[Budget Approval Request] DebConf video team HDMI capture devices

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Jonathan,

As discussed at the last meeting [1], the video team would like to 
purchase a single EVGA XR1 lite capture card to test with our equipment. 
The intention is to replace our current Opsis HDMI capture boards with 
XR1s. This move is motivated by the Opsis boards no longer being 
manufactured or being developed much upstream. If the XR1 works, we will 
look at buying another 3 so that we have sufficient for 3 rooms and a 
back up.


For testing, we are requesting approval for the following:

1x EVGA XR1 lite capture card for 110 USD (70 USD for the card and 40 
USD shipping and import)


Thanks
Kyle

[1] 
http://meetbot.debian.net/debconf-video/2022/debconf-video.2022-08-18-15.59.html


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Re: Next Meeting - Thursday 17 March 2022 @ 16:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2022/03/15 18:43, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, at 16:06, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:

On 2022-03-15 10 h 00, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, at 14:47, Kyle Robbertze wrote:

On 2022/03/15 14:48, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, at 08:25, Kyle Robbertze wrote:

On 2022/03/14 23:09, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:

I'll be there on the 17th, but of course, we've just changed to Daylight
saving time here and that shifts all my answers by 1h, making Thursdays
@18:00 UTC not really possible for me anymore.

Mondays at @18:00 UTC seemed like the other winner and I would
appreciate if we could make this our regular meeting slot :)



Yup, let's do Monday then. So the next meeting is:

Monday 21 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC.


That's the exact same time slot as the DebConf team meeting, which doesn't 
sound like a good idea at all.


Well... That definitely doesn't work then. Shall we go back to Thursday
17th or restart the poll?


I'd be meh but okay with the Thursdays at 16:00 UTC timeslot, which was green 
for everyone except me, or 17:00 UTC which would be better for me, as it's not 
*right* on my commute. - What does pollo say?


Thursdays at 16:00 UTC would work for me most of the time yes.


Let's go with that then?


I'm happy with that. So Thursday 17 March 2022 @ 16:00 UTC.

Cheers
Kyle

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Re: Next Meeting - Monday 21 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2022/03/15 14:48, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, at 08:25, Kyle Robbertze wrote:

On 2022/03/14 23:09, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:

I'll be there on the 17th, but of course, we've just changed to Daylight
saving time here and that shifts all my answers by 1h, making Thursdays
@18:00 UTC not really possible for me anymore.

Mondays at @18:00 UTC seemed like the other winner and I would
appreciate if we could make this our regular meeting slot :)



Yup, let's do Monday then. So the next meeting is:

Monday 21 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC.


That's the exact same time slot as the DebConf team meeting, which doesn't 
sound like a good idea at all.


Well... That definitely doesn't work then. Shall we go back to Thursday 
17th or restart the poll?


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Re: Next Meeting - Monday 21 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2022/03/14 23:09, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:

I'll be there on the 17th, but of course, we've just changed to Daylight
saving time here and that shifts all my answers by 1h, making Thursdays
@18:00 UTC not really possible for me anymore.

Mondays at @18:00 UTC seemed like the other winner and I would
appreciate if we could make this our regular meeting slot :)



Yup, let's do Monday then. So the next meeting is:

Monday 21 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC.

Cheers
Kyle
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Next Meeting - Thursday 17 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Folks,

Thanks to those who filled out the poll. Our next meeting is

Thursday 17 March 2022 @ 18:00 UTC
Agenda: https://deb.li/oNCD

See you then! Please add things to the agenda.

Cheers
Kyle
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New Meeting Schedule

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Folks,

We probably should start having meetings in preparation for DC22. I've 
created a poll on storm.d.n [1]. Note all times are in UTC and the 
decided day and time will form the basis of subsequent meetings.


[1] 
https://storm.debian.net/shared/mTwQt_XQpF1T4mpix1k3SBRQxmP-YptYYaBA0wDmmH5



Cheers
Kyle
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Re: Open Hardware Camera for Conference Recording

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,
On 2021/01/15 15:39, Sebastian Pichelhofer wrote:

[...]
 >      >
 >      > As this camera could be a perfect fit for lecture and
conference
 >      > recording we want to learn more about your streaming/recording
 >     setup and
 >      > your requirements and discuss if what we have in mind would be
 >      > interesting to you.
 >
 >     Our current set-up is documented here:
 >
 > https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html
<https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html>
 >   
  <https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html

<https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html>>
 >
 >     We currently work at 720p capture at 50 or 60 fps (filming
country
 >     dependant) from the cameras, streaming and recording.
 >
 >
 > Thanks!
 >
 > What cameras do you use/prefer currently?
 > IIRC at FOSDEM these were prosumer HD camcorders.

Sony PXW-X70/4k

 > Is interlacing an issue with these devices?

We always shoot progressive and haven't run into any interlacing issues
that I know of


OK.

So a camera that outputs a low latency live stream over Ethernet in a 
format that voctomix would understand would be interesting I assume?


Very much so. Ideally with mixed in audio so we can let the camera 
handle the audio/video sync before it gets to Voctomix.


Cheers
Kyle


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Re: Open Hardware Camera for Conference Recording

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2021/01/03 18:04, Sebastian Pichelhofer wrote:



On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 9:11 PM Kyle Robbertze <mailto:paddatrap...@debian.org>> wrote:


Hi Sebastian,

On 2021/01/01 20:46, Sebastian Pichelhofer wrote:
 > Dear Deb Conf Video Team
 >
 > We (www.apertus.org <http://www.apertus.org>
<http://www.apertus.org <http://www.apertus.org>>) are developing open
 > hardware and free software cameras and technology and are considering
 > advancing one particular platform from a prototype to a hardware
kit to
 > produce: AXIOM Micro
 > https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro
<https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro>
 > <https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro
<https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro>>
 >
 > It has an image sensor with slightly above Full HD resolution,
swappable
 > lens mount and with two plugin module slots can output HDMI live
video
 > and/or raw video over USB3 (still in development).

This looks interesting! My main concern with USB output is the distance
limit. Our current setup uses SDI running to a single capture PC that
does the vision switching. Obviously we could put a capture PC (some
small SoC) next to each camera, it just requires additional changes to
our setup and configuration during events.


With the HDMI live output and a 50$ converter (ala 
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/microconverters 
<https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/microconverters>) we could 
basically provide SDI from the camera without developing additional 
hardware.


The issue with adapters is that it is one more thing to ship, keep track 
of and another single point of failure. Which is why we try avoid them 
as much as possible.


A new single SDI output plugin module would also be possible though 
(with an ECP5 for example) as our dual 6G SDI plugin module 
(https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/SDI_Plugin_Module 
<https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/SDI_Plugin_Module>) developer is 
currently working for AMD and there does not seem to be a chance he will 
have time to continue working on it soon :(


That plugin module would work for us, though it is unfortunate that your 
developer doesn't have the time to work on it at the moment.




Sending a raw 720p60 stream over ethernet might even be possible 
directly with the camera (it only requires 421.875Mbps) and the camera 
features Gigabit Ethernet.
A color video stream would triple the required bandwidth so that would 
not work...


Btw, would HDMI input on the camera make any sense for capturing the 
presentations signal?


For us, no - the cameras are far from the presenter's podium. We use 
HDMI2USB opsis boards with a SoC to capture and stream the presentations 
back to the Voctomix vision switching PC.




 >
 > As this camera could be a perfect fit for lecture and conference
 > recording we want to learn more about your streaming/recording
setup and
 > your requirements and discuss if what we have in mind would be
 > interesting to you.

Our current set-up is documented here:

https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html
<https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html>

We currently work at 720p capture at 50 or 60 fps (filming country
dependant) from the cameras, streaming and recording.


Thanks!

What cameras do you use/prefer currently?
IIRC at FOSDEM these were prosumer HD camcorders.


Sony PXW-X70/4k


Is interlacing an issue with these devices?


We always shoot progressive and haven't run into any interlacing issues 
that I know of


Cheers
Kyle


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Re: Open Hardware Camera for Conference Recording

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Sebastian,

On 2021/01/01 20:46, Sebastian Pichelhofer wrote:
> Dear Deb Conf Video Team
> 
> We (www.apertus.org <http://www.apertus.org>) are developing open
> hardware and free software cameras and technology and are considering
> advancing one particular platform from a prototype to a hardware kit to
> produce: AXIOM Micro
> https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro
> <https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/AXIOM_Micro>
> 
> It has an image sensor with slightly above Full HD resolution, swappable
> lens mount and with two plugin module slots can output HDMI live video
> and/or raw video over USB3 (still in development).

This looks interesting! My main concern with USB output is the distance
limit. Our current setup uses SDI running to a single capture PC that
does the vision switching. Obviously we could put a capture PC (some
small SoC) next to each camera, it just requires additional changes to
our setup and configuration during events.

> 
> As this camera could be a perfect fit for lecture and conference
> recording we want to learn more about your streaming/recording setup and
> your requirements and discuss if what we have in mind would be
> interesting to you.

Our current set-up is documented here:

https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html

We currently work at 720p capture at 50 or 60 fps (filming country
dependant) from the cameras, streaming and recording.

> 
> Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions/ideas!
> 
> Is there anyone else you would suggest to get in touch with?

FOSDEM, PyConAU off the top of my head
> 
> Regards Sebastian
> 
> 

Cheers
Kyle

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Link to discussion

[Kyle Robbertze]

upstream 969623 https://github.com/sgaraud/gnome-extension-show-ip/issues/35

Fwd: Ansible ACME v2 client polling /acme/issuer-cert endpoint

[Kyle Robbertze]

It seems we need to change how our ansible play generates LetsEncrypt
certs. I'll create an issue for it too


 Forwarded Message 
Subject:ACME v2 client polling /acme/issuer-cert endpoint
Date:   Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:34:02 -0800
From:   Aaron Gable 
To: paddatrap...@debian.org



Hi,

As part of our due diligence prior to shutting down the ACME v2 API's
/acme/issuer-cert endpoint, we detected that an ACME v2 client with
useragent `ansible-httpget` and associated with contact address
`paddatrap...@debian.org ` appears to
poll the endpoint in between issuances.

For example, we saw the client complete an issuance for
`jitsi-sandbox.video.fosdem.org `
on 2020-12-07 at 07:38 UTC, then poll the issuer-cert endpoint 13 times
over the next ~36 hours, then begin another issuance for
`vogol-sandbox.video.fosdem.org `
on 2020-12-08 at 20:37 UTC.

Yours appears to be the only client exhibiting this behavior, so we
assume you have something custom running. *Please update your client to
not query the /acme/issuer-cert endpoint before we remove it on
Thursday, Jan 7, 2021.*

More information can be found here:
https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/acme-v2-removing-acme-issuer-cert-endpoint/140382


Thank you,
Aaron, on behalf of Let's Encrypt

Re: MDCO-Br 2020 ToDo

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2020/11/18 18:44, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:
> On 2020-11-18 11 h 30, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Fist all, thanks for your help to provide the mdco-br video infra. I'm
>> sure we will have a great event :-)
>>
>> I read the meeting log from yesterday (18), so I'm writing some questions.
>>
>> 6) The event will start at 12:30 UTC (9:30 Brazil timezone).
>> We can join before at 11:30 to test everything with you?
> 
> I'm likely the one who will be on call that morning, and I can do 12:00
> UTC, but 11:30 UTC is too early for me.
> 
> If someone else from the videoteam in a more suitable timezone wants to
> take that slot though, I won't mind.

I should be able to, but I'll only be able to confirm that the day
before unfortunately.

Cheers
Kyle

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Next Video Team Meeting - 20 October 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Tuesday 20 October 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on
your timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle

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Video Team Permanent Infrastructure

[Kyle Robbertze]

Dear DPL,

The Video Team would like to set up permanent infrastructure on Hetzner
Cloud for Miniconfs, training and testing. Can you please approve the
following VPSes? Prices are in EUR and charged per month.

Compontent  Hetzner VM  Price (EUR)
VoctomixCPX41   26.56
Jibri_1 CX3110.32
Jibri_2 CX3110.32
OBS CPX41   26.56
EtherpadCX3110.32
Add. storage1TB 47.51
Total/month (EUR)   131.59

Thanks
Kyle

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Re: Video Team OnlineMiniConf/Testing Server

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2020/09/29 02:55, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:
> On 2020-09-28 04 h 46, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
>> My thinking was purchasing one large server that would act as a
>> hypervisor, with all services running as VMs on it.
> 
> I'm mostly concerned about this. Having a bare-metal machine lets us do
> a lot of things, but also adds complexity to our system. Running an
> hypervisor means more maintenance to keep things secure and I think we
> could do without that.
> 
> If possible, I would prefer if we had VPSes.

Here is the pricing I built out for Hetzner and DigitalOcean VPSes:

http://deb.li/3PWAD

DigitalOcean works out to about 307.27 EUR/month (conversion from USD at
1USD=0.85EUR) and Hetzner is 131.59 EUR/month.

Cheers
Kyle

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Re: Next Video Team Meeting - 29 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2020/09/29 13:22, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Our next meeting is Thursday 29 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on
> your timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Make that *Tuesday* 29 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC


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Next Video Team Meeting - 29 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 29 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on
your timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle

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Video Team OnlineMiniConf/Testing Server

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

As discussed in the last two meetings, we decided that the video team
should have a dedicated server for running a version of our online
conference stack (Vocto, Voctoweb, Jibri, OBS, etherpad/alternative).
This setup would be designed around a single track conference. The main
infrastructure would stay up, with stream front-ends being spun up as
needed.

This server would not run Jitsi, as this would require additional IP
addresses, etc. Rather miniconfs would use jitsi.debian.social, with
additional Jibri instances being provided by the video team. It would
also not run SReview, instead make use of the instance running on Vittoria.

My thinking was purchasing one large server that would act as a
hypervisor, with all services running as VMs on it. Unfortunately our
stack is quite heavy - Voctomix is very CPU intensive, as is OBS. Jibri
is memory heavy. Finally, our stream recordings take up a fair amount of
disk space. I have come up with two options, depending on how much CPU
we think we need. Both are supplied by Hetzner. This selection is just
personal preference, but also means that we are physically close to the
debian.social server providing Jitsi.

Option 1 - AX61-NVMe

Cost per month: 103,24 € and 103,24 € once-off setup fee
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12-Core
RAM: 128GB
Drives: 2x 1.92TB NVMe SSD
Data center: Falkenstein, Germany

Option 2 - AX161

Cost per month: 199,52 € and 138,04 € once-off setup fee
CPU: AMD EPYC 7502P 32 Cores "Rome"
RAM: 128GB
Drives: 2x 1.92TB NVMe SSD (configurable, additional drives available)
Data center: Falkenstein, Germany

I would like some feedback on these options, especially around
Voctomix's CPU requirements.

Cheers
Kyle

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Next Video Team Meeting - Tuesday 15 September @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi All,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the meeting time poll. The
result was *Tuesday 15 September 2020 at 18:00 UTC*. Depending on your
timezone, it could be today!

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle
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Video Team New Meeting Time

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

During our last meeting, we decided to re-evaluate the Video Team
meeting time and day now that DebConf is finished. I have created a poll
to determine the new date. All times are in UTC. If a different time
would be better for you, raise it in this email and we can discuss its
addition.

