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Article #139Help wanted
From: geoff coates
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:00
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Hi, Is there a kindred sole out there who can possibly help me with advise on ways to improve my video conferencing? At present I am using a system based on an AMD 400, with 256mg RAM, and a 56 x 2 USRobotics Sportster Message Plus modem. The software is Microsoft Net Meeting and the camera is a Cannon digital video job as opposed to a proprietary WebCam. Along with a friend of mine, who know about as much on the subject as I do, we're endeavouring to set up a decent link that so far has eluded us. I'm reasonably confident it' s not the hardware, as at times we both get decent pictures of each other, the down side being you have t sit as statuesque as a Praying Mantis and talk out of the corner of your mouth otherwise the pixels get confused! The audio though has never been anything other than, patchy on a good day to picking up the phone when it's dire. Having tried tweaking all the features in Net Meeting, all to no avail, I'm inclined to think it's is down to the nature of Internet protocols sending data in packets as opposed to real time, and/or the state of the telephone connection. Of course there's always the possibility I'm talking completely out of my arse, but at least I have a mate doing the same! Any advice would be much appreciated. However, if you do respond I have a Spam filter active and you'll need to include: Video, Conferencing, or Video Conferencing, in the subject line. Thanks in anticipation, Geoff. geoffemm@hotmail.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.166 / Virus Database: 79 - Release Date: 20/06/00
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