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1. Name Email Al Users everybody qumu com Save Cancel 4 Specify a category Name 5 Specify an optional Description 6 To replace the default Thumbnail Polycom Inc About Categories a b c Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Click the Select icon Navigate through the Content Repository and select an Image Click Save 7 Click Revert to Default Thumbnail to use the default system image 8 Edit the category Permissions h Content Manager Has the ability administer and edit the content which includes modifying its source file its metadata and managing its place within the folder hierarchy Content Publisher Has the ability to publish the content i e include it in a program Click the Select icon for the rights you wish to edit Me Enter text into the Search input field or use to execute a wildcard search Select the Users Groups or Both radio button to specify the search index Click the Search button Select a User or Group from the Available list on the left Use the right arrow icon to assign the User or Group to the role To un assign a User or Group select the object from the Assigned column on the right and click the left arrow Click the Assign button 9 Click Save Edit Categories To edit categories 1 a Aa O N Polycom Inc Click Programming Click Categories Click on the category Name Edit the category properties Click
2. h Content Manager Has the ability administer and edit the content which includes modifying its source file its metadata and managing its place within the folder hierarchy Content Publisher Has the ability to publish the content i e include it ina program Click the Select icon for the rights you wish to edit Me Enter text into the Search input field or use to execute a wildcard search Select the Users Groups or Both radio button to specify the search index Click the Search button Select a User or Group from the Available list on the left Use the right arrow icon to assign the User or Group to the role To un assign a User or Group select the object from the Assigned column on the right and click the left arrow Click the Assign button 13 Assign Channel Categories a Select a Category from the Available list Use the right arrow icon to assign the Category to the Selected list In the Selected list use the up and down arrows to designate the primary category and optional secondary categories 14 Click Save To edit channels 1 Click Programming 2 Click Channels Polycom Inc About Channels Delete Channels 3 4 5 Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Click on the channel Name Edit the channel properties Click Save To delete channels 1 2 3 Click Programming Click Channels Click the box to the left of the appropriate category Please make sure th
3. Click Next to continue Reviewing the Program Summary Page To review the Program Summary page 1 2 Polycom Inc Review the Program Summary page for accuracy Click Finish to save 57 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Editing an Automated Encoder Broadcast To edit an Automated Encoder Broadcast program 1 Click Programming 2 Click Programs 3 Click the Program name for the automated broadcast program you want to modify The Program Summary page is displayed 4 You can edit any of the grouped properties by clicking the Edit icon for that section Adding Program Information Program Information Program Name SampleLiveBroadcast Tip Avoid very long words in Display Name Long words will force multiple lines and may result in undesirable appearance in the Program Browser Author Super User Copyright Channel Polycom Blue Coat Channel v Add Channel Description Use long description oO Keywords Tags Tags Available Tags Test Selected Tags Create New Tag F Add 1 Select a Channel in which to save this program if prompted 2 Enter program Name This name appears to Viewers to identify the program 58 Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs 3 Fill in descriptions and search keywords this is optional The more keywords you enter the more likely your program is to come up in a program search Scheduling a
4. To add a program image thumbnail to be displayed on the Program Browser click the Select icon in the Image section Clicking the Select button takes you to the Content Repository From the Content Repository click on the thumbnail you want to use Click Save If you don t select a thumbnail the system uses the default thumbnail set by your system administrator typically a company logo To associate streaming media with this program click the Streaming icon in the Streaming Media section The Content Repository appears The Content Repository filters media items to show only the appropriate streaming item types that you can add to the program type In the Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items You can associate more than one streaming file with any program Click the Save button 55 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs 56 6 Select the Use Embedded Media Player for Media checkbox if you want this program s media content items to be launched in a branded pop up window 7 Enter the program duration in minutes To associate downloadable media with this program click the Select icon in the Downloadables section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository 9 Inthe Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items 10 Click the Save button 11 Click Next
5. 12 The Program Content Delivery page appears Choosing Program Distribution Options You can assign a single CDN to distribute your program to your users or you can distribute your program using CDNs associated with an Audience An Audience in the Polycom VMC 1000 is collection of network routing information that decides what type of program should be distributed to what type of Viewers Audiences are defined by a set of delivery rules Delivery rules contain criteria that a program request needs to meet in order to be processed by a particular CDN A delivery rule always has a corresponding CDN and one or more failover CDNs Domain and System Administrator users can define Audiences Broadcaster Administrators can only select Audiences as part of creating a program For example System Administrator could divide Viewers into internal or external Audiences for a Broadcaster Administrator to select The external Audience could consist of Viewers who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through a Cisco ACNS CDN The internal Audience could consist of users who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through an Akamai CDN The Polycom VMC 1000 checks where the content request comes from and decides how to serve that content to an internal or an external Audience The Polycom VMC 1000 uses request IP addresses host names and server port numbers to
6. 58 Adding Program Information 6 600 c cece eee ees 58 Scheduling an Automated Encoder Broadcast Program 59 Setting Encoder Reservations 0 0 000 e eee 60 Adding Program Media 0000 c cece eee eens 60 Choosing Program Distribution Options 62 Setting Program ACCESS 0 c cece eee 63 Reviewing Program Summary Information 64 4 Using the Media Editor c eee ee ee eeees 65 About Media Editor 24 204 see s6ne b nresep penti prone EEEE OTAN eee cs 65 Editing Video Content 0 0 0 65 The Control Area c cece Stik 4504 SER EM ee EE Re Meech ale 66 The Slide and Caption Preview Area 00000 66 The Timeline Area j 06 2c5hs duet Serie tre aoe eee A 67 Filtering Events 5c cc st d e0ctes gabe ed ag be nen tE rined eas 67 Adding Slides Chapters or Captions 004 67 5 Creating Reports 4s sccicsvevsstebececvesescusacacs OF About Reports 2 s cee5 soos seers ees dee cone ess hee b eG bea ee ees 69 About Aggregate Program Reports 0 0000 e eee eee eee ee 69 Generating Aggregate Program Reports eee eee 70 Exporting the Entire Report 0 00000 00008 71 About Program Reports 0 0 0 ei KEER eee eee 72 Generating Program Reports 0 c cece eee eee eee 72 Printing Reports From Internet Explorer 00000004 72
7. Add Slide Add Chapter or Add Caption or the Edit icon for one of the events The appropriate edit page in the Edit window opens Enter the requested information To populate the Timestamp field with the video player s current timestamp click the Paste Current Player Timestamp from the Player icon 67 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Editing Video Content 68 Polycom Inc Creating Reports This chapter contains the following sections e About Reports e About Aggregate Program Reports e About Program Reports e Printing Reports From Internet Explorer About Reports Reports allow administrators to see information and statistics on the use and effectiveness of their streaming media While all available reports are listed below it should be noted that the number of reports available to each administrator varies depending on their level of permissions and the parameters of their Polycom VMC 1000 implementation All reports are generated in HTML format The Polycom VMC 1000 supports two types of reports e Aggregate Program Reports e Program Reports About Aggregate Program Reports Polycom VMC 1000 has the following Aggregate Program Reports e Domain Summary Report A summary of content streamed content storage channel usage and user totals e Content Storage Report This report displays storage totals for all content in the domain Polycom Inc 69 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Aggregate Progra
8. JPEG The recommended size for thumbnails is 100X100 pixels e Poll A list of questions and associated answers that can be sent to viewers during a live broadcast e Slides Consist of PowerPoint slides uploaded and converted to JPEG images by the Polycom VMC 1000 You can use these slide packages to sync with their video 8 Polycom Inc Content Repository Items Distributing Content e Complex Presentations A complex presentation combines http based assets htm html css script etc and video files Examples include presentations from Microsoft Producer and the Polycom PRS 2000 Polycom Inc 9 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Adding a New Folder Adding a New Folder To add a new folder 1 Click Programming 2 Click Content E Add Folder Add Item Delete Folders C Contents of ROOT ults Search Products EGC z ETIT E Richardson Name z i Li Size Linked Actions E Spotlight Videos EGC E spotlight_vid_thumb image 35KB 0 mw o polycom media phone video 34MB 4 a o f nicer_polycom_thumb image 6KB 2 wa o 6 nicer_category_thumb image 39KB 2 e o m marketing_cat_thumb image 163KB 1 E 9 E Spotlight Videos EGC folder D Richardson folder D Products EGC folder 3 Select the folder in which you want to add a folder 4 Click Add Folder at the top of the resource listings 5 A popup vill appear 6 Provide a name for the folder 7 Click Finish
9. New Image 6 Click Save New External Link x Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content URL Display Name Description Adding New Image To add new image 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Enter a Display Name Enter an optional description for the item Specify where the content item is to be stored by choosing a Storage Option 5 Click Finish 16 Polycom Inc Distributing Content Adding New Image Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content Source File Programming_Content PNG Display Name Description Storage Option ocal Storage Permissions _ Content Managers Can edit and delete this content item 1 Name Email Super User JUser Email bm Content Publishers Can browse and assign this content item 1 Name Email All Users Finish Cancel Polycom Inc 17 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Adding New Slides Adding New Slides To add new slides 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 In the Display Name field enter the name for the slide presentation In the Description field enter a description for the slide presentation In the Slide Size field select the dimensions for how the slide presentation displays in a program 5 Specify where the content item is to be stored b
