Layout Container – Auto resizing video elements in a container
When building OpenTok apps, there might be cases where you would like the videos inside a container to automagically resize to take up the largest resolution possible within the boundaries of their...
View ArticleThe OpenTok Platform Collaborative Editor
We always want to share as much as possible with our community so today we’re sharing a description of how we developed the opentok-editor collaborative editor using ot.js and CodeMirror. You can see...
View ArticleDemo application: OpenTok 3D
The OpenTok.js SDK integrates beautifully into current HTML elements, providing a great variety of layouts and styles. But why should we stick to the traditional 2D design? Modern browsers offer us...
View ArticleIntroducing the OpenTok Debugger Tool
When an issue is reported with an application, an early debugging step is to reproduce the problem. Because our platform is an API, and developers use it for many different kinds of applications,...
View ArticleWebinar: How to Build Multi-Party Calling with WebRTC
WebRTC is maturing and we can see the needs in the market evolving along with this. However, with the increased need for rich, digital experiences comes the challenge of building more advanced...
View ArticleDemo App: Building with the Pre-Call API
GUEST POST: WebRTC.ventures is a custom design & development agency focused on building WebRTC applications. They are part of AgilityFeat, which is one of our development partners at TokBox. Jean...
View ArticleBuilding a Snapchat-like app with WebRTC in the browser
In light of the recent Snapchat IPO I thought it would be interesting to see whether it is possible to build a Snapchat-like app using WebRTC in a browser. The good news is that thanks to some new...
View ArticleHacking Social Video: Building a Group Live Video App Part 1
Looking at the top charts of your favorite mobile app store you’ll find two kinds of apps, games and social apps. Without a doubt, social platforms are where you’ll spend a big chunk of your internet...
View ArticleA flexible layout container for multiparty video chat
When anyone builds a multiparty video chat application they pretty quickly run into the issue of how to lay out the many different participants. You want everyone to be visible to everyone else and you...
View ArticleHow to Launch Video Meetings in Slack with the TokBox App
A version of this article originally appeared on the blog publication “In Context,” by Nexmo, The Vonage API Platform. The OpenTok Live Video API is now part of Nexmo. Slack is a popular workplace...
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