mouse the possibility of starting a meeting or scheduling it and thus sending all the information of the meeting through Google Calendar.
Do not hesitate to try it, and if it is to your liking it will become indispensable to contact and make video calls with employees, colleagues, and even friends and family,