Mediasite How-To Guide

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3.1.1 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using System Manager... 3-1 3.1.2 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using Presentation Manager... 3-4 3.2 HOW TO QUICKLY PREPARE A SCHEDULED PRESENTATION... 3-5 3.2.1 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using System Manager ... 3-5 3.2.2 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using Presentation Manager ... 3-6 3.3 HOW TO ADD A PRESENTATION EXPERIENCE... 3-7

3.4 HOW TO ADD A NEW POLL TO A PRESENTATION... 3-8

3.5 HOW TO ADD A POLL TO A PRESENTATION USING A POLL TEMPLATE... 3-9

3.6 HOW TO USE A Q&AFORUM IN A PRESENTATION...3-10

3.7 HOW TO ADD CLOSED CAPTIONS TO AN ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION (MEDIASITE EXSERVER ONLY)3-12 3.7.1 Add Close Captions to a Presentation Using System Manager...3-12 3.7.2 Add Close Captions to a Presentation Using Presentation Manager...3-13 3.8 HOW TO ADD SLIDE TEXT TO AN ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION (MEDIASITE EXSERVER ONLY) ...3-14

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3.8.2 Add Slide Text to a Presentation Using System Manager ...3-17 3.9 HOW TO BACKUP PRESENTATIONS...3-18

3.10 HOW TO PHYSICALLY DELETE A PRESENTATION...3-18

CHAPTER 4 RECORDING PRESENTATIONS ...4-1 4.1 HOW TO RECORD A NEW ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION... 4-1

4.1.1 Record Presentation by Clicking Record Button ... 4-1 4.1.2 Record Presentation Using File → New Presentation Menu Item... 4-2 4.2 HOW TO RECORD A LIVE PRESENTATION... 4-3

4.3 HOW TO RECORD A SCHEDULED ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION ... 4-4 4.4 HOW TO USE MULTICAST FOR A LIVE PRESENTATION... 4-5

CHAPTER 5 PUBLISHING PRESENTATIONS...5-1 5.1 HOW TO USE THE RECORDED PRESENTATIONS MANAGER... 5-1

5.2 HOW TO PUBLISH A RECORDED PRESENTATION TO CD ... 5-2

5.3 HOW TO MANUALLY PUBLISH A RECORDED PRESENTATION TO A MEDIASITE SERVER... 5-2

5.4 HOW TO PUBLISH A PORTABLE PRESENTATION FOR DOWNLOADING... 5-3

5.4.1 Publish Portable Presentation Using System Manager... 5-3 5.4.2 Publish Portable Presentation Using Presentation Manager... 5-3 5.5 HOW TO LOCATE A PRESENTATION’S URL... 5-4

5.6 HOW TO SEND AN E-MAIL INVITATION FOR A PRESENTATION... 5-5

5.6.1 Send a Presentation E-mail Invitation Using System Manager ... 5-5 5.6.2 Send a Presentation E-mail Invitation Using Presentation Manager ... 5-5 5.7 HOW TO SEND AN E-MAIL INVITATION FOR A CATEGORY... 5-6

5.8 HOW TO CUSTOMIZE A MEDIASITE PRESENTATION CATALOG... 5-7

CHAPTER 6 EDITING RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ...6-1 6.1 HOW TO USE MEDIASITE EDITOR... 6-1

6.2 HOW TO OPEN A RECORDED PRESENTATION ON A RECORDER ... 6-4

6.3 HOW TO CONNECT MEDIASITE EDITOR TO A MEDIASITE SERVER... 6-4

6.4 HOW TO OPEN A RECORDED PRESENTATION ON A MEDIASITE SERVER... 6-5

6.5 HOW TO ADD SLIDES TO A VIDEO-ONLY PRESENTATION... 6-6

6.5.1 Add New Slide Using Image from Image File ... 6-6 6.5.2 Add New Slide Using Image on Clipboard... 6-6 6.6 HOW TO REPLACE ALL SLIDES IN A PRESENTATION... 6-6

6.7 HOW TO ADJUST THE TIMING OF THE SLIDES BY A COMMON OFFSET... 6-7 6.8 HOW TO COPY AND PASTE SLIDE IMAGES FROM ANOTHER PRESENTATION... 6-8

6.9 HOW TO CROP A PRESENTATION... 6-9

6.10 HOW TO REPLACE A PRESENTATION’S MEDIA FILE... 6-9

6.11 HOW TO SAVE AN EDITED PRESENTATION TO A MEDIASITE SERVER...6-10

6.12 HOW TO SAVE AN EDITED PRESENTATION AS AN EDITOR PRESENTATION (MCP FILE) ...6-11 6.13 HOW TO OPEN A MCPFILE FOR EDITING...6-11

6.14 HOW TO AUTHOR A NEW PRESENTATION...6-12

CHAPTER 7 CREATING MEDIASITE REPORTS ...7-1 7.1 HOW TO USE REPORT MANAGER ... 7-1

7.2 HOW TO ENABLE LOGGING... 7-2

7.3 HOW TO CREATE MEDIASITE PRESENTATION REPORTS... 7-2

7.3.1 Create Executive Summary Report ... 7-2 7.3.2 Create Playback Statistics Report ... 7-4 7.3.3 Create Server Usage Report ... 7-5 7.4 HOW TO CREATE MEDIASITE USER REPORTS... 7-6

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7.5.1 Delete Log Entries for a Specific Time Period ... 7-8 7.5.2 Delete Log Entries for a Specific User ... 7-9 CHAPTER 8 SETTING UP MEDIASITE SECURITY ...8-1 8.1 HOW TO USE THE MEDIASITE SERVER CONNECTION PASSWORD... 8-1 8.2 HOW TO USE THE LIVE BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION PASSWORD... 8-3

8.3 HOW TO SECURE A MEDIASITE SERVER USING THE MEDIASITE ADAMDIRECTORY... 8-4

8.3.1 Connect to Mediasite ADAM Directory ... 8-4 8.3.2 Add Groups (Mediasite Roles) ... 8-5 8.3.3 Add User to Groups (Mediasite ADAM Directory)... 8-5 8.3.4 Add Mediasite roles from the Mediasite ADAM directory... 8-6 8.4 HOW TO INTEGRATE A MEDIASITE SERVER WITH AN EXISTING MICROSOFT ACTIVE DIRECTORY (MEDIASITE

EXSERVER ONLY)... 8-7

8.4.1 Connect to Directory... 8-7 8.4.2 Add Mediasite Roles from Active Directory ... 8-9 8.5 HOW TO INTEGRATE A MEDIASITE SERVER WITH AN EXISTING GENERIC LDAPDIRECTORY (MEDIASITE EX

SERVER ONLY) ...8-10

8.5.1 Connect to LDAP Directory...8-10 8.5.2 Add Mediasite Roles from LDAP Directory...8-12 8.6 HOW TO SECURE THE MEDIASITE WEB APPLICATIONS...8-13

8.7 HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN MEDIASITE ROLES...8-15

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Introduction

In this guide you will find step-by-step instructions for the most commonly performed Mediasite system tasks. These tasks are organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Setting up the Mediasite System

Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with Mediasite System Manager and Mediasite Presentation Manager and learn how to set up your Mediasite system. The tasks described in this chapter are done infrequently and are typically performed by Mediasite system

administrators or power users.

