I should say I also saw flashing during screen share in a Zoom call. This might also be because only a single window was shared, and this window overlaid another on the speaker's desktop. I saw flickering glimpses of the Word document underneath the window the speaker was trying to share.
-- David On Fri, 3 Jul 2020 at 09:56, Winter, Graeme (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, > > At your offline suggestion I tried this myself and observe the same fit > inducing flashing - however when I shared the desktop (which had a > full-screen NX session running) it worked fine > > The performance seems good enough to be able to follow along with data > collection at the very least > > Best wishes Graeme > > > On 3 Jul 2020, at 09:44, Sandy, James (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have had problems trying to share my screen using Teams when using the > NX client. I have experienced the screen flashing in a manner which may > induce fits! This may be related to sharing a window rather than the whole > desktop but something to be aware of. I have taken to using Zoom if I want > to work with others sharing an NX session. > > > > Cheers, > > > > James > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Winter, > Graeme (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) > > Sent: 03 July 2020 09:33 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Relaying a remote data collection on using moodle > collaborate or Microsoft Teams > > > > Hi Nick > > > > I’ll offer a vote in favour of teams, as it is possible with the desktop > application to hand over control as well for a shared window (e.g. NX) so > your student could perform the collection themselves under your supervision > rather than just watching. > > > > I’ve not tried teams + NX as a combination but I can see no reason why > this would not work, it’s not like the network load will be much different > to watching a room full of happy faces… you could also try this out in > advance, connecting to nx.diamond for e.g. processing and confirming that > the screen share works so you lose no time on data collection day. > > > > FWIW I prefer zoom for meetings as it’s got better sound & copes better > with large groups (IMHO) however for small groups / 1:1 teams has worked > quite well in my experience, and I was particularly impressed with the > screen sharing. > > > > Best wishes Graeme > > > > > > > >> On 3 Jul 2020, at 09:18, Nicholas Keep <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> We are going to be doing a data collection for an MRes student at > Diamond in the next couple of weeks. These are his first crystals. It > would be good if he could be involved in watching it. > >> > >> I was wondering if anyone had tried sharing screen and voice via moodle > collaborate or Microsoft Teams while doing a data collection? Zoom is > deprecated by our institution but if anyone had succeeded on zoom that > would also be interesting. > >> > >> I am on Virgin media 100 MB broadband which is pretty much achieving > that (upload is only around 9 MB though). > >> > >> Alternatively we can try and set him up to connect via nx and watch, > but that would lose the sound connection unless I have a phone tucked under > my chin. > >> > >> We could just record my screen and sound and he could watch later. > >> > >> Any tips? > >> > >> Best wishes > >> > >> Nick > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Prof Nicholas H. 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