10. Program Distribution Options 41 Setting Program ACCESS 1 0 2 0 cece eee eens 43 Reviewing the Program Summary Page 005 44 Editing a Live Broadcast Program 6 cece eee eee ees 44 Adding Program Information 6 60 0 cece eee ees 45 Scheduling a Live From Encoder Program 46 Setting Encoder Reservations 00s ee 47 Adding Program Media 00 002 e eee eee 47 Choosing Program Distribution Options 49 Setting Program Access saron 6 cee eee 50 Reviewing Program Summary Information 51 Editing an Existing Capture Only Program 0 51 Adding Program Information 6 6 60 c cece e eens 51 Polycom Inc Contents Setting Encoder Reservations 0 000 00008 53 Adding Program Media 0 eee eee eee 53 Reviewing Program Summary Information 54 Editing an Automated File Broadcast Program 055 54 Adding Program Information n nsss serrer n renren 54 Setting Up a Automated File Broadcast Program 55 Adding Program Media 0000 c cece eee een ees 55 Choosing Program Distribution Options 005 56 Setting Program Access 0 6 cee cee eee 57 Reviewing the Program Summary Page 00055 57 Editing an Automated Encoder Broadcast 0000
11. Save 27 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Channels Delete Categories To delete categories 1 Click Programming 2 Click Categories 3 Click the box to the left of the appropriate category Please make sure that there are no channels associated with the category before deleting it 4 Click the Delete icon About Channels A channel is the middle level of content hierarchy A channel is a container for programs generally of the same subject matter If categories are enabled in order to add a channel you must first establish at least one category You must either create one yourself or have a Domain Administrator or other user with the ability to create categories do it Please see About Categories for more information Create New Channels To create new channels 1 Click Programming 2 Select Channels 28 Polycom Inc About Channels Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs 3 Click the Add icon Description Use long description Keywords Is channel active Is Employee Generated Content enabled Automatically transcode Employee Generated Content on uploading Thumbnail Polycom Inc Polycom Channel Tip Avoid very long words in Display Name Long words will force multiple lines and may result in undesirable appearance in the Program Browser o o ti Autumn Revert to Default Thumbnail Specify a category Name Specify an optional Description This description appears on t
12. Setting the Page Orientation 0 cee eee eee 72 Setting Printing Background Color amp Images 73 Setting Page Print Margins 00 cece cece ee 73 Polycom Inc v Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide vi Polycom Inc About This Guide Purpose Audience Polycom Inc This introduction provides a brief overview of the Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide describes the conventions used in this manual and explains how to get additional information or support The Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide describes how to use the Broadcaster role within the Polycom Video Media Center VMC 1000 This document addresses tasks associated with the Broadcaster Administrative Component interface This guide is for Broadcasters who use and manage the Polycom VMC 1000 tool This guide is for those familiar with unicast multicast and streaming media content delivery to use some advanced configuration features in this manual Depending on your Broadcaster role some of the screens and features described in this manual are not available to you vii Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Documentation Set Documentation Set The Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide is part of the Polycom VMC 1000 documentation set which includes The Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide This document The Polycom VMC 1000 Getting Started Guide Describes how to set up and configure the Polycom VMC 100
13. appears in the text field of the Upload New Resource page Click Next to continue A progress indicator alerts you to the status of the upload process When the file has successfully uploaded the next page appears For every Content Repository item you may designate what users and groups have Content Manager permissions and Content Publisher permissions Content Manager Has the ability to administer and edit the content which includes modifying its source file its metadata and managing its place within the folder hierarchy Content Publisher Has the ability to publish the content i e include it ina program Add Simple Streaming Media To add new hosted on demand streaming media 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Specify the bitrate of the uploaded file You can use an approximate value from the pull down menu or specify an exact value which can be text For Windows Streaming Media files the bitrate is extracted from the file itself during upload and a value is shown in the bitrate field Specify where the content item is to be stored by choosing a Storage Option Specify a Display Name Enter an optional description for the item Polycom Inc Add External Streaming Media Distributing Content 6 You must fill in a positive duration value for streaming media in minutes For Windows streaming media files the approximate duration is extracted
14. click Finish Polycom Inc 19 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Add Complex Presentation 6 Click the Add button Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content Display Name Meeting length ii Question How was the meeting length 223 characters remaining Question Explanation Type Radio button Single Selection x Answers T00 short lt aw T00 long x a Just right x Specify a Display Name 8 Specify the Question Text Specify Question Explanation Text 10 Specify a QuestionType 11 Enter text for each valid answer if available for the Question Type 12 If you need to add more answers fields click the Add button 13 If you need to delete answers click the Delete icon 14 When you are done adding Answers click the Finish button 15 You must click Finish to save the questions you have added to or edited in the Poll Add Complex Presentation To create a new Complex Presentation 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 2 Specify a Display Name 20 Polycom Inc Editing Content Repository Items Distributing Content Specify the presentation Duration Specify where the content item is to be stored by choosing a Storage Option Click the Finish button Editing Content Repository Items To edit Content Repository items 1 2 Click Programming Click Content The Content Repository will be di
15. content request comes from and decides how to serve that content to an internal or an external Audience The Polycom VMC 1000 uses request IP addresses host names and server port numbers to decide what CDN to use to serve the content to the Viewer Follow the steps in To select a CDN and a broadcast profile for program distribution or in To select an audience for program distribution To select a CDN and a broadcast profile for program distribution 1 Select the Delivery Option radio button Select Audience or Delivery Option for delivering the program content Audience or Delivery Option Audience Delivery Option Previous Next Summary Cancel 62 Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs 2 For each content type attached to the program e g downloads streaming media select a Delivery Option and at least one Access Point 3 Click Next Content Delivery Downloads O urea Windows Media Streaming Media Direct from Source O Windows68 akamai 4 Goto the Setting Program Access section To select an audience for program distribution 1 Select the Audiences radio button 2 Click Next 3 Select one or more Audiences Select the audience for delivering the program content Audiences Audience North America 4 Click Next to go to the Program Access page Setting Program Access To set program access 1 If you create a hidden private program uncheck the Publish i
16. decide what CDN to use to serve the content to the Viewer Follow the steps in the sections To select a single CDN for program distribution or in To select an audience for program distribution To select a single CDN for program distribution 1 Select the Delivery radio button and click Next Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs 2 For each content type attached to the program e g downloads 3 streaming media select a Delivery Option and at least one Access Point Click Next To select an audience for program distribution 1 2 3 Select the Audience radio button Select one or more Audiences Click Next to go to the Program Access page Setting Program Access To set program access 1 If you create a hidden private program uncheck the Publish in Listings checkbox If you do this you must send the private program code or content link to your Viewers or they will not be able to access the program To require your users to log in to the system before viewing content check the Login Required box To make this program a Private Program by requiring a private code check the Private Program box If user defined private codes are allowed you must either enter a code or click the Generate button to create a random one If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To edit who can edit and view the program click the Select button for the appropriate role
17. does not appear on the Program Browser The only way to access the program is from a content link sent to the user outside of the Polycom VMC 1000 or published to an external portal e Unavailable Not accessible by any Viewer This may be for one or more of the following reasons Never Published The program was saved as a draft only Suspended The program has been suspended Channel Suspended The channel that contains the program has been suspended None of the programs in a suspended channel are accessible Pending The Start Listing Time has not been reached yet Expired The End Listing Time has been reached No Groups The program is group restricted but no groups are specified The program is therefore not viewable by anyone e Hidden Encode Only programs are not meant for viewing and are always hidden from Viewers Polycom Inc 35 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Details If you place your mouse over the Access icon the Access description displays The description shows any reasons why the program is not publicly available Super User All Users Program is not published 36 Polycom Inc About Programs About Program Types Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs The Polycom VMC 1000 supports the following types of programs Automated File Broadcast Automated Encoder Broadcast On Demand VOD Live Broadcast Capture Only Live From Encoder and Encode Only programs have
