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Re: [Debconf-video] Training video: voctomix



On 11/09/2017 00:29, Carl Karsten wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be
> <mailto:w@uter.be>> wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 04:14:12PM -0500, Carl Karsten wrote:
>>> items to cover:
>>>
>>> Each input stream is 1 video and 1 audio  (too obvious?)
>> 
>> I don't think we should talk about the audio bit (vocto operators can't
>> change that anymore, anyway)
> 
> I mostly agree, but I am conflicted.   I don't want people wondering
> "How does the audio get routed?"   not that they need to know, but I
> don't want them being distracted wondering.
> 
> that's my thought - didn't say it was a good one.   If no one says any
> more on this I'll leave it out.

I think it should be something mentioned in documentation, but the
videos should only cover the essentials (otherwise the length will start
to creep up more than what people are happy to watch).

>> Voctomix gui has an audio meeter - for people that know audio, nothing. 
>> everyone else: "keep the peek between 1/2 and 3/4"   or "...-20db to -2db" ?
>> That's more for the audio operator rather than the voctomix operator,
>> though?
>> (yes, you have both jobs be done by the same person, but we don't -- I
>> think they should be different videos, and you can always play both to
>> the same person if it matters)
> 
> The person watching voctogui will be the one to see those meters.    I
> have never seen an audio operator monitor the video mixer screen.   
> Maybe during a sound check, but not during a talk.
> 
> I didn't say what the video operator should do, they can throw wads of
> paper at the audio operator if that's what it takes.

I agree with this, the video operator is the one who can easily check
the levels being received and so should be aware of the nominal levels
that should be coming into vocto

Cheers
Kyle

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