Originally Posted by ScottC
Never understood the fascination with video conferences, I've been involved in VC equipment since the first Intel ProShare, but never got hooked on it.
From a "Let's all sit around the conference table and wave at each other" perspective, I agree. From a tele-demo or distance training/learning perspective, I've found them quite useful.
Back when I did IT for the animation/FX industry, one studio I worked at made heavy use of them for viewing "dailies". They had offices around the country and often collaborated on projects together. Being able to view the same clips/sequences in SFO, LAX and ATL and then get commentary was quite useful. Again though, that a special case.