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The compatibility issue of business to business telepresence

John Bartlett over at No Jitter has a great summary of the issues faced with business to business telepresence compatibility when compared to single codec based video conferencing.

He captures the key issue nicely with “… we are left with a basic incompatibility between the way the telepresence systems are designed. Telepresence systems use multiple cameras looking out at a single room to create an image for the far end. Some systems use two, some three and some four cameras and screens… When we mix two vendors’ systems which are designed around different principles, we will get the disconnects that these separate design decisions create. Mismatches of … screen layout, image ratio, eye contact lines and more may make these connections substantially less immersive … single-codec video conferencing market has none of these issues beyond the basic connectivity and QoS requirements…”

No doubt with time standards will emerge to allow business to business telepresence but in the interim it is an important limitation (albiet outweighed by other advantages) to understand.

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