Video Conferencing

Receive high qualityvideo conferencing for a fraction of the cost. Our system is easy-to-use, reliable,and will ensure crystal clear quality. It can also help you be more productiveand save money. Recent technological advances now let you host a conferencecall, host a video conference, share your desktop and collaborate on documents with others  for only 15cents per minute - included Toll-Free audio.

Increase productivity and reduce costs

Spur-the-moment meetings and face-to-face interaction are now possibleregardless of location.
Video conferencing costs substantially less than traveling and participants will never have to leave their office.

It is proven that you will save time and be more productive if you canwork in a controlled environment, within a regular routine. Video conferencing bringswork to your office instead of taking it abroad -- allowing you to maintain accessto important people, tools, and resources that make your job easier. And bestof all, you can still go home to your friends and family at the end of the day.

Keep them engaged

Video conferencing will never replace the in-person meeting, but it will supportyour business meetings by providing you with unique ways to interact. Theonline collaborative tools canenhance a meeting in ways that can’t bedone in person. Document sharing and white board applications give you (andeveryone else) hands-on experience, and Q & A tools and text-messaging letyou easily manage large group meetings. This interactive meeting will geteveryone involved and will boostparticipation and retention rates.

Expand your reach

Now you can gain a wider reach at a lower cost and defy geographicboundaries. Use video conferencing to qualify candidates (leads, partners, andclients) before meeting them in person. Whether three blocks away, or thee timezones apart, you can have a seamless video conferencing experience. Before long,this technology will become a seamless and integrated part of your business.

Benefits

For basic video conferencing there is no hardware required. A basic web camerais all you need to get started. You do not need to order installation CD,simply login to our website and download directly to your computer. Theinstallation is easy and you can begin video conferencing within minutes. 

Specifications

High definition video conferencing is available with our system if you have theproper equipment. This means you will get a 1280x720 pixel image at 30 framesper second as opposed to a 352x240 image from a traditional web camera. Highdefinition video uses a lot of bandwidth (about 1.2 megabits) so it isimportant that all participants are using a reliable internet carrier to

We use MPEG-4 video,which is an industry standard foraudio and video streaming. This technology was designed to deliver high qualityvideo at a lower data rate and smaller file size. The video is compressed without compromising quality.Broadcasters such as DirecTV use MPEG-4 to deliver digital television shows. Itis universally accepted by most media players.

If you are consideringvideo conferencing then see what corporate conference calls can do for you.

Recommended Video Web Cams

(for video conferencing cameras not listed, read below) 

		Logitech QuickCam® Pro 5000 Part Number 961419-0403 Recommended for standard desktop users
		Logitech QuickCam® for Notebooks Pro Part Number 961398-0403 Recommended for users with notebooks or laptops
		Logitech QuickCam® Orbit™ MP Motorized Pan and Tilt Low Distortion, Ultra-wide Field of View
Board Room Camera
		Sony EVI D70 Digital Camera Part Number EVI-D70 Recommended for very high quality board room applications where tilt, pan, and zoom are required

Other Video Conferencing Cameras & Specialty Devices

Generally, Meeting Central™ can use any video source with aWindows DirectX/DirectShow device driver, v 9.0 or later.  If you can “see” your video device with theWindows scanner and camera test wizard, Meeting Central™ can select the camera and you canuse it during your next conference.  Youcan even use multiple Windows video devices, alternating their use, during theconference.

Frequently we receive questions such as, “Can I use my videocamera?”, “What about medical video devices?”, “What about our existingconference room camera?”  Most often, theanswer is “yes.”  Many of these devicesoutput standard video (S-Video Out). 

Standard video is easily input to a Windows PC using a USBconverter or PC video capture card. These adapters (and DirectShow device drivers) convert S-Video to aformat that the Windows operating system and e/pop software can use.

Video to USB Converter

There are many popular sources of video-to-USB adaptors, such as USB Gear and many more. Warning! For best results, be sure to select a USB 2.0 device. Also not that most USB converters have a maximum of 352 x 288 pixels (or 320x240) video capture quality limitation. For 640x480, 30 fps (full motion video), consider a PC video capture card.

PC Video Capture Card

There are many popular sources of video capture cards. A PCI bus adapter card, with Windows DirectShow device driver typically provides the best performance, least load on the CPU, and avoids the USB 1.0/2.0, and half/full-screen limitations of USB converters mentioned above.We suggest using the Osprey-210 Analog Capture Card or better with whatever video camera your company decides on using.

*Web Conferencing meeting durations are limited to 14 hours per day and are subject to service interruptions.