Polycom HD camera work in Connect?

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September 7, 2011
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Have a high-end point-to-point video conference system we just installed. Only shortcoming is its ability to work with basic web-based VC solutions like Skype. Not a huge issue with Skype but may be with more robust solutions like Adobe Connect. Albeit still web-based, more capable of recognizing higher end camera?

In this case the Polycom camera sends out an S-video signal to computer PCI capture card we are hoping will be picked up and recognized by Connect. Skype sees and recognized it, just cant display it.

Havent been able to setup a test with Adobe Connect yet so looking for any insights in advance.

Thanks!

Desktop application

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Jorma_at_Knox

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There are a couple of solutions you may want to try.

First, if Connect doesn't recognize your video card as an input, you may want to look at the DVDriver software, as it will allow your computer to recognize any video input as a "web cam". And it's only $60 (free trial though).

Second, you could look to a licensed deployment of Connect, which allows VTC integration. All you need is a SIP address for your Polycom system. Just plug it in in the Admin section and there will be a pod for it in the meeting room.

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roattwAuthor

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Thanks Jorma. Couple question since Im new to this:

"a licensed deployment of Connect, which allows VTC integration": We are always calling into these event, not hosting them. Are licensed versions only for the host?

"All you need is a SIP address for your Polycom system"

Its already set with an IP address on the institutions VoIP system. Works great point-to-point.

Thanks again!

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Anonymous

BTW, I was FINALLLY able to get this to work using the Svideo out to an Osprey 230 PCI card (http://www.viewcast.com/products/osprey-cards/osprey-230) with a software app called DVdriver (http://www.trackercam.com/TCamWeb/dvdriver.htm) that forced the HD camera to be recognized as a web cam. I would suggest to Polycom to make this a little easier as the one thing I learned in all this is that a lot of people go back and forth between full peer to peer VC and web-based. To have one camera easily used for both in the same meeting room is huge.

Great information. Polycom, Tandberg/Cisco are focussed on network based video. That's their focus from my perspective at least. So, using those cameras as webcams connecting to PC's is something that can be done but not the focus as they want desktop VTC type video therefore bypassing the need for web conferencing. Just my view.

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