Chapter 2: Setting up the Mediasite Recorder

Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with and setup the Mediasite Rich Media Recorder. The tasks described in this chapter are done infrequently and are typically performed by Mediasite system administrators or power users.

Chapter 3: Preparing Presentations

Read this chapter to learn how to prepare scheduled presentations, interact with your audience using polls and Q & A forums, add closed captions and slide text to your

presentations, backup presentations on a Mediasite Server and physically delete presentations from a Mediasite Server.

Chapter 4: Recording Presentations

Read this chapter to learn how to record new and scheduled presentations. Chapter 5: Publishing Presentations

Read this chapter to learn how to publish recorded presentations, send e-mail invitations to users for presentations and categories, and customize your Mediasite Presentation Catalog. Chapter 6: Editing Recorded Presentations

Read this chapter to learn how to edit your recorded Mediasite presentations. Chapter 7: Creating Mediasite Reports

Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with Mediasite Report Manager, learn how to enable logging on the Server, and create Mediasite presentation and user reports.

Chapter 8: Setting Up Mediasite Security

Read this chapter to learn how to secure your Mediasite system. The tasks described in this chapter are done infrequently and are typically performed by Mediasite system administrators or power users.

For detailed descriptions of specific Mediasite features or menu items, refer to the Help system available in each Mediasite application.

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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Mediasite System

This chapter provides detailed instructions for setting up the Mediasite system. Most of these tasks are done using Mediasite System Manager. The following topics are covered:

• How to use System Manager

• How to use Presentation Manager

• How to add a presenter

• How to add a category

• How to add a Viewer skin

• How to add a streaming profile

• How to add a Push Live Media Server

• How to set up Push distribution on the Windows Media Server

• How to add a Pull Live Media Server

• How to add a Content Distribution Network (CDN) Live Media Server

• How to add a server group template

1.1 How to Use System Manager

System Manager provides a menu, toolbar, Mediasite System Explorer and a workspace for easily locating system assets and completing management tasks.

Figure 1-1: Mediasite System Manager Interface

Mediasite System Explorer

The Mediasite system assets appear in a hierarchical structure in Mediasite System Explorer. Navigate to a system asset and select it to view or modify its properties in the Mediasite Workspace. Right-click the system asset to initiate other management tasks using the context menu.

Quick Start Page

You can initiate all management tasks using the Quick Start Page in the workspace. Just click the appropriate link to begin a task. You can also launch the Mediasite web applications from this page.

Mediasite System Explorer

Mediasite workspace Menu Items and

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1.2 How to Use Presentation Manager

You can use Mediasite Presentation Manager to manage the presentations, Viewer skins and presenters in your Mediasite system. You can also use it to interact with your audience during a presentation.

Presentation List

The main page is the Presentation List, which contains every presentation on a Mediasite Server. Click a presentation’s title in the Presentation List to view and/or modify its details.

Figure 1-2: Presentation Manager—Presentation List

Presenter List

Click the Presenters tab to view the Presenter List, which contains every presenter on a Mediasite Server. Click a presenter’s name in the Presenter List to view and/or modify the presenter’s details.

Figure 1-3: Presentation Manager—Presenter List

Viewer Skins List

Click the Viewer Skins tab to view the Viewer Skin List, which contains every Viewer skin on a Mediasite Server. Click a Viewer skin’s name in the Viewer Skin List to view and/or modify its details.

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1.3 How to Add a Presenter

You can use System Manager or Presentation Manager to add new presenters.

1.3.1 Add a Presenter Using System Manager

To add a presenter using System Manager: Specify the presenter’s properties

1. Right-click Presenter Management and select Add New Presenter. A new Presenters Properties page appears in the workspace.

2. Enter the presenter’s name, biography page URL and e-mail address.

3. Select an image file (.gif, .jpg, .png) for the presenter. The required image size is 60 x 80 pixels.

Figure 1-5: System Manager—Presenter Properties Page (Information)

Select the Server Group preferences 1. Click the Server Group Preferences tab.

2. Select a server group (or multiple server groups) in the Available Server Groups list and move it to the Assigned Server Groups list.

3. Highlight a server group to view the servers included in this group.

Figure 1-6: System Manager—Presenter Properties Page (Server Group Preferences)

Select the Viewer skin preferences 1. Click the Viewer Skin Preferences tab.

2. Select a Viewer skin (or multiple Viewer skins) in the Available Viewer Skins list and move it to the Assigned Viewer Skins list.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-4 Figure 1-7: System Manager—Presenter Properties Page (Viewer Skin Preferences)

1.3.2 Add a Presenter Using Presentation Manager

To add a presenter using Presentation Manager: Specify the presenter’s properties

1. Launch Presentation Manager.

2. Click the Presenters tab to view the Presenter List.

Note: If you do not see the Presenters tab, contact your Mediasite system administrator to set up the appropriate Presentation Manager permissions.

3. Click Add New Presenter. The Add New Presenter page appears.

Figure 1-8: Presentation Manager—Add New Presenter Page

4. Enter the presenter’s name, biography page URL and e-mail address.

5. Select an image file (.gif, .jpg, .png) for the presenter. The required image size is 60 x 80 pixels.

6. Click Save.

Note: Only the name of the presenter is required. The remaining items are optional. Select the Server Group preferences

1. Click the new presenter in the Presenter List. 2. Click the Server Group Preferences tab.

3. Select a server group (or multiple server groups) in the Available Server Groups list and move it to the Selected Server Groups list.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-5 Figure 1-9: Presentation Manager—Presenter Page (Server Group Preferences)

Select the Viewer skin preferences

1. Click the Viewer Skin Preferences tab.

2. Select a Viewer skin (or multiple Viewer skins) in the Available Viewer Skins list and move it to the Selected Viewer Skins list.

3. Click Save.

Figure 1-10: Presentation Manager—Presenter Page (Viewer Skin Preferences)

Note: Select All Skins from the Available Viewer Skins drop-down list to list every Viewer skin in the Mediasite system.

