The following information was taken from VMware KB2053644
Details
Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV), introduced in VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 2, allows
webcam and audio-in devices to be redirected from a local client system to a remote desktop.
With RTAV, Horizon View users can run Skype, Webex, Google Hangouts, and other conferencing
applications on their virtual desktops.
After you install RTAV, the feature works on your desktops without any further configuration. On client
systems, the default webcam frame rate is 15 frames per second. The default webcam image resolution
is 320x240 pixels. The default settings are recommended for most webcam and audio applications.
You can modify these settings to change the user experience in the conferencing application.
You can configure group policy settings that control the maximum frame rate and image resolution on
your Horizon View desktops. For details, see the VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack Installation and
Administration document at
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/horizon-view/horizon-view-52-feature-pack-document.pdf.
In addition, you can configure the frame rate and resolution on your client systems. This article describes how to
configure these settings on client systems and offers guidelines to help you determine how best to set these values
in your environment.
NOTE: Audio configuration settings are not available for RTAV.
Solution
On View Client systems, you can configure the webcam frame rate and image resolution up to the maximum values
specified in the group policy settings on the desktops. If you specify a value on a client that exceeds the maximum
value set on the desktop, the value is capped at the maximum desktop value.
You can adjust frame rates from 1 fps up to a maximum of 25 fps and resolution up to a maximum of 1920x1080.
However, RTAV cannot guarantee that a high resolution at a fast frame rate can be supported on all devices
or in all environments.
Configure RTAV Settings on View Client Systems
1. Start the Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to the following registry key:
| Windows Operating System | Registry key |
| 64-bit | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\RTAV |
| 32-bit | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\RTAV |
3. Set registry values.
| Registry Value | Default Value | Description |
IsDisabled | 0 | Determines whether RTAV is enabled or disabled. |
srcWCamFrameWidth | Not set | Determines the image width. The value defaults to a hardcoded value of 320 pixels. |
srcWCamFrameHeight | Not set | Determines the image height. The value defaults a hardcoded value of 240 pixels. |
srcWCamFrameRate | Not set | Determines the frame rate. The value defaults to 15 fps. |
srcAudioInId** | Not set | Determines the preferred microphone (audio-in device). When this value is not set, RTAV uses the default recording device set in the Windows operating system Sound control. |
srcWCamId** | Not set | Determines the preferred webcam. When this value is not set, the webcam is selected automatically by system enumeration. |
4. Save your changes and exit the registry.
5. Start a new call in your 3rd-party application.
**The srcAudioInId and srcWCamId values let you set a preferred audio device and a preferred webcam,
if more than one device is connected to the client system. RTAV uses the preferred device in conferencing
or other 3rd-party application sessions. If a preferred device is not available, RTAV uses the next
available webcam, as determined by system enumeration, or the default audio recording device set in the
Windows Sound control.
In most environments, there is no need to set a preferred audio device. You can simply select a default
audio recording device in the Windows Sound control. For information about selecting a preferred webcam
and a default microphone, see the VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack Installation and
Administration document at
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/horizon-view/horizon-view-52-feature-pack-document.pdf.
Guidelines for Setting Frame Rate and Resolution
If your users are on a high-latency network with limited bandwidth, you might want to reduce the default values
to maintain a working video image or to manage the available bandwidth for each user.
Raising the resolution and frame rate increases the demand on network bandwidth. Depending on your
environment, you might want to run scaling tests to determine the performance impact of raising these limits.
If you find that after changing these values, video does not display well with your 3rd-party application,
you might revert to the default values.
For example, Skype displays video well at 320x240 resolution at 15 fps. With sufficient bandwidth, Skype
also works at 640x480 resolution, but certain Skype versions do not perform as well with this resolution.
If you change the resolution on a client, you must stop and restart the Skype application before making
another call. If you change the resolution while Skype is running and make another call, the video
image might be distorted or incorrect.
In general, devices support a specific set of resolutions. Not all devices support all resolutions. If you
configure a resolution that a webcam does not support, RTAV samples the resolutions that are closest to
the one that was requested until a supported resolution is found. RTAV implements client-side scaling up
to the resolution supported by the device.
Depending on client-side scaling, the CPU cycles needed to encode and decode the video data, and
network bandwidth limitations, you might not be able to achieve a required frame rate for the requested
resolution. RTAV cannot guarantee a desired frame rate for any specified resolution on any device.
At the end of a call, you can determine frame rates by examining the debug logs on View Agent, which
show the resultant frame rate achieved. The View Client logs show the transmitted frame rate.
For some 3rd-party applications, not all resolutions will be supported.
Although RTAV has been tested with--and supports--several 3rd-party applications, and will work with
many other standard applications, it is possible that some 3rd-party applications are not supported by
RTAV.
