USB 3.0 Webcams To Bring Full 1080p HD Conferencing
07/30/11 11:40 Filed in: 1080p USB 3.0 Web Cameras
With headquarters in San Diego, California, Nefsis is a specialist in video conferencing software and delivers the 1st cloud-based video conferencing solution to deliver multi-point HD quality to desktop computers and conference room setups.
"USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0, but it can transfer data at ten times the speed. At present, USB 2.0 limits webcams to HD 720p, continuous video calling. The advent of 3.0 will remove that limitation, enabling HD 1080p at standard frame rates, including 30 progressive and 60 progressive frames per second. This is a substantial enabling technology for video conferencing as it will usher in the highest quality, full motion HD at prevailing webcam pricing and consumer electronics economies of scale."
Currently, Nefsis supports the use of video peripherals including USB 2.0 webcams (720p), And will be ready for future USB 3.0 webcams (1080p) using virtually any Windows compatible video source.
"USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0, but it can transfer data at ten times the speed. At present, USB 2.0 limits webcams to HD 720p, continuous video calling. The advent of 3.0 will remove that limitation, enabling HD 1080p at standard frame rates, including 30 progressive and 60 progressive frames per second. This is a substantial enabling technology for video conferencing as it will usher in the highest quality, full motion HD at prevailing webcam pricing and consumer electronics economies of scale."
Currently, Nefsis supports the use of video peripherals including USB 2.0 webcams (720p), And will be ready for future USB 3.0 webcams (1080p) using virtually any Windows compatible video source.
CES 2011 - USB3 Products On Show
01/12/11 21:39 Filed in: USB 3.0 Products
At CES 2011 - 3D televsion and tablet computing was all the rage. There were some decent USB 3.0 product announcements from USB3 chipset makers, to external storage and drive manufacturers, and a good number of PC laptop and USB3 enabled NetBook makers announcing new models with built-in SuperSpeed ports.
Logitech Eyeing On-Board Webcam Compression?
10/19/10 19:58 Filed in: HD Webcams
The good folk over at EverythingUSB hav an interesting post about an upcoming HD webcam from Logitech.
"...Logitech's B990 HD webcam with dual-mic will feature onboard H.264 encoder which keeps CPU processing to a minimum. We presume it will closely match the specs of the Logitech HD C910 Pro Webcam
except the former will feature hardware video encoding."
For those who've tried true HD video chat cams; They aren't joking when they recommend dual-core CPU's up near the 3Ghz range. On lesser machines, the full-screen HD frame-rates can be abysmal. So the prospect of a high-end Logitech cam with some encoding horsepower onboard will be a welcome step forward in the world of videoconferencing.
"...Logitech's B990 HD webcam with dual-mic will feature onboard H.264 encoder which keeps CPU processing to a minimum. We presume it will closely match the specs of the Logitech HD C910 Pro Webcam
except the former will feature hardware video encoding."For those who've tried true HD video chat cams; They aren't joking when they recommend dual-core CPU's up near the 3Ghz range. On lesser machines, the full-screen HD frame-rates can be abysmal. So the prospect of a high-end Logitech cam with some encoding horsepower onboard will be a welcome step forward in the world of videoconferencing.
USB 3.0 To Enable Uncompressed Video HD Webcams
10/10/10 02:11 Filed in: SuperSpeed HD Webcam
This photo of Point Grey's prototype USB3 webcam has become the poster-child for what's ahead in the inevitable USB 3.0 web camera market.
Video Cameras will start using USB 3.0. In late 2009, Point Grey demonstrated a high-definition Webcam that uses a USB3 interface. Unlike current USB Webcams, a USB 3.0 camera does not necessarily have to compress the video before sending it to the PC. That's an important distinction: USB 2.0 has seemed to be adequate for even HD video conferencing - but only because compression enabled it to do so. SuperSpeed USB3 is fast enough to meet the demands to transmit the raw, uncompressed HD video stream to the PC for capture. How well our current Dual-Core processor computers can handle this much data per second is another matter... for another blog post.
Video Cameras will start using USB 3.0. In late 2009, Point Grey demonstrated a high-definition Webcam that uses a USB3 interface. Unlike current USB Webcams, a USB 3.0 camera does not necessarily have to compress the video before sending it to the PC. That's an important distinction: USB 2.0 has seemed to be adequate for even HD video conferencing - but only because compression enabled it to do so. SuperSpeed USB3 is fast enough to meet the demands to transmit the raw, uncompressed HD video stream to the PC for capture. How well our current Dual-Core processor computers can handle this much data per second is another matter... for another blog post.
SuperSpeed Interface USB 3.0 Webcams
10/09/10 07:02 Filed in: USB3 Web Cameras
Welcome to www.usb3-webcam.com - This next-generation Universal Serial Bus interface specification is poised to take computer performance and video chat capabilities to the next level. USB 3.0 and it's 5Gbps transfer speeds will open a door to unprecedented high-speed, high-definition webcams for online chat, video capture, and conferencing. USB3 will unleash the potential trapped in conventional USB 2.0 web cams. Computer users who enjoy using their Mac or PC as a video capture and online chat center will benefit from the extra bandwidth, bi-directional data streams, and extra power provided by USB 3.0 ports.