1.4 How to Add a Category

You can add a new category using System Manager. Once a presentation is added to a category, it will appear under that category in the Mediasite Presentation Catalog.

Add a category

1. Right-click Category Management and select Add New Category. A new Category Properties page appears in the workspace.

2. Enter a name and description for the new category.

3. Select a layout for the category page from the Layout drop-down list. Click Preview to see an example of the chosen layout.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-6 Figure 1-11: System Manager—Category Properties Page (General)

Add presentations to a category

1. Select the category. The category’s Category Properties page appears in the workspace. 2. Click the Presentations tab on the Category Properties page. This tab is not available

until the category has been saved to the system.

3. Select a presentation (or multiple presentations) from the Available Presentations list and move it to the Assigned Presentations list.

4. Click Apply.

Figure 1-12: System Manager—Category Properties Page (Presentations)

1.5 How to Add a Viewer Skin

You can use System Manager or Presentation Manager to add new Viewer skins. Viewer skins affect the appearance of the Mediasite Viewer when a presentation is streamed live and/or played back. A Viewer skin consists of a layout and a set of graphics used by that layout.

1.5.1 Add a New Viewer Skin Using System Manager

To add a new Viewer skin using System Manager: Specify the Viewer skin’s properties

1. Navigate to the System Management page.

2. Right-click Viewer Skins and select Add New Viewer Skin. A new Viewer Skin Properties page appears in the workspace.

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Change images in Viewer skin graphics set (optional)

1. Select an image/variable pair in the Viewer Graphics list. Initially, only basic Viewer graphics are listed in the Viewer Graphics list. Click Advanced Mode to view all Viewer graphics in the list.

2. Click Change Image.

3. Enter an URL link to add a hyperlink to the selected image/variable pair. The graphic will be a hyperlink in the Viewer with the specified URL as the destination.

4. Click Apply.

Figure 1-13: System Manager—Viewer Skin Properties Page

1.5.2 Add a New Viewer Skin Using Presentation Manager

To create a new Viewer skin using Presentation Manager: 1. Launch Presentation Manager.

2. Click the Viewer Skins tab to display the Viewer Skin List.

Figure 1-14: Presentation Manager—Viewer Skin List Page

Create a new Viewer skin

You can create a new Viewer skin based on a predefined default Viewer skin or a custom Viewer skin.

Using a predefined default Viewer skin:

Select a Viewer skin from the Default Skins drop-down list and click Create Like. The Create Like Viewer Skin page appears.

Using a custom Viewer skin:

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Specify the Viewer skin’s details

1. Enter the name, description, and choose a layout for your new Viewer skin. 2. Click Save. The new Viewer skin appears in the Viewer Skin List.

Figure 1-15: Presentation Manager: Create Like Viewer Skin Page

Customize the Viewer skin’s graphics

1. Click a Viewer skin’s name to view its Skin Information page. 2. Click the Graphics tab.

3. Click an image’s name in the list to display its graphic on the page. 4. Click Browse to update the image. The Choose File dialog box appears. 5. Select an image and click Open.

6. Enter an URL link in the Link URL field to add a hyperlink to the selected image. The graphic will be a hyperlink in Mediasite Viewer with the specified URL as the destination. 7. Click Save.

Figure 1-16: Presentation Manager: Edit Viewer Skin Page (Graphics)

1.5.3 Required sizes for the Viewer skin images

To ensure the integrity of the images, use the required image sizes:

Image Required Size (pixels)

Basic Mode Images

Ad Banner 468 x 60

Title Banner 560 x 69

Vendor Logo 228 x 44

Advanced Mode Images

Image Not Found 500 x 375

Audio Only 240 x 180

Presentation Not Started on Slide

Area 500 x 375

Presentation Not Started on Player

Area 240 x 198

Presentation Ended Image 500 x 375

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-9 Figure 1-17: Viewer Skin Graphics

Related Topics

3.3: How to Add a Presentation Experience

3.7: How to Add Closed Captions to an On-Demand Presentation 3.8: How to Add Slide Text to an On-Demand Presentation

1.6 How to Add a Streaming Profile

You can use System Manager to add new streaming profiles. Streaming profiles determine how your presentations are streamed to the audience. To add a new streaming profile:

Launch the New Streaming Profile Wizard 1. Navigate to the System Management page.

2. Right-click Streaming Profiles and select Add New Streaming Profile. The New Streaming Profile Wizard appears in the workspace.

Specify the streaming profile details

1. Specify the streaming profile details on the Streaming Profile Description page of the Wizard.

2. Enter the streaming profile’s name and description.

3. Select the available steams: Audio Only or Audio and Video. 4. Click Next.

Title Banner 560 x 69 pixels

Ad Banner 468 x 60 pixels Player Area Images 240 x 195 pixels

Slide Area Images 500 x 375 pixels

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-10 Figure 1-18: System Manager—Streaming Profile Wizard (Streaming Profile Description Page)

Specify the audio codec details

1. Specify the audio codec details on the Audio Codecs page of the Wizard. 2. Select an audio codec.

3. Select the audio parameter details for the streaming profile from the Parameters list – bit rate, sample rate, and channels.

Figure 1-19: System Manager—Streaming Profile Wizard (Audio Codecs Page)

Specify the video codec details

1. Specify the video codec details on the Video Codecs page of the Wizard. The Video Codecs page will not appear when creating an “audio only” streaming profile. 2. Select a video codec.

3. Select the video parameter description from the Parameters list that best describes what video qualities you want for the streaming profile.

4. Click Next.

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Specify the video encoding bitrates

1. Specify the video encoding bitrates on the Video Encoding Bitrates page of the Wizard. 2. Select the frame rate and video dimensions for the Available Encoding Bitrates from the

drop-down lists.

3. Select up to 3 bitrates in the Available Encoding Bitrates list and move to the Assigned Encoding Bitrates list.

4. Click Next.

Note: The All bitrates should use the same frame rate & dimensions check box should remain checked if you are using Microsoft ® Windows 2000 Server to stream your data.

Figure 1-21: System Manager—Streaming Profile Wizard (Video Encoding Bitrates Page)

Add the new streaming profile

On the Finish page of the Wizard, click Finish to add the new streaming profile.

