using a second external camera with microsoft teams

Anonymous
2020-04-06T23:34:50+00:00

I am an educator and will be using Microsoft Teams with students.  Is there a way to use a second external camera and share that image with the people in your meeting at the same time as the primary camera on my laptop?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-16T05:35:34+00:00

    I had some thinking about running split camera view on the presenter screen...

    I am about to try the following set up.

    A proposed solution is to run multiple cameras through another program such as OBS or Logitech Capture, both allow multiple camera inputs then output as a single. Then select the OBS or Logitech Capture as your input into Teams.

    I agree Microsoft should present this multi-cam feature for presenters... Whiteboard is only good for digitally written content - no physical tangibility which is what many teachers require such as Art which I what I am presenting, similar to soldering, you can't show how to make a ceramic sculpture, a ceramic planter pot, a card etc on the whiteboard...

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-19T19:15:05+00:00

    Microsoft has So much money but they are so behind everything....I just don't get it. Obviously every teacher in the country who is forced to use teams needs this feature...just add it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-21T19:33:51+00:00

    It is very clunky to go back and forth between the white board, and you can't put a pdf or image up and mark it up.  I teach piano so I need my students to be able to see the piano keyboard when I'm demonstrating something, but then I'm usually going back forth between that and a power point.  or putting the kids on camera to share with the class.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-22T08:40:28+00:00

    I'm A speech pathologist and it is very important for my students to see me as well the materials I am sharing.  That is why I posted the question about using a second camera.  My school system no longer allows us to use Zoom but I was able to share my materials with a second camera and my students could still see me. 

    While this is a bit off topic, but may solve you problem...

    With Open Source Conferencing-System BigBlueButton you can already use two client pcs and their camera or a pc and a smartphone to accomplish your goal. With upcoming version 2.3 you can even share 2 webcams from the same computer.

    hth

    ferdinand

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