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Watching a conference in the Content Server web interface
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Watching a conference in the Content Server
web interface
The Content Viewer is opened when you ask to stream/play a conference.
Watching a conference
To stream a conference using the Content Viewer: go to the appropriate View Conferences page and
click the thumbnail, the conference name or the Play button. The conference is displayed at the best
quality for your connection, as determined automatically or entered manually in
Preferences. The
conference indexes are displayed, if there are any. For information about the controls, see the
appropriate section below.
The availability of the Content Viewer depends on:
• Whether the conference has outputs suitable for streaming. If no outputs are available, the Play
button does not appear in the Conference list and the conference thumbnail and title are not
links. Conference editors can change a conference's outputs using the
Manage Outputs page.
• The format of the conference outputs (Windows Media, MPEG-4 for QuickTime, MPEG-4 for
Flash or Real Media) and the correct player being installed on your computer. If you are missing
the correct players, the Play button is disabled and
appears beside it. Click on the
exclamation mark icon to find out which players are missing. For more information about your
available players, see your
Preferences.
• Your bandwidth (internet speed) and the bandwidth of the conference. If your bandwidth has
been determined to be at a lower rate than the bandwidth of the conference, then
appears
beside the Play button. You can still play the conference, but you may experience playback
problems. For more information about your bandwidth, see your
Preferences.
Notes:
Output formats depend on the Template used for the conference, and can be changed by conference
editors in the
Manage Outputs page. PC users are able to view outputs in the following formats:
Windows Media, MPEG-4 for QuickTime, MPEG-4 for Flash and Real Media. On an Apple Mac,
Windows Media is supported with the Silverlight plugin, and MPEG-4 for QuickTime and MPEG-4 for
Flash are also supported. See
Supported browsers, plugins & platforms to check the supported
formats for different browsers and platforms.
The Template allows a maximum of two bit rate/resolution combinations per format so that you can
choose the bit rate to watch rather than having the Content Server chose it for you. Click Play options
and choose a conference bit rate to play in the Content Viewer. This may be useful for example if the
same conference is watched by users on a fast network and as well as users with only a dial-up
connection.
Using the Content Viewer
If the conference includes a Dual video stream, the editor of the conference can choose how the main
and dual video is displayed: as switching (main video steam then the dual video steam when it is
activated), joined (main and dual video steams side by side as one stream), two videos (main and dual
video steams separately) or picture-in-picture (big dual video steam with the main video steam in a
corner). Otherwise, you just see the main video stream.