Related Topic

2.10: How to Import Streaming Profiles to the Recorder

1.7 How to Add a Push Live Media Server

The Push Media Server distribution mode is available in Microsoft Windows Media® Services 9 (WMS) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. In Push mode, WMS automatically communicates with the Recorder and creates a new publishing point using a default publishing point configuration or an existing publishing point as a template. When you add a Push Live Media Server to your Mediasite system, you can specify a publishing point on your Windows Media Server as a template for all new publishing points. To add a Push Live Media Server: Select the Media Server Distribution Mode

1. Navigate to the Servers page.

2. Right-click Live Servers and select Add New Server. A new Live Media Server Properties page appears in the workspace.

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Enter the Push Template URL (optional)

Enter the URL for the publishing point that will be used as the template in the Push Template URL field. The URL should have the domain name or IP address of the media server and the name of the publishing point, for example:

http://mediaserver.sonicfoundry.net/publishingpoint

If this field is left blank, your media server’s default publishing point configuration will be used when new publishing points are created.

Specify the Recorder Broadcast Location

1. Select the protocol the Recorder will use to communicate to the media server from the Recorder Broadcast Location URL drop-down list.

2. Enter the domain name or IP address of the media server in the Recorder Broadcast Location field.

3. Enter the username and password for the Recorder broadcast location. Confirm the same password.

Specify the Content Distribution Location

1. Select the content distribution protocol from the Content Distribution Location URL drop-down list.

2. Enter the domain name or IP address of the media server in the Content Distribution Location field.

3. Click Apply.

Note: The recommended protocol for content distribution is the Microsoft Media Server (MMS) protocol. WMS supports protocol rollover, which defaults to the best streaming protocol when MMS is used.

Figure 1-22: System Manager—Push Live Media Server Properties Page

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1.8 How to Set Up Push Distribution on the Windows Media

Server

The Push Media Server distribution mode is available in Windows Media Services 9 on Windows 2003.

When the Push Media Server distribution mode is used, Windows Media Services does not require you to manually create a unicast publishing point or to specify the IP address of your encoding machine (the Recorder) before starting a live presentation. Instead, Windows Media Services automatically communicates with the Recorder and creates a publishing point. To set up Push distribution on the Windows Media Server:

Enable HTTP Streaming in Windows Media Services (WMS) 1. Navigate to the Control Protocol settings.

2. Right-click WMS HTTP Server Control Protocol and select Enable.

Figure 1-23: Windows Media Server (WMS) - WMS Control Protocol Settings

Enable WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization 1. Navigate to the Authorization settings.

2. Right-click WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization and select Enable.

Figure 1-24: WMS – WMS Authorization Settings

Add Push user

1. Navigate to the Authorization settings.

2. Right-click WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization and select Properties. 3. Click Add.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-14 Figure 1-25: WMS – WMS Publishing Points ACL Properties

Modify the NTFS Permissions for the System Temp Directory (WMS)

1. Navigate to the System Temp folder. This is the C:\Windows\Temp folder on most systems.

2. Right-click the folder and select Properties. 3. Click the Security tab.

4. Give the “Network Services” user Modify, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read and Write permissions for the System Temp folder.

5. Click OK.

Figure 1-26: WMS – System Temp Folder Properties

Create Push Publishing Point to Use as Template (optional)

Create a Push publishing point on the media server that can be used as a template for all the new publishing points created for a live presentation:

1. Select the Action → Add Publishing Point (Advanced) menu item to create the publishing point using the Add Publishing Point dialog box.

2. Select the Broadcast radio button. 3. Enter the Publishing point name.

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5. Choose Encoder (push) as the Content Type. 6. Click OK.

Figure 1-27 Add Publishing Point (Advanced) Dialog Box

For more information on creating a publishing point, refer to the documentation for your Windows Media Server.

Related Topic

1.7: How to add a Push Live Media Server

1.9 How to Add a Pull Live Media Server

The Mediasite system supports Unicast Pull and Multicast Pull Media Server distribution modes. Pull mode is available in Microsoft Windows Media Services (WMS) for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. In Unicast Pull mode, a publishing point with the IP address of your encoding machine (the Recorder) must be created manually before starting a live presentation. Similarly, in Multicast Pull mode, multicast publishing points (broadcast stations) must be created manually before starting a live presentation.

When the Mediasite Media Server Control Service is installed on your media server, the Service automatically creates the unicast publishing point or multicast publishing points before the live presentation begins. To add a Pull Live Media Server:

Select the Media Server Distribution Mode 1. Navigate to the Servers page.

2. Right-click Default Live Media Server and select Add Like. A new Live Media Server Properties page with the same values appears in the workspace.

3. Enter a new description of the Live Media Server in the Description field.

4. Select Unicast Pull as the Media Server Distribution Mode to add a Unicast Pull Live Media Server. Select Multicast Pull as the Media Server Distribution Mode to add a Multicast Pull Live Media Server.

Specify the maximum number of connections and bandwidth

1. Enter the maximum number of connections the Live Media Server will support. The value can be a number or Unlimited (the maximum number of connections possible).

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Specify the Server password

Enter the Server Password. This password must be the same one specified for the Media Server Control Service.

Specify the Recorder Broadcast Location

1. Select the protocol the Recorder will use to communicate to the media server. 2. Modify the domain name or IP address of the media server in the Recorder Broadcast

Location field. Because the Media Server Control Service is used in Pull mode, the URL should be in the following form:

http://mediaserver.yournetwork.net:8089/MediaServerControlService.asmx. Specify the Content Distribution Location

1. Select the content distribution protocol.

2. Enter the domain name or IP address of the media server in the Content Distribution Location field.

3. Click Apply.

Note: The recommended protocol for content distribution is the Microsoft Media Server (MMS) protocol. WMS supports protocol rollover, which defaults to the best streaming protocol when MMS is used.

Figure 1-28: System Manager—Pull Live Media Server Properties Page

Related Topics

1.11: How to Add a Server Group Template 4.4: How to Use Multicast for a Live Presentation

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1.10 How to Add a CDN Live Media Server

You can add a Content Distribution Network (CDN) Live Media Server if you want to specify your own publishing point, use different media servers and/or third-party CDNs to deliver live content. To add a CDN Live Media Server:

Select the Media Server Distribution Mode 1. Navigate to the Servers page.

2. Right-click Default Live Media Server and select Add Like. A new Live Media Server Properties page with the same values appears in the workspace.

3. Enter a new description of the Live Media Server in the Description field. 4. Select CDN as the Media Server Distribution Mode.

Specify the Content Distribution Location

1. Select MMS as the content distribution protocol.

2. Enter the domain name or IP address (Including the broadcast mount point) of the third-party media server or CDN in the Content Distribution Location field.

