Benefits of Video conferencing

A videoconference is a live connection between people in separate
locations for the purpose of communication, usually involving audio and
often text as well as video. At its simplest, videoconferencing
provides transmission of static images and text between two locations.

At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of  full-motion
video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations.

Videoconferencing
should provide a complete simulation of a normal meeting environment,
enabling both parties to see, hear and present material, just as if
they were in the same room.

Videoconferencing
can speed up business process and procedures in the same way that the
fax and the e-mail have revolutionised the way we share information.

Tangible benefits are most easily related to actual cost savings. The
most obvious quantifiable saving is the cost of travel and the cost of
the time wasted during travel.

-Greatly improved communication between remote sites both within a company and between suppliers and customers

-Videoconferencing appeals to students’ different learning styles; students who are visual and auditory learners can benefit.

- Reduced pressure, stress and fatigue from travel

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Using the technology allows multiple classrooms at various locations to
collaborate while learning about other cultures from primary sources.

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Shorter product/project development times (this can be worth millions
when it reduces time to market and/or improves the quality of the
product or project)

- Faster and better decision making

– Reduced time of meetings as the principle often applies when visiting

How to buy Video Conferencing?

Place the webcam on the top, center, of your screen or monitor :

By placing your webcam on the top-center of your computer, it will appear as if you are looking at the person you are conversing with. If you place your webcam on the side of your monitor, the other party will only get a side view. This is only a good thing if you love your profile.

Having the camera in the center also allows you to watch the person you are conversing with while making it appear as if you are keeping eye contact with them.

Make sure you have good lighting:

It is crucial that you have good lighting. If there is a bright window or strong lighting behind you, it will make you look dark—but direct sunlight can make you look washed out. To achieve the perfect color, close your blinds or curtains and use indirect lighting to illuminate your face (no tanning required).

Position yourself correctly:

You should not be too close or too far from the camera. Your face should be the centerpiece. When properly composed, you should appear with your head and shoulders nicely framed in the picture.

Use a good webcam:

SightSpeed can transmit 30 frames per second, which is what televisions receive. Some webcams cannot keep up and detract from what otherwise would be a good image. In the case of webcams, price infers quality. As a rule of thumb, stay away from anything under $50 and look for CCD sensor cameras to get better picture quality.

Headsets and sound quality:

The best way to ensure good audio is by using a headset with an attached microphone. This will eliminate feedback problems, such as echoing, and background noises that might occur when using a computer with speakers and a microphone.

Limit your movements while on camera:

Movements like waving your hands or rocking in your chair will cause a lag in the video. It may also make the other participants to become dizzy and sick to their stomachs.

Dress for TV:

If you wear clothing with large patterns, shiny clothing or distracting jewelry, slight movements will cause the video software to spend a lot of time compressing and decompressing the images on your clothing. This will make your face and head movements unclear, and these are the most important.

Internet connection:

Broadband service is recommended over other Internet access services. Your connection speed, as well as the connection speed of the person with whom you are conversing, directly impact the quality of your video experience. Slower connection speeds result in fuzzy or paused video and choppy audio.

Be yourself:

Speak naturally and clearly. Imagine that the person you are conversing with is in the same room as you because…they are. Enjoy!

Be Safe:

Don’t give out information that you wouldn’t give to a stranger. Just because it’s the Internet doesn’t mean it’s safer! And hey…you can always “google” the person before you meet on SightSpeed! Know the person you’re talking to.

Sony Launches Economical Video conferencing System

Sony Launches an Extremely User-Friendly and Economical Video conferencing System.  Sony reinvents its usual Video conferencing system making it compact & user-friendly with more features added to it.

According to Live Conferencing Equipment (a subsidiary of CBM), an online reseller for Sony’s video conferencing products in the US, Sony’s PCS-1 is such a videoconferencing system that provides the latest in conferencing technology while having extremely easy user features & at the same time conforming to all industry standard.

The system reaches speeds up to 2 Mbps over IP networks and up to 768 Kbps over the ISDN network.

The PCS-1 offers a high performance internal MCU option connecting up to six sites for a video conference using any combination of ISDN or IP connections with the optional multipoint software option. It also has such new features as enhanced data collaboration capabilities and built-in electronic whiteboard interface. The PCS-1 provides built-in Sony QoS technology to help ensure and enhance video quality over unmanaged networks.

