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How to limit laptop integrated webcam's field of view?

What I have: In my line of work, we make extensive use of video meetings. We all use the laptop's integrated webcam, and a variety of video apps - mostly MS Teams and Webex - on Windows 11. The ...
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Remote control of third PC via video-conference?

I have a PC which controls a fabrication machine. On this machine-PC, no additional software can be installed and it cannot be connected to the internet. So, there is no way to install TeamViewer or ...
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How to focus/zoom camera?

I'm using a Windows (Win11) laptop with a builtin camera in video conferences (Google Meet, Zoom, ...). In front of my laptop there is a keyboard and my distance to the camera lens is about 60cm (23 ...
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BSOD while video conferencing

My laptop, Asus VivoBook X542U, Windows 10 Pro, crashes (BSOD) while I video conference. This happens on Zoom and also on Microsoft Teams. Sometimes it happens the minute I enter the meeting. Other ...
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Switch camera to screen while switching tabs in browser

I am a student, who has started using online libraries (based on the concept of social accountability). A library in Indian/UPSC context is a bit different from a standard library elsewhere as it ...
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Is it possible to tell Windows not to lower the volume of the Skype for Business 2016 client when a call is detected?

Whenever I either receive an incoming call or make an outgoing call through the Skype for Business 2016 Windows desktop client, I've noticed that no matter whether I answer or reject the call, Windows ...
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Why is my webcam not detected during a Skype video call?

When I open Skype, Settings->Audio and Video, I see my camera working, and I see the sample video from it. Yet as soon as I join a video call, then suddenly Skype says it can't detect a camera. Can ...
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Virtual backgrounds for any videoconferencing or webcam application

Is it feasible in Windows to enable (i.e. force) the use of a custom virtual background (via software) for any (all) videoconferencing applications that need to access to a webcam, for a webcam? (...
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Zoomable full HD camera registered as a webcam

We're using GoToMeeting for online meetings and would like to have a movable, zoomable camera (HD-ready or full HD) connected to it. According to what the guys at GoToMeeting told us, the camera would ...
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Videoconferencing software that degrades framerate rather then resolution

Is there a video-conferencing software that can be set to degrade framerate rather then resolution when the intervening connection is slow? I do a significant amount of remote collaborative work. ...
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Need a complete conference solution for LAN

I'm looking for a software tool that does the following Has: Contact list Group Text chat Group Video chat Group Chalkboard Group Presentation Group windows desktop viewing (and assistance) All ...
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Teleconference between three or more people on Skype

Skype is great for 2-way video conferencing, but for my work I need to be able to patch in more than two people to the video conference. Is it possible to hook up three or more people into a Skype ...
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