3. Click Apply.

Figure 1-29: System Manager—CDN Live Media Server Properties Page

1.11 How to Add a Server Group Template

You can use System Manager to add new Server Group templates, which specify the servers (Image, Live, On-Demand) the Recorder will use when recording and publishing a presentation. To add a new server group template:

1. Navigate the System Management page.

2. Right-click Server Group Templates and select Add New Server Group. A new Server Group Properties page appears in the workspace.

3. Enter a name for the server group.

4. Select the Image Server, On-Demand Media Server and Live Media Server for the new server group template from the drop-down lists.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1-18 Figure 1-30: System Manager—Server Group Properties Page

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Chapter 2 Setting Up a Mediasite Recorder

This chapter provides detailed instructions for setting up a Mediasite Rich Media Recorder. The following topics are covered:

• How to use the Mediasite Recorder application

• How to connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server

• How to monitor a Recorder’s status in System Manager

• How to adjust a Recorder’s RGB settings

• How to adjust a Recorder’s image capture settings

• How to adjust a Recorder’s video capture settings

• How to adjust a Recorder’s audio capture settings

• How to use a digital video (DV) device as the audio and video source

• How to set up a Recorder at a remote location

• How to import streaming profiles (compression settings) to a Recorder

2.1 How to Use the Mediasite Recorder application

Mediasite Rich Media Recorders have intuitive menu items, hot-keys, controls and tools that make recording a presentation, monitoring the recording process, and publishing rich media presentations very simple tasks:

Figure 2-1: Recorder Interface

Recording Tools

The following recording tools are available in the Recorder application:

• Recorder Controls: Use Record and Stop to start and stop recording a presentation.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 2-2 • Audio Meter and Volume Control: Use the audio meter to monitor the

audio levels. Use the volume control to adjust the audio levels.

• Video/Image Inputs and Outputs: Use these windows to monitor the video and images when you are recording a presentation. The video and images displayed to your audience are the same as those displayed in the output windows.

• Image Advance Settings: Use Advance to advance images manually or select Auto to automatically advance images.

• Image Manager: Display the Image Manager to add local images stored on the Recorder to your presentation and to send images when recording your presentation.

Recorder Shortcut Keys

The following shortcut keys are available in the Recorder application:

Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl+N Displays the New Presentation dialog box

Ctrl+O Displays the Open Scheduled Presentation dialog box

Ctrl+P Displays the Properties dialog box

Ctrl+R Displays the Recorded Presentations Manager

Ctrl+I Displays the Image Manager

Recorded Presentations Manager

Mediasite Recorders include the Recorded Presentations Manager to preview, edit and publish your recorded presentations.

Figure 2-2: Recorder—Recorded Presentations Manager

Every presentation recorded on a Recorder is available in the Recorded Presentations List. When you select a recorded presentation in the Recorded Presentations List, you can preview its video and images in the Preview area.

Related Topic

5.1: How to Use the Recorded Presentations Manager

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2.2 How to Connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server

You must connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server before you can record a live or scheduled on-demand presentation. To connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server: 1. From the Tools menu, select Options. The Mediasite Recorder Options dialog box

appears.

2. Click the Mediasite Server tab.

3.

Double-click Add Web Service Connection. The New Web Service Server dialog box appears.

4. Enter the Mediasite Server’s root location as the Web Services Server that is <server domain name or IP address>/<Mediasite name>. If this is for a Mediasite Server in a cluster, use the cluster domain name or IP address.

5. Enter the Mediasite Server connection password in the Password field. This should be the same password specified during the installation.

6. Click OK to connect the Recorder.

Note: The Mediasite Server connection password is specified during the installation of a Mediasite Server. This password can be reset on the System Manager’s

Mediasite Server Settings page.

Figure 2-3: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Mediasite Server)

Related Topics

4.2: How to Record a Live Presentation

4.3: How to Record a Scheduled On-Demand Presentation

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2.3 How to Monitor a Recorder in System Manager

You can use System Manager to monitor the Recorders in your Mediasite system. From the Recorder Management page, you can see the status of a Recorder and view the recorded presentations located on it. A Recorder must be connected to a Mediasite Server before it can be monitored. To monitor a Recorder:

Allow remote access to the Recorder

1. From the Recorder’s Tools menu, select Options. The Mediasite Recorder Options dialog box appears.

2. Click the Remote Host tab.

3. Select the Allow Remote Access check box.

4. Enter the Mediasite Server connection password in the Password field. Confirm this same password.

5. Click OK.

Figure 2-4: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Remote Host)

Monitor the Recorder’s status in System Manager

1. Navigate to the Recorder Management page. The Recorder will be listed on this page.

2. Double-click the system asset for a Recorder. The Recorder’s Recorder Properties page appears in the workspace.

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Related Topics

2.2: How to Connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server 8.1: How to use the Mediasite Server Connection Password

2.4 How to Adjust a Recorder’s RGB Settings

To adjust a Recorder’s RGB settings:

1. From the Tools menu, select Images → Source Properties. The RGB Source Filter Properties control panel appears.

2. Adjust the settings as needed or click Default to use the default settings. 3. Click OK.

Note: The controls for the image source depend on the applet provided by the hardware manufacturer. For more information about the displayed controls, refer to the device's documentation.

Figure 2-6: Recorder—RGB Source Filter Properties Control Panel

2.5 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Image Capture Settings

To adjust a Recorder’s image capture settings: Adjust the image processing settings

The image process settings include image sharpening and image quality. If your image source uses specialized inputs like a NTSC/PAL input feed to a scan converter, you should use image sharpening. Image sharpening makes blurred images sharper and is especially useful for crisper text.

1. From the Tools menu, select Options. The Mediasite Recorder Options dialog box appears.

2. Click the Image Processing tab.

3. Select the Use Sharpening check box to start using sharpening.

4. Drag the Image Sharpening slider to specify the sharpening factor for images. The range is 0 through 100, with 100 being the sharpest. Avoid using Image Sharpening when using VGA/RGB input as the image source.

5. Drag the Image Quality slider to the right to Increase the image quality. Drag the slider to the left to decrease image quality. As the image quality increases, the size of the image files will Increase.

Note: Sonic Foundry recommends setting the Image Quality slider at 80% to strike a balance between optimal file size and reasonable image quality.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 2-6 Figure 2-7: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Image Processing)

Adjust the image advance settings

The image advance settings include the maximum image scan rate, image change sensitivity and the use of stabilization.

The image scan rate allows you specify how often the Recorder will scan for new images.

The image change sensitivity allows you to specify how much images must differ to cause the Recorder to send a new image. When you record your presentation, you want to capture the most important events. However, some sources (a digital white board, a document camera, a presentation with animation) generate a lot of events. For these sources you may want to reduce the Recorder’s sensitivity to image changes to avoid capturing unimportant events.