The dates correspond to the next meeting, with subsequent meetings
happening on the same day of the week and time, with a frequency
determined at the next meeting.

Poll: http://deb.li/3XUze

Cheers
Kyle
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Next Video Team Meeting - 3 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 3 September 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on
your timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle

Next Video Team Meeting - 13 August 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 13 August 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on
your timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle
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Next Video Team Meeting - 23 July 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 23 July 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on your
timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle
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Next Video Team Meeting - 16 July 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 16 July 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on your
timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle
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Next Meeting - 2 July 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi All,

This is a reminder about our upcoming meeting:

Date: 02 July 2020
Time: 18:00 UTC
Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

As always, please feel free to add items to the agenda.

Cheers
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Next Video Team Meeting - 25 June 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Our next meeting is Thursday 25 June 2020 @ 18:00 UTC. Depending on your
timezone, this could be today! Feel free to add things to the agenda

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle
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Video Team Meeting - 16 June 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi All,

This is a reminder about our upcoming meeting:

Date: 16 June 2020
Time: 18:00 UTC
Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

As always, please feel free to add items to the agenda.

Cheers
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Re: Team page at wiki

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Geert,

On 2020/05/31 21:51, Geert Stappers wrote:
> Hello Video Team,
> 
> Probably all the good work that you are doing,
> there is no video team entry at https://wiki.debian.org/Teams
> 
> I would like to create a page like https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/RTC
> for you. Would https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Video a good page name.

We are under DebConf - https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebConf/Video
Maybe a redirect from https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Video would work?

Cheers
Kyle

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Video Team Meeting - 19 May 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi All,

This is a reminder about our upcoming meeting:

Date: 19 May 2020
Time: 18:00 UTC
Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

As always, please feel free to add items to the agenda.

Cheers
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Re: mini-deb conf Bordeaux the 10 & 11 October 2020

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

On 2020/05/10 18:57, numa wrote:
> HI The video team
> 
> We have the project to realize a mini-deb conf in France the 10 & 11
> October (1,5 days).
> 
> We need, of course the video team to record the event.
> 
> We choose a place with enough places  (100 to 150 places) who have the
> habit to receive different events.
> 
> There is the possibility to connect video materials
> 
> It's an engineer school in Talence near Bordeaux in France.
> 
> Is there some volunteers to help us?

In principle there should be some volunteers, but it is a little soon to
tell in practicality. We have added it to the agenda of our next meeting
[1] on 19 May 2020 at 18:00 UTC.

[1] http://deb.li/oNCD

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Video Team Meeting - 21 April 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi All,

This is a reminder about our upcoming meeting:

Date: 21 April 2020
Time: 18:00 UTC
Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

As always, please feel free to add items to the agenda.

Cheers

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Re: Prepare for more online participation?

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

On 2020/03/25 10:53, Jonathan Carter wrote:
> Hi Wouter
> 
> On 2020/03/25 10:07, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>> Thoughts?
> Yeah we have a Debian jitsi instance[1] too as part of Debian Social[2].
> 
> The plan is to bring a bunch of tools together and run an online
> minidebconf[3] using these, putting them to the test and identifying
> weak spots so that we can do it better again later in the year.

I have also been working on BillowConf [1] to address the shortcomings
of Jitsi in the large conference setting. It is still very early days.
The use-case I foresee is MiniConfs/DebConfs and State of the Map [2]
later this year.

[1] https://gitlab.com/billowconf/billowconf
[2] https://2020.stateofthemap.org/

Cheers
Kyle

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Next Meeting: 17 March 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

This is a reminder about the video team meeting at 18:00 UTC on 17
March 2020. Depending on your timezone, this could be today! Apologies
for the late reminder - it crept up on me.

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
Kyle

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Next Meeting: 18 February 2020 @ 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

This is a reminder about the video team meeting at 18:00 UTC on 18
February 2020. Depending on your timezone, this could be tomorrow!

Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

Cheers
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Re: Meeting - Thursday 23 January 2020

[Kyle Robbertze]

Just a reminder. Depending on your timezone, this could be today!

On 2020/01/20 14:21, Kyle Robbertze wrote:

Hi,

As we missed the meeting that was supposed to be last week, I propose we 
re-schedule for 23 January at 18:00 UTC. Agenda is here [1] as always.


[1] http://deb.li/oNCD

See you then

Kyle




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Meeting - Thursday 23 January 2020

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

As we missed the meeting that was supposed to be last week, I propose we 
re-schedule for 23 January at 18:00 UTC. Agenda is here [1] as always.


[1] http://deb.li/oNCD

See you then

Kyle

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Pre-approval request - DebConf Video Sprint @ FOSDEM 2020

[Kyle Robbertze]

Dear Debian Leader

The video team is planning a video team sprint in Belgium leading up to
FOSDEM between 2020-01-29 and 2020-01-31.

Details about this sprint is available on the Debian wiki:
https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2020/DebConfVideoTeamSprintAtFOSDEM2020

We are requesting €2100 in budget for the event, which will
cover travel costs:

 * €800 - Travel and associated costs for Kyle Robbertze
 * €1 300 - Travel and associated costs for Paulo Santana

If you have any queries, please keep the DebConf video team included
in the mail so that any one from the team are able to reply back.

Thanks,

Kyle

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Re: Next Meeting - 17 December 2019

[Kyle Robbertze]

Depending on your timezone, this could be today.

On 2019/12/14 23:23, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday 17 December at 18:00 UTC. The
> agenda is available here [1], please add items you wish for us to
> discuss. Also add your name to [2] if you plan on attending the FOSDEM
> sprint. Further add your name to the bursary list before 17 December if
> you need funding to get there.
> 
> [1] http://deb.li/oNCD
> [2]
> https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2020/DebConfVideoTeamSprintAtFOSDEM2020
> 
> Cheers
> Kyle
> 

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Next Meeting - 17 December 2019

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

Reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday 17 December at 18:00 UTC. The
agenda is available here [1], please add items you wish for us to
discuss. Also add your name to [2] if you plan on attending the FOSDEM
sprint. Further add your name to the bursary list before 17 December if
you need funding to get there.

[1] http://deb.li/oNCD
[2]
https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2020/DebConfVideoTeamSprintAtFOSDEM2020

Cheers
Kyle

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Re: FOSDEM 2020 Sprint

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Paulo,

On 2019/11/29 19:54, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi Kyle,
> 
> On 26/11/2019 17:20, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In the meeting today, we decided that a sprint around FOSDEM again next
>> year would be useful. There is a MiniDebCamp happening before FOSDEM
>> [1], and we want to tag onto that (logistics depending). The details are
>> as follows:
>>
>> When: 2020/01/29 - 2020/01/31
>> Where: https://hsbxl.be/contact/ in Brussels, Belgium
>> Wiki: [2]
>>
>> Please add yourself to [1] and add what you plan to work on to the
>> sprint page [2] too. We will discuss any required hardware at the next
>> meeting at 18:00 UTC on 17 December.
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/be/2020/MiniDebCamp
>> [2]
>> https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2020/DebConfVideoTeamSprintAtFOSDEM2020
> 
> Will be asked a budget for travel costs as it was done for 2019?

Oh yes, thank you for reminding me. I have added the section and we can
finalize it at the next meeting.

Cheers
Kyle

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FOSDEM 2020 Sprint

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi all,

In the meeting today, we decided that a sprint around FOSDEM again next
year would be useful. There is a MiniDebCamp happening before FOSDEM
[1], and we want to tag onto that (logistics depending). The details are
as follows:

When: 2020/01/29 - 2020/01/31
Where: https://hsbxl.be/contact/ in Brussels, Belgium
Wiki: [2]

Please add yourself to [1] and add what you plan to work on to the
sprint page [2] too. We will discuss any required hardware at the next
meeting at 18:00 UTC on 17 December.

