sending/requesting still images
you can send a still image, which is a captured frame from the local video, to the remote party. for example, you can display a paper on an optional document camera and then send a still image of this paper. while the remote party is viewing the still image, you can take the paper off the camera and prepare a new one.
you can also take still images of the remote party.s video. for example, you could ask the remote party to hold an object up to the camera and then take a still image of it. then you could study this object while continuing to communicate.
sending and receiving still images is only available in videoconferences between parties that use at least one tv monitor. if any of these parties has only a vga monitor (such as the mediaconnect 8000 single monitor configuration), this feature is disabled.
· to send a still image
■ press [send]. the remote party sees the still image that you sent. · to take a still image
1. press [request]. mediaconnect captures a frame from the remote video. a message appears on the local display, asking if you want to accept the still image.
2. press [ok] to accept the still image.
3. press [ok] again to return to the videoconference.
selecting a compression standard for isdn calls
when videoconferencing over low bitrates (128 kbps or lower), the default video standard is h.263. if interoperability issues become apparent, you can force mediaconnect 6000 to send video according to the h.261 standard.
· to identify the current video compression standard
1. press [status]. the status dialog box opens.
2. video mode is either h.263 or h.261. press [ok] to close the dialog box.
· to enable mediaconnect 6000 to send video according to h.261
1. press [menu]. the main menu opens. select set video.
2. in the set video screen, select send h.261 video compression. the next time you make a videoconference, h.263 support is disabled and video is automatically compressed according to the h.261 standard.
3. press [ok] to apply the change and close the dialog box.