Use stabilization to have the Recorder wait until an image is stable before it advances to the next image. When you use stabilization and decrease the image scan rate, the Recorder will scan less often. However, it will provide clearer slides.

2. Click the Image Advance tab.

3. Drag the Maximum Image Scan Rate slider to the right to increase the rate (frames per second) the Recorder will scan for new images. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the image scan rate.

4. Drag the Image Change Sensitivity slider to the right to increase the Recorder’s sensitivity to image changes. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the Recorder’s sensitivity.

Note: Sonic Foundry recommends leaving the Image Change Sensitivity at the default value (90). However, you may have to adjust the settings when using image inputs other than Microsoft PowerPoint® slides.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 2-7 Figure 2-8: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Image Advance)

2.6 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Video Capture Settings

To adjust a Recorder’s video capture settings: Select a video source

1. From the Tools menu, select Video→ Source Properties. The Osprey Capture Card Properties control panel appears.

2. Click Video Source. The Osprey Video Capture Driver control panel appears. 3. Select S-Video or Composite as the video input.

4. Adjust the video settings of the chosen source as needed.

Note: The controls for the video source depend on the applet provided by the hardware manufacturer. For more information about the displayed controls, refer to the device's documentation.

Figure 2-9: Recorder—Osprey Video Capture Driver Control Panel (Source)

Select the video standard

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Specify the video input resolution 1. Click the Format tab.

2. Specify the color format, proportions and video size you want to use. 3. Click OK.

Figure 2-10: Recorder—Osprey Video Capture Driver Control Panel (Format)

2.7 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Audio Capture Settings

To adjust a Recorder’s audio capture settings: Select the audio device in the Recorder

2. Click the Input Devices tab.

3. Select the audio source from the Audio In drop-down list. 4. Click OK.

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Select the audio input

You will need to select the audio input using the Recording Control Panel if you are using the Realtek device or switching inputs on the Osprey device (XLR

Balanced/Unbalanced).

1. Double-click the Volume control in your system tray. The Volume Control panel appears.

2. From the Options menu, select Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 3. Select the mixer device (Osprey or Realtek).

4. Click OK. The Volume Control Panel becomes the Recording Control Panel.

Figure 2-12: Recorder—Microsoft Recording Control Panel

5. Select the device from you want to use as the audio input in the Recording Control Panel.

Adjust the audio levels

Set the audio levels so that the audio peak reaches approximately -3dB on the Recorder’s audio meter. To avoid distortion, the levels should not go above 0.0 dB. If distortion is heard, verify in the Recording Control Panel that the selected audio input’s volume is not too high.

For Osprey, use the audio controls on the Recorder’s interface or the faders on the Recording Control Panel to adjust the audio levels while monitoring the Recorder's audio meters.

For Realtek, use the faders on the Recording Control Panel to adjust the audio levels while monitoring the Recorder's audio meters.

2.8 How to Use a Digital Video (DV) Device as the Audio

and Video Source

You can use a digital video (DV) device as your audio and video input on the Recorder. When selecting the audio and video inputs for the Recorder, it is best to use the same types of input—DV audio source with DV video source or analog audio source with analog video source. To use a DV device as your audio and video source:

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3. Select the DV device as the video and audio source. To adjust the volume, use the volume control on the DV device.

4. Click OK.

Figure 2-13: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Input Devices)

Note: The DV source will not appear in the Video In or Audio In drop-down lists if the camera is not plugged in.

2.9 How to Set Up a Recorder at a Remote Location

To record and stream a live presentation from a remote location, you must set the Recorder’s broadcast IP address. Additionally, you should take in consideration the following:

1. The availability of a secure communication channel.

2. The availability of sufficient outgoing bandwidth on the network you are using at the remote location; a minimum of 500K of outgoing bandwidth is required. 3. The network configuration of the servers used by the Mediasite system. The

appropriate ports should be opened on the firewall separating the servers from the public Internet.

For more information on network and security considerations when using the Recorder at a remote location, please refer to the Mediasite Technical Planning Series document TP-01: Network Setup and Firewall Considerations. This document can be found on your Mediasite Documentation CD or can be downloaded from the SmartServe Portal at www.sonicfoundry.com/support.

To manually set the broadcast IP address on a Recorder: Specify the Windows Media Encoder Outgoing Port

2. Click the Broadcast tab.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 2-11 Figure 2-14: Recorder—Mediasite Recorder Options Dialog Box (Broadcast)

Set the Windows Media IP address

Select one of the Windows Media IP Address option buttons to set your Windows Media Auto–registration IP address. This IP address will be used by Windows Media Services to create a publishing point for your presentation:

To detect the Windows Media IP address using the web service:

1. Select the Detect using the Web Service option button if you want the Mediasite Web Service to automatically detect the Recorder’s IP address and forward this information to the Windows Media Server. This option is selected by default. 2. Click OK.

To specify the Windows Media IP address:

1. Select the Use this IP address option button and enter an IP address in the field or select one from the drop-down list to specify the IP address that should be used to create your publishing point.

2. Select the Display a warning if the specific IP is not valid for this Recorder check box to display a warning if the IP address entered in the Use this IP address field is not valid for your Recorder. This check box should not be selected if you are using Network Address Translation (NAT).

3. Click OK.

2.10 How to Import Streaming Profiles (Compression

Settings) to a Recorder

When you add new streaming profiles, you can import them from a Mediasite Server to a Recorder. Compression settings determine how presentations are streamed to the audience. When choosing a compression setting, you should be aware of how the majority of your audience will be viewing your presentations (dial-up, broadband, etc.) to ensure they get the most out of the presentations. To import streaming profiles from a Mediasite Server to a Recorder:

1. From the Tools menu, select Import Compression Settings. A confirmation message appears.

2. Click OK. The compression settings on the Recorder will be replaced by the

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Chapter 3 Preparing Presentations

This chapter provides detailed instructions for preparing Mediasite presentations. The following topics are covered:

• How to prepare a scheduled presentation

• How to quickly prepare a scheduled presentation

• How to add a presentation experience

• How to add a new poll to a presentation

• How to add a poll to a presentation using a poll template

• How to use a Q & A forum in a presentation

• How to add closed captions to an on-demand presentation

• How to add slide text to an on-demand presentation

• How to backup presentations

• How to physically delete a presentation

3.1 How to Prepare a Scheduled Presentation

You can use System Manager or Presentation Manager to prepare a scheduled presentation.

3.1.1 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using System Manager

To prepare a scheduled presentation using System Manager: Launch the New Presentation Wizard

Right-click Presentation Management and select Add New Presentation. The New Presentation Wizard appears in the workspace.

