Cosmos Video Now Supports Large Meetings & Map Builder Beta

Karan from Cosmos Video has just announced the launch of a truckload of features that will open up new possibilities for hosting large meetings, improved team collaboration, better insight for admins and more.

Support for Large Meetings

With Cosmos, you can now run large sessions with crystal-clear audio, focused attention on speakers and interactive audience engagement.

• Support for up to 200 participants with 30% less bandwidth usage thanks to VP9 encoding.
• Noise cancellation to automatically remove background noise.
• Active speaker mode to highlight who is speaking, perfect for webinars and podcasts.
• Share a second camera during calls, ideal for music teachers showcasing instruments or product demonstrations.
• Polls in meetings for real-time audience feedback.
• Firefox improvements supporting up to 125 participants with annotations on screen-share.
• Reactions are less jarring with options to turn off sound.

Better Team Collaboration

With the following enhancements, you can now get to work with minimal friction and improved messaging:

• Home: Jump straight to your preferred desktop in Listening mode and skip the space landing.
• Threads section to see all active threads with updates and keep the conversation going.
• Deep-linking notifications that take you directly to specific messages across all platforms.
• See what’s happening in the space when in Focusing or Away statuses.

Better Admin Insights

Cosmos now helps you understand how your team uses Cosmos and the value it creates.

• Space utilisation charts to understand peak usage times.
• Value metrics to see what benefits Cosmos brings to your team.
• Activity patterns to help identify optimal times for formal co-working sessions.

In other news, Cosmos Video has released its new Map Builder in beta, which allows you to create personalized floor plans and spaces to suit your team’s needs using a library of assets.