Cisco Systems D14595.03 User Manual

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Cisco TelePresence

Content Server S4.1

Online help (printable format)

D14595.03

December 2010

Contents

 

Logging in to the web interface ......................................................................................

6

Supported browsers, plugins & platforms......................................................................

7

Supported browsers ..........................................................................................................................

7

Recommended player versions..........................................................................................................

7

Editing user preferences.................................................................................................

8

Understanding the conference lists..............................................................................

10

Live conferences list ........................................................................................................................

10

Pending queue ................................................................................................................................

10

Recorded conferences list ...............................................................................................................

10

Common features ............................................................................................................................

11

Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface .......................................

13

Watching a conference ....................................................................................................................

13

Using the Content Viewer .........................................................................................................

13

Using the Content Viewer with Silverlight ..................................................................................

15

Watching a conference on your computer ...................................................................

16

Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune) .......................................

17

Sending a link so others can watch a conference........................................................

17

Calling out to record .....................................................................................................

18

Using TMS to schedule conferences to be recorded on the Content Server ...............

22

Editing conferences - overview ....................................................................................

23

Editing conference information & permissions............................................................

24

Managing conference outputs......................................................................................

27

Indexing, cropping & concatenating conferences in the Content Editor .....................

33

The Content Editor window..............................................................................................................

33

Indexing a conference...............................................................................................................

34

Cropping a conference..............................................................................................................

34

Removing a section in the middle of a conference.....................................................................

34

Concatenating conferences ......................................................................................................

35

Understanding recording configurations .....................................................................

36

Storing recordings........................................................................................................

38

Changing the storage location to use Network Attached Storage......................................................

38

To change the media storage location from the default E: drive to a NAS..................................

38

Changing the storage location back to the default storage location...................................................

40

Changing the storage location from one NAS location to another .....................................................

40

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Displaying the Categories list.......................................................................................

41

Adding & editing Categories.........................................................................................

42

Displaying the Recording alias list ...............................................................................

43

Adding & editing Recording aliases .............................................................................

45

Displaying the Template list .........................................................................................

51

Adding & editing Templates .........................................................................................

52

Displaying the Media server configurations list ...........................................................

57

Adding & editing Media server configurations.............................................................

58

Media server configuration: Windows Media Streaming Server ........................................................

58

Media server configuration: QuickTime or Darwin Streaming Server ................................................

62

Media server configuration: Wowza Media Server for Flash .............................................................

65

Media server configuration: Real Media Streaming Server ...............................................................

68

Media server configuration: Podcast Producer Server ......................................................................

70

Media server configuration: iTunes U Server....................................................................................

71

Displaying the Call configurations list..........................................................................

72

Adding and editing Call configurations........................................................................

73

Understanding groups & users.....................................................................................

75

Access to view conferences.............................................................................................................

75

Group & user roles ..........................................................................................................................

75

Who can view or edit a conference ...........................................................................................

76

Group & user accounts and adding groups & users to the Content Server........................................

76

Active Directory but your Content Server is not on a domain, or is on a different domain from that

containing your groups and users .............................................................................................

76

Active Directory and your Content Server is in the same domain as your groups and users.......

77

You do not use Active Directory ................................................................................................

77

Displaying the Groups & users list...............................................................................

79

Adding & updating groups and users...........................................................................

80

Displaying the server overview.....................................................................................

82

Configuring site settings ..............................................................................................

85

Displaying gatekeeper registrations.............................................................................

93

Displaying SIP registrations .........................................................................................

94

Exporting and importing conferences..........................................................................

95

Exporting and downloading a conference.........................................................................................

95

Importing a conference ....................................................................................................................

96

Displaying the cluster overview....................................................................................

97

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Working with the logs...................................................................................................

98

Content Engine logs ........................................................................................................................

98

Transcode Engine logs....................................................................................................................

98

Helper logs ......................................................................................................................................

98

Content Library logs ........................................................................................................................

98

Backing up and restoring the Content Server............................................................

100

Backing up ....................................................................................................................................

100

Before backing up...................................................................................................................

100

Making an ad hoc backup.......................................................................................................

100

Configuring a scheduled backup .............................................................................................

101

Restoring from a backup................................................................................................................

102

Shutting down and restarting the Content Server......................................................

103

LCD panel operations....................................................................................................................

103

Restarting the Content Server using the LCD panel ................................................................

103

Shutting down the Content Server using the LCD panel ..........................................................

103

LCD status display and button functions ........................................................................................

103

Terminal emulator program operations...........................................................................................

104

Restarting the Content Server using a PC connected to the serial port....................................

104

Shutting down the Content Server using a PC connected to the serial port..............................

105

Terminal emulator session keys.....................................................................................................

105

Upgrading the Content Server....................................................................................

106

Downloading Content Server software releases .............................................................................

106

Upgrading the Content Server software .........................................................................................

106

Applying security updates..........................................................................................

107

Using the web interface for Windows Server administration .....................................

108

Using Windows Remote Desktop Connection............................................................

109

Using Remote Desktop..................................................................................................................

109

Using Remote Desktop via the Content Server web interface.........................................................

109

Setting the system date & time...................................................................................

110

Port information ..........................................................................................................

111

Ports used by the Content Server ..................................................................................................

111

Ports for streaming from the Content Server ..................................................................................

112

Ports for streaming from external streaming servers ......................................................................

112

Changing the local administrator account password.................................................

114

Changing the local administrator account password.......................................................................

114

Restoring to Content Server defaults .........................................................................

115

Restoring the default settings.........................................................................................................

115

LCD status display and button functions ........................................................................................

115

Restoring default settings using a PC connected to the Content Server serial port .........................

116

Terminal emulator session keys.....................................................................................................

117

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License, copyright and trademark information ..........................................................

118

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Logging in to the web interface

Logging in to the web interface

What you see when the Cisco TelePresence Content Server web interface opens depends on whether guest access is enabled:

If guest access is enabled, you see the list of recorded conferences that guest users have permission to see. As the guest user you can play some or all of these conferences.

If guest access is not enabled, you are prompted to log in (also called authenticating). After you have logged in, the list of recorded conferences is displayed.

