Video Conferencing

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing

Get on Board of Video Conferencing

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mike_Zhmudikov]Mike Zhmudikov
Sometimes your physical attendance is vital. But there are times, when there is simply no way for you to be there at the appointed time as well as location of the meeting. So what do you do?

First, you may dial the person up to tell him you cannot be present. The conference is significant, yet it's improbable for you to be in two or even three places at the same time. Nevertheless, that predicament might now be easily addressed with the use of video conferencing facilities. So what is video conferencing? Video conferencing is an interactive collaboration between two or more groups from various areas making use of the internet, video, and audio technology in real-time.

For a video conference to function, important parts as in audio and video inputs (microphones, cameras), audio and video outputs (speakers, headphones, projectors), along with the main control network that will allow data transfer must be present. But for the meeting or conference to be livelier and interactive, alternative tools as in IMs, Flash technology, Java scripts, etc., could allow attendees to express themselves not merely verbally, but they would be able to exchange data and other relevant material by sharing files, watch slide presentations, share videos, and make use of a universal whiteboard where each participant may draw or scribble on. Several video conferencing amenities have all the equipments as well as applications and much more depending on your needs.

There are numerous video conferencing companies that give online video meeting options patterned to your necessity. They can accommodate a discussion involving a group of three to ten persons to a conference of up to above a hundred attendees in different geographic areas. Fees can range according to the equipments, software, and applications employed. You could either pick a universal rate conference calling service or a per-minute calling plan. However, you can always begin your own video meeting if you have the fundamental technologies for this.

With the use of [http://www.megameeting.com]video conferencing technology, things have become much more convenient. For a lecturer, for example, rather than getting a plane ride from California to a college in New York to join a meeting or conduct a lecture, he can utilize video phones to deliver his speech or discussion to a group of school people in real time yet still be able to entertain their queries without having to postpone his following class. This technology is now being very reasonably widely recognized. However, physical presence can never replace technology no matter how advanced it is.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Video Conferencing Software

Video Conferencing Software

Free Video Conference Software at the Tip of Your Fingers

By Allen Williams
In this day and age of modern technology, the world seems to have become smaller and smaller. Distance no longer bars people to communicate with each other or create business opportunities. One technology that makes it all possible is video conference. Video conference, because of its ability to bring people closer in spite of the distance, has become popular with the education sector and the corporate world.

Anyone who wishes to perform video conference must have the proper facilities. These include video camera or webcam to serve as video input; a computer monitor or television for video output; microphones; speakers; and a telephone network or internet to perform data transfer.

Video conference also requires the right software. Luckily, free video conference software is available right within the computer's operating system and through the internet.

GnomeMeeting is a free Internet-based video conference software that is accessible through http://www.gnomemeeting.org. It mainly uses H.323, the same protocol created by Microsoft to run audio and video features of Windows.

Paltalk is a video conference software that can be downloaded for free from the Internet. It promises crystal clear voice and video, up to 6 videos in one operation, sharing of photos, files and messages, and simultaneous video viewing in multiple rooms.

EarthLink Conference Manager is a free video conference software that also doubles as a video chat system. This enables multiple parties at different locations to participate in a video conference from a desktop computer. This free video conference software is still in its test version, which is widely used for research applications.

Global Live Talk, another free video conference software, facilitates online conferencing on intranets and the World Wide Web. It can perform real-time rich media conferencing, instant messaging, chat, online meetings, collaborative workspaces, PowerPoint Presentations, and software for groups in the Internet. It also serves as a virtual venue for meeting colleagues, friends and family members and trainings.

The Virtual Room Videoconferencing System (VRVS) is an Internet-based free video conference software. It is a project that is originally developed by European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and now maintained by California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Free video conference software also comes with many popular instant messaging applications. The latest version of Yahoo! Messenger (YM) provides its own free video and voice conference software. The AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging and presence computer program that allows users to communicate instantly through text to their "buddies" around the world. MSN Messenger is another instant messaging program that, like YM and AIM, performs video conference software, which can be downloaded for free for those whose computers run on Windows operating systems.

Aside from the Internet, the computer platform is also a source of free video conference software. One such application is iChat, an AIM client that enables Apple computer users to use AIM in their desktop units to carry out video conference for free. Netmeeting is another video conference software that comes for free with several versions of Microsoft Windows but before Windows XP. Windows Messenger is a free conference software that is integrated in Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, and the Remote Assistance feature of for Windows XP.

With video conference, communicating with friends and business colleagues though geographically apart is no longer costly. All that is needed to be done is to have the right hardware and the right video conference software that comes with the computer's operating system or available for free through the Internet.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Worldwide Webcams

Worldwide Webcams

Worldwide Webcams

The internet truly is amazing with being able to connect with people anywhere around the world using webcams in real time. Worldwide Webcams are being used more and more as the changes in technology have taken place and more people day by day become accustomed to using their own webcam.

The power of video conferencing is truly amazing. You can attend meetings with participants from any country and as long as you can communicate using the same language you have a meeting with international views...

It is so easy to go to a site like You Tube and upload a webcam video. As people grow more and more accustomed to the technology we can only wonder where it will all lead. Worldwide webcams are only just starting too!

What will be happening in five years time? It is amazing just to think about that...

