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Old 23rd April 2011   #22
mix-er
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That is a great solution using skype especially with its more universal availabilty. I am going to set this up on my system.

The only thing about using skype is that its mono, you are bound to its audio and video quality and you also have to stream the video constantly which waists a lot of bandwidth.

If the session requires higher audio/video quality source connect is a great solution. source connect is more expensive and more complicated (but not as expensive or complicated as ISDN and SMPTE). However, if you use source connect along with remote desktop you can effectively setup your clients system for them. they don't need to have any technical skills. Deliver a session file that is setup with picture and source connect via remote desktop, launch the session, connect and run their system for them. By using source connect's transport sync it will allow you to use your bandwidth for the audio which is changing and not waste it on bad stream quality video wich is the same every playback. Besides using a high rez codec, your audio will sound better because it won't have the video stream interfearing with it and causing drop outs. even better your client can have a nice high rez HD video for play back because its local on their system.
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