To do more than watch conferences you need to log in, and what you can then do depends on your role. The local administrator and other users who are also site managers have full privileges. For more about roles, see Understanding users and groups.

To log in:

1.Using a web browser, enter the host name or IP address of the Content Server.

2.Click Log in in the top right of the window.

3.Enter your user name and password. Contact your local site manager for more information.

The Recorded conferences list opens and the appropriate menus for your role are displayed at the top of the page.

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Supported browsers, plugins & platforms

Supported browsers, plugins & platforms

Cisco recommends that you use software mentioned on this page to ensure that you can watch/stream conferences successfully.

Supported browsers

Ensure that you have JavaScript, ActiveX and media plugins enabled in your browser.

The Conference play properties check determines the conference formats that you can watch on your

computer and displays this information in your Preferences. If you have installed/uninstalled a plugin, but the Content Server has not been automatically updated, go to Preferences and click Recheck properties.

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG-4

 

 

MPEG-

 

Real

OS

 

Browser

Windows Media

for

4 for

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

QuickTime

 

 

Flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mac

Mozilla Firefox 2 and higher

Yes (Silverlight) 2.0 or

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

No

v10.5 or

 

higher*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

higher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safari 2 and higher

Yes (Silverlight) 2.0 or

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

higher*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows

Mozilla Firefox 2 and higher

Yes**

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Explorer 6 and

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

higher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* (i) Microsoft Silverlight plugin for MacOS is available as a free download at the time of publishing from http://silverlight.net/

(ii) The Content Editor is not available on Apple Macintosh computers using Silverlight for conferences in Windows Media format.

** The following Microsoft Windows Media Player is required to display movies in Windows Media ® WMV format in Mozilla Firefox, and is available as a free download at the time of publishing from http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx

Recommended player versions

Content type

Recommended player

 

 

Windows Media Windows: Windows Media Player 9.x or higher

 

Mac OS 10.5 or higher: Silverlight 2.0 or higher

 

 

MPEG-4 for

QuickTime 7.x

QuickTime

 

MPEG-4 for

Flash Player 10

Flash

 

Real Media

RealPlayer™ 10.x

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Editing user preferences

Editing user preferences

After you have logged in, you can edit some preferences for the way items are displayed. The preferences that you can set depend on your role. Go to Preferences in the top right of the window.

To update your preferences, edit the fields using the table below and click Save.

Note that the Conference play properties are available whether you have logged in or not, so that all users, including guests, can find out the speed of their internet connection and available players for playing conferences.

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User name

The name of the user that you are logged

This cannot be changed.

 

 

in as.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Role

Whether the user has site manager,

This cannot be changed. To understand

 

 

creator or viewer privileges.

more about roles, see Understanding

 

 

 

groups & users.

 

 

 

 

Display name

The name of the user as displayed in the

 

 

 

 

bottom left of the window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conferences

The number of conferences displayed per

The default is 20, but you can select 5,

per page

page in the View conferences pages.

10 or 20.

 

 

 

 

Conference

The conference Category displayed in the

See Displaying the Categories list for

Category on

View conferences pages when you log

more information.

login

in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

If you are a creator, select the number of

The default is 20, but you can select 5,

aliases per

Recording aliases displayed per page.

10, 20, 50 or 100.

page

 

 

 

Management

lf you are a site manager, select the

The default is 20, but you can select 5,

items per

number of Recording aliases, groups &

10, 20, 50 or 100.

page

users, Templates, Media server

 

 

 

 

configurations, Call configurations and

 

 

 

 

Categories displayed per page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference play properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically

If you are logged in, you can select this

When you are updating your

determine

check box to have the Content Server

preferences:

internet

automatically calculate your internet

• If you are logged in, to manually

speed/ Speed

connection speed the first time you log in

choose your speed, deselect the

 

 

using a browser/computer combination or

 

 

check box and choose a speed

 

 

after re-checking your conference play

 

 

from the drop-down list.

 

 

properties. It is selected by default.

 

 

Conferences with a bit rate greater

 

 

Automatically determine internet speed

 

 

than that automatically detected or

 

 

is always enabled for guests

manually selected have an

 

 

(unauthenticated users).

 

 

exclamation mark next to them in

 

 

 

the Conference list. These

 

 

 

conferences can be played but

 

 

 

you may experience playback

 

 

 

issues.

 

 

 

• To re-determine the speed of your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

internet connection, select the

 

 

 

check box if necessary and click

 

 

 

Recheck properties.

 

 

 

 

Available

Whether Windows Media, QuickTime,

 

means that conferences using that

players

Flash and Real Media players are

 

 

available on your computer, and therefore

format cannot be viewed in your

 

whether you can view these conference

browser.

 

formats in the Content Viewer.

If you see 'player is not installed on your

 

 

computer', install the plugin and click

 

 

Recheck properties. If the red

 

 

exclamation mark is still displayed, then

 

 

see the Frequently asked questions or

 

 

Troubleshooter.

 

 

If you see 'player is installed on your

 

 

computer but cannot be used in this

 

 

web browser', see Supported browsers,

 

 

plugins & platforms.

 

 

If a

shows but you are having

 

 

problems playing conferences, see the

 

 

Frequently asked questions or

 

 

Troubleshooter.

 

 

 

 

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Understanding the conference lists

Understanding the conference lists

Conferences (recorded calls) are displayed in three lists. Your access to each of the lists depends on whether you have logged in, and if you have, your user role. Which conferences you see in the lists

depends on the permissions set on the conference. (Permissions determine who can view or edit the conference.) To display the Conference lists, go to View Conferences.

Live conferences list

This list shows calls that are currently being recorded. When the call completes, the resulting conference is transferred to the Recorded list. If there are outputs to transcode, the conference also appears in the Pending queue. This page refreshes automatically every 10 seconds.

Role

What you see

 

 

Guest (not logged

All live conferences that guests have permission to view are listed.

in)

 

Viewer

All live conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed.

 

 

Creator

All live conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed.

 

 

Site manager

All live conferences are listed. Site managers can edit all live conferences.

