Video Conferencing
• Send and Receive Video, page 1
• Minimum system requirements for video conferencing, page 1
• Quick reference tasks: video conferencing, page 2
• Lock focus on one participant, page 3
• Manage Video Display During Sharing , page 3
• Obtain video and audio data during a meeting, page 4
Send and Receive Video
If a video camera is installed on your computer, you can send video. Other participants can see you, or whatever
you focus your webcam on. To see video, participants do not need to have a webcam installed on their
computers.
Your administrator can set video options at the site level. A meeting host can set video options on the scheduler
as well as in the meeting. If your site or meeting is not set up to use HD or high-quality video, standard video
is used.
Minimum system requirements for video conferencing
To send or receive video with a resolution of 360p, ensure that your system meets the following minimum
requirements:
Action
Send
What you need
• A webcam capable of producing high-quality
video. WebEx supports most webcams of this
type.
• A computer with at least 1 GB of RAM and a
dual-core processor.
• A fast network connection.
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Quick reference tasks: video conferencing
Action
Receive
What you need
• A computer with at least 1 GB of RAM and a
dual-core processor.
• A fast network connection.
Quick reference tasks: video conferencing
If you want to...
Do this...
Start or stop sending video
Select the video icon beside your name.
The icon turns green when you are sending video.
View all participants who are sending video
Select the Participants icon in the upper-right corner
of the video display.
Return to the meeting window
Select Exit Full-Screen Mode in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
See the active speaker (or the specific participant the Select the Expand icon in the upper-right corner of
host chose to lock on) in full-screen view
the active speaker's display.
Return to the view where you see everyone who is
sending video
Select the Minimize icon in the upper-right corner of
your screen.
Set webcam options such as contrast, sharpness, and Windows:
brightness
At the top right of the Participants panel, select the
Note that options can vary depending on your
options icon.
webcam.
Mac:
At the bottom right of the Participants panel, select
the options icon.
Enable or disable the automatic sending of video in
all meetings
Disable video pop up for future meetings
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At the top right of the Participants panel, select the
options icon.
Video Conferencing
Lock focus on one participant
Lock focus on one participant
If you are the host, you can select whose video you want everyone to see.
Step 1
Select the name of the participant that displays on the video display.
The Lock Focus on a Participant dialog box appears.
Step 2
Select who you want participants to see.
• If you want the display to focus on the person currently speaking, select The active speaker.
The video will constantly switch to display the loudest speaker.
• If you want the display to focus on a specific participant, select A specific participant then select the name of the
participant.
All participants will see that person, regardless of who is speaking.
Step 3
Click OK.
Manage Video Display During Sharing
To
Do this
Minimize your self-view during
sharing
Select the icon in the upper-right portion of the self-view display.
Restore your self-view during sharing Select the icon in the lower-right portion of the floating pane.
Stop or show self-view
Select the video icon at the center of the self-view display.
Minimize the video display during
sharing
Select the downward arrow in the upper-left corner of the self-view
display.
Resize the video display
Select the bottom right corner and drag the edge.
Move the video display
Select and drag the display to another location on your screen.
Switch to everyone view
Select the Participants icon in the upper right corner of the display.
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Obtain video and audio data during a meeting
Obtain video and audio data during a meeting
Having video or audio problems in a meeting? If you contact technical support, the video and audio data you
can obtain within the meeting comes in handy.
• To obtain audio and video data while in the meeting window, select Meeting > Audio & Video
Statistics...
• To obtain audio and video data while viewing everyone sending video, right-click the active speaker's
display and then select Audio & Video Statistics...
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