[1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/be/2020/MiniDebCamp
[2]
https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2020/DebConfVideoTeamSprintAtFOSDEM2020


Cheers
Kyle
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Re: Next Meeting

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi!,

Just a reminder. Depending on your timezone, this could be later today.
Feel free to add things to the agenda.

On 2019/11/17 20:19, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> So it seems we have missed the last few meetings. We agreed on the last
> Tuesday of each month at 18:00 UTC, so I propose the next meeting is:
> 
> Date: 26 November 2019
> Time: 18:00 UTC
> Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD
> 
> Cheers
> Kyle
> 

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Next Meeting

[Kyle Robbertze]

So it seems we have missed the last few meetings. We agreed on the last
Tuesday of each month at 18:00 UTC, so I propose the next meeting is:

Date: 26 November 2019
Time: 18:00 UTC
Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD

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Re: Next Meeting: Tuesday 2019-08-27 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

On 2019/09/04 22:41, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 06:09:07PM +0200, Stefano Rivera wrote:
>> Minutes: 
>> http://meetbot.debian.net/debconf-video/2019/debconf-video.2019-08-27-18.00.html
>>
>> The next meeting will be on 2019-09-24 18:00 UTC
>> Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD
> 
> So, I missed that (and then waited quite long to follow up on this,
> sorry).
> 
> I've been asked to help out with video recording at PyConZA in
> Johannesburg next month. To be able to do that, I'd like to borrow
> equipment from the debconf video team. Can we ship (some of) it to SA
> somehow?
> 
> I'm told there is a budget, so presumably someone can pay for shipping,
> but in order to do that I'd need to know what it would all cost, of
> course.

In the past we usually hire effectively the same equipment from local
suppliers (I don't know who we used last year in Jo'berg). Is it not
cheaper to do that again this year?

Cheers


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Re: Next Meeting: Tuesday 2019-08-27 18:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

Reminder, depending on your timezone, it may be today!

On 2019/08/19 18:07, Stefano Rivera wrote:
> The next DebConf video team meeting will be at
> 2019-08-27 18:00 UTC
> 
> Agenda: http://deb.li/oNCD
> 
> I propose that we keep that doc as a long-lived rolling agenda.
> 
> This meeting is following an old established time slot, that seemed to
> suit Rattus and me. If it's problematic for anyone, please note that on
> the agenda, and we can take a poll for a new time slot.
> 
> SR
> 

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Re: Video Team members participation in MiniDebConf 2019 Vaumarcus

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Jathan,

On 2019/08/21 19:17, jathan wrote:
> On 21/08/2019 10:02, Andy Simpkins wrote:
>>
>> On 20/08/2019 21:19, jathan wrote:
>>[..[
> Hi Andy!
> 
> How are you doing? Thank you for telling us about the next Video Team
> meeting on Tuesday 27th :) At what time will be please?

It is at 18:00 UTC

https://lists.debian.org/debconf-video/2019/08/msg00013.html

Cheers
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Re: DebCoonf19 budget for video team

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Paulo,

On 2019/08/16 15:33, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi Andy,
> 
> On 16/08/2019 08:52, Andy Simpkins wrote:
>> Sorry no i have not replied.
>> I do not know what our budget request was in the 1st place
>> I am aware that my travel and that of Kyle were budget items.
> 
> Do you have the amount of each?
> 
>> As too was
>> the server and pc hire. I can not say what figures were placed against what.
> 
> The local part (pc hire, cables) is in other line.
> 
>> There would also have been shipping etc.
> 
> ok
> 
> I think the budget was to flight tickets to some of you. I can't find a
> wiki or pad where was listed the names. I remember there was one.
> 

Flights were covered for Andy and I only. My ticket was 16 670.09 ZAR
(~1089.49 USD), but I can't remember how much Andy requested. Both these
amounts were reimbursed by SPI.

>> Who raused the budget request initially?
> 
> I think it was pollo or olasd.

The extension request for the flights was asked for here:

https://lists.debian.org/debconf-team/2019/04/msg2.html

Cheers
Kyle

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Re: Debian Videos

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Sam,

On 2019/06/28 21:05, Sam Hartman wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> If we did succeed in something like this I'm imagining releasing content
> both on a libre platform of some kind as well as youtube.
> Mostly I wanted to float the idea, get input.  Also wondering if anyone
> would be interested in meeting to discuss this at Debconf.

The Debconf video team has been talking about the idea of using Peertube
to present the Debian meetings archive videos [1] in a more user
friendly way. This same platform could be used for these videos too.

[1] https://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/


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Re: DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Paulo,

On 2019/06/07 14:58, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> We are getting some difficult to get rent price for equipaments from
> local companies.
> I have one, even so, without details about brands, models, etc. I am
> waiting more 2.
> 
> Omni-Directional Microphone
> Microphone clip (attach to mic stand) for item #1
> Heavy duty Camera Tripod – Pan / Tilt head
> RF Headset microphone / Receiver Pair
> RF Hand-held microphone / Receiver Pair
> Stereo DI box (2x 1/4” TRS socket to 2xXLR male)
> Sound Mixer
> Microphone stand

Is this the list you are sending to the rental companies or the list
that you are getting back from them? Also what are the quantities that
they have quoted for each item?

> 
> Cables are ok.
> 
> I suggest you take all equipaments you have to Curitiba, as the
> microphones, DI box.

Our microphones cannot operate in Brazil, as they use the wrong RF band.
They are licenced for use in Europe and Africa only.

Cheers
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Re: DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi Paulo,

On 2019/05/08 18:20, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi Kyle,
> 
> On 08/05/2019 12:16, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> 
>>>> #H1Omni-Directional Microphone
>>>> #H2Microphone clip (attach to mic stand) for item #1
>>>> #H3Heavy duty Camera Tripod – Pan / Tilt head
>>>> #H6Stereo DI box (2x 1/4” TRS socket to 2xXLR male)
>>>> #H11   Sound Mixer
>>
>> Generally we need 8 channel mixers with separate sub-groups and main mix
>> out. A Behringer QXUSB [1] is a good example of what we need. Once
>> you have an suggestion from a hire place, let us know and we can guide
>> you around what would work for our needs.
>>
>> [1] https://getinthemix.2dimg.com/1/1483630040_5037.jpg
> 
> Ok.
> 
> Don't forget send me photos to #H1 #H2 #H3 and #H6 too :-)

Sorry missed them...

#H1 and #H2: https://www.kgelectronic.com.au/assets/alt_1/C02.jpg
#H3: 
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images1000x1000/manfrotto_mvh502a_546gb_1_pro_fluid_video_system_aluminum_1005863.jpg
#H6: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61JpTXmE2lL.jpg

> 
> 
>>>> #H4RF Headset microphone / Receiver Pair   
>>>> #H5RF Hand-held microphone / Receiver Pair
>>>
>>> "Receiver Pair" is one box for 2 microphones, like this?
>>>
>>> https://cdnv2.moovin.com.br/chedas/imagens/produtos/original/sistema-de-microfone-sem-fio-duplo-uhf-com-2-bastoes-de-mao-u585-jwl-dacbbf0e356cd1804febc60f4bb3f22a.jpg
>>>
>>
>> No, as in the receiver is paired to a microphone. We need 2 handheld
>> wireless mics and 2 headset (not lapel) mics in each of the three
>> videoed rooms.
> 
> Ok. I got this part you wrote before about 2 handheld wireless mics and
> 2 headset.
> 
> My question is: do you want 1 receiver with only 1 microphone [1], or we
> can rent 1 receiver with 2 microphones [2]?

We can rent pairs with 1 receiver and 2 mics, but as Andy pointed out 
earlier, we need to ensure that they provide a sufficient number of 
channels and balanced XLR outputs from the receivers.

> 
> [1]
> http://www.keksound.com.br/produto/1808/imagem/4/0/microfone-sem-fio-karsect-kru301-m-uhf.jpg
> [2]
> https://cdnv2.moovin.com.br/chedas/imagens/produtos/original/sistema-de-microfone-sem-fio-duplo-uhf-com-2-bastoes-de-mao-u585-jwl-dacbbf0e356cd1804febc60f4bb3f22a.jpg
> 
>>>> #H12   1/4" TRS jack to XLR female short adapter cable
>>>> #H13   3.5mm TRS jack stereo to 2x1/4” TRS jack mono
>>>> #H14   SDI (BNC Plug → BNC Socket) cable reel for audience camera
>>>
>>> Photos too, please.
>>
>> #H12 - 
>> http://elitecoreaudio.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/x/l/xlrf-trs_3.jpg
>> #H13 - http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/272277546739-0-1/s-l1000.jpg
>> #H14 - 
>> https://images.pvs.global/procab/products/PRX107-50.png?width=2048&404=default-6
> 
> Nice!
> The photo for H13 is empty.

Another version: 
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/83ee1695-cb04-4be7-b626-725d64a9595d_1.e7c52045fb5f58a963e85fa2eb438c95.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FF

Cheers
Kyle

Re: DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2019/05/08 18:25, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi Kyle.
> 
> On 08/05/2019 12:24, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
>>
>> The new audio box is not going to be shipped to DC19, so those 4
>> microphones will not be available to us [1].
>>
>> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debconf-video/2019/02/msg9.html
> 
> Ah ok.
> 
>>>
>>> Venue staff told me they have 2 hand-held microphone, if we need backup too.
>>
>> Handheld wireless or wired microphones? We need wireless as they will be
>> used for people in the audience asking questions.
> 
> They have 2 Handheld wireless and some with wired.
> But I am sure it's better rent all we need and have these only for backup.
> 

Yes, probably best to hire and use their 2 for backup.

>>>
>>>> #H11   Sound Mixer
>>>
>>> is this for video-conferencia room?
>>
>> Yes by the looks of things. Assuming that is the room that doesn't
>> currently have a mixer.
> 
> Yes, it doesn't have.
> By the way, if we need sound box, the venue staff can borrow.

Do you know what mixer they have access to? We definitely do need one
for this room. If we can get it from the venue, that would be great.

> 
>> The #H23 mic stands are for that
> 
> Ok.
> The venue staff have some to borrow too, if we need more than 4.

We should only need 4, as the big auditorium will have ambients hung
from the ceiling.

Cheers
Kyle

Re: DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

On 2019/05/07 22:42, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> More questions :-)
> 
> On 07/05/2019 15:59, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> 
>> #H4  RF Headset microphone / Receiver Pair   6   
>> #H5  RF Hand-held microphone / Receiver Pair 6   
> 
> Video team has a box with 4 microphones (2 of each), right?
> Are you considering 6 of each because you are planning leave 2 of each
> for backup?

The new audio box is not going to be shipped to DC19, so those 4
microphones will not be available to us [1].

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debconf-video/2019/02/msg9.html

> 
> Venue staff told me they have 2 hand-held microphone, if we need backup too.

Handheld wireless or wired microphones? We need wireless as they will be
used for people in the audience asking questions.

> 
>> #H11 Sound Mixer
> 
> is this for video-conferencia room?

Yes by the looks of things. Assuming that is the room that doesn't
currently have a mixer.

> 
> Also, I was looking the miniauditorium ceiling and there is no place
> where hanging the audience microphone.
> I think in video-conferencia too.
> 
> Do we need some equipament solve this?

The #H23 mic stands are for that

Cheers
Kyle

Re: DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi,

On 2019/05/07 22:25, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 07/05/2019 15:59, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
>> Hi -team,
>>
>> Here is the list of gear we need to hire, purchase or ship 
>> (respectively) for DebConf19. It is also attached as a 
>> LibreOffice spreadsheet for easier reading. Credit to Andy
>> for drawing it up.
> 
> Cool.
> 
>> #H1  Omni-Directional Microphone
>> #H2  Microphone clip (attach to mic stand) for item #1
>> #H3  Heavy duty Camera Tripod – Pan / Tilt head
>> #H6  Stereo DI box (2x 1/4” TRS socket to 2xXLR male)
>> #H11 Sound Mixer
> 
> Could you send me photos from these itens?
> If you prefer, you can send me in pvt.
> 
> I know there a lot of brands, but I prefer look an model of each to
> ensure they are what you need.
> 

Generally we need 8 channel mixers with separate sub-groups and main mix
out. A Behringer QXUSB [1] is a good example of what we need. Once
you have an suggestion from a hire place, let us know and we can guide
you around what would work for our needs.

[1] https://getinthemix.2dimg.com/1/1483630040_5037.jpg

>> #H4  RF Headset microphone / Receiver Pair   
>> #H5  RF Hand-held microphone / Receiver Pair
> 
> "Receiver Pair" is one box for 2 microphones, like this?
> 
> https://cdnv2.moovin.com.br/chedas/imagens/produtos/original/sistema-de-microfone-sem-fio-duplo-uhf-com-2-bastoes-de-mao-u585-jwl-dacbbf0e356cd1804febc60f4bb3f22a.jpg
> 

No, as in the receiver is paired to a microphone. We need 2 handheld
wireless mics and 2 headset (not lapel) mics in each of the three
videoed rooms.

>> #H12 1/4" TRS jack to XLR female short adapter cable
>> #H13 3.5mm TRS jack stereo to 2x1/4” TRS jack mono
>> #H14 SDI (BNC Plug → BNC Socket) cable reel for audience camera
> 
> Photos too, please.

#H12 - 
http://elitecoreaudio.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/x/l/xlrf-trs_3.jpg
#H13 - http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/272277546739-0-1/s-l1000.jpg
#H14 - 
https://images.pvs.global/procab/products/PRX107-50.png?width=2048&404=default-6

Cheers
Kyle

DebConf19 Video Equipment Hire List

[Kyle Robbertze]

Hi -team,

Here is the list of gear we need to hire, purchase or ship 
(respectively) for DebConf19. It is also attached as a 
LibreOffice spreadsheet for easier reading. Credit to Andy
for drawing it up.

*Kit to hire for DC19*

ItemDescription Qty Comments
#H1 Omni-Directional Microphone 6   
#H2 Microphone clip (attach to mic stand) for item #1   4   Not 
needed in main Auditorium
#H3 Heavy duty Camera Tripod – Pan / Tilt head  6   
#H4 RF Headset microphone / Receiver Pair   6   
#H5 RF Hand-held microphone / Receiver Pair 6   
#H6 Stereo DI box (2x 1/4” TRS socket to 2xXLR male)3   
#H7 PC for voctomix 3   Needs 
3x PCIe slots free, <3 year old i5, 4GB RAM, 200GB HDD, HDMI Video connector
#H8 USB Keyboard for item #73   
#H9 USB Mouse for item #7   3   
#H1017” or larger HDMI display (1920x1080 resolution or better) for use 
with item #73   
#H11Sound Mixer 1   Minimum 
8x XLR Inputs  / 2 x XLR outputs on main
#H121/4" TRS jack to XLR female short adapter cable 6   Group 
out to main PA system
#H133.5mm TRS jack stereo to 2x1/4” TRS jack mono  =>3m 3   
Presenter laptop to DI Box
#H14SDI (BNC Plug → BNC Socket) cable reel for audience camera => 50m   
1   To audience camera
#H15SDI (BNC Plug → BNC Socket) cable reel for audience camera =>20m
3   To main Camera
#H16SDI (BNC Plug → BNC Socket) cable reel for audience camera =>10m
2   
#H17SDI Cable =>3m  6   Camera 
to SDI Reel
#H18XLR Microphone cable (Male → Female) => 25m 5   
#H19XLR Microphone cable (Male → Female) => 20m 4   
#H20XLR Microphone cable (Male → Female) => 10m 1   
#H21XLR Microphone cable (Male → Female) => 5m  8   
#H22XLR Microphone cable (Male → Female) => 2m  12  
#H23Microphone stand4   For 
Ambient Mics

