First video conference - LatPro quarterly meeting

Wednesday, LatPro held its first video conference! We used ooVoo.com's video conferencing application to hold our fourth quarter planning meeting (usually held on site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida).  It was a grand success and a great relief for those used to traveling to Florida, not to mention a significant cost reduction for the company! You will see in the screenshot below that my PC would not do the 3-D effect that you can see on the ooVoo homepage (but still might with a little tweak). Here's what it looked like:

So I have added ooVoo to my list of tools I can't live without. The quality of the audio from our WebCams was sufficient  and we did not resort to using telephone at all.  One issue that we have not resolved yet, is the field of view in the conference room. There is a person in that room who could not be seen except for his knees from time to time for lack of a wider angle camera lens. Suggestions anyone?

And my kids love it too.  Watching us work intrigues them when they can see people they know on the other side of the country and when they can see themselves and be seen. Last night, they held their own video conference with their cousin and had a ball... so ooVoo was an instant hit here!