Using a WebCam for the whiteboards in GoToMeeting

Using a WebCam for the whiteboards in GoToMeeting -

Have you ever wanted an easy way to communicate a simple visual idea on the fly from a GoToMeeting session ? GoToMeeting is awesome to communicate ideas, and with HDFaces it's great to get that feeling face to face. What I mean is a quick drawing or whiteboard.

So here's what I did.

I wanted to be able to use the way I'm used to using, ie whiteboards or drawing a diagram on a block and which result in a web meeting. It has quite a few tablets and slate design options, but I wanted the direct feel of a sheet of paper or a whiteboard. How about a way to capture a drawing session from a GoToMeeting session?

This is the basic idea, the use GoToMeeting HDFaces and move the focus to a webcam that is pointed downwards from a mounting head. Place your writing materials on the table and you are all set

I tool a working lamp Lagra Ikea. Http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70146339/ and used the base and the lamp arm. So I took the work lamp LED Ikea JANSJÖ: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/ and set the sinuous neck and lamp (with a webcam) to the base arm [

I used an HP webcam HD-3110. This is a 5MP Photo / 720p HD video webcam spec

My costs for this project were: .. 2 lamps, $ 4.99, $ 9.99, $ 19.99 1 webcam plus some ties cable

My biggest problem is that reverse Mac (mirror image) the webcam display. There are two options:

1. Auto Flip New in iPhoto

2. iGlasses

3. Do not use the text and just draw pictures

Here is a movie of the device in use: https://roytokeshi.sharefile.com/d/s445c65316db44d7b

It looks like iGlasses is the best way to return natively on a Mac . Also remember if you save a GTM you will show the video through PhotoBooth or something because HDFaces video are not saved.

Hope this helps you get some more lab budget. He helped me get some more budget laboratory of my wife! 😉

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