 

 

Pending queue

The Pending queue shows conferences for which the Content Server is currently processing (transcoding) the outputs. The number and types of output depend on the Recording alias used for the conference, or what outputs have been selected in the Manage Outputs page. (Also see Understanding recording configurations.) This page refreshes automatically every 10 seconds.

Role

What you see

 

 

Guest (not logged

All live conferences that guests have permission to view are listed.

in)

 

Viewer

All live conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed.

 

 

Creator

All live conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed.

 

 

Site manager

All live conferences are listed. Site managers can edit all live conferences.

 

 

Recorded conferences list

The Recorded conferences list shows conferences for which the call has completed. If the Content Server is still processing (transcoding) the outputs for a conference, then the conference is listed even

though it cannot be watched or downloaded, and the icon is displayed beside it. When processing is complete, the appropriate links are displayed - see below. This page does not refresh automatically.

Role

What you see

 

 

 

 

Guest (not

All recorded conferences that guests have permission to view are listed, both while

logged in)

they are being processed and after they have been processed.

 

Viewer

All conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed, both while they

 

 

are being processed and after they have been processed.

 

 

 

Creator

All recorded conferences that you have permission to view or edit are listed, both

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Understanding the conference lists

 

 

 

 

 

 

Role

What you see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while they are being processed and after they have been processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site manager

All recorded conferences are listed. Site managers can edit all recorded

 

 

 

conferences.

 

 

 

 

 

Common features

These pages have a number of common features:

Category:

Select a Category from the drop-down list to only see conferences belonging to that Category. Selecting All displays all the conferences that you have access to. The number of conferences that you can view in each Category is displayed in brackets after the name in the drop-down list.

Search:

Enter a conference name, description, speaker, location or keyword to search for a particular conference. (These are part of the conference information entered from the Recording alias used during the call, and can be edited by the conference editors at any time.)

Sort by (Not available for Pending conferences):

Select a sort to rearrange the conferences in the list. By default, conferences are sorted by date, with the most recent one at the top. (The Pending list shows the order in which conferences will be processed and their outputs produced. Conferences that are currently being processed are highlighted.)

Page: If the number of conferences is such that there is more than one page in the list, the Page links allow you to move between pages.

Show only conferences that I can edit: Displayed for conference editors only. This check box

allows you to display the list showing only conferences that you can edit, rather than including those that you can only play, download and share.

In addition, if the following links are displayed for a conference, you can:

Play/Play options: see Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface. Click Play

to have the Content Viewer choose the best stream for you to view based on your bandwidth. To manually choose a conference size or bit rate to play, choose a link under Play options.

o If these links do not appear, streaming outputs have not been created for the conference.

o If you see a icon beside the Play button and Play is disabled, you do not have the appropriate media players installed on your computer to watch the conference. Click on the icon to find out which players you are missing and see your preferences for more information. If you see the icon but you can still play the conference, then your

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Understanding the conference lists

bandwidth has been determined to be at a lower rate than the bandwidth of the conference. You can still play the conference, but you may experience playback problems. For more information about your bandwidth, see your preferences.

Download: see Watching a conference on your computer and Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune). The download link only appears if the appropriate download output formats have been produced for a conference.

Share: see Sending a link so others can watch a conference. The Share link only appears for conferences with streaming outputs because the link opens the Content Viewer (see Watching

a conference in the Content Server web interface). The link provided can be copied and pasted in to your email application or you can click Email to open a new email in your email application with the link to the conference included. If the conference requires a password for security, a prompt is displayed when the link is used.

Edit: see Editing conferences - overview.

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Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface

Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface

The Content Viewer is opened when you ask to stream/play a conference.

Watching a conference

To stream a conference using the Content Viewer: go to the appropriate View Conferences page and click the thumbnail, the conference name or the Play button. The conference is displayed at the best quality for your connection, as determined automatically or entered manually in Preferences. The conference indexes are displayed, if there are any. For information about the controls, see the appropriate section below.

The availability of the Content Viewer depends on:

Whether the conference has outputs suitable for streaming. If no outputs are available, the Play button does not appear in the Conference list and the conference thumbnail and title are not links. Conference editors can change a conference's outputs using the Manage Outputs page.

The format of the conference outputs (Windows Media, MPEG-4 for QuickTime, MPEG-4 for Flash or Real Media) and the correct player being installed on your computer. If you are missing the correct players, the Play button is disabled and appears beside it. Click on the exclamation mark icon to find out which players are missing. For more information about your available players, see your Preferences.

Your bandwidth (internet speed) and the bandwidth of the conference. If your bandwidth has

been determined to be at a lower rate than the bandwidth of the conference, then appears beside the Play button. You can still play the conference, but you may experience playback problems. For more information about your bandwidth, see your Preferences.

Notes:

Output formats depend on the Template used for the conference, and can be changed by conference editors in the Manage Outputs page. PC users are able to view outputs in the following formats: Windows Media, MPEG-4 for QuickTime, MPEG-4 for Flash and Real Media. On an Apple Mac, Windows Media is supported with the Silverlight plugin, and MPEG-4 for QuickTime and MPEG-4 for Flash are also supported. See Supported browsers, plugins & platforms to check the supported formats for different browsers and platforms.

The Template allows a maximum of two bit rate/resolution combinations per format so that you can choose the bit rate to watch rather than having the Content Server chose it for you. Click Play options

and choose a conference bit rate to play in the Content Viewer. This may be useful for example if the same conference is watched by users on a fast network and as well as users with only a dial-up

connection.

Using the Content Viewer

If the conference includes a Dual video stream, the editor of the conference can choose how the main and dual video is displayed: as switching (main video steam then the dual video steam when it is activated), joined (main and dual video steams side by side as one stream), two videos (main and dual video steams separately) or picture-in-picture (big dual video steam with the main video steam in a corner). Otherwise, you just see the main video stream.

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The Content Viewer playing an example conference with only main video:

The Content Viewer playing an example conference with main and dual videos and an index:

The Next layout button changes where the Content Viewer shows the main and dual videos (if a separate dual video is available), and the index (if a conference editor has added one). This button is not displayed if it is not possible to switch layouts.

The Slide list button displays the still images taken of the dual stream for conferences with Audio-only or Small outputs. Clicking on a slide in the list advances the conference to that point in the conference. Clicking the slide list icon again removes the slide list.

