[TriLUG] requirements for classes...

[Roy Vestal]

Aaron, if you want to run with it, I have a tripod!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron S. Joyner" <aaron at joyner.ws>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] requirements for classes...


> As Rock pointed out, recording something already low-bandwidth friendly
> would be very different than the situation you propose of recording
> entire meetings.  I don't think we have the bandwidth resources to do
> that and provide it available over the web, yet.  On the other hand, I
> wouldn't be too opposed to DV'ing the meetings, and providing copies of
> them on DVD for archival by TriLUG.  I have a nice Sony MiniDV cam,
> although I would need to purchase or in some way acquire a tripod
> suitable for extended recording.  Net result being that TriLUG could
> develop an archive, and potentially sell the DVDs (to cover the cost of
> media), to those club members who might be interested in catching back
> meetings.  Another option would be keep one copy  of each meeting in the
> TriLUG library (retaining a backup copy, of course), and if someone
> wanted to check out the DVD and make their own copy, that would be
> perfectly acceptable.
>
> If we can compress a meeting acceptably, where it could be delivered
> digitally, that's just an added bonus.  I don't think that's too far
> beyond realistic, but it would take some experimentation to find what an
> acceptable compression level is, for both viewing and bandwidth
> considerations.  At the very least, we should make the audio available,
> as that's a piece of cake.
>
> Aaron J.
>
>
> Turnpike Man wrote:
>
> >A semi similar discussion came up, some by yours truely, on digital video
> >archives of the monthly meetings, in particular for those who miss the
> >speaker/presentation.  This was quickly nixed due to a few reasons:
> >
> >1.  Who would be responsible for taking the video (I couldn't volunteer
myself
> >b/c I can hardly make it to the meetings when I want to, much less
training
> >sessions.)  Requires ownership of a DV cam and the ability to make it
available
> >at all functions.
> >
> >2.  Who will dedicate time to do the capture and compression of said
> >video/audio?
> >
> >3.  Who will store it... HD storage is apparently an issue for TriLUG
iirc.
> >
> >4.  And based on the above, cost and hardware resources are the final
slam
> >(including the bandwidth limitations we have).
> >
> >If you want to see this discussion, I'm sure you can search for it in our
> >archives, it happened in the last 6 months or less and I was one of the
> >involved parties.
> >
> >So, in light of the above, it would seem TriLUG does not have the
resources.  I
> >would like to think that a group of this caliber could change that.  Are
we
> >soliciting enough donations?  I mean, if the web pages that got us to the
> >video/audio archives of the meetings and training classes gave ad space
based
> >on donations to help us deliver services... would anyone really be that
upset??
> > I for one would love to see these types of things implemented, but I
> >unfortunately don't currently have the time to offer to help make it
happen.
> >Maybe someone who can will step forward.
> >
> >laters,
> >David M.
> >
> >--- sholton at mindspring.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Thus Quoth "Timothy A. Chagnon" <tchagnon at nc.rr.com>:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Yes, the protocol (rfb?) that vnc uses is wicked simple and can be
> >>>snooped by just capturing the data stream and playing it back with a
> >>>slightly modified vncviewer.  Really just mouse & keyboard to server
and
> >>>chunks of image to client.  You need a man-in-the middle sort of proxy.
> >>>I set it up for a client last year that wanted to keep records of
> >>>emergency (fix-the stupid M$-SQL server) off-hours vnc stuff.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>So, with TriLUG's cooperation, we could not only have on-line
> >>classes, but we could archive them for later replay by those
> >>for whom the class starting time is a problem.
> >>
> >>How difficult would it be to capture the voice path for playback
> >>in the same way?
> >>
> >>Are there any of the "requirements for classes" we _haven't_
> >>demolished yet?
> >>
> >>--
> >>Steve Holton
> >>sholton at mindspring.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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