On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, aspale1 wrote: > Hello, > > I would just like to share with everyone that NCDM-UIC has successfully > created a "super" PIG that has 2 webcams and an echo-cancellation > microphone for small group AG sessions. I was not sure it was going to > work but our sys admin here made the suggestion, and I happily discovered > that this configuration worked. Although we are currently using a single > display, there seem to be plans in the works to obtain another video > display card that will allow for two displays (one for the node operator > and one for the local participants). The two cameras really make a > difference and do not seem to overpower the Dell Optiplex GX280 Pentium 4, > 1 GB RAM PC (with hyperthreading enabled). Although have cameras that > adjust would be nice, the solution is sufficient for the lab's purposes. > > The webcams that we are using are a Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 (works > perfectly) and the Creative Live Ultra for Notebooks (using the "Configure > on Transmit" option in VIC prevents errors since the webcam driver cannot > seem to "remember" the correct resolution and minimally makes VIC crash, > and, in worse cases, makes Windows XP SP2 crash with a blue screen). The > microphone is an echo-cancelling ClearOne AccuMic PC which works very > well.
So how does Vic behave with that setup? Do you end up seeing one camera in one vic, and t'other in t'other? jh -- "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle
