MACROMEDIA BREEZE-FOR MEETING PARTICIPANTS, Manual

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22 Chapter 5: The Camera and Voice Pod
To start broadcasting:
1
In the Camera and Voice pod, click the Start Broadcast button.
This sends a request for permission to start broadcasting to a presenter. If your request is
approved, a Macromedia Flash Player Settings window opens.
2
In the Macromedia Flash Player Settings window, click the Allow button to give the Flash
Player access to a video camera, if one is connected to your computer, and to a microphone, if
one is connected to your computer.
Your name appears in the Camera and Voice pod along with buttons for controlling your
broadcast. Audio and video, are now sent to all meeting participants. Audio broadcasting is
indicated by a line under your name. A green line indicates the broadcast volume level.
Controlling audio and video broadcasts
Depending on whether you are a participant or a presenter, and whether participant broadcasting
has been enabled, you can pause, resume, and stop broadcasts. The following table lists the
capabilities of each meeting participant category.
Pausing your own broadcasting
You must move your mouse over your name in order for these controls to be displayed properly.
To pause broadcasting of your own audio to participants:
•
Click the Microphone icon in the Camera and Voice pod next to your name.
A red line appears over the Microphone icon.
To pause broadcasting of your own video to participants:
•
Click the Camera icon in the Camera and Voice pod next to your name.
A red line appears over the Camera icon.
To resume broadcasting of your own audio to participants:
•
Click the Microphone icon in the Camera and Voice pod next to your name.
The red line disappears from over the Microphone icon.
Functionality Participant
(broadcast
viewing)
Participant
(broadcast
ing)
Preparing
Presenter Presenter
Pause broadcasting of your own audio or video
to participants
✔ ✔ ✔
Select the broadcasts you want to receive
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Stop broadcasting of your own audio or video
to participants
✔ ✔ ✔
Stop the broadcast of an individual participant’s
audio or video to all participants
✔
Change the aspect ratio of videos
✔