An example of Videoconferencing System

TANDBERG as example of Videoconferencing System

It consists of:

TANDBERG PrecisionHD 1080p Camera Key Features

1. 1080p60 High Definition Camera 12X optical zoom with smooth, quiet handling
Mount upside down-camera orientation automatically detected and picture flipped

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TANDBERG Telepresence/Video Conferencing Integrator Package
TANDBERG Codec C90
TANDBERG PrecisionHD 1080p camera
TANDBERG Tabletop Microphones (2x)
TANDBERG Remote Control




TANDBERG T1
TANDBERG T1 is the instant telepresence experience designed for the executive office or high-end collaboration room. Every detail is optimized to give users the highest quality forum for collaboration available. Unparalleled in quality, setting a new industry standard.

It allows your customers to walk into an executive conference room and conduct meetings as if everyone were in the same room. It's that easy. With true-to-life, 1080p quality and optimal detail to enable collaboration, they won't miss a thing...all without ever leaving the office or executive conference room.

TANDBERG Codec C90
The TANDBERG Codec C90 is the most powerful, flexible telepresence and collaboration engine available, delivering crisp, clear 1080p HD video and ultra wideband audio. With more inputs and outputs than any one box should really have, the integration possibilities are endless.


TANDBERG Centric 1700 MXP
The TANDBERG Centric 1700 MXP Personal Telepresence System features CD-quality audio, integrated High Definition camera, and 20” flat-screen monitor that seamlessly switches between your PC content and brilliant, high-definition video calls for an unprecedented level of interaction and collaboration with your entire organization.

TANDBERG Experia
Experia, the adaptive telepresence solution from TANDBERG, creates the optimal across the table visual communication experience. Quad 50” plasma screens, TANDBERG's Precision HD cameras and directional CD-quality audio combine to provide a highly interactive forum for collaboration. With the simple touch of a button, plan strategies, strengthen relationships and finalize decisions with executives from around the globe.
Experia takes telepresence to a new level by offering an added degree of flexibility and ease of use. With the simple touch of a button, plan strategies, strengthen relationships and finalize decisions with executives from around the globe.

A videoconference

(Videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. It has also been called visual collaboration and is a type of groupware. It differs from videophone in that it is designed to serve a conference rather than individuals.


Technology used in VC
The core technology used in a video teleconference (VTC) system is digital compression of audio and video streams in real time. The hardware or software that performs compression is called a codec (coder/decoder).


Video conferencing can be used for:
* Recruitment interviews
* Giving evidence to Magistrates or Crown Court
* In house business presentations
* Product training for employees and clients
* Sales representations and product launches
* Design and creative assessment, project liaison
* Business to business consultancy services
* Casting for television production


The other components required for a VTC system include:
Video input: video camera or webcam
Video output: computer monitor , television or projector
Audio input: microphones
Audio output: usually loudspeakers associated with the display device or telephone
Data transfer: analog or digital telephone network, LAN or Internet


VC impact on education
* Videoconferencing provides students with the opportunity to learn by participating in a 2-way communication platform.
* Teachers and students from all over the world can be brought to classes in remote or otherwise isolated places.
* Students are able to explore, communicate, analyze and share information and ideas with one another, visit another part of the world to speak with others, ,conduct virtual field trips.
* Small schools can use this technology to pool resources and teach courses.
* Faculty member keeps in touch with class while gone for a week at a conference.
* Guest lecturer brought into a class from another institution.
* Researcher collaborates with colleagues at other institutions on a regular basis without loss of time due to travel.
* Faculty committee auditions a scholarship candidate.
* Researcher answers questions about a grant proposal from an agency or review committee.
* Student interviews with an employer in another city.
* Teleseminars: (Teleseminars are used to provide information, training, or promote or sell products to group of people interested in a particular topic. They are similar to traditional seminars, in content and purpose, but they are given over a teleconference or bridgeline rather than at a specific location).