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diff --git a/2023/report.md b/2023/report.md index 8547625d..f22f9358 100644 --- a/2023/report.md +++ b/2023/report.md @@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ This year we tried out the following experiments: conversation, just in case the speaker forgot that the rest of it was also recorded. If the speaker is okay with it, we can post the full Q&A session. +- Using OBS virtual webcams was too taxing, so maybe we should keep things simple next year. Some notes to remember for next year: @@ -234,7 +235,9 @@ Some notes to remember for next year: - We can prepare a message for hosts to paste into the chat to help people make the most of the Q&A (ex: adding an oops note for editing). -- Make sure timezones are on anything that has time (schedule page, watch pages, etc.) +- Make sure timezones are on anything that has time (schedule page, + watch pages, etc.). It would be cool if we can translate the times + in the SVGs too. - It might be nice to use the intros and generate title sequences in order to add them to the videos. It would also be nice to experiment with other ffmpeg layouts so that we can view webcams and shared @@ -245,6 +248,18 @@ Some notes to remember for next year: - The 480p alternate stream did okay this year, even when we were also livestreaming via Toobnix. It might be worth the extra monitoring and system load in order to livestream to YouTube as well. +- It might be a good idea to consider a third track so that there's + even more space for talks and on-stream Q&A, although we may need + more volunteers in order to make that happen. +- Maybe we can fiddle with the layout in BigBlueButton to make the + screen or the presenter's webcam easier to view without lots of + manual adjusting. Likewise, we can work on a better ffmpeg command + for the published recordings so that we can combine webcams with + shared screens. +- People would love to be able to do more with the conference from + Emacs itself. I'm not sure how we can use the Etherpads or if CRDT + would scale to lots of people, but maybe it might be worth doing a + few small experiments? <a id="finances"></a> diff --git a/2023/report.org b/2023/report.org index f387ed6c..09a7769e 100644 --- a/2023/report.org +++ b/2023/report.org @@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ This year we tried out the following experiments: conversation, just in case the speaker forgot that the rest of it was also recorded. If the speaker is okay with it, we can post the full Q&A session. +- Using OBS virtual webcams was too taxing, so maybe we should keep things simple next year. Some notes to remember for next year: @@ -641,7 +642,9 @@ Some notes to remember for next year: - We can prepare a message for hosts to paste into the chat to help people make the most of the Q&A (ex: adding an oops note for editing). -- Make sure timezones are on anything that has time (schedule page, watch pages, etc.) +- Make sure timezones are on anything that has time (schedule page, + watch pages, etc.). It would be cool if we can translate the times + in the SVGs too. - It might be nice to use the intros and generate title sequences in order to add them to the videos. It would also be nice to experiment with other ffmpeg layouts so that we can view webcams and shared @@ -652,6 +655,18 @@ Some notes to remember for next year: - The 480p alternate stream did okay this year, even when we were also livestreaming via Toobnix. It might be worth the extra monitoring and system load in order to livestream to YouTube as well. +- It might be a good idea to consider a third track so that there's + even more space for talks and on-stream Q&A, although we may need + more volunteers in order to make that happen. +- Maybe we can fiddle with the layout in BigBlueButton to make the + screen or the presenter's webcam easier to view without lots of + manual adjusting. Likewise, we can work on a better ffmpeg command + for the published recordings so that we can combine webcams with + shared screens. +- People would love to be able to do more with the conference from + Emacs itself. I'm not sure how we can use the Etherpads or if CRDT + would scale to lots of people, but maybe it might be worth doing a + few small experiments? * Finances :PROPERTIES: |