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ICAM Video support

Video on the ICAM website
Taking video
Uploading video
Embedding video in ICAM site
When things go wrong
Webcasting

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Blogging

ICAM blogger
Blogging using Expression Engine interface
Blogging using 3rd party software

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Video on the ICAM website

ICAM keeps an online video library of events, presentations and conferences. The video footage is stored on Scivee together with other related material, like PowerPoint presentations.

The process of archiving video on the ICAM website starts with taking video in a compressed digital format, which eliminates the need for time-consuming handling, like capturing and compressing. The video footage is uploaded to Scivee using the site upload interface or using bulk upload from accessible FTP server. Once the video footage is on Scivee, embed the video footage on ICAM website for viewing.

For demonstration on how to embed a video on the ICAM web site please click on the link DEMO

 

Taking video

 Taking event video should be done using a hard-drive camcorder, we recommend using Panasonic SDR-H85. The instruction on this support site will be for the Panasonic camera. It is important to take video in a format that can be directly uploaded to Scivee. The video should not be longer than an hour and the recording should not be stopped during a presentation.

Recording Format

The recording format should be LONG REC-LLP. When the camera is on and on video recording mode, you should see the recording mode on the camera screen.

If the camera is on a different mode:

1. Press and Hold the [LONG REC] button, on the side of the camera, until the LONG REC mode goes on. (If you hold the button for more than 5 seconds and nothing happens, release and try again.)
2. Press the [MENU] button. Next to the screen, select the [RECORD SETUP] option. Press [ENTER]. Go down to the [REC MODE], press [ENTER]. Select [LLP]. Press [ENTER] and then press [MENU].

NOTE: There is a limit to the size of video file that can be uploaded to Scivee and a limit on the file format. If you record video in the wrong mode, there might be a memory problem (not enough memory for the whole day), and the video will need to be compressed and converted to the correct format.( This is a long process that we want to avoid.)

(Scivee supported video formats: asf, avi, flv, mov, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpg, wav, wma, wmv.)

Taking video

When taking video, begin a new recording for each speaker or session.

Take notes on the speaker, presentation topic and collect any other related information (like PowerPoint presentation).

It is recommended to transfer the video footage to an external HD, a computer or a FTP server, rename the video file with event day, presenter and lecture info and upload the video to Scivee.

The video files are very large so upload them in a location with high speed internet connection.

 

External Hard-Drive Technical Notes:

If you are using a new external hard-drive, you might need to format the drive before using it. Some external hard-drives have some limitation on large size files and might give errors when you try to upload very large files.

FAT32 is the only file system that is fully compatible with both Mac and Windows, but the maximum file size is 4GB. This shouldn't be a problem, since the maximum file size for Scivee is 1GB. NTFS is a Windows file system with no size limitations. Macs can read NTFS, but can't write to it. Mac OS Extended is a Mac-only file system with no size limitations. The file system can be changed easily by reformatting the hard drive, once the data is backed up. If necessary, there is software available to read incompatible file systems.

 

Uploading video

Direct method: Uploading individual video files

Login to Scivee using ICAM UN and PW (xxxx, xxxxxx). Once there, click [Upload] and follow the instruction on the site.

Bulk video upload

You can upload multiple video files together with supporting documents and file information.

1. Store all the video files and the related PowerPoint or pdf files on a FTP server folder.
2. Fill the excel information page with files and presentation information. (Download information file)
3. Send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) . Attach the excel document to the email and include a link to the folder on your FTP server with the appropriate user name and password information.

Note: Please add information about the videos on the Scivee website, and include them in the appropriate communities, CAM, Somewhere-Summer event and so on. You can add communities as needed.
This information will make it easier to find a talk or a presentation.

FTP Servers: There are two SFTP servers that can be used for the bulk video upload. ICAM's server and one that Scivee setup for this purpose. Servers and account information can be obtained from the ICAM office.

After upload

After uploading videos to the Scivee website, log on to Scivee and check that the videos and all other related information loaded correctly.