Figure 3-1: System Manager—New Presentation Wizard (Information Page)

Specify the presentation information details

1. Specify the presentation information details on the Information page of the Wizard.

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3. Enter the URL for a web page you want your users to link to from the presentation in the Collateral Material URL field.

4. Select the Set Status to Draft check box. When the check box is not selected, the presentation’s status is set to “Record”. When a presentation has a “Draft” status, it is not available for recording.

5. Specify the date and time the presentation will be recorded, the duration of the presentation and the time zone.

Select the presentation’s interactive features

Select the presentation’s interactive features on the Information page of the Wizard. All of the interactive features are selected by default. Clear the check box for any feature you do not want in the presentation and click Next.

• When the Allow Poll Submissions check box is selected you can use polls in the

presentation.

• When the Display Poll Results check box is selected, the audience can see the

results of the polls.

• When the Use Q & A Forum check box is selected users can ask questions

during the presentation. Assign presenters

1. Assign presenters to the presentation on the Presenters page of the Wizard. 2. Select a presenter (or multiple presenters) from the Available Presenters list and

move it to Assigned Presenters list.

3. Use the arrows next to the Assigned Presenters list to move the primary presenter (if there are multiple presenters) to the top of the list.

4. Click Next.

Figure 3-2: System Manager—New Presentation Wizard (Presenters Page)

Select streaming profile and server group template

1. Select the streaming profile and server group template on the Configuration page of the Wizard.

2. Select a streaming profile for the presentation.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 3-3 Figure 3-3: System Manager—New Presentation Wizard (Configuration Page)

Note: Only the server group templates associated with the primary presenter are listed in the Server Group Template drop-down list. Select the Show all Server Group Templates check box to show every server group template in your Mediasite system.

Specify if presentation will be a live broadcast

1. Specify if presentation will be a Live Broadcast on the Configuration page of the Wizard.

2. The Live Broadcast check box is selected by default. Clear the check box if this presentation will not be a live broadcast.

3. Click Next.

Select Viewer skin and category

1. Select the Viewer skin and category for the presentation on the Publishing page of the Wizard.

2. Select a Viewer skin for the primary presenter in the new presentation.

3. Select a category (or multiple categories) in the Available Categories list and move it to the Assigned Categories list.

Figure 3-4: System Manager—New Presentation Wizard (Publishing Page)

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Select the automatic publishing features

Select the presentation’s automatic publishing features on the Publishing page of the Wizard. The automatic publishing features are selected by default. Clear the check box if you would like to use other publishing options and click Next.

When Automatic Upload check box is selected, a presentation is automatically published to the connected Mediasite Server once recording has completed. When the Automatic Viewable Status check box is selected the presentation is available for viewing after it is published to the connected Mediasite Server.

Add the presentation

A summary of the presentation’s details will appear on the Finish page of the Wizard. Click Finish to add the new presentation.

Schedule the presentation

Right-click the presentation and select Presentation Status → Record. The presentation’s status updates to “Record”.

3.1.2 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using Presentation

Manager

To prepare a scheduled presentation using Presentation Manager: Launch Presentation Manager

2. Click Add New Presentation. The Add New Presentation page appears. Specify the presentation information details

1. Enter the title and description of the new presentation.

2. Enter the URL for a web page to link to from the presentation in the Collateral Material URL field.

Specify the presentation as a live broadcast

The Live Broadcast check box is selected by default. If this check box is cleared, this presentation will not be available as a live broadcast when you begin recording. Specify the presentation’s publishing details

1. Select a category (or multiple) categories from the Available Categories list and move it to the Selected Categories list.

2. Select the Automatic Upload check box to have the presentation automatically published to a Mediasite Server once recording has completed. This option is selected by default.

3. Select the Automatic Viewable Status check box to automatically make the presentation available for viewing after it is published to the Mediasite Server. Specify the recording date, time and duration

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Select the presentation’s primary presenter, Viewer skin, streaming profile and server group

Select the presentation’s primary presenter, Viewer skin, streaming profile and server group. Only the Viewer skins and server groups associated with the selected primary presenter are available in the drop-down lists.

Select presentation’s interactive features

All of the interactive features are selected by default. Clear the check box for any feature you do not want in the presentation.

Figure 3-5: Presentation Manager—Add New Presentation Page

Related Topics

4.3: How to Record a Scheduled On-Demand Presentation 4.4: How to use Multicast for a Live Presentation

3.2 How to Quickly Prepare a Scheduled Presentation

You can use System Manager or Presentation Manager to quickly prepare a scheduled presentation.

3.2.1 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using System Manager

To quickly prepare a presentation using System Manager: Launch the Add Like Presentation Wizard

1. Navigate to the Presentations page.

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Specify the presentation information details

1. Specify the presentation information details on the Information page of the Wizard.

4. Select the Set Status to Draft check box. When the check box is not selected, the presentation’s status is set to “Record”.

5. Specify the date and time the presentation will be recorded, the duration of the presentation, and the time zone.

Figure 3-6: System Manager—Add Like Presentation Wizard (Information Page)

Add the presentation

A summary of the presentation’s details will appear on the Finish page of the Wizard. Click Finish to add the new presentation.

3.2.2 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using Presentation

Manager

To quickly prepare a presentation using Presentation Manager: Select a presentation

2. Select the presentation that you want to create a presentation similar to in the Presentation List.

3. Click the Create Like Presentation button on the same row as the presentation to display a Create Like: page for the selected presentation.

Specify the new presentation information details

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 3-7 Figure 3-7: Presentation Manager—Create Like: Page

Related Topics

4.3: How to Record a Scheduled On-Demand Presentation 4.4: How to use Multicast for a Live Presentation

3.3 How to Add a Presentation Experience

You can use System Manager to make multiple presentation experiences available for a presentation on the Mediasite Server. Presentation experiences allow users to view presentations using any of the predefined default Mediasite Viewer skins or customized Viewer skins. To add a presentation experience for a presentation:

1. Navigate to the Presentations page.

2. Click a presentation to view its Presentation Properties page. 3. Click the Publishing tab.

4. Select the ‘+’ button in the Presentation Experience area to use the Presentation Experience Editor.

5. Enter a name for the presentation experience.

6. Filter the Viewer skins displayed using the Show by drop-down list. 7. Select a Viewer skin from the Skin Name drop-down list.

8. Click Preview to see a preview of the Viewer skin. 9. Click OK.

Figure 3-8: System Manager—Presentation Experience Editor

Related Topics

1.5: How to Add a Viewer Skin

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3.4 How to Add a New Poll to a Presentation

Using polls in your presentation allows you to interact with your audience during a presentation and receive direct feedback.

