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To enable logging across reboots, add the launchctl command to the appropriate shell rc or profile file
for your choice of shell, such as ~/.bash_profile for the default Mac OS X shell.
Following is an example of the launchctl command to add:
setenv VMWARE_VIEW_USBD_LOG_OPTIONS "-o log:trace"
Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and
Microphones
With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use your local computer's webcam or microphone on
your remote desktop. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard conferencing applications and
browser-based video applications, and supports standard webcams, audio USB devices, and analog audio
input.
For information about setting up the Real-Time Audio-Video feature and configuring the frame rate and
image resolution in a remote desktop, see the VMware Horizon View Feature Pack Installation and
Administration document (for View 5.3.x desktops) or the Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
document (for Horizon 6.0 with View and later desktops). For information about configuring these settings
on client systems, see the VMware knowledge base article Setting Frame Rates and Resolution for Real-Time
Audio-Video on Horizon View Clients, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2053644.
To download a test application that verifies the correct installation and operation of the Real-Time Audio-
Video functionality, go to http://labs.vmware.com/flings/real-time-audio-video-test-application. This test
application is available as a VMware fling, and therefore no technical support is available for it.
When You Can Use Your Webcam
If a View administrator has configured the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, and if you use the PCoIP display
protocol, a webcam that is built-in or connected to your local computer can be used on your desktop. You
can use the webcam in conferencing applications such as Skype, Webex, or Google Hangouts.
During the setup of an application such as Skype, Webex, or Google Hangouts on your remote desktop, you
can choose VMware Virtual Microphone and VMware Virtual Webcam as input devices and VMware
Virtual Audio as output device from menus in the application. With many applications, however, this
feature will just work, and selecting an input device will not be necessary.
If the webcam is currently being used by your local computer, it can be used by the remote desktop
simultaneously. Also, if the webcam is being used by the remote desktop, it can be used by your local
computer at the same time.
NOTE If you are using a USB webcam, do not connect it from the Connection > USB menu in
Horizon Client. To do so routes the device through USB redirection and the performance will be unusable
for video chat.
If you have more than one webcam connected to your local computer, you can configure a preferred
webcam to use on your remote desktop.
Select a Default Microphone on a Mac OS X Client System
If you have multiple microphones on your client system, only one microphone is used on your remote
desktop. You can use System Preferences on your client system to specify which microphone is the default
microphone on the remote desktop.
With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, audio input devices and audio output devices work without
requiring the use of USB redirection, and the amount of network bandwidth required is greatly reduced.
Analog audio input devices are also supported.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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