Clarification on recording session

[SteveK]

hello all!

I have finally (yippee) successfully set up BBB (kinda).  After struggling with it behind a router, I pulled it out to its own IP and FQDN.  Now it can be accessed and recorded.

So here is my question(s):

1.  the recording includes the chatbox on the right of the screen and my voice.  It does not show annotations (lines, circles, etc) drawn by me during the presentation.  It also does not play audio from any participants (although their mic volume was low).

So, how can I include any annotations created during the presentation if at all?
The recording does not show my video (camera) feed, nor can you hear any participant voice.  Am I missing a setting or is it not possible?


2.  When I go to the recordings in Moodle (please see attachement)  it shows the title of the record as "slides".  Can this be changed to reflect the actual description of the event (" introduction to web-training")?  If not, what does "slides" mean and can I change it to a generic term other than "slides"?

Thanks to all who have been patient with my questions and learning process!


Steve

[SteveK]

I found part of the answer on the FAQ WiKi:

"What parts of the session does BigBlueButton record?

BigBlueButton now record events (join, leave, who's talking, chat) and media (audio, webcam, presentations, and desktop sharing) for later playback. After the session ends, the BigBlueButton server will run one (or more) ingest and processing scripts to convert the recorded events and media into playback formats (see Record and Playback Specification).

The build-in ingest and processing script slides will process the recorded events and media to create an HTML5 page that will playback slides, audio, and chat.

When integrated with Matterhorn, BigBlueButton can process the desktop and webcam for automatic submission to a Matterhorn server (see Matterhorn integration). Playback of recorded content occurs within the Matterhorn interface.

Currently, BigBlueButton does not record or playback mouse movements or whiteboard events. The intent is to add these elements to playback in a future iteration of BigBlueButton."

However, it does not record all that the FAQ describes.  So if anyone can assist in this, I'd really appreciate being steered to the place with the solution

-- Steve

[Fred Dixon]

Hi Steve,

> 1.  the recording includes the chatbox on the right of the screen and my voice.  It does not show annotations (lines, circles, etc) drawn by me during the presentation.  It also does not play 

> audio from any participants (although their mic volume was low).

For what is recording in BigBlueButton 0.80, see the release notes -- specifically:

Recording of a session - BigBlueButton now record events (join, leave, who's talking, chat) and media (audio, webcam, presentations, and desktop sharing) for later playback. After the session ends, the BigBlueButton server will run one (or more) ingest and processing scripts to convert the recorded events + media into playback formats (see Record and Playback Specification).

Playback of recordings in HTML 5 - The default playback format will playback synchronized slides, audio, and chat. Playback uses popcorn.js for playback within an HTML5 browser. Current supported browsers are Chrome, Firefox, and IE using the Google Chrome Frame. Playback of desktop sharing and webcam is supported through the Matterhorn integration.

You need to make the distinction between what is recording on the server (stored as raw events and media) and what is available for playback (processed by the ingest and processing scripts).  The default record and playback script is called 'slides' which processes the recordings an allows you to playback the audio, chat, and presentations.  For an example of recordings, see the recordings from the recent BigBlueButton Summit

   http://www.bigbluebutton.org/2012/12/06/recordings-from-bigbluebutton-summit-2012/

> 2.  When I go to the recordings in Moodle (please see attachement)  it shows the title of the record as "slides".  

> Can this be changed to reflect the actual description of the event (" introduction to web-training")?  If not, what does "slides" mean and can I change it to a generic term other than "slides"?

You can modify the ingest and processing scripts to change the labels -- specifically, to change the data returned by the BigBlueButton server when a 3rd party application (such as moodle) makes a getRecordings call.

An alternative approach is to use

the field 'Description of recorded session' to add a description.

Regards,... Fred

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[SteveK]

Fred,

Thanks so much for your reply.  After reviewing the release notes as you suggested, I found there were folders  and files missing from my BBB server.

Here are excerpts from the release notes with annotation for my server in red:

Capture

• bbb-web stores meeting info into redis
• bbb-apps stores presentations in /var/bigbluebutton/meetings/<meeting-id>/presentations/   <<empty >>
• bbb-apps stores events into redis
• deskshare records into /var/bigbluebutton/deskshare/    <<empty >>
• video records into /usr/share/red5/webapps/video/streams/<meeting-id>/
• freeSWITCH records into /var/freeswitch/meetings/

Raw Recording Directory The directories below are where the different subsystems will write the recordings:

• /var/bigbluebutton/<meeting-id>/presentations/ 
• /var/freeswitch/meetings/
• /usr/share/red5/webapps/video/streams/<meeting-id>/
• /var/bigbluebutton/deskshare/

Webcam

• Records the webcam stream as FLV in /usr/share/red5/webapps/video/<meeting-id>
• Stores a start recording and stop recording event into redis

The capture of webcam is turned off by default in BigBlueButton 0.8. To enable capture of webcam, edit

  /usr/share/red5/webapps/video/WEB-INF/red5-web.xml

and set recordVideoStream to true     ---  Done --


So now the question is .... do I create these folders, adjust some config file, or follow another plan?


Steve


 

On Monday, January 14, 2013 12:42:52 PM UTC-5, SteveK wrote:

[Chad Pilkey]

If you're looking to get more out of your playback then slides, chat and audio your best bet is to just wait for the 0.81 beta release. You could try and customize it yourself or setup a development environment and build everything from the master branch on github, but it can introduce a lot of issues to your server and if you aren't experienced and can't effectively troubleshoot the errors that will pop up you could break the recordings or your server and have to start from a fresh install.

My suggestion would be to just wait it out.

Chad

[jagdeep goel]

Hello all,


i have one query regarding big blue button can we stream big blue button via jwplayer.and how please send me any link if you have

thanks

[Fred Dixon]

Hi Jagdeep,

There is no capability to stream a BigBlueButton session via JWPlayer.

For the HTML5 client, which is in development in parallel to 0.81 and will merge in a subsequent release, we're working on a means to stream a single webcam and the audio via GStreamer Streaming Server.  This work is currently prototype.

Regards,... Fred

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[jagdeep goel]

Hello sir,


Sir please tell me the way now how it can be possible we want bbb streaming via jwplayer and it is our crucial part.or recommend any other solution i shall be very thankfull to you this is very urgent for us

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[jagdeep goel]

Hello sir,


when bbb 0.81 version of bbb is released and can we use streaming via jw player in it usinf cloudfront.


Thanks

On Monday, 14 January 2013 09:42:52 UTC-8, SteveK wrote:

[Fred Dixon]

Hi Jagdeep,

It's not possible with BigBlueButton -- and if you need it now, we recommend you choose another solution.

For more information on how we prioritize features in the BigBlueButton project, and how you can influence these priorities, see

  http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#When_will_feature_X_be_implemented

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[jagdeep goel]

Hello sir,

I want to know can we do bbb streaming via jw player.I found this link please tell me it is ok or not https://github.com/daronco/bbb-video-stream-html-client and also want to know that where i find the

• The internal meeting ID used by Red5, that willbe similar to 183f0bf3a0982a127bdb8161e0c44eb696b3e75c-1328884719999
• The internal video stream ID used by Red5, that will be similar to 320x2401-1328884730777

please help me regarding this issue.

Thanks

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