videoconference with digiral camera?

[Ana Quista]

Does anyone know if it would be possible to utilise the firewire cable to videoconference with say netmeeting? I have an XL1 and run premiere on an RT2000 with win 2000. I just thought that the quality should be better than with a webcam. Has anyone tried this?

[Gary MacKenzie]

what level of connection are you using for videoconferencing ?

there are some firewire webcams available that hopefully have the drivers to allow what you want to do.
http://www.cwol.com/firewire-cameras/pyro-webcam-pro.htm


we use a minimum of 128k for all our video conferencing ( isdn2 )

our videoconferencing over ip equipment is set to run at 384k ( isdn6 )

[Ana Quista]

thanks for your response. currently I am testing out 512k connection but this is only for the next few weeks as a promotion. I will probably be using a 128k connection on cable broadband. I will try and see if I can get hold of one of those firewire webcams (though not too expensive) I was hoping for a free download or software solution to keep using my setup. Just doing my bit for the environment.

[Mike Banks]

Is there a Mac 'way' of using say the built in firewire with a digi cam for web cam use?

Just curious!

:)

Mike

[Gary MacKenzie]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mike Banks:
Is there a Mac 'way' of using say the built in firewire with a digi cam for web cam use?

Just curious!

:)

Mike<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/firewirewebcamdriver.html
http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/04/22.1.shtml

but both involve real webcams and not camera as webcam.