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* to be updated for pretalx

## During the event

### Where to get help

* 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.

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.

### Remote questions

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).

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.

### Starting a presentation

* 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.

### Video mixing control

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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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.


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:

* Picture-in-picture - big presentation, small camera view (this is the default), or swapped
* Full-screen - camera or presentation

If you don't want to deal with this, leave it at the default. This should be
fine for most of the presentations.

If you want to make the most of it, these are a few guidelines:

* 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

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.

### Review

`https://review.video.fosdem.org` is for preparing the finished videos.

* 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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Maybe better to make this a generic mailbox?


### Misc

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.