18. enables and disables a variety of features Content Owner The Content Owner user is another administrator role Content Owners have fewer permissions than Site Administrators Content Owners manage Viewers Programming the Content Repository and Reports Content Owners have the authority to add edit and delete Viewers upload streaming and downloadable resource files add edit and delete channels and programs Content Owners manage only those channels and programs that they create Viewer The Viewer is a user who has been granted access to the Polycom VMC 1000 Viewer Portal A category is the top level of content hierarchy A category is a container for channels and programs within a domain They provide an easy way for you to organize content and for your audience to find it A Site Administrator can edit add and delete categories A channel is the middle level of content hierarchy A channel is a container for programs generally of the same subject matter Channels are commonly used to package a series of programs or to provide your audience the option access to a set of programs over time Site Administrators and Content Owners can edit add and delete channels Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Key Concepts Programs Groups Content Repository A program is the bottom level of the content hierarchy A program is a metadata wrapper that controls access to resources published using Polycom VMC 1000 Progra
19. from the file and entered into the Duration box or you can change this manually 7 Click Finish New Simple streaming media Hosted Display Width pixels Display Height pixels Bit Rate Label Bit Rate Class Duration Storage Option Permissions Content Managers Content Publishers CUSTOM v A 1400 1050 7o9kbps Low vj 1 minutes Local Storage Pick Thumbnail Can edit and delete this content item 1 Name Email Super User Can browse and assign this content item 1 Name Email All Users Finish Cancel Add External Streaming Media To add new external media 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Oona BF WS ND Polycom Inc Specify the fully qualified URL to the resource item Specify a Display Name Enter an optional description for the item Specify the format of the streaming item Select whether the media file is Audio or Video 13 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Adding New Downloadable File Specify the height and width of the video for the external stream Specify the bitrate of the uploaded file You may use an approximate value from the pull down menu or specify and exact value which can be text 9 You must fill ina positive duration value for streaming media in minutes 10 Click Finish New External Streaming Media E Enter the requested properties and c
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21. the Login Required box Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs To make this program a Private Program by requiring a private code check the Private Program box If user defined private codes are allowed you must either enter a code or click the Generate button to create a random one If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To enable Presenter Mode or Moderator mode Broadcast Control specify a private code for each mode Each code must be unique If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To edit who can edit and view the program click the Select button for the appropriate role Click Next to continue Reviewing Program Summary Information To review Program Summary information 1 Review the summary page for accuracy 2 Click Finish to save your program Editing an Existing Capture Only Program Polycom Inc To edit an Existing Encode Only program 1 2 3 Click Programming Click Programs Click the Program name for the encode only program you want to modify The Program Summary page is displayed You can edit any of the grouped properties by clicking the Edit icon for that section Adding Program Information To add Program Information 1 Enter program name This name appears to Viewers to identify the program 51 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Select a channel in which to save this progr
22. the Polycom VMC 1000 monitors the state of the RSS devices A link to the RSS native UI enables users Site Administrators to access the RSS device directly from the Polycom VMC 1000 interface External Live Stream Sources Using an External Streaming Media item allows the VMC to ingest any Windows Media live stream not controlled directly by the VMC Examples e Polycom Recording Studio e Any Windows encoder e Internet live video channels 2 Polycom Inc About the Polycom VMC 1000 Polycom Inc About the VMC 1000 Content Creation and Publishing The Polycom VMC 1000 s user interface for content creation and publication e Provides you with a simple workflow for creating and publishing content to the Polycom VMC 1000 Viewer Portal e Allows you to specify rich descriptive information about content availability expiration dates and presentation options e Allows you to control content access by supporting the following access control modes Group and user access Leverages AD LDAP group user permission to control access to content PIN code access Leverages the Polycom RSS pin code mechanism for providing access control to live and VOD content Open access Provides unrestricted access to content Content Editing The Polycom VMC 1000 allows you to perform simple editing of VOD content using the Media Editor The following editing capabilities are supported e Trimming e Inserting chapters f
23. to create the folder 10 Polycom Inc Moving Items Between Folders Distributing Content Moving Items Between Folders To move items between folders 1 2 3 4 Click Programming Click Content Click the item you want to move into another folder Drag and drop the item into the destination folder Adding New Content Repository Items To add new Content Repository items 1 2 3 4 Click Programming Click Content Click on the target folder Click Add Item 5 Polycom Inc Select the content type and and click Next to continue Simple streaming media Hosted O External Streaming Media O Downloadable file External Link O Image Pall O slides O Complex Presentation s al Select the radio button for the item type you want to add Click Next If the item you want to add is a file that must be uploaded to the Content Repository continue with Step 7 Otherwise skip to step 11 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide 8 Add Simple Streaming Media From the Upload New Resource page click the Browse button Upload Simple streaming media Hosted Click the Browse button to select files to upload from your computer After making your selection click Next to initiate the upload process 9 10 11 Selected File Select the file to be uploaded from your hard drive or mapped network drives in the pop up window and click Open The file s path
24. to include data over a one week an eight week or a six month period 7 Click Next 8 If prompted select the channels you want to include in the report 9 Click Next 10 Click Run Report 70 Polycom Inc About Aggregate Program Reports Creating Reports Exporting the Entire Report 1 A report can exported to a file format by clicking the Export Report PDF or Excel button 2 Click the Save button to save the reporting file locally Polycom Inc 71 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Program Reports About Program Reports Program Reports are available in HTML format for a particular program or user These reports are available from the Program listing page or the Viewer listing page The Polycom VMC 1000 has the following Program Reports Activity This report contains the media viewing times by viewers of a program Viewing times are aggregated across the selected date range and may exceed a program duration Attendance This report lists the number of media requests and date of last request for a particular program Broadcast This report contains broadcast quality and viewer statistics in addition to a summary of poll results and viewer questions asked during the broadcast Media Viewing Records This report lists user activity by program This report includes time of viewing minutes viewed format and percentage of compliance percentage of entire program viewed but is not available for live pro
25. to the software contained within its products The software is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provision Therefore you must treat the software like any other copyrighted material e g a book or sound recording Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Polycom Inc is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Information in this document is subject to change without notice Contents Polycom Inc 1 Contents About the VMC 1000 cusicecseiscowecrciansccavacay 1 About the Polycom VMC 1000 0 eee eee eee eee eee 1 Key Polycom VMC 1000 Features 0 00 00000 2 RSS Registration and Monitoring 0 0000 2 External Live Stream Sources 00 0 0002 e eee eee 2 Content Creation and Publishing 004 3 Content Editing vss s geste esse bens Snes eae ae eRe eel nes 3 Content Backup 0 cece eens 3 Security and Access Control 0 000 e eee eee 3 Polycom VMC 1000 System Monitoring 4 REPOrINS 3 4 oiniai ane aihdamtesenriets Mate tit tatewia Gea 4 Key Concepts iio ad asia Penti kii baa Rae EEE eee wa sale 6 tb aad cadens 4 ROAM gerentea nea Ea cede Cee ieee sae bes wd ena 4 ROLES 3525 csi sce ous tia Pew a ee E tian E Wotan Miored we Wiad neh wed 5 Site Administrator cica deci decid a Eke EEE eee end as 5 Content Owner 4 4 nce
26. 0 appliance e The Polycom VMC 1000 Administrator Guide Describes administration of Polycom VMC 1000 domains users delivery options and encoders e The Polycom VMC 1000 Release Notes Describes the product release This document also identifies known problems and their workarounds information not covered in the manuals or that has been modified since publication as well as problems that have been fixed since previous releases Customer Support Recognizing that technology alone cannot solve today s complex challenges Polycom Global Services provides the industry s best technical support staff and programs to let you concentrate on the task at hand Polycom users can select from a variety of support solutions to obtain the level of support that best meets their needs Before contacting your Polycom Global Services representative for technical assistance gather as much information as possible about your situation Any information you can provide helps us assess the problem and develop an appropriate solution Polycom Global Services Telephone If you have comments or questions about Polycom or if you need technical assistance contact e Polycom Global Services in U S A 800 827 7782 e Denver metro or outside U S A 1 303 223 5223 viii Polycom Inc About the VMC 1000 This chapter explains key concepts about the Polycom VMC 1000 appliance as part of the Polycom video conferencing solution This chapter contains the
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28. 7 POLYCOM gt Polycom Video Media Center VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide 2 0 July 2010 3725 77100 006B Trademark Information Polycom the Triangles logo ReadiManager SoundPoint SoundStation ViaVideo VoiceStation Vortex and VSX are registered trademarks of Polycom Inc Convene Global Management System iPower MGC People Content People On Content Polycom Conference Suite Polycom Converged Management Application CMA Polycom Distributed Media Application DMA Polycom HD Voice Polycom PathNavigator Polycom VideoPlus Polycom VoicePlus PVX RAS ReadiConvene RMX 2000 RSS V2iU VBP VS4000 and VTX are trademarks of Polycom Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Patent Information The accompanying product is protected by one or more U S and foreign patents and or pending patent applications held by Polycom Inc 2010 Polycom Inc All rights reserved Polycom Inc 4750 Willow Road Pleasanton CA 94588 2708 USA No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Polycom Inc Under the law reproducing includes translating into another language or format As between the parties Polycom Inc retains title to and ownership of all proprietary rights with respect