With its superb video quality, it’s industry’s first product to support MPEG-4 video as a standard feature provides TV-like quality. Superb audio is featured through AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) at 14 kHz, compliant with the MPEG-4 standard. With PCS-1, audio is brought to another level of clear sound for the videoconference creating a more conversational tone.

These and other features incorporate the most advanced IT and Sony’s world-wide proven AV technologies into a compact and stylish two-piece body. This unique design affords users the ability to accommodate almost any installation requirement of a meeting room layout.

Video Conferencing

A video conference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. It has also been called visual collaboration and is a type of groupware. It differs from videophone in that it is designed to serve a conference rather than individuals.

video conferencing saves you time and money on business travel

• Save time and money on business travel costs: flights hotels taxis, plus time spent travelling when you are not available to work.
• Develop global opportunities your customer or supplier market can be anywhere in the world
• Improve client services, video conferencing allows you to have more ‘face to face’ meetings at a fraction of the cost.

video conferencing is now already well established within a growing number of major organisations for its high end facilities. Millions of high quality video conference systems, are in use across the world today and using our network of public video conferencing facilities you can link to them all.

video conferencing can be used for:

• Recruitment interviews
• Giving evidence to Magistrates or Crown Court
• In house business presentations
• Product training for employees and clients
• Sales representations and product launches
• Design and creative assessment, project liaison
• Business to business consultancy services
• Casting for television production

High definition videoconference systems really do have to be seen to be believed. Given sufficient bandwidth they give you really superb picture and sound quality. They are easy to install and operate and all the videoconference standards for maximum compatibility with legacy systems. video conferencing removes the obstacles of time and distance to allow people to conduct business naturally.

What is video conferencing and telepresence?

Using ISDN technology or IP networks your image is digitally reproduced: it works like 2 way TV with real time audio and vision. Sometimes a video conference connection is also known as a ‘video link’ or ‘video meeting’. The main video conference equipment manufactures are Polycom, Tandberg, Sony, Aethra. These manufacturers are all working to the same protocols so the systems are able to link across brand.

It is possible to link more than 2 sites together, this is known as a multipoint conference. Some video conference systems are able to link up to 4 sites together, but it is more usual to use a bridging service to connect the locations as bridges are able to connect to an unlimited number of video conferencing sites.

Telepresence is a form of video conferencing which uses large screen, high definition technology to simulate being in the same room. Currently some telepresence systems are using proprietary technology and are not able to link with other video conference systems.

With most video conferencing systems you can display papers using the electronic document camera, show information direct from your personal computer, you can also play a pre-recorded video or DVD, or even record your own presentation.

There are numerous benefits to businesses of all sizes from using audio conferencing.

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With our range of advanced teleconferencing services, Live-Conferencing.com gives you all these important benefits, and at a fraction of the cost of BT. Whether you need to hold a conference call once a month or two or three times a day – all our teleconferencing services guarantee superb call quality, local rate or free phone dial in access at great value prices.

You have the ability to conduct scheduled or on-demand teleconferencing – anything from an ad hoc project meeting for three or four people to a large scale global investor relations briefing.

All our audio conferencing or teleconferencing accounts are simple to set up and easy to use. For your UK audio conferencing calls you have a choice of permanent, easy to remember dial in numbers; a local rate 0845 number or 0800 free phone number.

For international teleconferencing calls we give you a UK global access number. You can also give your international callers a local free phone number in their own country.

Reservationless Audio Conferencing

Reservationless gives you on-demand audio conferencing, allowing you to initiate a conference call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – without the need to make a reservation or rely on an Operator.

To hold a teleconference you simply dial a permanent number and enter your conference code. This type of audio conferencing is the perfect solution for your regular conferences with the same group of participants or, for any of your last minute calls.

Operator Assisted Audio Conferencing

Live-Conferencing.com operator assisted audio conferencing service combines a personal touch with our feature-rich audio conferencing service to make all your conferences memorable experiences. Let Live-Conferencing.com manage the details of your conference so you can concentrate on delivering your message.

We will call the participants for you and our operator is there to be of assistance throughout the meeting. We can record the meeting for your future reference and even have the call transcribed.