Re: [OT] Video Conferancing, Shared white board

["Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nigel,

Skype does video conferencing
(http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/videocall/)
so that might be
a starting point.

I use a webcam (Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000) which is pretty good, but
previously I used my DV camcorder. While that was a bit more of a
fiddle to set up (had to start another "driver" program first) it
also
worked well.

As an aside, the camcorder was connected over firewire and the
DV/firewire-to-webcam software I used was SplitCam
(http://www.splitcamera.com), and it's
free :-)

I use the mic in the webcam and don't have too many issues. My webcam
can also do face tracking so you're "never" out of shot, but I
tend
not to use that as the chair is usually only in one place...

Also, I'm not sure if NetMeeting is video-enabled now. That might be
better if you're trying to share PC applications, rather than just a
video stream.

HTH,

Tim.
(p.s. hope you're leg is getting better)


On 10/12/07, Nigel Giddings <nigel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not sure if this is on or off topic?
>
> Can anyone recommend a video conference type system?
>
> I'm looking at installing this in the Cinema room using a half decent
> Cam-corder, a Haupage video card and the large screen.
>
> Issues around audio (feedback?) data rates, I have ADSL running at
> 512K/7.5M but with a few other apps running on the link in the
> background. I intend to use the dedicated HTPC to run any Conferencing
> apps...
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Nigel