Multi-point Video Conferencing by Meeting Central®
15¢ per minute/ person - included Toll-Free Audio

Meeting Central® offers true multi-party internet video conferencing as a standard feature, not as an add-on.  Conference participants see smooth, clear, crisp video.  The implementation is software-based so it requires only standard USB video conferencing cameras. 

This is in sharp contrast to hardware-based video conferencing equipment, which can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.  To more effectively manage bandwidth, users can click on the video display to modify size, quality and frame rate – all in real time.

This state-of-the-art software allows the meeting host to modify video settings during the conference, while automatically monitoring bandwidth so as to limit those within allowable ranges.

• This is multi-party video conferencing, not point-to-point
• Uses H263 and MPEG4 industry standard codecs, plus high-speed proprietary codecs
• Host can manage all end-point (video origination) settings (size, quality & fps)
• Host can allow participants to choose to watch video or “show” (force all to watch video)
• Select video conferencing-only layout or, if allowed, use dockable tables to arrange video dialog boxes to suit viewing preferences

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
Board Room Cameras     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 a Windows DirectX/DirectShow device driver, v 9.0 or later.  If you can “see” your video device with the Windows scanner and camera test wizard, Meeting Central™ can select the camera and you can use it during your next conference.  You can even use multiple Windows video devices, alternating their use, during the conference.

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

Standard video is easily input to a Windows PC using a USB converter or PC video capture card.  These adapters (and DirectShow device drivers) convert S-Video to a format 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.