Hi Tom

many webRTC providers have this feature enabled but I don't think we can do it with vMixCall.
It has to be developped natively in the webRTC application as it uses browser specific development and specifications (which are all different).

There are also chrome extensions like this one. But it is not compatible with vMixCall as each WebRTC service is specific and developped over a proprietary platform.
https://chrome.google.co...ioekjnpfekmjhpgkackcajhg

But you can still use any WebRTC platform with vMix, as you did before...

Maybe there is a screen capture utility somewhere that could output to a virtual device to be used as a webcam replacement, but it wouldn't be a clean switch anyway. I never found one...

The whole idea about WebRTC is that it ISN'T a proprietary platform. It's based upon standards.

That said, there are many services providers who offer Platform-as-a-service, providing their own APIs that leverage WebRTC and their service.



On Windows SparkoCam does this. On OSX there's CamTwist.

These can be taxing on the host PC. Also requires the guest to be quite engaged & skilled.

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On second thought, the NDI capture might be better to have an additional option in the menu to send to Vmix Call (as another caller) and ask for the pin. Might be simpler. Anyway I'm sure Vmix will have heaps of other stuff to work out with Vmix Call.

Hi,

Guests will need to use vMix to do a dual desktop capture / camera setup in vMix 19.
At this stage the desktop capture / camera switching support of browsers such as Chrome is still in its early stages
and not reliable enough for my liking just yet.

Regards,

Martin
vMix

So, here we are, nearly a year later. I wonder if there has been any changes in Chrome to make this reliable enough to implement?

- Tom

Hello Everyone

For screen sharing with vMix Call I am using Teamviewer’s relatively new program called Blizz. Http://www.blzz.com. It’s made by Teamviewer.

There is a free version of Blizz for up to 5 people.

I run Blizz on my second computer with vMix NDI desktop capture, I set up a Blizz screen share meeting meeting. I disable ALL Bliizz audio. It’s easy to disable audio in the Blizz settings. All audio is handled by vMix Call.

I give my guests my Blizz meeting ID. They call in using their own free Blizz account. If they don’t have Blizz installed they need to do that.

As Organizer of the meeing I am able to let any meeting member be a Presenter. I just switch Presenters as needed.

The Presenter can share their deskop or share an application, such as PowerPoint

It works very nicely. Blizz is very user friendly. Download the free version and try it yourself.

When I have some time I’ll do a YouTube demo. Otherwise just follow the steps in this post. So far my guests have not had any issues. I set them up easily about 15 minutes before the production. It’s that simple.

Rowby

UODATE. March 28, 2018. Blizz did an update which has temporary disabled the ability of a presenter to show a program, such as PowerPoint. You can still show your desktop which is good, but being able to show a specific program, such as PowerPoint, is better.

When Blizz did the update they assured the users that they will restore program sharing soon.

BTW Part of the upgrade is an improved and simplify user interface.

New update. Blizz offers a way to revert to the “old” interface, where instead of just letting Presenters share their desktops, they can share a specific application. Such as PowerPoint. If you find yourself in the upgraded version of Blizz, you can go into Blizz Settings — And then go into options and select to show the old interface.

BTW - Mac users using the new interface are indeed able to share applications. But windows users will have to wait for this feature to be restored. In the meantime Windows users can opt for the old interface.