I think I'd like to defer to the LF on this rather than taking it back for
the ASF to do. Unless someone wants to take this on independently.
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Rich Bowen, mobile edition
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On May 3, 2014 10:10 AM, "jan i" <j...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 2 May 2014 14:32, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
> > I can certainly make the request.
> >
> > --
> > Rich Bowen, mobile edition
> > rbo...@rcbowen.com
> > On May 1, 2014 11:36 PM, "Marvin Humphrey" <mar...@rectangular.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > aOn Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:00 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote:
> > > > On 29 April 2014 00:44, Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >> Some attendees are requesting video for one of the talks I gave
> which
> > > >> wasn't on the video track ("Releasing Apache Software"). I figured
> > I'd
> > > >> wait until the audio became available, then sync it up with slide
> > > playback
> > > >> and publish the result on YouTube. (Yes, once the audio is up,
> > > individual
> > > >> listeners can just load the slide PDF and sync it on the fly
> manually
> > --
> > > >> but it's important to me that people who need to see this
> presentation
> > > see
> > > >> it and absorb it, so I'm willing to put in extra work to make it
> easy
> > to
> > > >> consume.)
> > > >>
> > > > What a good idea, I might do the same, can you give me an idea of how
> > to
> > > do
> > > > such a sync (tools etc).
> > >
> > > The general technique is:
> > >
> > > 1. Export the slides as individual images.
> > > 2. Create a movie with the audio as a track.
> > > 3. Place the slides at appropriate locations.
> > > 4. Export, upload, etc.
> > >
> > > The main tools I'm using are iMovie and Keynote, but the approach is
> not
> > > specific to those apps.
> > >
> > > Rich, does the Linux Foundation offer the option of simply capturing
> > slide
> > > output for talks? I'm guessing that would be easier (and thus cheaper)
> > > than
> > > full-on video production, since all you need is something automatic in
> > > between
> > > the computer and the projector. For technical presentations, the
> slides
> > > usually make for more compelling and informative visuals than focusing
> on
> > > the
> > > speaker anyhow.
> > >
> > > If the cost is reasonable, I think the ASF should consider making it
> > > policy to
> > > capture slides/audio for all future ApacheCon presentations and publish
> > the
> > > result to YouTube.
> > >
> > > Marvin Humphrey
> > >
> >
> This would normally require a pc from the foundation, in order to have a
> special sw installed, and it does not really give a good outout.
>
> the cheap solution of this, is to have an audit marker (typically a button
> on the mike), and then ask the speaker to press the button at every slide
> change. That way it is easy to synchronize audio/presentation afterwards.
>
> We could also consider having a fixed (unmanned) video recording in each
> room, that would make everything easier. It is surely more expensive than
> audio only, but I have been told by a pro. that the difference is less than
> 20%.
>
> just my 2ct.
> jan I.
>
