May 20, 2010

All About Live Conference

We put together this walk-through of Live Conference to highlight the features and easy-to-use nature of the product.

Each section includes a video to demonstrate the functionality and options available for your use.

Live Conference Requirements

Creating a Live Conference

Log in to your account at www.covideo.com
Click on Live Conference
Click on Set Up New Conference
Fill out the conference title and the number of presenters (people on the screen, up to 12)
Create Conference Now or Schedule Conference

Joining a Live Conference

As a conference creator
- Click on “Join” from the back office
As an attendee (from the website)
- Go to www.covideo.com then Join Meeting
- Fill out your name, meeting # and the email address
- Click on Join Event
As an attendee (from the meeting invitation)
- Click on Join Event
- On the next page, click on Join Event and once the conference loads, if you are supposed to be one of the presenters, click on one of the seats available.

Changing Camera and Microphone Settings

Once you have clicked on one of the seats available, click on Settings then the camera or the microphone icon.

Audio on a Mac (if your audio is cutting in and out)
- Click on System Preferences
- Click on Sound
- Click on Input, choose a device for sound input, adjust the settings for the selected device to the right and make sure that the box for “Use ambient noise reduction” is unchecked.
- Follow the instructions from above to adjust your camera/mic settings within the conference.

Live Conference Features

Toggle Attendees – to see a list of the current attendees in your Live Conference
Seat Count – add/remove seats and toggle between Live Conference and Live Presentation
Yes/No – ask questions to your attendees
Font Size – adjust the size of the font in the chat box
Edit Stream – adjust the quality of the video stream; by default at 60%
End Meeting – end your current session