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Note: Check Port information to make sure that the correct ports for streaming are not blocked; otherwise, the streaming media will fail to load.

Using the Content Viewer with Silverlight

The Content Viewer initially displays a Play button in the center: click this to watch the conference. The controls at the bottom of the window fade after a few seconds but placing the mouse in the control area redisplays them.

If the conference includes a dual video stream, the editor of the conference can choose how the main and dual video is displayed: as switching (main video steam then the dual video steam when it is activated), joined (main and dual video steams side by side as one stream), two videos (main and dual video steams separately) or picture-in-picture (big dual video steam with the main video steam in a corner). Otherwise, you just see the main video stream.

Conference indexes are displayed by clicking on the Index button displayed to the right of the conference duration. Clicking on an index advances to that point in the conference.

The Slide list icon displays the still images taken of the dual stream for conferences with audioonly or Small outputs. Clicking on a slide advances the conference to that point in the conference. Clicking the Slide list icon again removes the slide list.

Note: Microsoft Silverlight uses port 8080 for streaming from the Content Server. If that port is blocked, streaming media will fail to load. For more information, see Port information.

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Watching a conference on your computer

Watching a conference on your computer

If a conference has downloadable outputs, you can download the conference to your computer. This may be better than streaming the conference, especially if you have a maximum download limit on your internet connection. After the conference has been saved on your computer, you can watch it as often as you like.

Site managers can specify that downloadable outputs should be created in the Template used for a

conference before the conference is created. After the conference has been recorded, site managers or conference editors can add outputs by clicking Edit and then Manage Outputs for the conference.

See Managing conference outputs.

Conferences without downloadable outputs do not have the Download link in the View Conferences > Recorded page.

To download the conference:

1.Go to View Conferences > Recorded page and click Download for the conference.

2.Select the required format and size of conference.

3.Click Save and browse to the directory in which you want to save the conference. Click Save.

4.On your computer, go to the directory used in the previous step and double-click on the conference to watch it.

The conference is displayed in the appropriate viewer for its format; that is, in the program that is the default to play that type of media file on your computer. For example, if QuickTime is set up to always play .mp4 files and you download an MPEG-4 for Flash file, then it will play in QuickTime if you double-click on the file.

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Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune)

Watching a conference on a portable device (iPod or Zune)

If a conference has downloadable outputs suitable for portable devices, you can download the conference and then watch it on your iPod or Microsoft Zune device. You need to use a computer as an intermediary device and then load the conference to the iPod/Zune as you would any other file. After the conference has been loaded on the device, you can watch it as often as you like.

Site managers can specify that downloadable outputs should be created in the Template used for a

conference before the conference is created. After the conference has been recorded, site managers or conference editors can add outputs by clicking Edit and then Manage Outputs for the conference.

See Managing conference outputs. To watch the conference:

1.Go to View Conferences > Recorded and click Download for the conference.

2.Select the required format: - one of iPod video, iPod audio, Zune video or Zune audio.

3.Browse to the directory on your computer in which you want to save the conference temporarily. Click Save.

4.From your computer, load the conference on to your portable device.

5.Play the conference on your portable device as you would any other file.

Sending a link so others can watch a conference

Click Share and then Email in the Recorded conferences page to share conferences with others. The Share link only appears for conferences with streaming outputs. (Note that the fact that you can watch the conference does not automatically mean that the person you send the conference link to will be able to watch it: this depends on the conference permissions.)

If the conference requires a password for security, a prompt is displayed when the link is used.

Note: The link uses the Frontend address specified in Site settings, or if it was not defined, the URL you typed in to your browser to log in to the Content Server.

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Calling out to record

Calling out to record

If your login account has creator privileges you can dial out to an endpoint and record the endpoint's camera view for the duration of the call as an ad hoc conference.

Scheduled - as opposed to ad hoc - conferences can be recorded using the Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) - see Using TMS to schedule conferences to be recorded on the Content Server and the TMS online help for more information. A maximum of five calls can be recorded (either scheduled or ad hoc) simultaneously and two of these can be streamed live.

To dial out and record a call:

1.Go to Conference setup > Create conference.

2.Complete the fields using the table below.

3.Click Place call.

4.To end the call, either hang up from the remote endpoint or system, or click End call.

Field

Field description

Usage tips

Create conference

 

 

 

 

Recording

Choose a Recording alias to be

You may have a Personal Recording alias or

alias

used for this call.

have been advised which System Recording

 

 

alias to use.

 

 

If the conference is to be watched live (i.e. while

 

 

it is recording), select a Recording alias that

 

 

allows this. Conferences recorded with "non-live

 

 

streaming" Recording aliases can only be

 

 

watched after their outputs have been

 

 

processed: how long this takes depends on the

 

 

length of the conference and how many other

 

 

conference outputs the Content Server is

 

 

processing when the call completes. You can

 

 

see whether outputs for your conference are in

 

 

the queue to be processed by going to View

 

 

Conferences > Pending.

 

 

Note that No live resources available is

 

 

displayed if the Content Server is already

 

 

streaming the maximum number of live

 

 

conferences, and you will only be able to select

 

 

Recording aliases without live outputs.

 

 

 

Template

The outputs that will be produced if

Displays the outputs that the Template selected

outputs

the chosen Recording alias is used.

for this Recording alias produces. This includes:

 

 

• outputs that can be watched in the Content

 

 

Viewer - both live and on demand with

 

 

their layout, format and size.

 

 

• outputs to download for portable devices.

 

 

• outputs to download for playback on a

 

 

computer.

 

 

• outputs that will be distributed to Podcast

 

 

Producer or iTunes U.

 

 

If these are not what you want, select a different

 

 

Recording alias.

 

 

 

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Calling out to record

Field

 

Field description

Usage tips

Dial number

 

Enter the address of the remote

The address can be:

 

 

endpoint or system to call.

• an IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• an H.323 ID or E.164 alias, if the Content

 

 

 

Server is registered with a gatekeeper.

 

 

 

• a SIP URI, if the Content Server is

 

 

 

registered with a SIP registrar.