29. Margins In order for the reports to fit on the page properly it may be necessary to set the print margins for the page If the right hand edge of the report is cut off perform the following procedure to set the margins To set page margins 1 2 3 4 Polycom Inc From Internet Explorer choose File Page Setup Enter 0 5 for each of the four margins Click OK Print your report as normal 73 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Printing Reports From Internet Explorer 74 Polycom Inc
30. The video downloads and plays rather than streams You can only edit the video after it has completely downloaded The Control Area There are the standard video player controls attached to the player In addition there are buttons to jump five seconds forwards or backwards in the video as well as a Jump To feature that allows you to cue the player to a specified timestamp The Slide and Caption Preview Area This area shows what slide and caption if any are displayed at the Video Player s current timestamp If there are captions in more than one language the Preview Language pull down between the Preview area and the Video area selects which language displays 66 Polycom Inc Editing Video Content The Timeline Area Polycom Inc Using the Media Editor The Timeline Area shows a list of events associated with the video in chronological order Each event type has its own icon e Slide e Chapter e Caption Filtering Events The list of events can be filtered by un checking some of the event types to be displayed from the top of the Timeline To only show captions e From the Timeline area un check Chapters and Events To only show English captions From the Timeline area select English from the pull down at the top of the Timeline Clicking the timestamp for the event cues the video player to that time in the video Adding Slides Chapters or Captions To add slides chapters or captions 1 Click
31. a with this program click the Select icon in the Slides section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository Select the slide media from the Content Repository listing You are automatically be redirected back to the previous page after making your selection since you can only associate one slide package with a program To associate a poll with this program click the Select icon in the Poll section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository Select the Poll from the Content Repository listing You are automatically be redirected back to the previous page after making your selection since you can only associate one poll with a program If Questions are enabled specify when questions can be submitted and if they can be submitted anonymously Click Next to continue Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Choosing Program Distribution Options You can assign a single CDN to distribute your program to your users or you can distribute your program using CDNs associated with an Audience An Audience in the Polycom VMC 1000 is collection of network routing information that decides what type of program should be distributed to what type of Viewers Audiences are defined by a set of delivery rules Delivery rules contain criteria that a program request needs to meet in order to be processed by a particular CDN A delivery rule always has a corresponding CDN and one of mor
32. ail you want to use Click Save If you don t select a thumbnail the system uses the default thumbnail set by your system administrator typically a company logo 3 To associate streaming media with this program click the Streaming icon in the Streaming Media section The Content Repository appears The Content Repository filters media items to show only the appropriate streaming item types that you can add to the program type AO Polycom Inc About Programs Polycom Inc Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs 4 Inthe Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items You can associate more than one streaming file with any program 5 Click the Save button Select the Use Embedded Media Player for Media checkbox if you want this program s media content items to be launched in a branded pop up window 7 Enter the program duration in minutes To associate downloadable media with this program click the Select icon in the Downloads section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository 9 Inthe Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items 10 Click the Save button 11 Click Next The Program Content Delivery page appears Choosing Program Distribution Options You can assign a single CDN to distribute your program to your users or you can distribute your program using CDNs associate
33. am if prompted Fill in descriptions and search keywords this is optional The more keywords you enter the more likely your program is to come up in a program search 4 Click Next to continue 52 Polycom Inc About Programs Polycom Inc Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Setting Encoder Reservations The section displays the domain s available studios and encoders and existing reservations for those encoders on the day you have selected for your broadcast Existing reservations are shown as light blue bars on the grid Your proposed programs time slot is displayed either as a green available or red conflict column depending on whether the selected encoders are available for the entire time slot 1 2 Set the broadcast date time and duration Click the green plus icon to add the studio or encoder Click the red X button to remove the studio or encoder Once all the selected encoders are available green for your selection you have a valid reservation Click Next to continue Adding Program Media To add Program Media 1 To add a program image thumbnail to be displayed on the Program Browser click the Select icon in the Image section Clicking the Select button takes you to the Content Repository From the Content Repository click on the thumbnail you want to use Click Save If you don t select a thumbnail the system uses the default thumbnail set by your system administrator typically a c
34. an icon to display whether they are in progress not yet started or concluded Adding a New Program If channels are enabled in order to add a program you must first establish at least one channel Please see the About Channels section in this chapter for more information For related information on Starting Live Programs using the Live Broadcast Console see the Conducting a Broadcast in Qumu chapter in this guide To add a new program 1 2 3 Polycom Inc Click Programming Click Programs Click the Add button The Program Type context menu appears Select Type Automated File Broadcast Automated Encoder Broadcast Capture Only Live Broadcast On Demand 37 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs 4 Click one of the menu options Automated File Broadcast Automated Encoder Broadcast Capture Only Live Broadcast On Demand 5 Use the directions in the following sections for editing the program type you created Editing an Existing On Demand Program Click Programming Click Programs Click the Program name for the on demand program you want to modify The Program Summary page is displayed 4 You can edit any of the grouped properties by clicking the Edit icon for that section Adding Program Information Program Information Program Name __ Polycom_Sample Tip Avoid very long words in Display Name Long words will force multiple lines and may result in un
35. appears to Viewers to identify the program Select a Channel in which to save this program if prompted Fill in descriptions and search keywords this is optional The more keywords you enter the more likely your program is to come up in a program search Click Next to continue Polycom Inc About Programs Polycom Inc Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Setting Up a Automated File Broadcast Program To set up a Automated File Broadcast program 1 Under Start Listing select when you want the program to begin being listed on the Program Browser Depending on how the Polycom VMC 1000 appliance is configured to update the programming cache it may take a few minutes for the program to become visible to Viewers You can choose to not list the program yet save as a draft for publishing later Under End Listing enter an expiration date time if you would like the program to expire at a certain date When this time is reached the program will no longer be listed on the Program Browser or available to Viewers You can choose to suspend the program This will remove it from the Viewer page and make it unavailable to Viewers but will retain the program in its current channel for later reuse Under Broadcast Times click the Add button to enter multiple start times for this program Be sure to check the checkbox for any dates you want to add Click Next to continue Adding Program Media To add Program Media 1
36. at there are no programs associated with the channel before deleting it Click the Delete icon Copying and Pasting Channel URLs Polycom Inc To copy and past channel URLs The Channel URLs feature allows you to copy links to Polycom VMC 1000 channels programs and media into external applications In addition an XML representation of a channel is provided 1 2 3 Click Programming Click Channels Click the Links icon next to the desired channel On the Channel URLs page are all the URLs for the selected channel its programs and associated resource items To copy these URLs to the Windows clipboard right click the Copy URL button in the Channel Page URLs section Choose Copy Shortcut You can now paste the URLs into any source file The channel listing XML field contains an XML file describing the channel program media URLs and corresponding metadata to be used when integrating Polycom VMC 1000 content with an external site or application 31 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Featured Items Featured Items Featured items are channels and programs that are prominently highlighted on the initial pages of the Program Browser and listed in the Featured Items section of the View Content page The Domain Administrator selects these channels The Domain Administrator can configure the domain to list featured channels from the Domain Configuration page The Featured Item tool is useful for calling out popular cha
37. chive of a video file These script events such as slides closed captioning messages and chapters can be added deleted or have their timestamp edited The archived media file can also be non destructively trimmed to remove unwanted portions of the start and or end of the video When played though the Polycom VMC 1000 only the specified portion of the video is streamed NOTE Media Editor requires Windows Media Player 9 10 or 11 and does not support Windows Media Player 12 Editing Video Content Polycom Inc The Media Editor interface consists of four main areas the Video Player area top left the Slide and Caption preview area top right the Timeline Area bottom left and the Edit Window area bottom right NOTE If slides have not yet been added to the media they can be added by clicking the Select button in the media wizard 65 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Editing Video Content To launch the Media Editor 1 Click the video in the Content Repository 2 Click the Launch Media Editor button to launch the Media Editor interface Edit Simple streaming media Hosted Ej File Duration Slide Preview 23 416 Preview Language All v Continuous Captioning me Caption Preview A m a t Delete Selected Add Caption Add Chapter Trim Video Transcript Slides V Chapters V Caption V Language ai o Type Name Time Edit There are no script events v
