diff --git a/audio_levels.js b/audio_levels.js
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+/**
+ * The audio Levels plugin.
+ */
+var AudioLevels = (function(my) {
+    var CANVAS_EXTRA = 104;
+    var CANVAS_RADIUS = 7;
+    var SHADOW_COLOR = '#00ccff';
+    var audioLevelCanvasCache = {};
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the audio level canvas for the given peerJid. If the canvas
+     * didn't exist we create it.
+     */
+    my.updateAudioLevelCanvas = function (peerJid) {
+        var resourceJid = null;
+        var videoSpanId = null;
+        if (!peerJid)
+            videoSpanId = 'localVideoContainer';
+        else {
+            resourceJid = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(peerJid);
+
+            videoSpanId = 'participant_' + resourceJid;
+        }
+
+        videoSpan = document.getElementById(videoSpanId);
+
+        if (!videoSpan) {
+            if (resourceJid)
+                console.error("No video element for jid", resourceJid);
+            else
+                console.error("No video element for local video.");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var audioLevelCanvas = $('#' + videoSpanId + '>canvas');
+
+        var videoSpaceWidth = $('#remoteVideos').width();
+        var thumbnailSize
+            = VideoLayout.calculateThumbnailSize(videoSpaceWidth);
+        var thumbnailWidth = thumbnailSize[0];
+        var thumbnailHeight = thumbnailSize[1];
+
+        if (!audioLevelCanvas || audioLevelCanvas.length === 0) {
+
+            audioLevelCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+            audioLevelCanvas.className = "audiolevel";
+            audioLevelCanvas.style.bottom = "-" + CANVAS_EXTRA/2 + "px";
+            audioLevelCanvas.style.left = "-" + CANVAS_EXTRA/2 + "px";
+            resizeAudioLevelCanvas( audioLevelCanvas,
+                    thumbnailWidth,
+                    thumbnailHeight);
+
+            videoSpan.appendChild(audioLevelCanvas);
+        } else {
+            audioLevelCanvas = audioLevelCanvas.get(0);
+
+            resizeAudioLevelCanvas( audioLevelCanvas,
+                    thumbnailWidth,
+                    thumbnailHeight);
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the audio level UI for the given resourceJid.
+     *
+     * @param resourceJid the resource jid indicating the video element for
+     * which we draw the audio level
+     * @param audioLevel the newAudio level to render
+     */
+    my.updateAudioLevel = function (resourceJid, audioLevel) {
+        drawAudioLevelCanvas(resourceJid, audioLevel);
+
+        var videoSpanId = null;
+        if (resourceJid
+                === Strophe.getResourceFromJid(connection.emuc.myroomjid))
+            videoSpanId = 'localVideoContainer';
+        else
+            videoSpanId = 'participant_' + resourceJid;
+
+        var audioLevelCanvas = $('#' + videoSpanId + '>canvas').get(0);
+
+        if (!audioLevelCanvas)
+            return ;
+
+        var drawContext = audioLevelCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        var canvasCache = audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid];
+
+        drawContext.clearRect (0, 0,
+                audioLevelCanvas.width, audioLevelCanvas.height);
+        drawContext.drawImage(canvasCache, 0, 0);
+    };
+
+    function resizeAudioLevelCanvas(audioLevelCanvas,
+                                    thumbnailWidth,
+                                    thumbnailHeight) {
+        audioLevelCanvas.width = thumbnailWidth + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+        audioLevelCanvas.height = thumbnailHeight + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Draws the audio level canvas into the cached canvas object.
+     *
+     * @param resourceJid the resource jid indicating the video element for
+     * which we draw the audio level
+     * @param audioLevel the newAudio level to render
+     */
+    function drawAudioLevelCanvas(resourceJid, audioLevel) {
+        if (!audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid]) {
+            var videoSpanId = null;
+            if (resourceJid
+                    === Strophe.getResourceFromJid(connection.emuc.myroomjid))
+                videoSpanId = 'localVideoContainer';
+            else
+                videoSpanId = 'participant_' + resourceJid;
+
+            var audioLevelCanvasOrig = $('#' + videoSpanId + '>canvas').get(0);
+
+            audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid]
+                = CanvasUtil.cloneCanvas(audioLevelCanvasOrig);
+        }
+
+        var canvas = audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid];
+
+        var drawContext = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        drawContext.clearRect (0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+        var shadowLevel = getShadowLevel(audioLevel);
+
+        if (shadowLevel > 0)
+            // drawContext, x, y, w, h, r, shadowColor, shadowLevel
+            CanvasUtil.drawRoundRectGlow(   drawContext,
+                                            CANVAS_EXTRA/2, CANVAS_EXTRA/2,
+                                            canvas.width - CANVAS_EXTRA,
+                                            canvas.height - CANVAS_EXTRA,
+                                            CANVAS_RADIUS,
+                                            SHADOW_COLOR,
+                                            shadowLevel);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the shadow/glow level for the given audio level.
