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Title: Audio/Video camera thoughts
Post by: castle key on December 04, 2018, 06:05:46 PM

My wife wants to equip an exercise studio so that she can receive off site instruction by video. Clearly she needs a TV set to see her instructor, but she needs two way interaction.

She would need a camera system that also has audio, and probably several cameras, that would "interact" through the video feed seen on the TV.

When I told her that the porn industry seems to do this well, she wasn't impressed.

Any thoughts on how to make this work? Products?

Title: Re: Audio/Video camera thoughts
Post by: 230RN on December 05, 2018, 11:10:27 AM

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When I told her that the porn industry seems to do this well, she wasn't impressed.

How... did... you... know?

She asked.

And that's when the fight started, your Honor.

Title: Re: Audio/Video camera thoughts
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 05, 2018, 11:30:46 AM

Skype via Xbox with a Kinect module. Seriously.

For what a new video camera will cost you can source a decent Xbox One (or even a One S) with a Kinect module on Craigslist. Load the Skype app and you're pretty much done.

An alternate is to use a laptop connected to your TV. Laptop's cameral/mic for A/V out. TV for the incoming signal.

Brad

Title: Re: Audio/Video camera thoughts
Post by: cordex on December 05, 2018, 02:24:03 PM

Are you equipping the instructor too?  If not, shouldn't you find out what they support?