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

Expand these setting to selects

By default, the Bandwidth is 768 kbps, if 768

call settings

 

your own bandwidth and call type.

kbps is selected in the Call configuration of the

 

 

 

selected Recording alias. This can be changed

 

 

 

to any of speeds selected in the Call

 

 

 

configuration used with the selected Recording

 

 

 

alias.

 

 

 

If you are dialing an IP address, H.323 ID or

 

 

 

E.164 alias, the Call type should be H.323. If

 

 

 

you are dialing a SIP URI, the Call type should

 

 

 

be SIP. SIP may not be an available option if

 

 

 

SIP settings are not enabled in Site settings.

 

 

 

 

Call information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote

 

The system in the call that the

These fields are displayed when the conference

System

 

conference is recording.

is live (that is, after you click Place call) and are

 

 

 

not editable.

Call Type

 

The call type used for this call:

 

 

 

 

either H.323 or SIP.

 

 

 

 

 

Call Speed

 

The total bit rate of the call

 

 

 

displayed in kbps (kilobits per

 

 

 

second).

 

Recording

 

The total bit rate of the call

 

alias Name

 

displayed in kbps (kilobits per

 

 

 

second).

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

The video codec, data rate of the

 

Information

 

video stream in kbps (kilobits per

 

 

 

second), and the video resolution if

 

 

 

the conference is live streaming.

 

Audio

 

The audio codec and data rate of

 

Information

 

the audio stream in kbps (kilobits

 

 

 

per second).

 

Dual Stream

 

The current status of the dual

 

 

 

stream.

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption

 

The current encryption status. If

 

 

 

encryption is on, the encryption

 

 

 

algorithm in use is shown.

 

End Call

 

Select to end the call and finish

The call can also be ended by hanging up from

 

 

recording.

the remote endpoint or system.

 

 

 

Conference information

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

The name for the conference to be

These optional fields can be used to make it

 

 

displayed in the View conferences

easier for users to find and search for the

 

 

pages.

conference.

 

 

 

 

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Calling out to record

Field

Field description

Usage tips

Description

Details about the conference to be

 

 

displayed beneath the name.

 

Speaker

Name(s) of the conference

 

 

speaker(s).

 

Location

Where the conference takes place.

 

 

 

 

Copyright

Copyright information about the

 

 

conference.

 

 

 

 

Keywords

Keywords that can be used to

 

 

search for the conference.

 

 

 

 

Category

The Category that this conference

 

 

will be listed under in the View

 

 

conferences pages.

 

Conference permissions

Who can

Groups and users who will be able

view this

to view the conference. Use Check

conference

access list to validate your entries.

 

They are also checked when you

 

click Place call.

 

 

One of:

Allow access to all users, including guests: If Allow guest access is selected in Site settings, this field is displayed. If selected, all users including guests can view the conference.

Allow access to all authenticated users: If Allow guest access is not selected in Site settings, this field is displayed. If selected, all authenticated (logged in) users can view the conference.

Allow access to only these authenticated groups and users: If selected then only groups or users entered in the field below can view the conference. Enter all or part of the name or display name of the group or user - either one per line or separated by a semicolon. If only

part of a group or user name has been entered, then clicking Check access list or Place call adds all matching groups and

users to the list.

Note: After clicking Check access lists or

Place call , the users entered will have the following formats:

oLocal authentication mode: MACHINENAME\user.name

oDomain authentication mode:

DOMAINNAME (optional)\user.name

oLDAP authentication mode: user.name

All groups will be in the format group.name where the group name is expanded to the full LDAP name (for example, “CN=group.name, OU=staff, DC=company, DC=com”).

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Calling out to record

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

 

 

Note: Only enter groups and users that

 

 

 

have been added to the Groups and users

 

 

 

list on the Content Server (see Adding and

 

 

 

updating groups & users) in this field;

 

 

 

otherwise, the entry will be removed when

 

 

 

you click Check access list or Place call.

Password

If required, enter a password to

If no password is entered, then users who can

 

restrict streaming access to this

view the conference in the Conference list will

 

conference and the ability to

be able to play the conference and download

 

download content. The password

any available content. If a password is entered,

 

will be visible in clear text to editors

users will need to know the password to stream

 

of this conference and to site

or download the conference.

 

managers.

 

 

Automatically

Select to make the conference

When not selected, the groups and users

make

automatically available to the users

specified in Who can view this conference

recorded

specified in Who can view this

above cannot see the conference in the

conference

conference above after recording

Conference list until the conference is made

available

has finished.

available by an editor (see Who can edit this

 

 

conference below). This may be useful if

 

 

editors want to make changes to the conference

 

 

before making it available to others.

 

 

 

Who can edit

Groups and users who will be able

Enter all or part of the name or display name of

this

to edit conference information and

the group or user - either one per line or

conference

permissions, use the Content Editor

separated by a semicolon. If only part of a group

 

to change the conference, add

or user name has been entered, then clicking

 

further outputs to a completed

Check access list or Place call adds all

 

conference using the Manage

matching groups and users to the list.

 

Outputs page, and delete the

Note: After clicking Check access list or Place

 

conference. Use Check access list

call, the users entered will have the following

 

to validate your entries. They are

formats:

 

also checked when you click Place

Local authentication mode:

 

call.

 

MACHINENAME\user.name

 

 

 

 

 

Domain authentication mode:

 

 

 

DOMAINNAME (optional)\user.name

 

 

LDAP authentication mode: user.name

 

 

All groups will be in the format group.name

 

 

where the group name is expanded to the full

 

 

LDAP name (for example, “CN=group.name,

 

 

OU=staff, DC=company, DC=com”).

 

 

Note: Only enter groups and users that have

 

 

been added to the Groups and users list on the

 

 

Content Server (see Adding and updating

 

 

groups & users) in this field; otherwise, the entry

 

 

will be removed when you click Check access

 

 

list or Place call.

