When TTAC first set about reviewing patient exam cameras in 2010 there were only two products on the market that claimed specifically to be intended for general medical examination. Given the limited market size and relatively high prices, we chose to assess the efficacy of consumer-based camcorders, point-and-shoot digital cameras, and home monitoring cameras for […]
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The Growing Market for Patient Exam Cameras – Whitepaper
The Growing Market for Patient Exam Cameras – Whitepaper When TTAC first set about reviewing patient exam cameras in 2010 there were only two products on the market that claimed specifically to be intended for general medical examination. Given the limited market size and relatively high prices, we chose to assess the efficacy of consumer-based […]
Videoconferencing Software Overview
VTC software continues to evolve as computing capabilities increase, high-speed connectivity is made more readily available, and standards for compressing, transmitting, and decoding video improve. Through this evolution, however, several marked differences between products have arisen that drastically impact how products can be used. There are numerous trade-offs that must be considered when implementing software-based […]
Videoconferencing – Testing Results
All Videos From The Toolkit This is a playlist containing every video recorded during the course of TTAC’s evaluation. Additional video playlists further down the page include subsets of this larger list of videos. All Videos With Packet Loss This is a playlist containing recordings of all of the tests that looked at both 10% […]
Videoconferencing – Testing Process
Testing videoconferencing equipment can quickly become an unwieldy process. Numerous manufacturers have developed diverse product lines that utilize a range of technological standards, all of which may meet an organization’s needs to varying degrees. TTAC’s perspective is that testing should serve a clear goal and address user needs. As such, we recommend that the process […]
Videoconferencing – Tested Products
The products that TTAC assessed, chosen as representative of H.264 &SVC products and consumer-oriented & business-oriented products, consist of the following: Polycom CMA Desktop implements the H.264 standard for video encoding, but does not include support for Scaleable Video Coding (SVC). Polycom CMA Desktop utilizes the H.323 standard for establishing calls, which enables it to […]
Videoconferencing – Product Assessment
The “Product Assessment” section of the video teleconferencing toolkit looks at key information driving our assessment process and decisions. We include an overview of our tested products, a description of how we performed functional and quality analysis of the video, and a list of videos captured during lab simulation of common network scenarios. Tested Products […]
Videoconferencing – Resources
Many of the resources that are available on the topic of videoconferencing applications and platforms are manufacturer-specific and focused on how to support or implement their various products in your environment. We have gathered together some of the more relevant sources of information for these products, and have also gathered links to websites that discuss […]
Videoconferencing – Standards
Technology Standards – What Are They? A technology standard establishes a uniform way to engineer and develop technical devices. By standardizing the many different methods and functions in technical systems or devices, interoperability is simplified. When manufacturers implement these standards in their products, the standards provide a sort of common language or interface that allows […]
Videoconferencing – Deployment and Support
The TTAC recommends working with a professional videoconferencing (VTC) specialist when deploying and supporting videoconferencing equipment. Should an organization decide to implement and support their own videoconferencing equipment, having a trained person on staff to manage and support the system will be critical to the program’s success. If a third party will host the solution […]