*Kit to buy for DC19*   

ItemDescription Qty 
Comments
#B1 Ethernet cable (Cat5e Solid core CCA acceptable) 305m box   1   
AS to bring RJ45 plugs  

*Existing DCVT Kit to ship for DC19*

ItemDescription Qty Comments
#S1 Camera  6   
#S2 Opsis / Turbot / Power Supply   3   Spare?
#S3 HDMI Adapter cable packs3   
#S4 Power distribution strips   10  Euro sockets – 
This can be left out if space constrained (buy power strips and adapters 
locally in this case)
#S5 Gigabit Packet switch (GS105)   3   
#S6 Black Magic SDI cards   6   Spare?
#S7 Gigabit Ethernet cards  3   Spare?
#S8 HDMI to Cat5 passive splitter / combiner pair   1   


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Re: Kitting for DC 19

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 2019/02/06 13:54, Andy Simpkins wrote:
> Sorry it is late
> 
> Spreadsheet attached

The existing equipment list missing the new audio gear?
Also do we need to hire 6 headset and 6 handheld when we have the new
gear with 2 of each already?

Cheers
Kyle



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Re: Preparing UTFPR for the video team

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 17/08/2018 22:42, rattusrat...@debian.org wrote:
> On 16/08/18 23:42, Rodrigo Siqueira wrote:
> 
> 
>> we have the following hardware with us:
>>
>> * Opsis
>> * minipc
>> * Splitter HDMI
>> * Cameras (borrowed from the university)
>>
> 
> I hope that the cameras have SDI or HDMI outputs.  Take the output from
> the Camera(s) into your PC running Voctomix.  We have used Black Magic
> capture cards.
> 
> However you probably want to think about sound as well :-)
> 
> The room that you are using may not need mics and a PA system for the
> speakers to be heard by the audience in the room (then again it might)
> 
> However you *will* need microphones (and almost certainly a sound mixer)
> so that you can capture the audio from the talk for the recording (and /
> or stream).
> 
> Take the sound mixer output and feed that into the audio input of one of
> the camera(s).  - if the room needs a PA system as well the feed a 2nd
> output from the mixing desk (foldback / fx loop if available) into the
> room PA system.
> 
> 
> Typically you need one microphone for each person presenting a talk -
> head worn mics tend to be the best for this because your talk speakers
> are probably not that used to being recorded.  if you give them a
> headset mic it doesn't matter which way the are facing the microphone
> always remains in the same relative position to their mouth
> 
> Hand held mics are OK (We tend to use these for Audience questions) they
> can also be used for talks with more people than you have headset mics.
> 
> it is important that whoever is seeking uses a microphone otherwise they
> will not be heard on the video.  Q&A can be hard.  Questions from the
> audience should be asked using a microphone for that purpose (but if
> they are simply shouted out from in the room then get the speaker to
> repeat the question for the benefit of the video stream / recording).
> 
> Finally we tend to use a pair of general all purpose mics to pic up the
> ambient noise in the room (clapping, laughter and possibly the
> occasional comment shouted out if the mic is close enough).  Whist these
> are NOT essential they can be greatly beneficial if you have enough mics
> available (and a big enough mixing desk)

A good breakdown of audio equipment we use and how we lay it out can be
found on the video-team docs site [1][2]

[1] https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html

[2] https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/hardware.html#audio




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Re: Preparing UTFPR for the video team

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 17/08/2018 22:10, Carl Karsten wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 12:51 PM Louis-Philippe Véronneau
>  wrote:
>>
> * minipc
> Specs?
> i3 2gig of ram is acceptable. 10gig of disk per hour of recording.
> pci-e slot for the capture card.

 In our recent tests, a 2015 i5 was not sufficient to run voctomix
 properly. I would highly recommend you get a machine with a recent i7 CPU.
>>>
>>> What tests?
>>>
>>> I just used a 2009 i3 to record 2 days of PyOhio.
>>>
>>> I have it running now with 2 gst videotestsrc/audiotestsrc which are
>>> more cpu bound than reading from the BM or network card.
>>>
>>> core, gui, 2 sources, 2 file sync.
>>> htop shows all 4 cores around 60%
>>
>> We used a 2015 i5 at DebConf18 and we had a lot of trouble.
>> We had to
>> reduce the preview quality a lot since we were loosing frame and were
>> experiencing audio desync because of a high CPU usage.
>>
> 
> 2015 - there have been some significant performance improvements in
> Voctomix.  I think this invalidates your tests.
> 

The PCs were from 2015, DebConf18 was this year.

>> I think the main difference between our setups is we have a 2nd camera
>> and thus 3 sources.
> 
> voctocore - 60%
> voctogui - 10 processes at 5% = 50%
> ffmpeg file sink 30%
> each source = 20%
> 
> 3 sources - no cores maxed:
> 
> juser@cnt1:~$ sudo mpstat 5 1
> Linux 4.9.0-7-amd64 (cnt1) 08/17/2018 _x86_64_(4 CPU)
> 01:40:05 PM  CPU%usr   %nice%sys %iowait%irq   %soft
> %steal  %guest  %gnice   %idle
> 01:40:10 PM  all   53.140.00   13.780.160.000.69
> 0.000.000.00   32.23
> juser@cnt1:~$ uptime
>  13:56:19 up 16 days, 55 min, 11 users,  load average: 5.04, 7.09, 8.67
> 
> load swings between 4 and 8 about every minute.  seems odd.
> 
> 4 sources seems doable on this box - 10% idle.
> 5 sources ... seems to be working, but no:
> 
> Average: CPU%usr   %nice%sys %iowait%irq   %soft
> %steal  %guest  %gnice   %idle
> Average: all   76.480.00   21.560.050.000.95
> 0.000.000.000.95
> Average:   0   80.560.00   18.440.000.000.60
> 0.000.000.000.40
> Average:   1   74.100.00   23.490.000.001.20
> 0.000.000.001.20
> Average:   2   72.800.00   24.800.200.001.40
> 0.000.000.000.80
> Average:   3   78.310.00   19.480.000.001.00
> 0.000.000.001.20
> juser@cnt1:~$ uptime
>  14:45:02 up 16 days,  1:44, 11 users,  load average: 31.60, 25.00, 16.68
> 
> 
>>
>> From our tests the linux kernel patches for Specter (KPTI) also has a
>> large impact.
> 
> I was thinking video stuff might be impacted.  current kernels are patch, 
> right?
> 
> juser@cnt1:~$ uname -a
> Linux cnt1 4.9.0-7-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.110-1 (2018-07-05) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> 
>>
> * Cameras (borrowed from the university
> What model?
> they should have balanced audio in, and SDI or HDMI output.