1. Go to www.scivee.tv and login using xxxx and xxxxxx
2. Click on [My account] (on the top-right corner menu)
3. Look for the video you want to embed, click on it, then choose the [Edit] tab, above the video

You will then be able to change title, description, tags, communities, supplementary material and more.

 

Embedding video in ICAM site

Embed video means to place video HTML code from Scivee, where the video is stored, on the ICAM web site.

Get the video HTML code:

1. Go to www.scivee.tv and login using xxxx and xxxxxx
2. Click on [My account] (on the top-right corner menu)
3. Look for the video you want to embed, click on it, then choose the [View] tab, above the video and  then the [Share] tab, under the video.
4. There will be an Embed window with HTML code. Copy that entire code. This is the code you will need to place in the ICAM site.

Embedding the HTML in the ICAM site

1. To access the ICAM website control panel you need to request the "ADMIN" link from the ICAM office and you must be an ICAM member.
2. Login using your ICAM user name and password
3. Once in the admin control panel Click on the [Publish] tab and then choose [Presentations].
4. Paste the HTML from Scivee into the Body window
5. Fill the Title field
6. The Category option should be
7. Choose the Thrust Area and Related Events.
8. When done, click [Submit].
9. If this is the first time you add material for a specific events, contact the ICAM office and request that the event online status will be turned on.

To check that all went well go to the Presentation section, on the ICAM website, and look at your new entry.

When things go wrong

If you have video in the wrong digital format you can use any of the following software to convert and compress the movie.

• Sorenson  (Not free and expensive)
• Windows Live Movie Maker (Free)
• iDVD (Free)
• AVS4YOU (Low cost - bundle of Audio / Video editing, converting, compressing)
• Microsoft Expression Encoder (Free for students only - not the professional version)

If your movie is on a MiniDv cassette, you will first need to convert the movie to a digital format. This process is called capturing the movie. Both Windows Movie Maker and iDVD can do the job of capturing. You will still need to compress the video file to a size smaller than 1GB and make sure it is in one of the supported formats.

(Scivee supported video formats: asf, avi, flv, mov, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpg, wav, wma, wmv.)

Webcasting

Currently the webcast method is using Adobe Connect.

The camera we recomand for webcasting is the Microsoft LifeCam Studio.

Please contact the ICAM office for information on how to setup the Adobe Connect session

 

 

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ICAM blogger

If you are an ICAM blogger you need to belong to the ICAM blogger group.

 

Blogging using Expression Engine interface

To blog using the ICAM website interface

•  Go to ICAM's home page  and login
• Click on [Control Panel]
• Click on [Publish]
• Choose your blog and enter your post

 

Blogging using 3rd party software

The most convenient way to blog is using 3rd party software. In this way you can manage your blogs posts, edit posts, publish to multiple blogs and compose posts in a convenient word processor like application.

Some of those software are free and some not.

Blog account setting

Each software has it's blog account setup procedure.

Here are the setting of ICAM blogs:

• Blogs addresses:
  • http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/research/soft_matter/
  • http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/research/quantum_matter/
  • http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/research/biological_matter/
  • http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/research/energy/
  • http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/research/emergent_matters/

 

• Feed address (ICAM blog uses Mateweblog API):  http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php?ACT=37&id=1

 

Blogs ID (When needed):

• Soft matter              ID: 11
• Quantum matter       ID: 13
• Biological matter      ID: 14
• Energy                     ID: 21
• Emergent Matters    ID: 20

You will also need your ICAM user name and password

List of 3rd party software

For Windows:

• Windows live Writer
• BlogJet
• Ecto
• BlogWizard
• Zoundry
• w.bloggar
• Chrysanth WebStory
• NBlog
• PerfectJournal
• Photolightning
• PowerBlog
• RocketPost
• Semagic

For Mac:

• Ecto
• MarsEdit
• Blogo
• BlogWorkz
• DashBlog
• Dossier
• MacJournal
• Videocue
• viJournal

For Linux:

• BlogGTK
• Gnome-Blog
• Drivel