Skype Journal: Testing Skype Video Apps
July 21, 2005 01:35 PMHow good is good? 
Whose opinion is best? When is bad simply due to poor lighting, a cheap camera, or a camera that is not adjusted correctly?
In the Tim and Niklas Fireside Chat presentation shown at AlwaysOn conference showing off the new Skype Video Application (watch it here ) was the wash out of Niklas due to his wearing a white shirt (that’s a big no, no) or poor colour rendition by the Skype Application (maybe Tim Draper’s tie settled this point)?
I don’t wear a tie anymore, and I certainly couldn’t get my fellow beta testers like Carlo and Peter to wear a tie, let alone a tie like Tim Draper’s . (grin) So we are designing some test tools and scenarios to evaluate and compare video applications. I thought I would share some of those tests with you today.
To eliminate the effects of lighting, camera and camera setup we use a Virtual Camera ( discussed here )to feed three pictures directly into the video application we are testing. The three pics test resolution and colour rendition.
Here are three sample tests using Spontania’s Video4IM Client:
Simple; effective.
For the time being to test frame rate we use the elephant movie I discussed yesterday here.
The best frame rate test is an Italian contact like Carlo. Italian's are very animated. So if you are in a video conference with an Italian and there is no pixilation you just know you have high frame rate! (Grin)
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SkypeSee has not been issued yet.
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