On Mon, Aug 7, 2017, at 05:35 PM, Justin W. Flory wrote:
On 08/07/2017 05:02 AM, Brian Exelbierd wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017, at 07:27 PM, Justin W. Flory wrote:
>> Hi all, I realize this is an old thread, but with Flock coming up, I was
>> wondering if there was any plans or any needs by the Flock staff for
>> video recording equipment. I still think it will be important for us to
>> try to make an improvement on recording equipment, and I liked Mo's
>> proposal above.
>>
>> For what it's worth, I'm already planning on bringing two 1080p HD
>> camcorders with external mics for each. I wouldn't have an issue using
>> these for some of the workshop rooms.
>
> Stephen Gallagher is, I believe, taking point on this.
>
> We have 5 simultaneous tracks (max). Right now, I think the plan is to
> use a line in from the room sound system to the computer to ensure good
> audio and to use an external webcam to capture the video. I don't know
> that we need much more than that as a lot of our sessions are "do" and
> not "talk" so there is less to record that has value long after the
> event.
>
From my past experiences at Flock, even at more "workshop"-oriented
sessions, I've wished that I could reference a better recording later on
to recall something that was discussed / remember who brought up an idea
/ follow up on something that happened in the workshop. In previous
years, I felt more obligated to write all of this down myself, and it
would have been easier to know that I could trust a reliable audio/video
recording so I could do less live note-taking and do more summarizing
after the session.
With this year's Flock being more focused on doing, I think reliable
video recordings are more important so they can be used as a frame of
reference after the conference. Seeing the room, who is talking, and
remembering everything that is discussed by going through the video
would be useful. Since I know there will be multiple sessions I want to
attend but likely won't be able to make some because of scheduling
conflicts, it would be helpful for me to have reliable AV of a session
so I can stay up-to-date on what is covered and try to contribute to the
discussion after the session, even if I'm not in the room.
I dont' understand this because of the way that I consume media. That
doesn't make it wrong, it is just a sentiment I have almost never had.
However, I also recognize that everyone is different and if you're
bringing this up then there are a bunch of people who feel the same way
who have not yet spoken.
If we can make this work, let's do it. We are mostly going to be
resource constrained, as you note below.
> It might be worthwhile to record some of the talk sessions on an ad-hoc
> basis with the equipment you're bringing Justin, but I don't think we
> should work to create high quality studios for each room at all times.
>
I'm not suggesting we create a professional recording studio in each
room, but it would be nice to have something better than a 360p webcam
and a mic that only picks up sound from the people a few feet around the
recording laptop. Even having an external microphone for whatever
recording device is used for a session would be incredibly valuable if
it meant more reliable sound.
This is the proposed webcam:
https://www.staplesadvantage.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StplShowItem?c...
I believe that we are planning a line in from the sound system in all
rooms. I suspect, though Stephen would need to confirm that we could
put a micrphone in the middle of the group and use it for workgroup
recordings too, while possibly turning off the big speakers.
I think this is something that could be done from now until Flock,
if
not from any available AV equipment at Red Hat, then by community
members willing to share hardware for the week. :)
My concern is that getting random hardware assembled into a functioning
system and ensuring that it goes back where it is supposed to could be a
huge jigsaw puzzle.
regards,
bex