 SDI is preferable to HDMI, since you'll have to use HDMI extenders if
 you go with HDMI.
>>>
>>> I use HDMI, and I don't use extenders.
>>
>> But you don't have an audience camera that is 50+ meters away from the
>> mixing PC :P
> 
> Ah right.
> 
> If no one has done video before, I would start small.  1 camera, 1
> Opsis, no streaming, no tally lights, no bgloop,   basically what I
> did for PyOhio.  this will be about as educational as trying to run
> the full stack of features.
> 
> My crystal ball predicts:
> If someone can get possession of all the equipment 2 weeks before and
> spend 4-8 hours setting it up with help from IRC, 80% chance of
> success at the event.
> 
> If all that has to be done a day or two before, it drops to 40%.
> 
> If they try and do everything DC does...  20%.
> 
> I would much rather the crew have done an event successfully than
> failed.  There are pros n cons to both, but understanding how much
> work it is to achieve results is more valuable than collecting
> problems that need to be fixed next time.  Because there are never
> enough next times.

I full agree with you here, start out small and build it up. This also
makes purchasing easier, as the initial outlay is less and later
purchases can be made with some experience backing the decisions.

Cheers
Kyle



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Re: Next Meeting: Thursday June 14th - 18:00 to 19:00 UTC

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 30/05/2018 22:43, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> DebConf18 is in 2 months, so during today's meeting we decided to have
> more frequent meetings.
> 
> Our next meeting will thus be on *Thursday June 14th - 18:00 to 19:00
> UTC*. If you can't be there, please howler so we can reschedule.

I will probably be late, but will be there

> 
> As always, you can find the proposed agenda here: http://deb.li/35Rds
> 




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Re: Pre-Approval Request - DebConf Video Team Turbot PC Boards

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 14/03/2018 17:21, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Hi Kyle,
> 
>> The DebConf video-team would like to purchase Turbot PC boards as
>> capture PCs for the Opsis HDMI capture boards.
> […]
>> As we have 5 opsis boards, we are requesting approval to purchase 4
>> Turbot boards at $149 USD each, totaling $745 USD
> 
> Huh? $149 x 4 = $596.  :)

Sorry, that should be 5 turbot boards totaling $745 USD

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Pre-Approval Request - DebConf Video Team Turbot PC Boards

[Kyle Robbertze]

Dear Project Leader and Treasurer,

The DebConf video-team would like to purchase Turbot PC boards as
capture PCs for the Opsis HDMI capture boards. This is the start of our
plan to purchase a room's worth of audio gear so that we do not need to
hire for MiniConfs and our hire list for DebConf is smaller. The
long-term plan can be found at [1].

As we have 5 opsis boards, we are requesting approval to purchase 4
Turbot boards at $149 USD each, totaling $745 USD

Also could you see if the scale of purchase outlined in [1] is appropriate?

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debconf-video/2018/02/msg0.html

Thanks
Kyle




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Re: [DebConf18][Venue] Video team field survey report

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 05/03/2018 16:08, "Yao Wei (魏銘廷)" wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I surveyed the venue last Thursday, took some photos of
> the equipments, and uploaded to Sandstorm:
> 
> https://storm.debian.net/grain/6u7kM469itPrFtqWXrnJkB/#2
> 
> There are several notes I'd like to take:
> 
> The venue provides mixers and wireless microphones:
>   Int'l Room Mixer: RAMSA WR-S4416
>   Room 4 Mixer: YAMAHA MG166c
>   Spare mixer: Spirit Folio SX

These all look like they will do exactly what we need them to do. The
only thing to note is that the Spirit only has Jack outputs, and our
cabling will have to take that into account.

> Room 1 has no mixer, but we can use the spare one for it.
> Int'l room mixer has hissing sound, probably due to bad
> grounding?  We can probably change the cabling of the
> cables, but we have to restore to their original state at
> the end of the event.

* Can you confirm that we can re-cable?
* Does Room 1 have any speakers?

The hissing could also indicate other issues, can the university fix it
before we arrive? I don't really want to rest an entire room's audio on
2 days troubleshoot right before DebConf... If the university is
unwilling to fix it, I suggest we hire in equipment for this room.

>   Wireless Mic Receiver: TOA WT-1824
> Int'l and Room 4 has 2
> Room 1 has 1

Plenty for the mics we need. According to the Internet searches I've run
these each allow 4 mics (what we need).

>   Wireless Mic: TOA WM-1220

These are fine.
* Do we have access to 6?
* What batteries do they use?

>   Wearing Mic: didn't check, supposed to be WM-1320

My searches turned up two versions for this model number - one headset
and one lapel. We need 6 headset mics.
* Which are these?
* What batteries they use?

> Each room should have at least 2 of wireless mics and 2
> of wearing mics.  If there's no sufficient mic we have,
> we can take mics from other classrooms.

That is exactly how many we need.
> Projectors: Epson EB-G5100 to EB-G5510
>   Int'l has 3 (left, center, right)
>   Room 4 and Room 1 has 1
> These are 7000 lux, has 1024x768 resolution, and has
> HDMI input.  Currently the venue only uses VGA as input,
> but they planned to add the HDMI cable to the projectors
> for Int'l Room (only).  We can route the HDMI cable to
> the projector as long as we restore the cabling at the
> end of the event.

We may need to bank on long ethernet runs for projectors then to get
HDMI input.

> About the ethernet cabling, Room 4 and Room 1 has 2
> ethernet plugs, where one of each two has been routed
> to the podium using extra cabling from the back
> (removable).  I didn't spot how many ethernet jacks
> Int'l have.  The IT manager says it is okay to separate
> some of the ports to the different VLANs as long as the
> rooms applying them is under our rental.

Great

> Talking about the rent, we probably need to change our
> rent of conference rooms from July 26 instead of
> July 28 since Video team prefers having 3 days before
> open day for preparation.

+1!

Cheers
Kyle




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Re: [TREASURER #1884] Pre-approval request - DebConf Video Sprint @ FOSDEM 2018

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 27/02/2018 08:49, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> Hi Michael
> 
> Thanks for the follow-up!
> 
> On 26/02/2018 22:49, Martin Michlmayr via RT wrote:
>> Do you know through which trusted org Kyle Robertze will submit his request?
> 
> According to https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DPL/Reimbursement it seems
> that he should follow the instructions under the SPI section, can I
> forward that to him and ask him to follow up with the emails above if he
> has further questions?
> 

I plan on sorting this later this week. I'll shout if I run into any issues.

>> Who will submit a request for the refreshments (up to 100 EUR)?
> 
> Very likely also Kyle>

This will be either Stefano or Nattie. I don't have any of the slips, etc.

Thanks
Kylee

Re: Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 14/02/2018 15:53, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi
> 
> - Mensagem original -
>> De: "Kyle Robbertze" 
>>
>> I doubt we'll be able to sort this set-up by then. If there is someone
>> coming from the video team that could bring an Opsis, you could use that.
> 
> I'm thinking that if Debian sponsors these two hardware for us, we will be 
> able to use them in all events we organize here in Curitiba like MiniDebConf, 
> FLISOL, Software FreeDom Day, Debian Day.

I've added the MiniConf to the agenda [1] of the next meeting in
#debconf-video (oftc.net). If you want to attend, please fill out the
poll choosing a time [2]

[1] http://deb.li/35Rds
[2] http://deb.li/3ll7v

Cheers
Kyle

Re: Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 14/02/2018 16:02, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> 
> 
> - Mensagem original -
>> De: "Holger Levsen" 
>>
>>
>> I'll go to curitiba and could carry that stuff, providing I get it
>> before. One opportunity for that could https://eh18.easterhegg.eu/ in
>> Wuerzburg, maybe olasd is going there or knows a way to send the gear
>> there?
> 
> Nice. Your problem today is have a solution like to use OPSIS hardware to get 
> the image from the speaker's notebook.
> We are talking with the staff from TV at University to help us with cameras, 
> server, and other equipaments. They have used a solution with OBS Studio + 
> Nginx.

