The sessions will have the format of 15-minute recorded presentations, each followed by up to 5 minutes of interactive Q&A. The video should be in MP4 format, more specifications to follow below.
There are several easy ways to record your video, e.g. using one of the following videoconferencing templates:
- WebEx:Video Conferencing – Record a Cisco Webex Meeting (https://help.webex.com/en-us/n62735y/Record-a-Cisco-Webex-Meeting)
- *Skype:Skype for Business: Recording a Meeting | Information Technology Services | Bemidji State University (https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/its/knowledge-base/skype-for-business-recording-a-meeting/)
- Google Meet:Record a video meeting – Meet Help (https://support.google.com/meet/answer/9308681?hl=en)
- Zoom:Local Recording – Zoom Help Center (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362473-Local-Recording)
- Microsoft Teams: Record a meeting in Teams – Office Support (https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-meeting-in-teams-34dfbe7f-b07d-4a27-b4c6-de62f1348c24)
You can also use PowerPoint to record voice over slides, and convert the presentation to video:
- Create Voice Over PowerPoint (http://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c) and convert to MP4 (https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/knowledge-base/knowledgebase/how-to-save-voppt-to-mp4/
Technical specifications for the video:
Duration max 15 minutes (13-15 minutes)
File size max 200MB (below 50MB recommended)
File format mp4
Aspect ratio 16:9 for the video recommended (4:3 slides on 16:9 screen are ok if you want to use your “talking head” video beside the slides)
Recommended resolution between 720p HD and 1080p HD (picture frame height)
Less than 1 Mbps rate (check from file properties)
Hints for making your presentation video:
- Use a quiet place and avoid places with echo
- A good headset recommended, with microphone close to mouth but not directly at the line of your breath; the built-in microphones are typically not very high quality
- Make a short test recording first to check the sound and picture quality, bit rate, etc.; do adjustments if necessary before doing the final shot
- The platforms typically allow to pause and resume recording if you wish to smoothly change between the slideshow, your face video, demo on computer, etc.
File upload:
Please upload the mp4 video file as the 2nd file in ConfTool final upload.
(the 1st is the camera-ready paper pdf)