38. com VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Searching the Content Repository 24 Polycom Inc Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Overview This chapter explains how you can create broadcast programs in Polycom VMC 1000 This chapter contains the following sections e About Categories e About Channels e About Programs About Categories Categories are containers for channels They provide a way to organize your channels and make them easier to find Categories are enabled from the Domain Setup page Create New Categories To create new categories 1 Click Programming Polycom Inc 25 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Categories 26 2 Select Categories The Categories menu will appear stl es EES Add and manage programming categories o Name Active Channels o Marketing Q S02 Polycom Q Jow 3 Click the Add icon The Add Category screen will appear Add Category Edit the category properties and select users that will have permission to manage and view this category Name Tip Avoid very long words in Display Name Long words will force multiple lines and may result in undesirable appearance in the Program Browser Description Is category active go o we POLYCOM Default Thumbnail Revert to Default Thumbnail _ Permissions _ Managers Can edit and delete this Category 1 Select Name Email Super User admin qumu com Viewers Can view this Category 1
39. ct an audience for program distribution To select a single CDN for program distribution 1 From the Edit Program page click Edit beside Content Delivery 2 Choose Delivery Option from the context menu that appears Content Delivery Audience Delivery Option 3 Click Next A list of delivery options will appear Content Delivery Downloads Blue Coat v5 4 1 1 cisco acns une 5 access Points oO Video Edge Cloud Windows Media Streaming Media O Blue Coat v5 4 1 1 cisco acns O wip O video Edge Cloud wms D access Points gt wmsi gt Access Points oO gt wms2 4 For each content type attached to the program e g downloads streaming media select a Delivery Option and at least one Access Point 5 Click Next A2 Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs To select an audience for program distribution 1 From the Edit Program page click Edit beside Content Delivery 2 Select the perform audience selection radio button 3 Select one or more Audiences Audience Audience o Select unselect all below O Polycom ACNS O Polycom Blue Coat Polycom VE 0 Polycom WMS 4 Click Next to go to the Program Access page Setting Program Access Program Access Publish In Listings Login Required go Private Program o Private Code E User Access Managers Can edit and delete this Program 1 Select i Name Email Sup
40. d with an Audience An Audience in the Polycom VMC 1000 is collection of network routing information that decides what type of program should be distributed to what type of Viewers Audiences are defined by a set of delivery rules Delivery rules contain criteria that a program request needs to meet in order to be processed by a particular CDN A delivery rule always has a corresponding CDN and one of more failover CDNs Domain and System Administrator users can define Audiences Broadcaster Administrators can only select Audiences as part of creating a program For example System Administrator could divide Viewers into internal or external Audiences for a Broadcaster Administrator to select The external Audience could consist of Viewers who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through a Cisco ACNS CDN The internal Audience could consist of users who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through an Akamai CDN The Polycom VMC 1000 checks where the content request comes from and decides how to serve that content to an internal or an external Audience The Polycom VMC 1000 uses request IP addresses host names and server port numbers to decide what CDN to use to serve the content to the Viewer 4 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Follow the steps in the sections To select a single CDN for program distribution or in To sele
41. desirable appearance in the Program Browser Author Super User Copyright Channel Polycom Channel v Add Channel Description Use long description o Keywords To add program information for a VOD program 1 Enter program Name This name appears to Viewers to identify the program 2 Select a Channel in which to save this program if prompted 38 Polycom Inc About Programs Program Listing Polycom Inc 3 4 5 Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Fill in Author Copyright Descriptions Keywords these are optional If you choose to use a long description you will be prompted to add an additional description The short description can be read in program listings the program player and mouseover information in carousels The long description can be seen in the program player by pressing More The more keywords you enter the more likely your program is to come up in a program search Select a Layout if enabled by your administrator Click Next to continue Scheduling a VOD Program Listing 1 Start Listing End Listing Program Status Under Start Listing select when you want the program to begin being listed on the Program Browser Do not list Save draft at PDT Never O O Immediately at PDT Suspended 0O Active 3 Depending on how your Polycom VMC 1000 is configured to update the programming cache it may take a few minu
42. displayed either as a green available or red conflict column depending on whether the selected encoders are available for the entire time slot Reservations Timeline 12am tam 2am 3am 4am Sam 6am EIDES MESNE TARE et oO gt l 7am Sam Sam 10am fam 12pm ipm 2pm 3pm 4pm Spm 6pm 7pm apm Spm 10pm 11pm l l l l l l I Studio Adi Studio Encoders Add Encoder Profile Upcoming Schedule poomng Add Broadcast History 4 16 2010 6 20 PM pot X Use Embedded Media Player Next Summary Cancel 1 Click the green plus icon to add the studio or encoder Click the red X button to remove the studio or encoder Once all the selected encoders are available green for your selection you have a valid reservation 2 Indicate whether you wish to use the Embedded Media Player for this program 3 Click Next to continue Adding Program Media To add Program Media 1 To add a program image thumbnail to be displayed on the Program Browser click the Select icon in the Image section Clicking the Select button takes you to the Content Repository 2 From the Content Repository click on the thumbnail you want to use Click Save If you don t select a thumbnail the system uses the default thumbnail set by your system administrator typically a company logo 3 To associate downloadable media with this program click the Select icon in the Downloads section Clicking the Select icon takes yo
43. e failover CDNs NOTE In order for the Akamai Audience to appear when creating a program form the Audience Manager page in the Polycom VMC 1000 Administrative Portal you must create a Profile for Akamai which you will associate with the Broadcast profile you created for Akamai on the Distribution System page After creating your Network profile on the Audience Management page in the Polycom VMC 1000 Administrative Portal you should now be able to select the Akamai audience and Network profile when creating your Live Program Domain and System Administrator users can define Audiences Broadcaster Administrators can only select Audiences as part of creating a program For example System Administrator could divide Viewers into internal or external Audiences for a Broadcaster Administrator to select The external Audience could consist of Viewers who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through a Cisco ACNS CDN The internal Audience could consist of users who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through an Akamai CDN The Polycom VMC 1000 checks where the content request comes from and decides how to serve that content to an internal or an external Audience The Polycom VMC 1000 uses request IP addresses host names and server port numbers to decide what CDN to use to serve the content to the Viewer Follow the steps in To select a CDN and a br
44. er User admin Viewers Can view this Program 2 Name Email Super User admin All Users everybody To set program access 1 Ifyou create a hidden private program uncheck the Publish in Listings checkbox If you do this you must send the private program code or content link to your Viewers or they will not be able to access the program Polycom Inc 43 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs To require your users to log in to the system before viewing content check the Login Required box To make this program a Private Program by requiring a private code check the Private Program box If user defined private codes are allowed you must either enter a code or click the Generate button to create a random one If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To edit who can edit and view the program click the Select button for the appropriate role who is always enabled by default no viewer will be able to access the program If NOTE If you do not select a specific Viewer in this field aside from the Super User you want all viewers to be able to view the program choose the All Users viewer 6 Click Next to continue Reviewing the Program Summary Page To review the Program Summary page 1 2 Review the Program Summary page for accuracy Click Finish to save your program Editing a Live Broadcast Program To edit a Live Broadcast program 1 2 3 44 Click Pr
45. following sections e About the Polycom VMC 1000 e Key Concepts About the Polycom VMC 1000 Polycom Inc The Polycom VMC 1000 manages live and video on demand VOD content created by Polycom RSS devices and manages video streams created by other devices and uploaded to the Polycom VMC 1000 It provides scalable and reliable content access by means of streaming protocols to end users across the entire enterprise The Polycom VMC 1000 discovers new live and archived video calls recorded by RSS devices by periodically polling all registered servers for a list of live and archived calls After each request the Polycom VMC 1000 compares the current list with a list obtained by the previous request and discovers the difference between the two states i e which live conferences and recorded files were added The Polycom VMC 1000 uses this information to create assets Content Repository items and published events Programs to be accessed by end users Content Owners Site Administrators and Viewers The Polycom VMC 1000 uses different time frames to query for live and recorded content for example it could query every 10 seconds for new live streams and every 60 seconds for new recorded files Once a live stream from the RSS device is discovered it is connected to an entry point publishing point on a standard Windows Media Server 9 The Polycom VMC 1000 only requires a single stream to be pulled from a recording and streaming serve
46. grams Detailed Program Viewing Report This report includes date time and percentage viewed information for each program viewed by a particular Viewer Generating Program Reports Click Programs Click the Report icon next to a program Click the name link for the broadcast instance you want to generate a report on Printing Reports From Internet Explorer Setting the Page Orientation Using this feature you can choose to format the report for either portrait or landscape printing For on screen viewing it is recommended to use Portrait If you choose to generate your report in Landscape format choose the Landscape print mode for your printer To set the page orientation 1 72 From Internet Explorer choose File gt Print Polycom Inc Printing Reports From Internet Explorer Creating Reports 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Choose Landscape 4 Click OK Setting Printing Background Color amp Images By default most browsers do not print background colors and background images If you print your report and do not see table background color perform the following procedure to enable the feature in your browser To set printing background color and images 1 a Aa Q NY From Internet Explorer choose Tools gt Internet Options Click the Advanced tab Under Printing check the Print background colors and images box Click OK Print your report as normal Setting Page Print
