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devroom manual: add video-related information #294
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## During the event | ||
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### Where to get help | ||
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* For general questions on Matrix, `#devroom-managers:fosdem.org` | ||
* For video/audio questions, `#video:fosdem.org`. The video team | ||
monitors also the devroom managers channel, but this might be faster. | ||
* When using matrix, always mention your room name. Best way is | ||
to change your nick name in the room by typing | ||
`/myroomnick [k3401] your_nick_name` | ||
* In person: there is a per-building team in every building, together | ||
with FIT or NOC (AW.1125, H.2111, UB4.228, UD2.119) | ||
* For core issues, the NOC/VOC is in K at the end of corridor in | ||
front of K.1.105. Please come to that room only for emergencies. | ||
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The best way would be to ask in the matrix chat, someone will respond shortly | ||
and see if people need to be dispatched your way. | ||
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### Remote questions | ||
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There is a chatroom in Matrix for your devroom, in which people can see the | ||
live stream of the talk and add questions. The room is named after the devroom | ||
(not the physical room). | ||
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If you have your Matrix ID in pretalx, you'll be pulled directly. If you have | ||
any issues with this, ask questions in the devroom managers' Matrix room. | ||
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### Starting a presentation | ||
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* Connect the speaker's laptop to the HDMI in port of the video box. If the | ||
speaker doesn't have HDMI, adapters are available either in the room or | ||
with the per-building video support team. | ||
* Make sure that the video box displays the screen of the laptop on its | ||
display. The output there is delayed by ~5 seconds. | ||
* Make the speaker wear the microphone. Here are some guidelines: | ||
* The microphone is attached to speaker's clothes, close to the neck, | ||
under the chin in the middle of the torso; | ||
* Ensure no necklaces, lanyards, scarves, beards or other objects that | ||
could touch the microphone during the talk; | ||
* If there is no suitable place to attach the microphone, a lanyard | ||
could be used for this purpose; | ||
* The microphone receiver is attached to the belt of the speaker. | ||
If this is not possible, attach it to their pocket; | ||
* **Make sure the microphone is turned on** and **not muted**. The audio | ||
levels can be checked on the camera and on the video box where the | ||
microphone is connected. | ||
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### Video mixing control | ||
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At `https://control.video.fosdem.org/` you can access the video control for | ||
your room. Username and password will be provided via pretalx. | ||
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The interface is pretty self-explanatory (and usable even on a mobile phone). | ||
You can see the current output, the camera and presenter box sources, and | ||
select one of four different views that will go on the stream and be recorded: | ||
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* Picture-in-picture - big presentation, small camera view (this is the default), or swapped | ||
* Full-screen - camera or presentation | ||
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If you don't want to deal with this, leave it at the default. This should be | ||
fine for most of the presentations. | ||
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If you want to make the most of it, these are a few guidelines: | ||
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* Use "full-screen - camera" for the intro and Q&A | ||
* Use "Picture-in-picture - big camera view, small presentation" for most of the presentation | ||
* Use "full-screen - presentation" for demonstrations or slides with a lot of small text | ||
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Be aware that whatever you choose to do will also end up in the final | ||
recordings. What is streamed is recorded. We will not re-mix videos after the | ||
conference. | ||
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### Review | ||
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`https://review.video.fosdem.org` is for preparing the finished videos. | ||
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* All speakers will receive a link for reviewing their video. | ||
* As a devroom manager, you'll be on CC: for such emails. | ||
* The video team in your building may be able to help you with this, depending on their workload. | ||
* Contact: Wouter Verhelst <[email protected]>. | ||
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### Misc | ||
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Because most rooms cannot have a dedicated volunteer to manage the camera and | ||
follow the speaker around, we recommend taping two stripes of duct tape or | ||
similar on the floor to mark the end of the camera's field of vision and | ||
notifying the speakers to keep in that area. The video team will prepare those | ||
for the rooms where those could be needed. | ||
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FYI, I would like one password per track or per room, but not room per day, that's complicated. But that's a bit outside the scope of this PR.