 

 

 

 

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Using TMS to schedule conferences to be recorded on the Content Server

Using TMS to schedule conferences to be recorded on the Content Server

Cisco recommends that you use the Cisco TelePresence Management System (TMS) for scheduled calls that you want to record with the Content Server. This is because TMS is aware of the Content Server's capabilities so that resource conflicts are resolved at the time of the booking. This is in contrast to ad hoc calls, either calling out to an endpoint or calls in to the Content Server: there is no guarantee that those calls will be connected; it depends on the number and type of calls happening when you place the call. Therefore, Cisco recommends that a Content Server which is managed by TMS should not be used for ad hoc calls.

To add the Content Server to TMS:

These steps only need to be performed once for each Content Server that you add to TMS.

1.Enable the Content Server API:

a.Go to Management settings > Site settings.

b.In the API section select API enabled.

c.Cisco recommends that you change the API password from the default to a strong password.

2.Configure the Content Server:

oIf the Content Server is registered to a gatekeeper in Gateway mode, users booking a conference in TMS 11.8 and above can choose from a range of System Recording aliases and their Personal Recording aliases. No further special configuration is necessary on the Content Server side for standalone Content servers.

a.If the Content Server is part of a cluster, ensure that the Frontend address in Site settings is set to the network load balanced address for the cluster; otherwise links to conferences generated by TMS may not work.

oIf the Content Server is registered to a gatekeeper in Terminal mode, only System aliases and dedicated Personal Recording aliases (with the owner set to api-admin) are available for recording conferences. On the Content Server:

a.Go to Management settings > Add Groups and Users, add a user with a site manager role and with the username api-admin.

b.Create a Personal Recording alias for example with the name TMS Alias and the owner set to api-admin.

c.Create two live and three non-live dedicated TMS-only Recording aliases. Only those aliases will be available for booking by TMS.

3.Add the Content Server/Content Server cluster to TMS. For more information, read the TMS online help.

To use TMS to book conferences on the Content Server:

1.Go to Booking > New Conference.

2.In the Advanced settings section select a Recording alias.

3.Save the booking. TMS will provide a link to view the conference. For more information, read the TMS online help.

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Editing conferences - overview

Editing conferences - overview

After a conference has been recorded, conference editors can update the conference as follows:

Editing conference information and permissions: conference information is used to search for the conference in the Recorded conferences list. Conference permissions define who can view the conference and who can edit it.

Managing conference outputs: how the conference is made available to users - the format and size of outputs and whether it is viewable in the Content Server interface, downloadable or distributed to Podcast Producer or iTunes U.

Indexing, cropping & concatenating conferences in the Content Editor: delete unwanted portions of a conference or join two conferences together.

Site managers can edit all conferences.

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Editing conference information & permissions

Editing conference information & permissions

Conference editors can update the conference information and permissions of conferences that they are editors of at any time. Site managers can do this for any conference. (To change, add or delete conference outputs, see Managing conference outputs.)

To edit conference details:

1.Go to View Conferences > Recorded.

2.Click Edit and then Edit conference.

3.Update the fields using the table below.

4.Click Save.

Field

Field description

Usage tips

Conference information

 

 

 

 

Name

The name for the conference to be

These optional fields can be used to help users

 

displayed in the View conferences

to search for the conference.

 

pages.

 

 

 

 

Description

Details about the conference to be

 

 

displayed beneath the name.

 

Speaker

Name(s) of the conference

 

 

speaker(s).

 

 

 

 

Location

Where the conference took place.

 

 

 

 

Copyright

Copyright information about the

 

 

conference.

 

 

 

 

Keywords

Keywords that can be used to

 

 

search for the conference.

 

 

 

 

Category

The Category that this conference

 

 

will be listed under in the View

 

 

conferences pages.

 

Date

The date and time at which the

These fields are for information only; you cannot

 

recording was started.

edit these fields.

 

 

 

Duration

The length of the conference both

 

 

rounded to the nearest minute and in

 

 

HH:MM:SS format.

 

URL

The link to the conference. Click

 

 

Play to watch the conference in the

 

 

Content Viewer and click Email to

 

 

send the link to another user.

 

Conference thumbnails

 

 

 

 

Thumbnails

Choose a thumbnail to represent the

A thumbnail is an image of the conference’s

 

conference on the Recorded

recorded video that helps users to identify the

 

conference page. Then refresh the

conference. They are taken at 5 seconds, 1

 

page or restart the browser to see

minute, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour into

 

the change in the Recorded

the conference. The 30 minute snapshot is the

 

conference page.

default, or the last one for conferences shorter

 

 

than 30 minutes.

 

 

 

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Editing conference information & permissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

 

Conference permissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who can

Groups and users who can view the

One of:

 

 

 

view this

conference. Use Check access list

Allow access to all users, including

 

 

conference

to validate your entries: they are also

 

 

 

 

checked when you Save.

guests: If Allow guest access is selected

 

 

 

 

in Site settings, this field is displayed. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected, all users including guests can

 

 

 

 

 

view the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

Allow access to all authenticated users:

 

 

 

 

 

If Allow guest access is not selected in

 

 

 

 

 

Site settings, this field is displayed. If

 

 

 

 

 

selected, all authenticated (logged in) users

 

 

 

 

 

can view the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

Allow access to only these

 

 

 

 

 

authenticated groups and users: If

 

 

 

 

 

selected then only groups or users entered

 

 

 

 

 

in the field below can view the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

Enter all or part of the name or display

 

 

 

 

 

name of the group or user - either one per

 

 

 

 

 

line or separated by a semicolon. If only

 

 

 

 

 

part of a group or user name has been

 

 

 

 

 

entered, then clicking Check access list or

 

 

 

 

 

Save adds all matching groups and users

 

 

 

 

 

to the list.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: After clicking Check access list or

 

 

 

 

 

Save, the users entered will have the

 

 

 

 

 

following formats:

 

 

 

 

 

o Local authentication mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

MACHINENAME\user.name

 

 

 

 

 

o

Domain authentication mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOMAINNAME (optional)\user.name

 

 

 

 

 

o

LDAP authentication mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

user.name

 

 

 

 

 

All groups will be in the format group.name

 

 

 

 

 

where the group name is expanded to the

 

 

 

 

 

full LDAP name (for example,

 

 

 

 

 

“CN=group.name, OU=staff, DC=company,

 

 

 

 

 

DC=com”).