+     *
+     * @param audioLevel the audio level from which we determine the shadow
+     * level
+     */
+    function getShadowLevel (audioLevel) {
+        var shadowLevel = 0;
+
+        if (audioLevel <= 0.3) {
+            shadowLevel = Math.round(CANVAS_EXTRA/2*(audioLevel/0.3));
+        }
+        else if (audioLevel <= 0.6) {
+            shadowLevel = Math.round(CANVAS_EXTRA/2*((audioLevel - 0.3) / 0.3));
+        }
+        else {
+            shadowLevel = Math.round(CANVAS_EXTRA/2*((audioLevel - 0.6) / 0.4));
+        }
+        return shadowLevel;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the remote video has been resized.
+     */
+    $(document).bind('remotevideo.resized', function (event, width, height) {
+        var resized = false;
+        $('#remoteVideos>span>canvas').each(function() {
+            var canvas = $(this).get(0);
+            if (canvas.width !== width + CANVAS_EXTRA) {
+                canvas.width = width + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+                resized = true;
+            }
+
+            if (canvas.heigh !== height + CANVAS_EXTRA) {
+                canvas.height = height + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+                resized = true;
+            }
+        });
+
+        if (resized)
+            Object.keys(audioLevelCanvasCache).forEach(function (resourceJid) {
+                audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid].width
+                    = width + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+                audioLevelCanvasCache[resourceJid].height
+                    = height + CANVAS_EXTRA;
+            });
+    });
+
+    return my;
+
+})(AudioLevels || {});
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diff --git a/canvas_util.js b/canvas_util.js
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+/**
+ * Utility class for drawing canvas shapes.
+ */
+var CanvasUtil = (function(my) {
+
+    /**
+     * Draws a round rectangle with a glow. The glowWidth indicates the depth
+     * of the glow.
+     *
+     * @param drawContext the context of the canvas to draw to
+     * @param x the x coordinate of the round rectangle
+     * @param y the y coordinate of the round rectangle
+     * @param w the width of the round rectangle
+     * @param h the height of the round rectangle
+     * @param glowColor the color of the glow
+     * @param glowWidth the width of the glow
+     */
+    my.drawRoundRectGlow
+        = function(drawContext, x, y, w, h, r, glowColor, glowWidth) {
+
+        // Save the previous state of the context.
+        drawContext.save();
+
+        if (w < 2 * r) r = w / 2;
+        if (h < 2 * r) r = h / 2;
+
+        // Draw a round rectangle.
+        drawContext.beginPath();
+        drawContext.moveTo(x+r, y);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x+w, y,   x+w, y+h, r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x+w, y+h, x,   y+h, r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x,   y+h, x,   y,   r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x,   y,   x+w, y,   r);
+        drawContext.closePath();
+
+        // Add a shadow around the rectangle
+        drawContext.shadowColor = glowColor;
+        drawContext.shadowBlur = glowWidth;
+        drawContext.shadowOffsetX = 0;
+        drawContext.shadowOffsetY = 0;
+
+        // Fill the shape.
+        drawContext.fill();
+
+        drawContext.save();
+
+        drawContext.restore();
+
+//      1) Uncomment this line to use Composite Operation, which is doing the
+//      same as the clip function below and is also antialiasing the round
+//      border, but is said to be less fast performance wise.
+
+//      drawContext.globalCompositeOperation='destination-out';
+
+        drawContext.beginPath();
+        drawContext.moveTo(x+r, y);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x+w, y,   x+w, y+h, r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x+w, y+h, x,   y+h, r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x,   y+h, x,   y,   r);
+        drawContext.arcTo(x,   y,   x+w, y,   r);
+        drawContext.closePath();
+
+//      2) Uncomment this line to use Composite Operation, which is doing the
+//      same as the clip function below and is also antialiasing the round
+//      border, but is said to be less fast performance wise.
+
+//      drawContext.fill();
+
+        // Comment these two lines if choosing to do the same with composite
+        // operation above 1 and 2.
+        drawContext.clip();
+        drawContext.clearRect(0, 0, 277, 200);
+
+        // Restore the previous context state.
+        drawContext.restore();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Clones the given canvas.
+     *
+     * @return the new cloned canvas.
+     */
+    my.cloneCanvas = function (oldCanvas) {
+
+        //create a new canvas
+        var newCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        var context = newCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        //set dimensions
+        newCanvas.width = oldCanvas.width;
+        newCanvas.height = oldCanvas.height;
+
+        //apply the old canvas to the new one
+        context.drawImage(oldCanvas, 0, 0);
+
+        //return the new canvas
+        return newCanvas;
+    };
+
+    return my;
+})(CanvasUtil || {});
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