47. he channel listing page It may be truncated by the Polycom VMC 1000 so it displays more cleanly within the user Check the Use long description checkbox to enable the optional Long Description field This description appears on the viewer side channel page The long description can include HTML if your domain is configured to allow this a Enter text into Long Description or use the Copy description button to use the copy the text from the Description field Enter optional Keywords When a Viewer performs a search the system returns a match when the channel s name long description or keywords matching the Viewer s search terms The more keywords entered the more likely the channel is retrieved in a channel search The keywords field is particularly useful for entering additional keywords that do not appear in titles or descriptions To enable the Channel check the Is Channel Active box You can populate an inactive channel with programs prior to making it active 29 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Edit Channels 30 About Channels 9 To enable Employee Generated Content select the Is EGC Enabled checkbox This will allow for upload of content from the Viewer Portal 10 To replace the default Thumbnail a b c Click the Select icon Navigate through the Content Repository and select an Image Click Save 11 Click Revert to Default Thumbnail to use the default system image 12 Edit the Channel Permissions
48. iam 2am 3am 4am Sam 6am 7am gam Sam 10am 11am 12pm ipm 2pm 3pm 4pm Spm 6pm 7pm Spm Spm 10pm 11pm OD AORE TARE Nis o Jerse HAE FPR ay cea OA ieee S ORR a IE r Sone cu Ta Fed laa 4 16 2010 6 20 PM pot X Use Embedded Media Player 1 Next Summary Cancel Click the green plus icon to add the studio or encoder Click the red X button to remove the studio or encoder Once all the selected encoders are available green for your selection you have a valid reservation Indicate whether you wish to use the Embedded Media Player for this program 3 Click Next to continue Adding Program Media To add Program Media 1 To add a program image thumbnail to be displayed on the Program Browser click the Select icon in the Image section Clicking the Select button takes you to the Content Repository From the Content Repository click on the thumbnail you want to use Click Save If you don t select a thumbnail the system uses the default thumbnail set by your system administrator typically a company logo To associate downloadable media with this program click the Select icon in the Downloads section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository 47 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide 48 10 11 About Programs In the Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items Click the Save button To associate slide medi
49. lect when you want the program to begin being listed on the Program Browser Depending on how the Polycom VMC 1000 is configured to update the programming cache it may take a few minutes for the program to become visible to Viewers You may choose to not list the program yet save as a draft for publishing later 2 Under End Listing enter an expiration date time if you would like the program to expire at a certain date When this time is reached the program will no longer be listed on the Program Browser or available to Viewers 3 You can choose to suspend the program Doing so removes it from the Program Browser and make it unavailable to Viewers but will retain the program in its current channel for later reuse 4 Set the broadcast date time and duration 46 Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Setting Encoder Reservations The section displays the domain s available studios and encoders and existing reservations for those encoders on the day you have selected for your broadcast Existing reservations are shown as light blue bars on the grid Your proposed programs time slot is displayed either as a green available or red conflict column depending on whether the selected encoders are available for the entire time slot Reservations Timeline oO gt l Studio 2 Studio Encoders Add Encoder Profile Upcoming Schedule Add Broadcast History Polycom Inc 12am
50. lick Finish to save the new content Display Name Description URL Media Format peal v Media Type video w Display Width pixels 320 Display Height pixels 240 Bit Rate Label Bit Rate Class oy v Duration Qj minutes Finish Cancel Adding New Downloadable File To add new downloadable media 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Specify a Display Name Enter an optional description for the item Specify where the content item is to be stored by choosing a Storage Option 14 Polycom Inc Add New External Link Distributing Content 5 Click Finish New Downloadable file x Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content Source File scheduled processes docx Display Name Description Storage Option ocal Storage Y Permissions Content Managers Can edit and delete this content item 1 Name i Email i i Super User Content Publishers Can browse and assign this content item 1 Select Name Email All Users Add New External Link To add a new external link 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Specify the fully qualified URL to the resource item Specify a Display Name Enter an optional description for the item Click Finish a Aa WO N Polycom Inc 15 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Adding
51. lick Save 3 Select Approve Unapprove or Flag from the drop down menu for each given item Approve will publish unapprove and flag will not Custom Program Attributes The Polycom VMC 1000 version 2 0 Viewer Portal allows administrators to designate Custom Program Attributes When custom attributes are predefined in a domain a new drop down attribute field can be associated with programs Add Custom Attribute Custom Attribute Definition Attribute Key Pe Name Visible o Attribute Values Add Value To add a custom attribute 1 Navigate to Programming gt Custom Attributes 2 Click Add 3 Provide values in the Key and Name fields for the attribute Polycom Inc 33 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs 4 Click Add to add additional Attribute Values Add Custom Attribute Custom Attribute Definition Attribute Key Name Visible oO Attribute Values Add Value Key Name 5 Add values for the Key and Name fields for each value to appear in the drop down menu 6 Click Save The Custom Attribute page will now appear during program creation About Programs A program is a metadata wrapper that controls access to resources published using the Polycom VMC 1000 Programs aggregate related streaming files and downloadable files from the Content Repository for online presentation There can be several Content Repository items associated with a single program For example a progra
52. m Reports e Media Format Usage Report This report details the number of megabytes streamed and stored for each media format type used The value for megabytes stored represents the ending storage totals for the selected date range e Program Popularity Report This report lists the most popular programs based on the number of views of the programs over the time period designated e Broadcast Summary Report Report snapshots of broadcast quality and viewer status viewer questions and poll results Viewers with Errors indicates the number of users who are not connecting buffering playing or streaming e Viewer Attendance Report Report viewer activity media views fora selected program Number of Requests shows how many times the player page was requested for that program by the viewer e Media Viewing Report This report lists the total number of times that a content link was clicked by a site visitor for each program The results are reported by channel Poll Answer by Viewer This report contains the answers to individual poll questions by users Generating Aggregate Program Reports To generate Aggregate Program Reports Click Reports Select the radio button for the report type you want to generate Click Next Select the radio button for the report type you want to generate Click Next U FB WON Select the time range over which you want to include report data You can choose
53. m can contain the same video in multiple bit rates or non related video files with different bit rates Understanding Program Access Status Program access describes whether the program is accessible by Viewers Each program has a number of attributes that define whether the program is available to Viewers and if so under what conditions These are e Program Completeness e Status active or suspended e Parent Channel s Status e Start amp End Listing Dates e Private Program 34 Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs e Group Association e Encode Only never available Based on all the attributes a program can be e Available Accessible by any Viewer authenticated or not e Incomplete Program requires additional information before it can be used Needs Stream Assignment Live streams for the encoders to broadcast on need to be added to the program This may only be done by a user who has the role permission allowing live streams to be assigned to a program Needs CDN Assignment It is possible to save a program without having assigned a CDN to the program The content attached to the program cannot be distributed or delivered without a CDN selection e Restricted Accessible under certain conditions These are Group Restricted Only authenticated group members may see the program Private The program may only be seen by entering a private access code Not Listed The program
54. ms aggregate related streaming files and downloadable files from the Content Repository for online presentation There can be several Content Repository items associated with a single program For example a program can contain the same video in multiple bit rates or non related video files with different bit rates Programs are owned by the owner of the channel in which the program resides Groups allow Site Administrators to create groups of users and assign roles to them These groups are also available to Site Administrators to assign to programs to limit access of the program to specified groups NOTE In a domain that uses an LDAP realm groups are read from the datastore and cannot be modified nor can additional groups be manually added through the system The Content Repository is a virtual file system for all streaming and downloadable files uploaded into the Polycom VMC 1000 In order to create a program with streaming files or streaming and downloadable files you must first populate your Content Repository In the Content Repository you can e Upload new resources e View or edit information associated with existing resources e Organize Content Repository items within Content Repository folders e View shared resource files When you create a program you are prompted to choose resource files from the Content Repository The Site Administrator and the Content Owner can both manage the Content Repository The Site Administrat
