Advanced video conference configuration / Skype or with TV channels

[AdamQ]

Hello,

I need to configure video conferences.
With Skype and later with TV channels for online conferencing.
Can someone please suggest how to realize the following things, as I am new in this field.

The result that I would like to have:

- The picture that people will see on the other side should be zoomed in and out (when different people are speaking)
- Should have some sound managing device that will attached wired and wireless micphones
- All this, if it is possible should be connected to laptop (Win7 or the best thing is Linux Mint 17)

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The simple configuration (as the first step):

- Have a video HD camera Canon Vixis HF R40. Want to connect it to computer and use it as a web camera for Skype
conferences. With the possibility to zoom in an out.
When connecting directly with HDMI out or USB on the camera Skype not recognizing the camera.

Questions:
Is there any workaround to recognize this camera?
Is there maybe any external device that will manage video and voice separatly and transfer the image to laptop in the way that Skype will recognize it? The sound should also have possibility to have at least 1-2 microphones and a connection to Speakers, and also to TV or projector (this also can be done from laptop, but best way from specific device)?

The advanced configuration:


- What would be necessary to have two or three cameras with different views and possibility to attach those pictures to Skype?
Explication: those 2-3 video cameras will have different pictures during video conferences and then inside some software I will decide which picture, from which camera will be shown in present second in the online Skype conference.
- With this also need some sound managing devices with wireless-microphons, speakers, and also wired microphones, headsets.

Questions:
Can you please advise software, hardware to realize those things?
Maybe their is an open source softwares for those things?

Thank you.

[usually_quiet]

I don't know much about what you want to do, but I do know something about getting a video feed into a PC. Laptops only have HDMI out, not HDMI in, and cameras normally transfer files via USB, not AV streams. You would need an HDMI capture device with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 interface sitting between each camera and the laptop to get a live video feed video to the laptop. However, from what I recall reading, not many capture devices play nice with recent versions of Skype.

Magewell makes some capture devices that once connected are supposed to make a video camera appear to be a webcam, which makes Skype happy. Unfortunately even if they would make things easier, they are not cheap. Here is a YouTube review for one of them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2uldWz_K8 There may be other suitable capture devices from other companies too.

You might need a live production switcher to work with more than one camera. (Seidman mentioned an ATEM and a Tricaster in his YouTube review.)

No doubt someone else will come along with more/better advice.

[newpball]

Skype for video conferencing........

I will give you my straightforward opinion:

Skype is great for granny seeing the grand kids online but not for professional video conferencing!

I suggest you use something more suitable.

[AdamQ]

Magewell makes some capture devices that

You might need a live production switcher to work with more than one camera. (Seidman mentioned an ATEM and a Tricaster in his YouTube review.)

No doubt someone else will come along with more/better advice.

Thank you for your answer. I will check this device in the store.

[AdamQ]

Skype for video conferencing........

I will give you my straightforward opinion:

Skype is great for granny seeing the grand kids online but not for professional video conferencing!

I suggest you use something more suitable.

Can you please advise something more suitable.
Some application that can be also connected to users with Skype?

Thank you

[newpball]

There is tons of them:

http://www.capterra.com/web-conferencing-software/

http://web-conferencing-services.toptenreviews.com/

[shree]

In addition to Skype for video conferencing, you may also have a look at R-HUB desktop video conferencing servers. It provides 30 way HD video conferencing.

[Cornucopia]

What's your budget? That'll make all the difference in the world.

For zoom, are you talking about adjusting it manually yourself,
Or using a remote controlled PTZ cam,
Or are you thinking of an automatically target following cam?
Those go up in price.

For dialing & call/conference mgmt, look into Blue Jeans.

Scott

[stallone]

Try using a R-HUB web conferencing server and see if it resolves your issue.