Comments on: Fox News using Skype

By: http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/

http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/ — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:05 +0000

They use skype web cam but sometimes it is too slow. I think they should stream through the wide coverage area of satellite tv for pc and I think it would come out better.
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By: http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/

http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/ — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:42:05 +0000

By: http://disqus.com/te

http://disqus.com/te — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:42:05 +0000

By: What in the World is Skype? « Kimberly Beth Howard

What in the World is Skype? « Kimberly Beth Howard — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:03:15 +0000

[...] Similarly, journalists find that Skype is a useful reporting tool. If a journalist has a wireless connection card, all he or she needs is a webcam and laptop to connect to Skype for live on-site reporting. Journalists may also conduct interviews via video chat. News outlets such as FOX News are even using Skype to conduct webcam interviews during their broadcast. [...]

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:24:11 +0000

In some newsrooms, like student newsrooms this tool is being implemented… I currently do a "unicast" stream in medium-high quality MPEG-4 format back to a computer in our control room. The delay is about 4-seconds. Skype seems to be faster, but more "blocky." Skype also finds itself in a weird position where it won't accept "DV Audio." This means if you hook up a DV camera to you computer for Skype purposes, it only takes in the DV VIDEO not AUDIO. This inhibits you from using XLR microphones,etc,etc… unless you have a mixer hooked into your computer's line in. This is still an experimental field for me, but as a student journalist that has never attempted live shots before—getting this close to a live truck is a priceless experience. All you need to do now is hook up a broadband wireless internet card and you can do live hits from anywhere!