55. n Automated Encoder Broadcast Program Program Listing start Listing Do not list Save draft Immediately O at PDT End Listing Near at PDT Program Status Oo Suspended active Broadcast Schedule Duration 4 minutes Prep Time F z 0 minutes Overrun i 0 minutes 1 Under Start Listing select when you want the program to begin being listed on the Program Browser Depending on how the Polycom VMC 1000 is configured to update the programming cache it may take a few minutes for the program to become visible to Viewers You may choose to not list the program yet save as a draft for publishing later 2 Under End Listing enter an expiration date time if you would like the program to expire at a certain date When this time is reached the program will no longer be listed on the Program Browser or available to Viewers 3 You can choose to suspend the program Doing so removes it from the Program Browser and make it unavailable to Viewers but will retain the program in its current channel for later reuse 4 Set the broadcast date time and duration Polycom Inc 59 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Setting Encoder Reservations The section displays the domain s available studios and encoders and existing reservations for those encoders on the day you have selected for your broadcast Existing reservations are shown as light blue bars on the grid Your proposed programs time slot is
56. n Listings checkbox If you do this you must send the private program code or content link to your Viewers or they will not be able to access the program 2 To require your users to log in to the system before viewing content check the Login Required box Polycom Inc 63 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs To make this program a Private Program by requiring a private code check the Private Program box If user defined private codes are allowed you must either enter a code or click the Generate button to create a random one If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To enable Presenter Mode or Moderator mode Broadcast Control specify a private code for each mode Each code must be unique If user defined codes are not allowed you must click Generate To edit who can edit and view the program click the Select button for the appropriate role Click Next to continue Reviewing Program Summary Information To review Program Summary information 1 2 64 Review the summary page for accuracy Click Finish to save your program Polycom Inc Using the Media Editor This chapter explains how to use the Media Editor to edit video media used in your programs This chapter contains the following sections e About Media Editor e Editing Video Content About Media Editor Media Editor is a web based tool that allows you to edit script events associated with an ar
57. nnels or programs that you want to promote Featured items can be updated frequently to keep homepage content fresh You can select one channel to be featured per category Setting and Editing Featured Items To set featured items 1 Click Programming 2 Select Featured Items 3 Click the Add Feature icon The Search for Items to Feature popup will appear Search for Items to Feature 4 Enter text into the input field The system will automatically search for any text that is entered Add Feature j Name Active Since O 5 Click on the Channel or Program name that you wish to feature If a Program is selected specify a Channel in which the Program should be featured Then click Save If a Channel is selected simply click Save To unfeature an item 1 Select the checkbox next to the item name 2 Click the Unfeature icon Featured Items E o Display Order Active Since Name 0 VRR Template Program for Archives uj g Apr 16 2010 05 41 PM 32 Polycom Inc Moderate Reviews Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Moderate Reviews If reviews and review moderation are enabled through a domain the Moderate Reviews tab allows administrators to approve or unapprove reviews made on content To moderate reviews made in the Viewer Portal 1 Navigate to Programming gt Moderate Reviews 2 Click on the review to view the full text If you choose to edit the text c
58. oadcast profile for program distribution or in To select an audience for program distribution To select a CDN and a broadcast profile for program distribution 1 Select the Delivery Option radio button Select Audience or Delivery Option for delivering the program content Audience or Delivery Option Polycom Inc Audience Delivery Option Previous Next Summary Cancel 49 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs 2 For each content type attached to the program e g downloads streaming media select a Delivery Option and at least one Access Point 3 Click Next Content Delivery Downloads urea Windows Media Streaming Media Direct from Source O Windows68 akamai A Click Next 5 Go to the Setting Program Access section To select an audience for program distribution 1 Select the Audiences radio button 2 Click Next 3 Select one or more Audiences 50 Select the audience for delivering the program content Audiences sommes North America previous Net Summary cance 4 Click Next to go to the Program Access page Setting Program Access To set program access 1 If you create a hidden private program uncheck the Publish in Listings checkbox If you do this you must send the private program code or content link to your Viewers or they will not be able to access the program 2 To require your users to log in to the system before viewing content check
59. ogramming Click Programs Click the Program name for the on live broadcast you want to modify The Program Summary page is displayed You can edit any of the grouped properties by clicking the Edit icon for that section Polycom Inc About Programs Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs Adding Program Information Program Information Program Name SampleLiveBroadcast Tip Avoid very long words in Display Name Long words will force multiple lines and may result in undesirable appearance in the Program Browser Author Super User Copyright Channel Polycom Blue Coat Channel v Add Channel Description Use long description oO Keywords Tags Tags Available Tags Test Selected Tags Create New Tag d Add Select a Channel in which to save this program if prompted 2 Enter program Name This name appears to Viewers to identify the program 3 Fill in descriptions and search keywords this is optional The more keywords you enter the more likely your program is to come up in a program search Polycom Inc 45 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Scheduling a Live From Encoder Program Program Listing San isin Do not list Save draft 12 Immediately at l PDT End Listing pecan O at PDT Program Status Suspended Active 0O Broadcast Schedule Duration 4 minutes ime 7 Prep Ti 0 minutes 0 minutes 1 Under Start Listing se
60. ompany logo To associate downloadable media with this program click the Select icon in the Downloads section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository In the Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items Click the Save button To associate slide media with this program click the Select icon in the Slides section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository Select the slide media from the Content Repository listing You are automatically be redirected back to the previous page after making your selection since you can only associate one slide package with a program Click Next to continue 53 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Reviewing Program Summary Information To review Program Summary information 1 Review the summary page for accuracy Complete Encode Only programs are always displayed as Suspended 2 Click Finish to save your program Editing an Automated File Broadcast Program To edit an Automated File Broadcast program 1 2 3 Click Programming Click Programs Click the Program name for the automated broadcast program you want to modify The Program Summary page is displayed You can edit any of the grouped properties by clicking the Edit icon for that section Adding Program Information To add program information 1 54 Enter program Name This name
61. or can view all resources Content Owners can only view shared or public resources and only the private resources they own or manage streaming downloadable thumbnail etc Polycom Inc Distributing Content This chapter explains how you can add delete and manage program media in Polycom VMC 1000 through the Content Repository For more information about programming please consult the Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide This chapter contains the following sections e About the Content Repository e Content Repository Items e Adding a New Folder e Moving Items Between Folders e Adding New Content Repository Items e Add Simple Streaming Media e Add External Streaming Media e Add External Streaming Media e Adding New Downloadable File e Add New External Link e Adding New Image e Adding New Slides e Adding a New Poll e Add Complex Presentation e Deleting Content Repository Items e Searching the Content Repository Polycom Inc 7 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About the Content Repository About the Content Repository The Content Repository is a virtual file system for all streaming and downloadable resource files listed by user In the Content Repository you can upload new content view or edit information associated with existing content and view shared resource files When you create a program you are prompted to choose files from the Content Repository If your Content Repository is empty you cannot c
62. or quick navigation e Inserting slides e Inserting captions Content Backup The Polycom VMC 1000 allows you to backup video content and system configuration data Security and Access Control The Polycom VMC 1000 supports the following types of user authentication e LDAP Authentication Integration with LDAP enables the Polycom VMC 1000 to authenticate a user s login against the company directory A user once authenticated is associated with a Polycom VMC 1000 group and role that defines authorized user permissions and access rights e Local Database Authentication If acompany does not have an external directory service or does not want to leverage their existing directory service an optional database authentication mechanism is available to leverage the Polycom VMC 1000 database Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Key Concepts Key Concepts Realm Polycom VMC 1000 System Monitoring The Polycom VMC 1000 System Monitoring e Monitors the VMC 1000 s run time system parameters including the number of active sessions utilized memory and the average request response time e Provides access to system alerts and logs e Reports critical system level and application level events such as low storage and streaming connections errors because of license limitations on the number of supported streams etc Reporting The Polycom VMC 1000 includes five Aggregate Program Reports that allow the Site Administrator to find o
63. r to enable hundreds of streams The Polycom VMC 1000 publishes live event links on its Viewer Portal and redirects end users to the live streams from a streaming server Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About the Polycom VMC 1000 Once a video archive recorded by an RSS device is discovered by the Polycom VMC 1000 it is transferred from the device to a central repository managed by the Polycom VMC 1000 The managed content can then be assigned access control parameters and published to the Polycom VMC 1000 to be accessed by the Viewer Portal which contains an embedded Window Media player or by the Windows Media Player depending upon which option the Site Administrator selects during setup The following figure shows how the Polycom VMC 1000 works as part of the Polycom video conferencing solution 88 Polycom a Fi ga 3 PoLYCoM pA Eog Oe a lt a ooo ge eee sa 3 POLYCOM ait ROREoM k he a Ree a Polycom VMC a Saa Polycom Portal a ee 7 ra Video Media Center A ge 3 POLYCOM 2 Le Polycom M a 3 POLYCOM nes 8 Additionally live broadcasts can include streams from external sources such as the Polycom Recording Studio PRS 2000 VBrick encoder ViewCast encoder or an syndication service 3 POLYCOM Key Polycom VMC 1000 Features The following are important features of the Polycom VMC 1000 RSS Registration and Monitoring The Polycom VMC 1000 registers an unlimited number of RSS devices Once registered
