[ale] Linux-based financial tools?

[Boris Borisov]

We have to determine what will be used. For example we don't want Flash or
Java and etc.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:20 AM, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:

> I attended the BBB presentation.
>
> Broadcasting is something best left of services, IMHO. Sorry I wasn't
> clearer.
>
> There are plenty of video broadcasting services that work for free -
> beyond just
> youtube.  Livestream,  take-it-live, Justin.tv and about 5 other come to
> mind.
> What about having an ALE Channel on Roku? That's an option, if someone is
> interested. We have lots of knowledge here and almost everyone can do a
> screencast - for that, "simple screen recorder" makes it really, really,
> easy.
> Then add audio with audacity and mux it together with almost any video
> tool (or
> ffmpeg does this easily too). This is all done as separate steps, which
> means
> that live-streaming is out.  People like to see a human face during a
> presentation, but they need to see the slides or window more. Seeing both
> - that
> is ideal, provided the audio doesn't suck.
>
> Capturing and muxing the many different inputs **during** the presentation
> is
> really what I'm after. OBS is an amazing tool for that. Basically, any
> number of
> audio and video inputs can be merged or swapped during the video production
> stage to create a single video+audio output. Strangely, quality video is
> easier
> to get than quality audio. ;)  Good audio is hard, really, hard.  I've
> looked at
> all sorts of solutions but end up coming back to a $200+ wireless mic
> system for
> the presenter or adding audio after the fact in a controlled sound
> environment.
>  Had hoped that bluetooth would work, but the 2-3 sec delay is just crazy
> and
> asking someone to use my cell phone and "this" lapel mic hasn't worked
> either.
> Scratchy sounds from movement.
>
> Setup BBB a few years ago and it was ugly for everything except the actual
> conference meetings. Even getting a pre-built, in a VM, setup wasn't
> trivial to
> use. I had no way to know what security that pre-built setup had. I suspect
> ZERO. Plus it used flash. Maybe they've moved to webm and html5 by now? The
> project didn't seem interested in making a generic front-end at the time -
> perhaps doing that consulting is their business model?
>
> Scott found a nice web-platform for small groups to share desktops and
> audio -
> just a webcam and web browser are needed. Think 10 people can join.  A few
> of us
> got it working and it worked well, shockingly well. Then it took me a few
> mins
> to fiddle with the settings every time we wanted to meet online. I never
> figured
> out what made it work, just that eventually, around the 5th attempt, it
> did.
> Oh, and if you close the window, you are dropped from the meeting.  Seems
> strange from a security standpoint that a web browser can capture the
> entire
> screen and share it over the internet - ok, THAT seems like a really bad
> idea.
> It worked under Windows and Linux and OSX.
>
> There is a huge difference in using a video platform for internet
> broadcasting
> and running a video platform for internet broadcasting, as you know.  All
> sorts
> of different considerations involved.
>
> Anyone interested in helping to find a solution we can standardize on for
> quick,
> face-to-face meetings?  When everyone is remote, these things work really
> well.
>  Mixing onsite and remote viewers means the remote people are basically
> watching
> only, due to background noise that a group of people creates. During a Q/A
> session, remote people are often disconnected, since having a microphone
> for the
> crowd is an extra $100-$300 and requires discipline.
>
> I have very high hopes for solid, remote, presentations and for 2 people
> talking, this has been solved for years for free.  More than 5 people and
> $30/month solves it, I know this. Some offerings are on the edge of
> solving it
> for free for 20 people, without any google involvement.  Hangouts with
> youtube
> capture work for unlimited numbers today.
>
> Maybe a small group of us can solve this?
>
> > Check Big Blue Button. they presented at ALE once. Looking at it for our
> > presentations thanks in no small part to the recording ability.
> >
> > LGPL Licensed too.
> >
> >
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