So you can point that external Webcam anywhere, particularly if it it is mounted on a light-weight tripod and has a 10-foot USB extension cord. You simply plug it in, and then in the Hangout, there is an option to choose the camera and microphone to use (you may need to reboot the computer to get the external webcam to show up). They click the link and you can see each other, via the built-in webcam (assuming you have one).īut you can add an external webcam. With Google Hangouts, you typically log-in on your computer and invite friends to join by sending them an e-mail with a link to the Hangout. Since this was a hack-a-thon, it seemed appropriate to push things a bit, so I decided to add a second camera. That basic setup worked well, and for most of the presentations would have been sufficient. The audio came from the microphone on the Logitech Webcam, which necessitated keeping that camera close to the podium. So you can show the speaker and then cut to his/her slides as needed. Google Hangouts allows you to switch between your webcam (either the one embedded in your laptop or an external webcam) and your computer screen. I asked all of the speakers to e-mail me their presentation deck. We had a 10-foot USB extension cord which was critical in allowing me to move the camera close to the podium, while I sat 20 feet away (the webcams also have a 10-foot cord).
#How to use camera in google hangouts on mac pro#
Our setup: I attached a Logitech HD external webcam ($199) to my MacBook Pro laptop, mounted on an inexpensive (Velbon) tripod. By myself, using three laptops and two Logitech webcams, and the WiFi available on campus, we managed to stream all of the speeches, intercutting each speaker’s Powerpoint (or HaikuDeck) slides and using a second laptop as a second camera. The good news: For what we were doing, the results were acceptable. We posted 5 1/2 hours to YouTube, including all of the speeches, the teams’ presentations to the judges, and the awards presentation, and I learned a lot. We did Hack Jersey this weekend at Montclair State (see my previous post for links) and one of my tasks was to stream the proceedings. Using Google Hangouts for a Multi-camera shoot
0 kommentar(er)