64. reate a useful program The Content Repository can be managed by a Domain Administrator a Broadcaster or a user who is assigned a custom role that includes the Can manage own content or Can manage any content permission Domain Administrators can view content associated with all Broadcasters Broadcasters and other users with the Can manage own content permission but without the Can manage any content permission can only view content they manage themselves Content Repository Items Content Repository items consist of the following Streaming Media Video and audio files Supported formats include WMV flv mov mp4 H 264 MPEG 4 and mp3 distribution by by your CDN Review your CDN documentation for its supported NOTE The Polycom VMC 1000 may support files that are unsupported for 4 files e External Streaming Media An External Stream is a resource bin item that is used for streams not managed by the Polycom VMC 1000 Examples are streams generated by an encoder e g VBrick and ViewCast studio appliance such as the Polycom PRS 2000 and streams syndicated by content providers e Downloadable File Any media type Examples include PDF documents and PowerPoint slides These are available to download by Viewers of Polycom VMC 1000 programs External Link Any URL e Image Images that appear in categories channels and programs Acceptable file formats for thumbnails are GIF PNG and
65. ributes A simplified version of Content Repository search is available from the Content Repository page This simplified search allows you to search by resource name only To use the simplified search 1 2 Click Programming Click Content The Content Repository will be displayed showing the Root Folder contents Enter your keyword in the text box to left of the Search button You can search for content by additional attributes including media type format bitrate and upload status Click the Search button To use the advanced search 22 Click Programming Click Content The Content Repository will be displayed showing the Root Folder contents Polycom Inc Searching the Content Repository Distributing Content 3 Click the More button The Content Repository Advanced Media Search page appears saan Searchin this folder ROOT only this folder ROOT and its subfolders Display Name Source File Media Type aly Upload Status All he Format all w Bitrate The attributes available for searching depend upon the configuration of your domain 4 Enter the keywords and select the attributes you want to search by and click the Search button Search results are displayed in a manner similar to how they are listed in the Content Repository If more than 10 search results are found you have the option of scrolling through your result set Polycom Inc 23 Poly
66. splayed showing the Root Folder contents Click the folder link to open a particular folder and display its contents Double click the Content Repository item you want to edit Follow the appropriate Add instructions for the item type you are editing Deleting Content Repository Items Polycom Inc NOTE Content in use by a Program cannot be deleted To delete Content Repository items 1 2 Click Programming Click Content The Content Repository will be displayed showing the Root Folder contents Click the folder link to open a particular folder and display its contents Single click the Content Repository item you want to delete To select a group of items click the first item in the list and shift click the final item To select multiple items not in sequential order control click each individually 21 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide Searching the Content Repository Click the Delete button You will be asked to confirm the deletion Click OK to delete the items Cancel to return to the default Content Repository view Searching the Content Repository The Content Repository Search feature allows Administrative Users to find content based on keywords and a variety of attributes This feature requires that the domain be configured to have search For more details see the Installation Guide The Content Repository Search feature allows you to find content based on keywords and a variety of att
67. tes for the program to become visible to Viewers You may choose to not list the program yet save as a draft for publishing later Under End Listing enter an expiration date time if you would like the program to expire at a certain date When this time is reached the program will no longer be listed on the Program Browser or available to Viewers You can choose to suspend the program Doing so removes it from the Program Browser and make it unavailable to Viewers but will retain the program in its current channel for later reuse Click Next to continue The Program Assets page appears 39 Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Adding Program Assets To add program assets Image Select Default Thumbnail ert to Default T Streaming Media Select Streaming Media Type Bitrate Duration Format Download Preview Remove 27 Streaming media PhillipsEricCMADesktop_1004131750178aa09e60hi asi hosted er i W X Use Embedded Media Player Allow to Download Program Media oO Duration 1 minutes Downloads Select Download Format Download Preview Remove There are no items attached Survey Remove There are no items attached Previous Next Summary Cancel 1 To add a program image thumbnail to be displayed on the Program Browser click the Select icon in the Image section Clicking the Select button takes you to the Content Repository 2 From the Content Repository click on the thumbn
68. type of program should be distributed to what type of Viewers Audiences are defined by a set of delivery rules Delivery rules contain criteria that a program request needs to meet in order to be processed by a particular CDN A delivery rule always has a corresponding CDN and one or more failover CDNs the Audience Manager page in the Polycom VMC 1000 Administrative Portal you must create a Profile for Akamai which you will associate with the Broadcast profile you created for Akamai on the Distribution System page 4 NOTE In order for the Akamai Audience to appear when creating a program form After creating your Network profile on the Audience Management page in the Polycom VMC 1000 Administrative Portal you should now be able to select the Akamai audience and Network profile when creating your Live Program Domain and System Administrator users can define Audiences Broadcaster Administrators can only select Audiences as part of creating a program For example System Administrator could divide Viewers into internal or external Audiences for a Broadcaster Administrator to select The external Audience could consist of Viewers who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through a Cisco ACNS CDN The internal Audience could consist of users who are requesting a VOD or Live program and who would have that program delivered to them through an Akamai CDN The Polycom VMC 1000 checks where the
69. u to the Content Repository 60 Polycom Inc About Programs Polycom Inc 10 11 Creating Polycom VMC 1000 Programs In the Content Repository highlight the items you want to add and click the right arrow button to select the items Click the Save button To associate slide media with this program click the Select icon in the Slides section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository Select the slide media from the Content Repository listing You are automatically be redirected back to the previous page after making your selection since you can only associate one slide package with a program To associate a poll with this program click the Select icon in the Poll section Clicking the Select icon takes you to the Content Repository Select the Poll from the Content Repository listing You are automatically be redirected back to the previous page after making your selection since you can only associate one poll with a program If Questions are enabled specify when questions can be submitted and if they can be submitted anonymously Click Next to continue 6l Polycom VMC 1000 Broadcaster Guide About Programs Choosing Program Distribution Options You can assign a single CDN to distribute your program to your users or you can distribute your program using CDNs associated with an Audience An Audience in the Polycom VMC 1000 is collection of network routing information that decides what
70. ut how the VMC 1000 is performing The Polycom VMC 1000 includes the following Aggregate Program Reports e Program Summary Report e Media Viewing Report e Viewer Activity Report e Program Popularity Report e Domain Summary Report The Polycom VMC 1000 also includes four Program Reports that allow the Site Administrator and Content Owner to get information about a particular program or user The Polycom VMC 1000 includes following Program Reports e Question Submission e Viewer Attendance e Media Viewing Records e Detailed Program Viewing Report This section explains key concepts that can help you understand how the Polycom VMC 1000 works A realm is a complete database of roles users and groups used to identify valid users of the Polycom VMC 1000 Polycom Inc Key Concepts Roles Category Channels Polycom Inc About the VMC 1000 Each user is assigned one or more roles which provide a package of permissions allowing users of the role to perform tasks within the Polycom VMC 1000 user interface The VMC 1000 has three roles e Site Administrator e Content Owner e Viewer Site Administrator Site Administrator is the user who has complete access to all aspects of the Polycom VMC 1000 The Site Administrator manages all aspects of the Polycom VMC 1000 domain and manages all users including Content Owners and Viewers Site Administrators also manage the domain messaging and the domain configuration which
71. y choosing a Storage Option 6 Click the Finish button The slides are uploaded to the Content Repository as individual JPEG images that you can use to sync with your video in a program New Slides x Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content Source File Quantification_3 pptx Display Name Description Size 384 X288 v Storage Option Local Storage __ Permissions Content Managers Can edit and delete this content item 1 Name Email Super User Content Publishers Can browse and assign this content item 1 Name Email All Users Finish Cancel 18 Polycom Inc Adding a New Poll Distributing Content Adding a New Poll To add a new poll 1 Follow the steps from the Adding New Content Repository Items on page 11 Specify a Display Name Specify a Description New Poll Enter the requested properties and click Finish to save the new content Display Name Description Permissions Content Managers Can edit and delete this content item 1 Name Email Super User Content Publishers Can browse and assign this content item 1 Select Name Email All Users ES aa ST Poll Questions Sort Display Name Question Type There are no items to display 4 If you want to add Questions to the Poll at this point click the Add button then skip to Step 6 5 Once you are done adding questions

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