Lighting is one of the many bumps on the road to successful videoconference meetings. For true success in video conferencing the participant must be able to relate to one another as if looking through a window to the next room. Shiny featureless faces or black circles in place of eyes, do not support the illusion of presence in the meeting room.

Many attempts at solving videoconference lighting problems have resulted in only marginal success. The primary failure is due to the fact that lighting requirements for a videoconference are different than any other application. Lighting a videoconference room like you would a TV news studio, lecture hall, or stage show is simply treating video conferencing like something that it isn't.

Our success in finding lighting solutions is a result of abandoning all conventional standards and comparisons. We had to define the critical aspects of the room, the multiple aspects of light, the nature of video conferencing hardware and software, and the nature of the people who use videoconference. Only then were we able to define new standards for lighting a videoconference room.

You can see below, when lighting is done correctly there is an undeniable improvement in the image you send.