Hi All,

Our small research group is looking at the feasibility of setting up a=20
local teleconferencing room, rather than having to work around the=20
booking times of the busy 'official' T/C center and the long hike to get=20
to the room.

Most of the time we do 'seminar' style t/c with powerpoint, video,=20
whatever, from the presenters OWN computer, so an SXGA cable gets=20
plugged into a Telesys encoder and shipped off, along with an audience=20
camera/mic on both ends for questions. So basically two Audio/video=20
streams, one in each direction with local/remote switching for the=20
Computer display/live camera.

If we are going to DIY, I think we would also want to add collaboration=20
ability, e.g. shared documents, whiteboards, etc.

Looking around the web I see a few 'commercial' solutions (Cisco Webex,=20
Skype) with monthly fees,  but nothing inexpensive (so far) that lets a=20
normal computer do two way full res video streams (specifically dual=20
head video card).
Am I just not using the right search terms or what?

I found big blue button (OSS) but it requires that you upload a=20
presentation in advance so that it can be rendered locally in flash.
So that probably won't work with the many embedded videos that our users=20
seem to employ.

Any pointers to a near zero budget (or at least non recurring costs)=20
solution that can use existing data projectors, computers, large screen=20
monitors and web cams, would be appreciated.
Suggestions on what 'gotcha's to look out for would also be appreciated.

Robert




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