Vcon and Streaming Field Notes
These are field notes by the DILC-Tau Rho Xi Vcon Group.
I. Digital Video Transport System
- DVTS download • The Unathorized DVTS Guide • more DVTS notes from USF
- compatible with Sony DV Cam (firewire interface); perhaps NOT compatible with iSight?
Computers for testing the DVTS
Desktop Computer DVTS alpha (DILC-DVTSa)
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional 5.1 Build 2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234 (Service Pack 3)
- Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor ~1.3GHz
- Memory (RAM): 768 MB
- Direct X: version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128MB (approx.)
Laptop Computrer DVTS experimental (DILC-DVTSx)
- Computer Model: Lenovo SL 400
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional 5.1 Build 2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234 (Service Pack 3)
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo P8400 @2.26GHz (2 CPU)
- Memory (RAM): 3038MB (4096MB actual, but will not register on 32-bit OS)
- Direct X: version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
- Video Card: (still processing)
Special Notes for installing Windows XP: Lenovo SL 400 is packaged with Windows Vista. The laptop will not readily accept a Windows XP installation. To do so, enter the bios setup at the start of boot by pressing F1. Go to config tab and enter Serial ATA. Under SATA Controller Mode Option, use Compatibility mode.
iSight on WinXP
"I just got my iSight working with Windows XP AND fixed the image quality problem many are having.
To install the iSight, just plug it in, and cancel out of the "New Hardware Wizard." The camera will show up in My Computer, but will be VERY overexposed.
Next, download some program that will allow you to fiddle with the incoming video properties. I googled and found:
http://www.1394imaging.com/products/software/iccapture/ But I'm sure there's more out there. Use this program to turn down the brightness, and voila, your iSight will remember the new settings and you get great video even with AIM. Now if only the microphone worked..."
- original post: http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/user/view/cs_msg/20537
II. MidField System
- MidField System V2 download. Alternative download 1
- Download Required Apps for MidField System
III. XMeeting
XMeeting is the first H.323 compatible video conferencing client for Mac OS X. It allows us to dial our Polycom.