You are now successfully sharing a Tablet during a Skype video call (or meeting), using the Share Screen option in Skype. You can confirm that your window (or desktop) is sharing because a red outline will appear around your shared option and you’ll see the preview in your Skype Window. Use the down arrow control on the left of the window, and select the Epiphan Capture Tool, then click Start. In a new small window, you are given a prompt to share your screen with your contact, you can simply click Start if you want to share your entire desktop.
Click the plus button on the bottom of the window, then select Share screens b.When they accept the call, you will now have the option to share your screen with them.Open up Skype and start a call or video call with one of your contacts.The Skype for modern Windows does NOT currently support screen sharing. Ensure that the Skype for Windows desktop is installed and that you are not just using the Skype for modern Windows (metro app) version.It results in good display quality and is ideal for low frame rate devices or applications. This is the simplest method to share your device during a Skype video call. Method 1: “Share Screens” option to share an Android tablet within a Skype call or video call (The bandwidth allocation for video is set by your Skype automatically, depending on several factors, including computing power, bandwidth and network conditions.) Skype video calls tend to allocate higher bandwidth for video sharing, so this may be a better alternative if you want to show animations or movement during your video call. The second method uses your webcam, but requires configuration through Skype Options and Video Settings to grab the video from the device connected to the DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber. This method is good for showing low frame rate devices or applications like presentations. Generally the Skype video call meeting uses a lower frame rate for desktop sharing. The first method uses “Share Screens” to share the Epiphan Capture Tool with your Skype video call participant(s). There are two methods for sharing a tablet in a Skype video call or meeting.
How to share your Tablet screen in a Skype Video Call Verify that you see your tablet’s display in the Epiphan Capture Tool on your computer.If no USB 3.0 port is available, a USB 2.0 port can be used. How to connect your Android tablet for use in a Skype video callįor best performance, use a USB 3.0 port. An Epiphan DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber and the included HDMI to DVI adapter.
The Skype App (metro) version included with Windows 8 does NOT currently support screen sharing, you will need the full Skype application for that.
Download and install the Skype for your desktop.A Skype account (and knowledge of how to host or join a Skype video call).Learn how to stream or broadcast a VGA, DVI, or HDMI™ video source signal to video call participants on Skype in this tutorial. Using Epiphan’s video grabbers, you can share nearly any device including a tablet, smart phone, external camera, ultrasound display or nearly any other device with a video-out port. Many people in business also use Skype to conduct online meetings and often need to share a a device other than their webcam during the video call.
People know that video calling, instant messaging and file sharing is easy to do with Skype.