Tag Archives: Streaming

When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 3)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.) Some Streaming Details Steaming your rich media files has some hardware and software requirements. … Continue reading

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When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 2)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.) You: Media Expert That sounds like a lot to know and remember. You should … Continue reading

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When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 1)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.) It’s not enough to create a manual or job aid in today’s “instant media” … Continue reading

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Interviewed on Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation


Tom Johnson at the I’d Rather Be Writing blog interviewed me about my session at DocTrain West in May. Here are the presentation slides. The presentation content is a three parter starting this week!

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On streaming audio and video


This is a reply to a message I posted to the Refresh-Austin listserv. The original question wa: “Does anybody have a recommendation for good video resource websites or forums or mailing lists, etc?” And then I got a bit verbose … Continue reading

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Trial by Fire: Putting a Newtek Tricaster to Work


The Latino Congresso project required a live, switched feed that needed to be webcast. (We also provided a video feed to the room’s video projectors.) I looked at a few options but the simplest way I found to do all … Continue reading

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Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance


I’ve started a little lessons learned doc. There were quite a few things we could have done to make this conference project go easier. So here’s the highlights. Create a Tape Naming Scheme: I actually had this on my To … Continue reading

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Project Blogging is Not Easy


Well, its Sunday, which means the whole “project blogging” idea hasn’t happened. Not for lack of, well, not trying, but at least thinking about it. I’m leading a team that is covering the 2nd National Latino Congresso in Los Angeles. … Continue reading

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