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Only enter groups and users that

 

 

 

 

 

have been added to the Groups and users

 

 

 

 

 

list on the Content Server (see Adding and

 

 

 

 

 

updating groups & users); otherwise, the

 

 

 

 

 

entry will be removed when you click

 

 

 

 

 

Check access list or Save.

 

 

Password

If required, enter a password to

If no password is entered, then users who can

 

 

 

 

restrict streaming access to this

view the conference in the Conference list, will

 

 

 

 

conference and the ability to

be able to play the conference and download any

 

 

 

 

download content. The password is

available content. If a password is entered, users

 

 

 

 

visible in clear text to editors of this

will need to know the password to stream or

 

 

 

 

conference and to site managers.

download the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make

Select to make the conference

When not selected, then the groups and users

 

 

recorded

available for groups and users

specified in Who can view this conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Editing conference information & permissions

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

conference

specified in Who can view this

above do not see the conference in the

 

available for

conference above.

Conference list. This may be useful if editors

 

viewing

 

(see Who can edit this conference below) want

 

 

 

to make changes to the conference before

 

 

 

making it available to others.

 

 

 

It is also possible to make a conference available

 

 

 

by selecting the conference in the Conference list

 

 

 

and clicking Edit, then selecting Make

 

 

 

conference available.

 

 

 

 

 

Who can

Groups and users who can edit

Enter all or part of the name or display name of

 

edit this

conference information and

the group or user - either one per line or

 

conference

permissions, use the Content Editor

separated by a semicolon. If only part of a group

 

 

to change the conference, add

or user name has been entered, clicking Check

 

 

further outputs to a completed

access list or Save adds all matching groups

 

 

conference using the Manage

and users to the list.

 

 

outputs page, and delete the

Note: After clicking Check access list or Save,

 

 

conference. Use Check access list

the users entered will have the following formats:

 

 

to validate your entries: they are also

Local authentication mode:

 

 

checked when you Save.

 

MACHINENAME\user.name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domain authentication mode:

 

 

 

 

DOMAINNAME (optional)\user.name

 

 

 

LDAP authentication mode: user.name

 

 

 

All groups will be in the format group.name

 

 

 

where the group name is expanded to the full

 

 

 

LDAP name (for example, “CN=group.name,

 

 

 

OU=staff, DC=company, DC=com”).

 

 

 

Note: Only enter groups and users that have

 

 

 

been added to the Groups and users list on the

 

 

 

Content Server (see Adding and updating groups

 

 

 

& users); otherwise, the entry will be removed

 

 

 

when you click Check access list or Save.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Export conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Importing & exporting conferences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Managing conference outputs

Managing conference outputs

Site managers and editors of the conference can:

Add new on demand outputs for that conference. The conference outputs will be added into the Offline Transcoding Queue for processing and transcoding will start when all the conferences higher in the queue have been processed. Note that the total number of outputs can now exceed the six permitted when a conference is created; however, adding outputs puts an added transcoding load on the Content Server and uses more disk space.

Delete outputs that are no longer needed by deselecting them and clicking Save. Note that files sent to external servers, for example, Podcast Producer or QuickTime Streaming Server, are not deleted off those servers but this can be done manually, if required.

Change previously chosen layouts, formats and sizes.

To manage outputs:

1.Go to View Conferences > Recorded conferences.

2.Click Edit and then select Manage outputs.

3.Update how you want to make the conference available by selecting the appropriate check boxes. Selecting a check box opens a section of the page:

o Outputs to view in the Content Server web interface o Outputs to download for portable devices

o Outputs to download for general purpose

o Outputs for distribution to Podcast Producer or iTunes U

4.Edit the fields for each opened section using the table below.

5.Click Save.

Field

 

Field description

Usage tips

Manage outputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference

 

The bit rate at which the

This number may affect the bit rate of Medium

call speed

 

conference was recorded in kbps

and Large outputs.

(kbps)

 

(kilobits per second).

 

Recorded

 

Whether this conference was

This affects the layouts available for outputs.

with dual

 

recorded with a dual video stream

Only the single video layout will be available if

stream

 

or not.

the conference was recorded without a dual

 

 

 

 

video stream.

Viewable in

 

Select to open the Outputs to view

 

the Content

 

in the Content Server web interface

 

Server web

 

section where you can edit output

 

interface

 

settings for the Content Viewer.

 

Downloadable

 

Select to open the Outputs to

 

for portable

 

download for portable devices

 

devices (iPod

 

section where you can edit output

 

and Zune)

 

settings for Downloadable for

 

 

 

 

portable devices (iPod and Zune).

 

Downloadable

 

Select to open the Outputs to

 

for general

 

download for general purpose

 

purpose

 

section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Managing conference outputs

Field

Field description

Usage tips

Distributed to

Select to open the Outputs for

 

Podcast

distribution to Podcast Producer or

 

Producer or

iTunes U section where you can

 

iTunes U

edit output settings for Podcast

 

 

Producer and iTunes U.

 

 

 

 

Outputs to view in the Content Server web interface

Output layout

Select the layout to use.

If the conference was recorded without a dual

 

 

 

video stream, this will be the single video layout

 

 

 

where one stream is created showing the main

 

 

 

video source.

 

 

 

If the conference was recorded with a dual

 

 

 

video stream, then this is one of:

 

 

 

Switching: creates one stream. The main video

 

 

 

stream is replaced by the dual video stream

 

 

 

when the dual video stream is activated. The

 

 

 

main video stream is displayed again when the

 

 

 

dual video stream stops.

 

 

 

Joined: creates one stream consisting of the

 

 

 

main video stream on the left and the dual video

 

 

 

stream to the right. For Live broadcasts, the

 

 

 

image shown above is displayed instead of the

 

 

 

dual video stream while there is no dual video

 

 

 

stream in the conference.

 

 

 

Two videos: creates one stream for the main

 

 

 

video stream and one for the dual video stream

 

 

 

to be displayed in the Content Viewer. If the

 

 

 

dual video stream is not used during the call,

 

 

 

then only the main video is shown during on

 

 

 

demand playback. Two streams are displayed

 

 

 

for live conferences irrespective of whether the

 

 

 

dual video steam is being used (that is; a

 

 

 

portion of the Content Viewer shows the default

 

 

 

Content Server image shown while there is no

 

 

 

dual video stream in the conference).

