Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing is a rapidly growing practice used by an increasing number of businesses to maximise their office time and productivity whilst reducing unnecessary travel related costs. With substantial improvements in recent technology, Video Conferencing allows you to attend numerous meetings around the world, on the same day, without leaving your office.
The benefits of video conferencing now far outweigh the costs. Beyond affordable pricing, wider availability of transport mechanisms such as ISDN, IP and Broadband Networks have had major roles to play in it’s increased popularity. Replacement of the traditional business meeting, with video conferencing has been proven to result in massive savings to businesses.
We provide video conferencing technology to suit a comprehensive and diverse range of requirements. From simple desktop point to point systems and videophones, to rollabout systems, and fully-integrated multi-point systems, we can satisfy a myriad of corporate environment requirements.
For an authentic user experience there is nothing like HD (High Definition) quality video and audio with its crisper images and clearer sounds allowing users to truly feel as if they are all present in the same room. HD offers a new level of performance delivering the sharpest video and richest audio; especially beneficial when sharing important data and presentations or where actions need to be carefully observed. Smartcomm offers an array of HD solutions for clients that demand only the very best in quality and usability.
The video conferencing process involves the merging of live video and audio signals over the internet or a telephone line to enable people in two or more locations to have a ‘real time’ meeting face to face. Data in the form of email or other computer files can often also be sent back and forth across the communication channel or simultaneously viewed by all participating during a videoconference.
The ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) method of Video Conferencing is a network that telephone service providers have in place all over the world using digital telephone lines. When a connection is made, the telephone service provider actually connects the two sites so that information can be transferred back and forth without interruption. It is very similar to making a phone call.
Another method which is growing in popularity is IP (Internet Protocol). A connection between two or more parties is made over the internet through an ISP (Internet Service Provider) where information (audio/video) is delivered in small chunks, referred to as ‘packets’. These packets of information are transmitted between computers over the internet with the quality of the transmission dependant on the networks bandwidth.
Audio/Video Transmission
In most videoconferencing systems the pictures are taken with a camera much like a camcorder and a microphone picks up the audio. Both of these devices use standard analog signals. In order to transmit these analog signals, they must first be converted to digital signals. This is done with a device called a CODEC (coder-decoder). The analog signals (audio and video) are fed into the coder portion of the CODEC and converted to digital and then transmitted to the opposite end. When the opposite end receives the digital signal it is then fed into the decoder portion of the CODEC where it is converted back to analog. The analog signal is then fed into the TV. The audience is then able to hear and see what was sent from the transmitting end.
By putting a camera, microphone, TV, and CODEC on either end it is possible to have a 2-way conversation, hence: IVC (Interactive Video Conferencing)
Whatever your requirement, be it international meetings, vital training sessions or important face to face discussions, Smartcomm has a package to suit your every need.
We take complete care of every stage of the Installation from design, supply and installation to programming, training and maintenance;
- Installed and programmed to offer natural motion and sharp clear images
- Integrated for superb sound quality offering voice clarity during simultaneous conversations
- Integrated to any room size, optimal use up to 40 people
- Programmed to be versatile for seamless integration with other hardware; flat panel displays, plasmas and LCDs
- Programmed to facilitate ease of info sharing; presentation, movie files, audio clips and pictures