pmip3:video
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| ====== PMIP and video-conferencing ====== | ====== PMIP and video-conferencing ====== | ||
| - | You may have to organize a video-conference with other PMIP members (your working group, etc...). This page should help you do that! Unfortunately, several things can go wrong, so you should experiment with the available tools and hope things work OK ;-) | + | You may have to plan a video-conference with other PMIP members (your working group, etc...). This page should help you do that! |
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| + | Unfortunately, several things can go wrong (with you webcam settings...), so you should experiment with the available tools and hope things work OK... ;-) | ||
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| + | ===== Choosing a meeting time! ===== | ||
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| + | Once you have agreed on a meeting date, and before testing your webcam, the next thing to do is agree on a convenient enough meeting time! The following web site seems pretty good for finding an OK meeting time across several time zones (by specifying the meeting date and cities involved). Otherwise, you can always [[https://www.google.com/search?q=timezone+meeting|google some more]] | ||
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| + | => => => [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html|World Clock Meeting Planner]] | ||
| ===== Using the RENATER Rendez-vous site ===== | ===== Using the RENATER Rendez-vous site ===== | ||
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| * Use the [[https://sesame.cnrs.fr/|sesame/janus]] web site to get or change your password | * Use the [[https://sesame.cnrs.fr/|sesame/janus]] web site to get or change your password | ||
| * All the participants should have one of the following browsers installed: [[https://www.google.com/chrome/|chrome]], chromium or opera | * All the participants should have one of the following browsers installed: [[https://www.google.com/chrome/|chrome]], chromium or opera | ||
| - | * A compatible browser is all you need! No need to install a video-conferencing application | + | * A compatible browser is all you need! No need to install a video-conferencing application! |
| - | * The screen sharing plugin will only work in chrome | + | * The screen sharing plugin will only work in chrome... |
| - | * Participants wanting to use picture and/or voice should have a working webcam and/or mike | + | * Participants wanting to use video and/or voice should have a working webcam and/or mike |
| * You can always share your screen even if you don't have a camera | * You can always share your screen even if you don't have a camera | ||
| * You can also use the //chat// window if you don't have a working mike (make sure other participants also open the chat window in that case) | * You can also use the //chat// window if you don't have a working mike (make sure other participants also open the chat window in that case) | ||
| + | * It is usually easy to find where to adjust the sound level of your speakers/headphones (you should have some global output sound mixer somewhere), but it may be harder to adjust the microphone input level. It's best if you know where these settings are before the conference | ||
| ==== Limitations ==== | ==== Limitations ==== | ||
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| * One of the participants with a CNRS password has to **create the conference** by: | * One of the participants with a CNRS password has to **create the conference** by: | ||
| - | * visiting the https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/ site and typing a conference name (that is not already in use) in the input field (e.g //pmiptest//), | + | * visiting the https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/ site and typing a conference name (that is not already in use) in the input field (e.g //pmiptest//)... |
| - | * if you are using Rendez-vous for the first time, you will have to identify yourself with your CNRS account: select **CNRS** in the "//Pour accéder au service rendez-vous.renater.fr sélectionnez ou cherchez l'établissement auquel vous appartenez//" pull-down menu and the use your idenfier | + | * if you are using Rendez-vous for the first time, you will have to identify yourself with your CNRS account: select **CNRS** in the "//Pour accéder au service rendez-vous.renater.fr sélectionnez ou cherchez l'établissement auquel vous appartenez//" pull-down menu and the use your CNRS identifier |
| - | * or directly open the URL with the conference name\\ e.g. ''https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/pmiptest'' | + | * ...or directly opening the URL with the conference name\\ e.g. ''https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/pmiptest'' |
| - | * you can optionally click on the padlock icon at the top of the //conference// page to add a password | + | * you can optionally click on the padlock icon at the top of the //conference// page to add a password to the conference |
| - | * it's a good idea to click on the //Open / close chat// icon at the bottom right of the conference window to open the chat window. This way, you will be able to communicate with (and help) other participants, even if the have problems with their camera/mike. | + | * it is a good idea to click on the //Open / close chat// icon at the bottom right of the conference window to open the chat window. This way, you will be able to communicate with (and help) other participants, even if they have problems with their webcam. |
| - | * Let the other participants know about the URL (and optional password) they should use to join the meeting. You can of course agree on a meeting name before the meeting actually take place. If your name is specific enough, there is a good chance that nobody else will use it | + | * Let the other participants know about the URL (and optional password) they should use to join the meeting. You can of course agree on a meeting name, URL and password before the meeting actually take place. If your name is specific enough, there is a good chance that nobody else will be using it when you need it |
| * The guests participants can **join the conference** by just opening the appropriate URL !!\\ e.g. ''https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/pmiptest'' | * The guests participants can **join the conference** by just opening the appropriate URL !!\\ e.g. ''https://rendez-vous.renater.fr/pmiptest'' | ||
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| * The first time you will click on the //Share screen// icon, Rendez-vous will ask if it can install the //desktop streamer// chrome extension | * The first time you will click on the //Share screen// icon, Rendez-vous will ask if it can install the //desktop streamer// chrome extension | ||
| + | * Once you are connected, things are pretty straightforward. Just look at the few available icons in the conference page | ||
| <note warning>After the meeting (especially if you are not the last person leaving the meeting), do not forget to exit the rendez-vous web page, and possibly chrome, to make sure that the camera is not showing your office any longer! Well, it's your privacy...</note> | <note warning>After the meeting (especially if you are not the last person leaving the meeting), do not forget to exit the rendez-vous web page, and possibly chrome, to make sure that the camera is not showing your office any longer! Well, it's your privacy...</note> | ||
| + | ==== If things go wrong ==== | ||
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| + | * If something is not working, first **make sure that you are using [[#prerequisites|the required browser]]**!! | ||
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| + | * If you have problems with your webcam (no image or no sound) but you are sure that your webcam is working (because the webcam is working correctly with other applications): | ||
| + | * make sure that no other application is using the webcam at the same time as Rendez-vous | ||
| + | * check the [[https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2693767?hl=en|chrome camera, microphone and Flash settings]] | ||
| + | * check the [[http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html|Flash settings]] (<-- this URL has to be opened in chrome) | ||
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| + | * Do not forget that, even if other participants can't see or hear you, you can still use the //chat window// to communicate with them | ||
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pmip3/video.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/03 16:39 by jypeter
