[cisco-voip] ODP: Cisco VT Advantage Camera and Skype Discovery

Mon Mar 5 18:27:18 EST 2007

Great info everyone, really appreciate it.  It must be due to the new
version of the camera in which I am using.  Previously I had the
original cameras and I know they did not work with other software.  I
never tried other cameras with the cisco software however.

I never did mind the idea of being stuck having to purchase cisco
cameras to work with the cisco software as the price for these things
is very reasonable, particularly for a cisco product.  :-)

The one thing I did not like was the fact that a couple of years ago
for someone to want to make a video call with say MSN messenger they
would need a camera for that and a camera for the cisco side of things
which seemed impractical.

Internally we use MS Communicator for IM, and its very widely used
throughout the enterprise.  I would be interested to see if MS
Communicator supports making video calls because that would truly add
some value to the video component internally.  One camera working with
both the Cisco side of things and the IM side of things.

I am very interested in the idea of using some of the other logitech
cameras like the notebook camera due to its low profile.

Again thanks for all the info people!

On 3/5/07, Marcin Nowacki <Marcin_Nowacki at sevenet.pl> wrote:
>
> You may use these :
>
>  Cisco Unified Video Advantage also provides limited support for the
> Logitech QuickCam Fusion and the Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro.
>
> Limited support only includes camera recognition issues, where the camera is
> not properly recognized by the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application.
> For all other issues involving the Logitech Fusion and QuickCam for
> Notebooks, Cisco will provide best-effort support. Also changed from
> previous versions of the software, Cisco Unified Video Advantage will now
> recognize other third-party cameras connected to the PC. However, Cisco does
> not officially support any camera other than those specifically mentioned
> above and cannot guarantee their performance and behavior (although best
> effort will be made by Cisco to resolve issues on other third-party
> cameras). We recommend that customers do internal testing of unsupported
> cameras within their environments prior to deployment to ensure proper
> interoperability and acceptable video quality.
>
> Best regards
> Marcin
> ________________________________
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> Od: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net w imieniu Ryan
> Ratliff
> Wysłano: Pn 2007-03-05 20:11
> Do: Matthew Saskin
> DW: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Temat: Re: [cisco-voip] Cisco VT Advantage Camera and Skype Discovery
>
>
>
>
> Not sure about the new camera (don't have one) but I know 3rd party
> camera support was a feature for a recent VTA software.  Not sure if
> it's just Logitech camers or anything.
> I'm sure it's in a release note somewhere.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Mar 5, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Matthew Saskin wrote:
>
> for what it's worth, I'm using a standard logitech usb cam and it works
> perfectly with VTA.
>
> -matt
>
> Matt Slaga (US) wrote:
> > The version 2.0 VT advantage cameras (or perhaps the 2.0 of VTA
> > software?) did make a change and allow the camera to be seen by other
> > products.  The previous ones were locked down to only the VTA app,
> > I can
> > say from experience.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
> Ryan Ratliff
> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:51 AM
> > To: Voll, Scott
> > Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Cisco VT Advantage Camera and Skype
> > Discovery
> >
> > I think it depends on the drivers your app uses and whether they
> > support the camera or not.  While it may be Logitech hardware the
> > Logitech drivers won't recognize the VTA camera as such.
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> > On Mar 5, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Voll, Scott wrote:
> >
> > I think its visa versa.  You can't use any other camera with the VT
> > Advantage software.  The camera is just a logic Tec camera with
> > something extra to make it work with VTA.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
> Dane
> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:39 AM
> > To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: [cisco-voip] Cisco VT Advantage Camera and Skype Discovery
> >
> > I have been told by many people and everything I have read has
> > seemingly confirmed that the Cisco VT Advantage cameras can't be used
> > by any software other then the Cisco software.
> >
> > It just so happens that for the first time I had my camera plugged in
> > and launched skype, skype saw the camera and used it.  I was able to
> > make skype voice / video calls with the Cisco VT camera.
> >
> > This may be old news for some, but it was an interesting discovery
> > personally since for a couple of years now I have been told something
> > on the cameras (firmware possibly) prevented them from being used by
> > anything else.
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