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==Q: Is this thing for real?==
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'''Q:''' What meetings are available?<br>
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'''A:''' Yes, but it's still very young. Be gentle.  Releasing an unpolished web platform allows for participation and innovation.
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'''A:''' As of July 2009, the collection consists of 41 meetings pertaining to shared governance at [http://www.psu.edu The Pennsylvania State University] and 15 recordings from the [http://openvideoconference.org Open Video Conference].  Oodles of additional meetings from the Open Video Conference and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Conference_2009 Wiki-Conference 2009] are pending.
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All meetings are hosted on the Internet Archive and are available for browsing and/or download. The vast majority of the content is non-transcribed, although official minutes may be available.  Integration of meta-information layers (''e.g.'', [http://identi.ca/  Identi.ca] streams)  and language translation layers is pending.
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==Q: What's the story behind the typewriter?==
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'''A:''' The logo is adopted from [http://www.archive.org/details/manualofstenogra00bart a 19<sup>th</sup> century Caligraph ad] published by The American Writing Machine Co.; "Type Writer" was a Remington brand name at the time.  The ad reads:
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'''Q:''' What's the story behind the logo?<br>
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'''A:''' The logo is adopted from [http://www.archive.org/details/manualofstenogra00bart a 19<sup>th</sup> century Caligraph ad] published by The American Writing Machine Co., as "Type Writer" was a Remington brand name at the time.  The ad reads:
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<tt>The "CALIGRAPH" is the only writing machine that fully economizes time and labor, and economy of time and labor is the best reason we know for soliciting trade.</tt>
<tt>The "CALIGRAPH" is the only writing machine that fully economizes time and labor, and economy of time and labor is the best reason we know for soliciting trade.</tt>
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The logo is not trademarked and represents more of an idea than a brand identity.
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"OPEN MEETINGS" has been substituted ''via'' [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] and [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] for the original lettering of "CALIGRAPH".  The logo is not trademarked and represents more of a methodology than a brand identity.
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==Q: What meetings are available?==
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'''A:''' As of 2-October-2009, the collection consists of 44 meetings pertaining to shared governance at [http://www.psu.edu The Pennsylvania State University], 16 sessions from the [http://openvideoconference.org Open Video Conference], 3 sessions from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Conference_2009 Wiki-Conference 2009], and 4 sessions from [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org Wikimania 2006].  [[OMwiki:Submissions|Video submissions]] are welcome.
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==Q: How do I embed a clip on my site?==
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'''A:''' Please see [[OMwiki:Reuse]].
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==Q: How do I subscribe with Miro?==
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'''A:''' Install [http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro] (previously known as Democracy Player), find the RSS feed link listed at the top of the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid|visual finding aid]] or linked from an Internet Archive item description page, launch Miro, press CTRL-N, and enter the feed URL.
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Miro will automatically download new meetings for your viewing convenience.
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==Q: I've been recorded, but where's the video?==
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'''A:'''  Please check the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid|finding aid]] to see if your video has been published.  If not there, it may be awaiting publication by another organization -- please see our [[OMwiki:Publishers|list of organizations]] that have submitted content to OpenMeetings.org.
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==Q: Does OpenMeetings.org provide livestreaming?==
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'''A:''' Not directly, but a future OpenMeetings.org project may allow [[OMwiki:Delivery|network pass-through]] for livestreamed meetings.
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==Q: I would like to have a meeting hosted on OpenMeetings.org.  How do I go about this?==
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'''A:'''  Please see [[OMwiki:Submissions]].
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==Q: Is paid transcription OK?==
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'''A:''' Yes, as long as it is done impartially and improves the overall quality of the transcript.  Any such editing (''e.g.'', use of Amazon Mechanical Turk) is a separate transaction from OpenMeetings.org.
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==Q: Why all the black?  It's eerie.==
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'''A:'''  For cinematic effect: it's easier to watch video against a black backdrop.  White-on-black text is an unfortunate causality.
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Options are to change the site skinning under personal preferences, or to develop a skin that fades the background to black only during video playback.
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==Q:Pages are really slow to load.==
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'''A:''' Apologies for the inconvenience – this is a known issue relating lack of a content delivery network and use of shared hosting.  Best recommendations are to use a recent version of Firefox on a dedicated high-bandwidth connection.
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High-speed internet connections originating from Penn State University, Pittsburgh, Virgina, Washington D.C., and surrounding areas should have excellent connectivity.  Visitors outside of this core coverage area may experience delayed video playback.
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==Q: Is there a way to view video using [my favorite web browser]?==
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'''A:''' Depends.
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:-Safari: install [http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/ XiphQT], which also provides export to Ogg Theora from any QuickTime-based application.
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You should be able to view transcripts in most cases.
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==Q: Is there a way to view video using [my favorite mobile device]?==
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'''A:''' You will be able to view wikipages and transcripts, but video playback and JavaScript-based navigation likely will not work.  Device bandwidth/memory will not be high enough to load the [[visual finding aid]] pending site improvements.
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==Q: Is it possible to create my own video mashup?==
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'''A:'''  If your video editor is able to import Ogg Theora, yes, but not many editors are able to do so.  Please see [http://wiki.xiph.org/TheoraSoftwarePlayers TheoraSoftwarePlayers] for options.
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For in-browser mashups, please see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Sequencer Extension:Sequencer].  It isn't ready for production use, but feel free [http://openmeetings.org/w/js2/mwEmbed/tests/Sequence_Editor.html to play] with a beta version.
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==Q: Are high-resolution copies available?==
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'''A:'''  Depends on the date.  Please send an inquiry to [[User:GChriss|GChriss]].
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==Q: Are compute nodes available for doing [something mind-blowing] with video?==
 
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'''A:'''  I'm glad you asked!  Yes, please see [[OMwiki:Nodes]].  You can remotely monitor the node load balance [http://echo.openmeetings.org:8080/ganglia/ here].
 
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To obtain an account, please contact [[User:GChriss|GChriss]]. Any request related to free culture hacking will probably be approved.
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'''Q:''' Is there a way to view video using native playback in Safari?<br>
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'''A:''' Yes!  Please install [http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/ XiphQT], which also provides export to Ogg Theora from any QuickTime-based application.
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==Q: How do I ask a question not listed here or send feedback?==
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'''Q:''' What about iPhone support? <br>
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'''A:''' Please [http://openmeetings.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=OMwiki:FAQ login], click [http://openmeetings.org/w/index.php?title=OMwiki:FAQ&action=edit edit], then list your question after a blank '''Q:'''.
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'''A:''' You will be able to view wikipages and transcripts, but video playback and JavaScript-based navigation are not implemented. Additionally, device bandwidth is not sufficient to load the [[visual finding aid]].
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==Q: Why should I make an user account?==
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'''Q:''' I'm having bandwidth issues.<br>
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'''A:''' Creating an user account helps identify contributors and users within the site, communicate strengths via user pages, and helps with history logs.
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'''A:''' High-speed internet connections originating from Penn State University, Pittsburgh, Virgina, Washington D.C., and surrounding areas should have excellent connectivity.  Visitors outside of this core coverage area may experience slower-than-realtime playback; options including server geo-distribution, local seek from pre-downloaded meetings, and audio-only playback are under evaluation.
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==Q: How are transcripts integrated with [http://universalsubtitles.org/ Universal Subtitles]?==
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