A guide to how we use the Opsis for capture and tying into Voctomix can
be found at [1]. A walk-through on how to use our ansible configuration
to set a room up can be found at [2]

[1] https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/room_setup.html
[2] https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/ansible/

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Re: Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 13/02/2018 20:47, Tim 'mithro' Ansell wrote:
> I second Carl's recommendation of looking at GatorCases -- they seem
> quite expensive at first but getting something which is professionally
> constructed and just turns ready to be fitted with stuff is *super*
> valuable. People will say that they can make you something similar for
> much cheaper but unless you get *super lucky* it will always take
> forever and be a huge hassle. They also look pretty nice (as they are
> generally onstage with DJs) so you can have them visible near / on the
> podium.

Yes, we will definitely use flight-case racks using professionally
constructed flight-cases. GatorCases are good, I've used them before.
> 
> You can get pretty nice "rack cases" which are aimed at DJs and such,
> things like this -> http://gatorcases.com/g-tour-half-rack-cases/
> or http://gatorcases.com/portable-lightweight-racks/. They generally
> have about ~2ru full width and place for a laptop -- something like this
> -> 
> http://gatorcases.com/products/racks-portable/laptoprack-cases/studio-2-go/laptop-and-2-space-rack-bag-gsr-2u/
> 
> You could put a Opsis + Carl's Extron VGA converter + Mic Receiver +
> little draw for mDP converters and HDMI cables all in half-width-1RU
> cases side-by-side in the rack section and then a capture laptop on top.
> They can all be cabled together and ready to go too.

We are going with Turbot boards for capture, so there's no need for a
capture laptop. The issue with half-width is the mic receiver, but if
you know of a 4 channel (total) receiver(s) that is legal in all ITU
regions, please let us know.

Cheers
Kyle

Re: Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 13/02/2018 15:18, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We will have MiniDebConf Curitiba on april 11-14, and we are planning to 
> record and to stream.
> It will great if we can have an Opsis + Turbot hardware to use here.

I doubt we'll be able to sort this set-up by then. If there is someone
coming from the video team that could bring an Opsis, you could use that.

> 
> And we could keep them to use next year on DebConf19.

The video team will bring/hire three room's worth of equipment for DC19

Cheers
Kyle

Re: Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

On 13/02/2018 18:53, Carl Karsten wrote:
> I would suggest putting the Opsis and such in a half rack case - like
> this one:
> 
> http://gatorcases.com/products/racks-portable/half-rack-cases/g-tour-rack-half-rack-cases/6u-half-rack-with-8-depth-g-tour-6uhr/
> $220 usd
> 
> 6u =
> Opsis,
> turbot,
> 2 mic receivers,
> 2u draw fro mics and short cables 
> 
> http://gatorcases.com/products/rack-accessories/half-rack-accessories/rackworks-half-rack-accessories/half-rack-standard-width-2u-drawer-grw-halfrkdrw2/
> 
> I have a full sized 4u case that I used once or twice, and I found it
> annoyingly large given I didn't really need that much space.

I do like the idea of a half-rack case. The problem is the mic receiver.
We chose the Shure AD4Q specifically because it is usable in all ITU
regions (at least going by the webpage). It, however, is a full 1U in
width. If you know of another wireless receiver capable of 4 channels in
total that can fit and is valid in all regions, please let me know, as a
half-rack would be much better in front.
> 
> ps - my understanding of "front of house" is the spot in the audience
> area where the mixers are.  we can debate what meaning of house and its
> origination, or just try to figure out how to communicate with venue staff.
The usage here tends to shift, depending on the context, but it would be
more accurate to call this a stage box

Audio Hardware Purchase Proposal

[Kyle Robbertze]

The video team has been discussing the purchase of audio hardware for
some time. During the Paris sprint in 2016 [1], we drew up a list of
hardware that we would like to own [2]. Included in this list was audio
gear that we currently hire, but would like to own. During DC17, Andy
and I broke this list down into three flight-cases and started
estimating prices for the equipment we need. We finished this during the
Cambridge sprint in 2017 [3] and Andy mocked up images of the
front-of-house rack. This rack is the box that will sit at the front of
the talk room next to the speaker, which will contain the Opsis/Turbot
chassis and microphone receivers.

[1] https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/Videoteam/Sprint1
[2]
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebConf/Video/VideoTeamDocs/NewVideoTeamHardware[3]
https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2017/DebConfVideoteamSprint20Nov2017

There is a lot of hardware on the list, and I think it best that we buy
it in stages, one rack at a time. The easiest to begin with would be the
Opsis/Turbot chassis, as we already have much of what is needed. It also
contains the Opsis HDMI capture board and the single board PC to run it.
Having both items in a single chassis will allow us to treat it as one
unit and place it in the front-of-house rack when that is built. The
list can be found on the wiki [2] with explanations around each piece
listed. I will list only this set equipment with associated costs here.

* 1x 1U chassis ($0)
* 1x Opsis ($0)
* 1x Turbot ($149)
* 1x Small PC PSU ($35)
* 1x Milkymist IO Expansion board for Opsis ($65) - This is currently
non-functional on the Opsis, but work is planned for using it as audio
I/O once the Opsis can support audio output over USB
* 1x DI Box Stereo, unbalanced -> balanced, TRS -> XLR ($20)
* 1x Small SSD (120GB) ($60)
* 1x 50cm HDMI cable ($8)
* 1x Bulkhead RJ45 coupler ($10)
* 1x RJ45 patch cable ($3)
TOTAL: $350

The USB sockets on the chassis are connected to the Turbot board so that
it can be managed directly if needed. The Turbot uses the SSD to store
its OS and the sponsor loops, etc. The Turbot's HDMI output is connected
to the Opsis input 2.

This chassis can be placed at the front of the room and used as an
appliance. It is connected to the network, and it can be provisioned
using Ansible and PXE, similarly our current setup. It will be easy to
integrate into the front-of-house rack when we purchase that because it
is a standard 1U form-factor.

Another useful box that could be bought at the same time is the sound
mixer ($690). This contains the following:

* 1x Mixing desk, suggest Behringer X2442USB ($460)
* 1x Flight case ($190)
* 1x Gooseneck Lamp 12V BNC - LED ($30)
TOTAL: $680

These prices are based on web searches and are not necessarily the
cheapest out there. We will need to adjust them once we find a supplier
who can quote us properly.

The final rack is the front-of-house rack, which is tricky because the
wireless microphone receivers need to be compatible with many different
regions and legal requirements. The Shure AD4Q Four-Channel wireless
receiver appears to be compatible with all ITU regions, subject to
confirmation. The rack includes the following equipment:

* 1x Shure AD4Q Four-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver ($6000)
* 2x Shure AD1 Bodypack Transmitter with TA4 connector ($1600)
* 2x Shure WH20 Headset Mic TA4 connector ($260)
* 2x AD2/B58 Handheld Wireless Microphone ($1878)
* 2x 1U draw with foam insert (store mics) ($140)
* 1x 4U flight case ($220)
* 1x 4U Tray ($130)
* 1x Opsis / Turbot PC / SSD & PSU in 1U Box (see above list)
* 1x Euro 4 way mains block ($15)
* 2x Bulkhead RJ45 coupler ($20)
* 6x Panel mount XLR Male socket ($12)
* 3x Bulkhead HDMI ($54)
* 4x Bulkhead BNC  coupler ($16)
* 1x Switched IEC Filtered Power Inlet Socket ($10)
* 1x Gigabit switch (5 port unmanaged) ($35)
* 3x 50cm HDMI cable ($32)
* 4x 50cm BNC 50R coax cable ($60)
* 5x RJ45 patch cable ($12)
* 3x 1m XLR Female to female cable ($18)
TOTAL: $8467

I suggest that this be purchased separately, as it is a big investment.
It probably will mean the end of Logistique Olasd SARL, which will
require planning around finding a logistics sponsor or some other way of
handling shipping of equipment.



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