Your calls on Microsoft Teams could soon look much better thanks to two updates that will arrive soon on the platform.
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The video conferencing service revealed that it is working on several new improvements to enhance the quality and usefulness of camera services for users everywhere.
The new updates include smart camera support for Teams Rooms on Windows, as well as support for additional video streams via the Teams Content Camera feature on Desktop.
The first update concerns IntelliFrame, a service that enables a range of camera features, such as multi-stream video, facial recognition of room participants, active speaker recognition, rendered voice transcription, and panoramic video with cameras in front of the room (180-degree view) and in the center of the room (360-degree view).
Microsoft says that the technology announced for the first time in October 2022 will bring Teams Rooms to the Windows cameras “to the next level of intelligence”, according to its entry in the official Microsoft 365 roadmap.
The update is currently in progress, with an expected release date in August 2023. Upon completion, it will be available on Teams devices and Microsoft Surface, as well as to Windows desktop users – although a Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro license will be required.
The second major update allows users to enable a second video stream to support both their personal video and the Teams Content Camera feature on the desktop.
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Content Camera streams allow users to focus on a specific participant in the call, but can also be used to focus on a screen , such as a whiteboard, allowing a presentation or other useful points to be displayed in the center
From now on, users who enable the Teams Content Camera feature on Desktop can also maintain a second stream of their personal video, as long as a separate camera is selected to support the two video streams.
The feature is now rolling out and is available to all Windows and Mac desktop users.
Information source: techradar.com