Monday, May 05, 2008

Streaming Video

Streaming Video

How To Download Streaming Video From YouTube, Google And More

By George Tho
I like to download streaming video when I come across one that is funny and would like to keep it on my computer so that I can watch it or show it to my friends and families without going online. I didn't know that it was possible at first until a friend of mine showed me exactly how to do it and here I am sharing it with you.

There are many video sites on web and more are being set up everyday. People often publish videos about themselves or interesting things that they come across. These sites that allow people to publish videos for free include YouTube, Google videos, Break, iFilm, Putfile, BlipTV and so on. Some sites are dedicated to certain themes while others are for any genre.

If you were to come across a nice clip and wants to download streaming video from these sites. There basically 2 steps and rather 2 things you need to know. First is how to download it and the second is the format of the downloaded clip and how to watch it on your PC.

In order to download streaming video, first take note of the URL of the video. For example, for YouTube videos, the URL will look something like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXX. Copy this URL and go to keepvid.com, paste the URL and click on 'Download'. After a while, a download link will appear and you may download the file.

Kindly note that if you download streaming video using the site mentioned, the downloaded file has the extension XXX.htm. Just rename the file to XXX.flv. Notice that the file format is in flv, which means that you cannot use your regular video players like Windows Media Player to watch it. You have to obtain an FLV player. There are many free FLV players on the web, just do a search and you should have no problem finding one.

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Friday, May 02, 2008

Starting An Online Business

Starting An Online Business

Starting an Online Business

Are you considering Starting an Online Business? If you are going to be training people, make sure that you are using the technology that is now available to your best advantage. It is much easier to take people through the process of online training live or by video recording of the process. Technology now is extremely cost effective and a fraction of what you used to pay so take the time to understand it and save yourself and the people that you will be working with both time and money.

If you are looking at businesses to Start as an Online Business it also pays to make sure that you understand the latest technology. You will save yourself an amazing amount of time and heartache using technology to its best advantage...

Monday, April 28, 2008

Webcam Videos

Webcam Videos

Webcam Videos

The quality of webcam videos is improving along with the technology to make them and I am sure it won’t be long before it will be great quality.

One of my business colleagues gave us a tour of his new house using his webcam attached to his laptop computer. We were shown all three levels of his house and taken outside to watch a squirrel up in a nearby tree. The versatility is amazing using a webcam and it is extremely easy to use the webcam to create a video. Webcam videos can be used for many purposes.

Knowledge on how to use webcams has certainly made a change in my life and it is not hard to see how as more and more people become familiar with using them, life is changing...

Friday, April 25, 2008

Photography Workshops

Photography Workshops

Are Computers Killing Photography?

By Andrew Goodall
Digital photography has beginners all over the world desperate to learn how to take better photos using their digital cameras. Where can they learn the skills of good photography?

A few years ago, I wrote an ebook to teach beginners the basics of good photography. You know, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, lighting, composition; the sort of things experienced photographers take for granted. In recent times, I have been amazed at the increasing number of people eager to get their hands on this type of information.

With the internet seemingly taking over the world, and the explosion in availability of books, ebooks and courses on just about every subject, why is it so hard for a new photographer to find out how to use their camera? It's a mystery for the modern age, but I think I may have found the answer.

If a person has a bad experience, especially if that experience cost them hard-earned dollars, they will tell others. And what they are telling me is that they are NOT HAPPY with most of the photography courses and guides on offer.

Many courses and workshops advertising 'digital photography' have little or nothing to do with actual photography. That's right, you can sign up to learn the skills of better photography and not learn one thing about taking better photos.

What you get instead is a workshop in photo-editing. How to fix up your bad photos, how to superimpose rainbows and birds into your landscapes and how to remove freckles and pimples from your portraits. How to use software which, in many cases, the customer doesn't have, doesn't want and possibly can't afford.

Are these useful skills? Of course they are, but they are not photography. At best, they are peripheral skills that relate to photography, for people (and there are plenty of them) who choose to go down that path.

The result could be a generation of 'photographers' who know more about fixing up their mistakes on a computer than about taking good photos in the first place.

If a customer pays you to teach them photography, they have a right to expect that they will learn how to use a camera. If they want to learn about computer software, they will buy a different ebook, or sign up to a different course. If you take their money, then sit them in front of a computer for three days, you have not given them what they paid for. If your customer asks for their money back - so they should.

I could take a pessimistic view, and think that some photographers have become so lazy, so unskilled, that they really believe digital manipulation is more important to photography than skill with a camera. I prefer to think that the customers I have spoken to have just been the victims of misunderstandings and poorly worded advertising.

Whichever is the case, customers beware! Before you hand over your money, find out exactly what you are signing up for. If you want to learn how to take better photos, make sure the course (or workshop, or ebook etc) is about the camera, not just the computer. If software is a component of the course, terrific - you are getting a well rounded look at the world of photography. If it is the only component, shop around; there are still people out there who want to teach what you want to learn.

Andrew Goodall is a professional nature photographer of over 20 years experience, with a gallery in Montville, Queensland. His ebooks "Photography in Plain English" and "Every Picture Tells A Story" have helped thousands of new photographers learn the art and skills of good photography. Find out more at http://www.naturesimage.com.au

Andrew's simple philosophy is that good photography is skill, not technology, so you can learn to take great photos no matter what type of camera you have.

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