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==Q: Is this thing for real?== | ==Q: Is this thing for real?== | ||
| - | '''A:''' Yes, but it's still very young. Be gentle | + | '''A:''' Yes, but it's still very young. Be gentle. |
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==Q: What meetings are available?== | ==Q: What meetings are available?== | ||
| - | '''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| | + | '''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]. New meetings are being added on a continual basis (both as-recorded and from an extended video backlog) and [[OMwiki:Submissions|video submissions]] are welcome. |
| - | + | As of 4-January-2010, 93 source videos hosted on the Internet Archive have been downloaded 21,000 times, comprising 5 days of footage, in addition to 6 not-yet-fully-published conferences. The vast majority of the content is non-transcribed, although official minutes may be available. | |
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==Q: I've been recorded, but where's the video?== | ==Q: I've been recorded, but where's the video?== | ||
| - | '''A:''' Please check the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid|finding aid]] to see if your video has been published. If not there, it | + | '''A:''' Please check the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid|finding aid]] to see if your video has been published. If it's not there, it's likely sitting in a video backlog awaiting publication. |
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| - | + | If the request is urgent, please leave a message [[OMwiki_talk:Done|on this talk page]] or send an inquiry to <tt>gchriss -AT- openmeetings.org</tt>. Public complaints will likely help this process along, as will transcript submission of similar topics. | |
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| + | Most future events will be livestreamed, where possible, with subsequent accession to OpenMeetings.org. | ||
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| - | ==Q: I would like to | + | ==Q: I would like to be recorded. How do I go about this?== |
'''A:''' Please see [[OMwiki:Submissions]]. | '''A:''' Please see [[OMwiki:Submissions]]. | ||
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| - | ==Q: | + | ==Q: I'm getting pop-up error messages and slow page loading.== |
| - | '''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. | + | '''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 and to refesh the page when needed ''via'' CTRL-F5. |
| - | 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 | + | 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 playback. |
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| - | ==Q: | + | ==Q: Are high-resolution copies available?== |
| - | '''A:''' | + | '''A:''' Maybe. Please send an inquiry to [[User:GChriss|GChriss]]. |
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| + | ==Q: Is it possible to create my own video mashup?== | ||
| + | '''A:''' If your video editor is able to import Ogg Theora, yes, but this is an under-developed area. Please see [http://wiki.xiph.org/TheoraSoftwarePlayers TheoraSoftwarePlayers] for options. | ||
| - | + | For in-browser mashups, please see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Sequencer Extension:Sequencer]. It isn't ready for production use either, but you are welcome [http://openmeetings.org/w/js2/mwEmbed/example_usage/Sequence_Editor.html to play] with a beta version. | |
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| - | ==Q: | + | ==Q: How do I subscribe with Miro?== |
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