If you put an XDCAM-EX camera in 1080-SP mode then it generates HDV, which is 1440×1080 but with brick-like pixels and data is at Constant Bit Rate (CBR), a requirement of HDV. For an XDCAM-EX3, there is a small iLink/Firewire connector at the back, it can be enabled/disabled by the camera’s menu.If you then run Skype, it sees the image, scales it down to Skype-format, namely 640×480 with square pixels, hence 4:3 aspect ratio. However it does not allow for the difference in pixel shape, with the result that the image looks squashed horizontally. A nuisance!So I wonder, is there any interposing software that can e.g. map the pixel shapes properly or even allow some kind of zoom/pan of a (e.g.) 640×480 frame within available (e.g.) 1920×1080 (equivalent, when pixel-shape converted) image from HD or HDV camera?
- http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdcam-ex-cinealta/479844-need-help-doing-webcast-shoot-ex3.html
- http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/142/864423
- The EX in HDV mode (SP) and iLink has worked for me. I’ve done it with Telestream Wirecast (another COW forum you’ll find my floating head) for live streaming.
- http://www.b-roll.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26269
- Someone having difficulties, others offering advice on XDCAM-EX settings, though I’m not convinced that all of them are necessary)
- http://www.ehow.com/how_12174693_use-hdv-camera-skype.html
- Debut Video Recording software (free)
- Instructions:
- Connect the video cable plug on the USB video-capture device to the video input on the camera cable. Video cable plugs and inputs are usually color-coded yellow.
- Plug the camera cable into the camera.
- Plug the USB video-capture device into an open USB port on your computer.
- Download “Debut Video Recording Software 1.42” or a later version and install the application on your computer.
- http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html
- Designed for simplicity of use
- Record video from a webcam, recording device or screen
- Windows & Mac
- They offer free versions!
- http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html
- Launch the software.
- Click “Device” from the toolbar menu and then go to Step 7. If the software doesn’t recognize your HDV camera, click “Options.” Click the “Video Capture Device” arrow and select your camera from the list. Confirm that the Format and Device settings are correct or make changes, if needed. Click “OK” to continue.
- Click the “Skype” icon on your computer’s taskbar and select “Open Skype.”
- Right-click the person you want to call under “Contacts.”
- Navigate to “Share Your Screen” and select “Share Selection.”
- Use your mouse and drag the black box down to the inside of the video-capture software’s display area.
- Resize the black box to fit within the display area.
- Click on the “Start Screen Sharing” box in the upper left corner of the video display area.
- Click “OK” in the Screen Sharing dialogue box. A “Starting Video” message will appear.
- Wait until the person you are calling picks up. The “Screen Sharing Active” message confirms the connection
- Read more: How to Use an HDV Camera for Skype | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_12174693_use-hdv-camera-skype.html#ixzz272JXfJGR