2011/3/13 Natalie Mayer-Hutchings <[email protected]>: > Hi Tassia > > Ben just asked me to proofread this, so I've inserted my suggestions into > the text. Let me know if you disagree with any of them - the last sentence > of the first paragraph was a bit ambiguous, and Ben and I disagreed on the > meaning, but I've included Ben's suggestion here. >
Hi Nattie! Thank you for the suggestions, they were all accepted :-D I'm copying video team list so that other people can comment on this. Cheers, Tássia. > >> DebConf is one of the most productive times for Debian development >> throughout the year. Even though the majority of code is not necessarily >> written during those days, many team meetings take place and it is a great >> opportunity for people to share ideas and plan what to do after the end of >> the conference. So much is discussed and achieved during Debconf that >> those who want to take part in Debian but are unable to attend may feel >> like they are missing out. > > >> Thanks to the video team, DebConf is not limited to those who are able to >> be away from home and work for one or two weeks. Two talk rooms were >> broadcast to the entire world during all of DebConf10, and the footage was >> archived for future access. During the talks, those who wanted to take >> part in a discussion, ask questions or give feedback could use the IRC >> channels for each talk room and someone at the venue would act as a >> communication relay. > >> Countless ideas have been proposed during Debconf talks and BOFs, >> discussed by the audience (both at the venue and remotely) and worked on >> afterwards. For example, Joey Hess' Constantly Usable Testing proposal >> would have had only a minor impact if it had not been properly introduced >> to other developers. Furthermore, the talk was archived, enabling >> prospective contributors to access it in the future. > >> Setup >> >> The video setup consists largely of software components rather than >> expensive proprietary hardware. Not surprisingly, all the software used >> by the video team is free software, so it is possible to make use of the >> team's expertise without great expense. > >> Typically, there are cameras pointing to the speaker and audience, >> microphones to get audio from the speaker, audience and ambiance, as well >> as a slide capturing device. The video is grabbed via firewire and >> transfered to the central mixer through a gigabit ethernet link. Using >> the DVswitch mixer, the director in charge mixes the video in real time, >> switching between different video and audio inputs, and is even able to do >> picture-in-picture displays. From the mixer machine, there is an uplink >> to the encoding server which then broadcasts to a worldwide network of >> streaming servers. The resulting mixed stream is saved for later archival >> encodings, along with redundant DV tape recordings from the main cameras. > >> Numbers >> >> The DebConf videoteam has existed since DebConf5. Its work has been used at >> numerous free software conferences, such as FOSDEM, LCA2011, PyCon and >> various >> other events. >> >> The Debconf10 video team consisted of the 42 members (plus 4 honorary >> members) listed at http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/Videoteam/Help. >> This collective work resulted in the production of 76 videos during the >> conference, making up 45 GB of processed data (out of roughly a terabyte >> unprocessed). All 455 recorded videos from past Debconfs (starting from >> Debconf5) are available for download at http://video.debian.net. > >> All in all, people have been grateful for the video team's efforts, as >> shown at http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/Videoteam/Thanks. Thanks >> to those who put their appreciation in words there - much appreciated! :) > _______________________________________________ Debconf-video mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-video