 

 

 

Picture in picture: creates one stream with the

 

 

 

main video stream inserted into the dual video

 

 

 

stream. When the dual video stream is

 

 

 

activated, the main video stream transitions to

 

 

 

the selected location, displaying the dual video

 

 

 

stream as the larger picture. On turning off the

 

 

 

dual video stream, the main video stream

 

 

 

transitions to take up the entire picture again.

 

 

 

On demand

Select up to three of the four

All these formats can be viewed on a PC so

formats

formats:

long as the correct plugins have been

 

 

• Windows Media for playback

downloaded and installed.

 

 

MPEG-4 for QuickTime, MPEG-4 for Flash, and

 

 

using Windows Media Player

 

 

Windows Media (played using Silverlight) are

 

 

on a PC or using Silverlight on

 

 

available for Apple Mac when the correct

 

 

an Apple Mac.

plugins have been downloaded and installed.

 

 

• MPEG-4 for playback using

 

 

 

 

 

QuickTime.

 

 

 

• MPEG-4 for playback using

 

 

 

Flash player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Managing conference outputs

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

 

 

Real Media for playback using

Real Media Player.

On demand

Select up to two conference sizes

Audio only: For use when users have very poor

sizes

based on your users' streaming

quality internet access. Audio will be recorded

 

environment and internet

and played back, and, if the dual video stream

 

connection

is activated during the call, it will be displayed

 

 

as still images.

 

 

Small: For use when users have modem

 

 

access. The target bit rate for Small outputs for

 

 

this conference is displayed in Bit rates below.

 

 

In the Two videos layout, the dual video stream

 

 

is displayed as still images.

 

 

Medium: For use with broadband access to the

 

 

internet. The target bit rate for Medium outputs

 

 

for this conference is displayed in Bit rates

 

 

below.

 

 

Large. For access to a high-speed LAN. This

 

 

format takes the longest to transcode. The

 

 

target bit rate for Large outputs for this

 

 

conference is displayed in Bit rates below.

 

 

 

Bit rates

Displays the target bit rate for the

 

(kbps)

Small, Medium and Large sizes.

 

 

The number displayed depends on

 

 

the target bit rates set in Site

 

 

settings, and the call speed at

 

 

which the conference was

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

 

On demand

Select the Media server

The Media servers configurations shown in the

Media server

configurations for on demand

drop-down lists by default are those selected in

configuration

viewing of the conferences

the System defaults section of Site settings.

settings

recorded using this template.

 

 

Formats not selected above are

 

 

grayed out.

 

 

 

 

Outputs to download for portable devices

 

 

 

 

Output layout

Select the layout to use.

If the conference was recorded without a dual

 

 

video stream, this will be the single video layout

 

 

where one movie file is created showing the

 

 

main video stream.

 

 

If the conference was recorded with a dual

 

 

video stream, then this is one of:

 

 

Switching: creates one movie file. The main

 

 

video stream is replaced by the dual video

 

 

stream when the dual video stream is activated.

 

 

The main video stream is displayed again when

 

 

the dual video stream stops.

 

 

Picture in picture: creates one movie file with

 

 

the main video stream inserted into the dual

 

 

video stream. When the dual video stream is

 

 

activated, the main video stream transitions to

 

 

the selected location, displaying the dual video

 

 

stream as the larger picture. On turning off the

 

 

dual video stream, the main video stream

 

 

transitions to take up the entire picture again.

 

 

This layout can be restrictive when viewing on a

 

 

 

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Managing conference outputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Field description

Usage tips

 

 

 

 

 

 

low resolution monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portable

Select your choice of portable

These outputs are available using the

 

 

devices

device(s) and whether you want

Download link on the Recorded Conference

 

 

 

 

audio and video, or audio-only:

page. Download the files to the correct folder for

 

 

 

 

iPod Video

synchronizing with your portable device.

 

 

 

 

iPod formats are optimized for 5th generation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPod Audio

Apple iPod (and compatible) devices. Zune

 

 

 

 

Zune (Microsoft compatible)

formats are optimized for 1st generation

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Zune (and compatible) devices.

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

Zune (Microsoft compatible)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outputs to download for general purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output layout

Select the layout to use.

If the conference was recorded without a dual

 

 

 

 

 

 

video stream, this will be the single video layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

where one movie file is created showing the

 

 

 

 

 

 

main video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the conference was recorded with a dual

 

 

 

 

 

 

video stream, then this is one of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switching: creates one movie file. The main

 

 

 

 

 

 

video stream is replaced by the dual video

 

 

 

 

 

 

stream when the dual video stream is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main video stream is displayed again when

 

 

 

 

 

 

the dual video stream stops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joined: creates one movie file consisting of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

main video source on the left and the dual video

 

 

 

 

 

 

source to the right. For Live broadcasts, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

image shown above is displayed in the video

 

 

 

 

 

 

instead of the dual video stream while there is

 

 

 

 

 

 

no dual video stream in the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture in picture: creates one movie file with

 

 

 

 

 

 

the main video stream inserted into the dual

 

 

 

 

 

 

video stream. When the dual video stream is

 

 

 

 

 

 

activated, the main video stream transitions to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the selected location, displaying the dual video

 

 

 

 

 

 

stream as the larger picture. On turning off the

 

 

 

 

 

 

dual video stream, the main video stream

 

 

 

 

 

 

transitions to take up the entire picture again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formats

Select up to three formats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sizes

Select up to two sizes.

Because the outputs will be downloaded and

 

 

 

 

 

 

viewed on a computer, the quality of the internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection is not an issue, other than the time it

 

 

 

 

 

 

takes to download. After downloading, users

 

 

 

 

 

 

with poor internet connections can watch the

 

 

 

 

 

 

conferences without being connected to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outputs for distribution to Podcast Producer or iTunes U

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output layout

Select the layout to use.

If the conference was recorded without a dual

 

 

 

 

 

 

video stream, this will be the single video layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

where one movie file is created showing the

 

 

 

 

 

 

main video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the conference was recorded with a dual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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