The Allow Poll Submission check box must be selected when the presentation is prepared to use polls in your presentation. This feature is selected by default. To add a new poll:

Add poll to presentation using Presentation Manager 1. Click the presentation’s name in the Presentation List. 2. Click the Polls tab.

3. Click Add New Poll. “New Question” will appear in the Polls for this presentation list and its information will appear in the Poll Details area.

4. Enter the question, question type and poll choices for the new poll. 5. Click Add Choice to add a new poll choice.

6. Click Save. Once the poll is saved, it is available to the audience and is visible in Mediasite Viewer.

Figure 3-9: Presentation Manager—Presentation Properties Page (Polls)

Note: During a live presentation the presenter should mention that a poll is being sent out to ensure that the audience does not miss a poll.

View the presentation’s polls in Mediasite Viewer

It is a good idea to monitor the presentation to see what your audience is viewing. This Includes viewing the polls to ensure the information is being presented as desired. 1. Launch Mediasite Viewer using the URL for the presentation.

2. Click Polls. The polls will appear in a separate pop-up window.

3. Click the Take the Poll link. The Take Poll pop-up window for the poll appears. 4. Answer the poll question.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 3-9 Figure 3-10: Mediasite Viewer—Take Poll Window

3.5 How to Add a Poll to a Presentation Using a Poll

Template

You can use System Manager to add poll templates. Poll templates allow you to prepare a poll in advance and add it to a presentation as needed. It is useful to create poll templates for polls that are used frequently in presentations such as evaluation polls. To add a poll using a poll template:

The Allow Poll Submission check box must be selected when the presentation is prepared to use polls in your presentation. This feature is selected by default. To add poll using template:

Add poll template using System Manager

Poll templates allow you to prepare a poll in advance and add it to a presentation as needed. It is useful to create poll templates for polls that are used frequently in presentations e.g. evaluation polls.

1. Right-click Poll Template Management and select Add New Poll Template. A new Poll Template Properties page appears in the workspace.

2. Enter the poll question as you would like it to be presented to your audience. 3. Select the question type—single choice or multiple choice.

4. In the Choices area, add the possible answers to the poll questions. 5. Click Apply.

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Add poll to presentation using Presentation Manager 1. Click the presentation’s title in the Presentation List. 2. Select the Polls tab.

3. Click Add using Template. The Poll Template drop-down list appears.

4. Select a poll template and click Use. The poll will be added to the Polls for this presentation list and its information will appear in the Poll Details area.

5. Click Save. Once the poll is saved, it is available to the audience i.e. it is visible in Mediasite Viewer.

Figure 3-12: Presentation Manager—Presentation Properties Page (Polls)

Note: During a live presentation the presenter should mention that a poll is being sent out to ensure that the audience does not miss a poll.

Related Topic

3.1: How to Prepare a Scheduled Presentation

3.6 How to Use a Q & A Forum in a Presentation

Using a Q & A forum for a presentation allows audience members to ask the presenter questions by clicking Ask in Mediasite Viewer. The Use Q & A Forum check box must be selected when preparing the scheduled presentation to use a Q & A forum in your presentation. To use a Q & A forum in your presentation:

Send a test question using Mediasite Viewer

It is a good idea to send a test question during a presentation to ensure that the Q & A forum is working correctly.

1. Click on the presentation experience located on the Summary page. The Mediasite Viewer launches with the presentation loaded.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. 3-11 Figure 3-13: Mediasite Viewer—Ask the Presenter Window

View questions from the audience using Presentation Manager

1. Click the presentation’s name in the Presentation List. A summary of the presentation appears.

2. Click the Q & A Forum tab to view questions from the audience.

Figure 3-14: Presentation Manager—Presentation Properties Page (Q&A Forum)

3. Click Refresh Now to update the list of question. Select the Automatic Refresh check box to update the list automatically.

Manage questions from the audience using Presentation Manager

1. Click the Accept Question button on the same row as a question to move the question from the New Questions list to the Accepted Questions list.

2. Click the Delete button on the same row as a question to delete a question. 3. Select a question’s check box individually or click the Check All button to select

the check boxes next to all of the questions in the list.

4. Click the Print this Post button to print a single question. Click the Print Checked button to print all selected questions.

Respond to question via e-mail using Presentation Manager

Click the Reply to Submitter button to respond via e-mail to a submitter. The submitter must have provided an e-mail address when submitting their question. Related Topic

Mediasite How-To Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction

Documentation Feedback

Technical Support

Chapter 1 Setting Up the Mediasite System

1.1 How to Use System Manager

1.2 How to Use Presentation Manager

1.3 How to Add a Presenter

1.3.1 Add a Presenter Using System Manager

1.3.2 Add a Presenter Using Presentation Manager

1.4 How to Add a Category

1.5 How to Add a Viewer Skin

1.5.1 Add a New Viewer Skin Using System Manager

1.5.2 Add a New Viewer Skin Using Presentation Manager

1.5.3 Required sizes for the Viewer skin images

1.6 How to Add a Streaming Profile

1.7 How to Add a Push Live Media Server

1.8 How to Set Up Push Distribution on the Windows Media

Server

1.9 How to Add a Pull Live Media Server

1.10

How to Add a CDN Live Media Server

1.11 How to Add a Server Group Template

Chapter 2 Setting Up a Mediasite Recorder

2.1 How to Use the Mediasite Recorder application

2.2 How to Connect a Recorder to a Mediasite Server

3.

2.3 How to Monitor a Recorder in System Manager

2.4 How to Adjust a Recorder’s RGB Settings

2.5 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Image Capture Settings

2.6 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Video Capture Settings

2.7 How to Adjust a Recorder’s Audio Capture Settings

2.8 How to Use a Digital Video (DV) Device as the Audio

and Video Source

2.9 How to Set Up a Recorder at a Remote Location

2.10

How to Import Streaming Profiles (Compression

Settings) to a Recorder

Chapter 3 Preparing Presentations

3.1 How to Prepare a Scheduled Presentation

3.1.1 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using System Manager

3.1.2 Prepare a Scheduled Presentation Using Presentation

Manager

3.2 How to Quickly Prepare a Scheduled Presentation

3.2.1 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using System Manager

3.2.2 Quickly Prepare a Presentation Using Presentation

Manager

3.3 How to Add a Presentation Experience

3.4 How to Add a New Poll to a Presentation

3.5 How to Add a Poll to a Presentation Using a Poll

Template

3.6 How to Use a Q & A Forum in a Presentation