Polycom 6.1 user manual Introducing Accordent PresenterPRO

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1. Introducing Accordent PresenterPRO, v.6.1

1.1 Introducing Accordent PresenterPRO

Accordent PresenterPRO v6.1 is an enterprise-grade, software-based authoring tool that enables organizations to create professional, multimedia presentations around live or on demand streaming media. Whether your goal is to communicate with co-workers, clients, students, shareholders or others, Accordent PresenterPRO provides all of the tools needed to create and publish interactive presentations to the Web, a CD ROM or to a file server.

Accordent PresenterPRO includes five components. The application itself comprises the Presentation Wizard, the Presentation Manager and the Archive Wizard. The Accordent PresenterPRO Encoder-Controller and Accordent PowerPoint Add-In are separate applications and are typically installed on a different machine than Accordent PresenterPRO.

The Presentation Wizard is an easy-to-use authoring tool that is used to prepare a presentation, including importing slides, choosing the functionality that will be included in the presentation, and choosing and customizing an interface.

The Presentation Manager is used to manage a live presentation, including the publishing of slides and URLs, as well as interactive elements such as polling and moderated Q&A.

The Archive Wizard is used to edit (a presentation and publish the presentation for on demand use.

The Accordent Accordent PresenterPRO Encoder Controller (“PE- Controller”) is used to launch one or more encoders when the presentation is going to be delivered in-band. i.e. streaming and synchronized content are bound at the encoder prior to delivery.

The Accordent PowerPoint Add-Inis used in conjunction with Accordent PresenterPRO and enables a presenter to control the synchronization of slides from a remote computer (e.g. From a presenter’s laptop).

This User’s Manual will explain how the Presentation Wizard, Presentation Manager, Archive Wizard, PE-Controller and the Acordent PowerPoint Add-In will help you create and publish superior presentations with unprecedented ease and efficiency.

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Contents Accordent PresenterPRO v User’s Manual Important Notice Table of Contents Introduction to and Using the Presentation Manager Using the Accordent Powerpoint ADD-IN Introducing Accordent PresenterPRO Introducing Accordent PresenterPROPresenter Software System Requirements for Accordent PresenterPROHardware Viewer RequirementsInstallation & Registration Overview Installing & Registering Accordent PresenterPRORequired fields are indicated with a red asterisk Page Installing the PE-Controller Page Installing the Accordent PowerPoint Add-In Page Example Interface Logo/URL Using the Presentation WizardPresentation Wizard Overview Audio/Video Titles & TextProject Info Creating a Project Directory Selecting a Publishing TypeInterface Options General ChatRegistration Advanced FeaturesInteractive Selecting An InterfaceCompleting The General Screen Titles and Sub-Titles Speaker Name and Date & TimeLogos & URLs Downloadable DocumentChaptering & Closed Captioning Page Page Converting Slides to JPG or GIF Display Slide TitlesEnable Slide Navigation Display Slide NotesQ&A Screen Email Q&AModerated Q&A Use Included Chat Solution Chat ScreenUse Custom Chat Solution Interactive ScreenRegistration Screen Page Advanced Screen Page Publishing Information Completing The Publishing Information Fields Completing the FTP/SFTP FieldsUser Field Completing The UNC Fields Using Advanced FTP SettingsClick Advanced Settings See Figure Selecting a Web ServerOff/On Fields Firewall Type Fields Media InformationEntering Media Locations Enabling An Individual Stream In-Band & Out-of-Band SynchronizationSelecting In Band & Configuring the PE-Controller Configuring The PE-ControllerMain Screen Page Windows Media Screen Page RealProducer Screen Page Relay Screen Initiating the PE-Controller Service Page 107 RN Configuring for Closed Captioning 109 RNPage Page Testing the Encoder Using Out-Of-Band Interface Update Interval Using Auxiliary Audio/Video Sources Out-of-Band Only Inputting Clip Information Distribute Content Using Configuration Files Saving a Configuration FileAccessing a Configuration File Presentation Manager Overview Slide Preview & PublishURL Preview & Publish Interactive Preview & PublishChapters Screen Event Launch & Event Record Starting a Practice Run Managing & Publishing SlidesSlide Preview Slide Auto-Publish Page Managing & Publishing URLs Preparing URLs Saving & Opening a URL List Targeting URLs Publishing URLs Creating & Publishing Interactive Content Selecting An Interactive Content Type Displaying or Hiding Answer Results SurveyAdding & Deleting Interactive Content Saving & Opening An Interactive Content List Publishing Interactive Content Creating & Editing Chapters AutomaticCustom chapters Creating Chapters Automatically Using Moderated Q&A Creating Custom ChaptersPage Page Using the Registration Pre-Launch Preparation In-Band & Out-Of-Band PreparationOut-of-Band Setting Encoding Time Offsets Auxiliary Media Time Offset In-Band DistributionTesting Presentation Settings Using The Accordent PowerPoint Add-In Using The Accordent PowerPoint Add-InPage Page Launching a Presentation Launching a PresentationControlling Presentation Events Stopping a PresentationPage Accessing the Archive Wizard Archive Wizard OverviewUsing the Event Details Editing Publish Times Adding Slides & URLsPage Deleting Non-Streaming Content Using The Event Time Shift To Edit Events Editing Chapters Editing Chapter Times & Titles Using Chapter Event Time Shift To Edit Chapters Inputting Media Locations Page Cropping a Presentation Creating & Publishing Archived Media Publication to CD or File ServerCreating & Publishing Media For On Demand Use Streaming Media Upload Information FTP/SFTP Transfer Information FTP/SFTP Server IP Field110 Completing the Web Content Page Distributing a Presentation Done114