[AG-TECH] AG for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

hi, i'm at this moment sitting in a Summit for enabling the Cyber environment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH). lot's of talk about wish list items: quality, number of videos, automatic captioning, user customization, ubiquity, etc. lots of these are AG issues from long back so it might that

[AG-TECH] AG/DVTS demo for librarians THU 11:00am-12:00pm EDT RIT Venue (ANL server)

hi, you are all welcome to an informal, brief demo of AG and DVTS technology for RIT librarians THU at 11:00am EDT. this demo is targeted to why i am setting up an AG node in a public place in the library and what the RIT Collaboration network will look like (12 uncompressed persistent HD stream

[AG-TECH] Demo Alert! Tuesday May 27 1pm Pacific Time

Hi all, I am giving a presentation on the Access Grid and related technologies on Tue May 27 at 1pm at the U. Washington-Tacoma and would like to demo the AG at that time assuming it can be set up successfully by them. Everyone is invited to attend. We will tour the ANL Lobby but move to the RIT

Re: [AG-TECH] h.264 vic

hi, i guess i've been under a misunderstanding all these years! i thought producer only sent and consumer only received, to keep things lean and mean. if every vic receives, then there's a lot of redundant bits coming in with unicast, isn't there? i wanted the option to turn off receive if i was

[AG-TECH] SAT May 3 RIT Imagine Festival of Creativity & Innovation. AG event in RIT Venue

all, here's a link to the big event: http://www.rit.edu/imagine AG ANL Venue Server RIT Venue Mainly DV streams in windows extended video services, at least 8, so looking at 240Mbps if you want all of them! Probably will leave the 261 vic streams on for some of the older nodes on campus--new no

[AG-TECH] h.264 vic

hi, i'm trying to set up the h.264 enabled vic in an AG node in Kosovo for a large event tomorrow at RIT. there are both audio and video problems but i will just try to fix the video for now. when i enable the h.264 service as the only video service at all, i get a thumbnail of not only the 264 s

[AG-TECH] RC Seminar: Cyberinfrastructure & Scientific Workflows. Prof. von, Laszewski, CS. WED. 3:30pm EDT

Hi, Please join us for: What: Research Computing Seminar Series 2008 Cyberinfrastructure & Scientific Workflows Prof. Gregor von Laszewski, Computer Science, RIT & Director, CASCI When: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 3:30pm Where: IT Collaboratory

Re: [AG-TECH] h264 on MacOS X problems

IL 60185 > > 630-578-4223 office > 630-578-4210 fax > > Technology Research Education Commercialization Center > National Center for SuperComputing Applications > University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign > > > At 1:27 PM -0400 4/3/08, gurcharan khanna wrote: >> hi, >&g

[AG-TECH] h264 on MacOS X problems

hi, i'm having problems decoding the H264 streams under AG 3.1 on MacOS X. these streams are being sent from a windows box to the ANL Lobby. on the mac they are being received but are scrambled (see attachment). can anyone verify that they are being received ok on either windows or mac AG nodes?

Re: [AG-TECH] AG 3.1 All-in-One Installer v2.0 - Now available

Nathan, Thanks for doing this. It was on our list of things to do, but we appreciate your timely update very much. Esp. including the H.264 parts. Thanks, -gurcharan Nathan Gardiner wrote: > Hi all, > > With special thanks to Ed Brannin for his initial release of AG Easy > Setup and Jason B

[AG-TECH] April 24 is Kids on the Grid Day!

t want to know who is participating and at what level. Thanks for your interest. -gurcharan khanna -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computing Office of the Vice President for Research http://rc.rit.edu Director, Interactive Collaboration Environments

[AG-TECH] multicast on Vista? how can i check, configure it?

hi, i'm checking for multicast before trying AG on vista but can't seem to make it work. here's the symptom: running VLC to a multicast address shows no activitiy in VLC apparently. however, the task manager shows the appropriate number of bits hitting the network card. all firewalls and virus sc

[AG-TECH] Vbrick to AG?

hi, how i can get a Vbrick multicast stream into an AG venue? I should know this but can't seem to figure it out. Use vlc to transcode it maybe??? assume that i have only access to receiving the stream over multicast. thanks, -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. D

[AG-TECH] are there any AG nodes at CCNY or CUNY in New York City?

hi, anyone know of any AG nodes in NYC, particularly in CCNY or CUNY? thanks, -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computing Office of the Vice President for Research Director, Interactive Collaboration Environments Laboratory, Center for th

[AG-TECH] a campus-wide architecture for AG?

hello, i wonder if anyone has any thoughts or experience on the following proposal. i propose to set up a campus wide infrastructure based on AG technology. practically, this means setting up a dozen sites around campus. while a bunch of independent nodes is easy to imagine, in this case i woul

Re: [AG-TECH] Add content to the AG website day (30th/Nov/2007)

Jason, I would like to see a page devoted to how AG nodes are being used, especially for specialized projects. E.g., ag nodes in support of a particular research project or specific administrative function. while every node might be seen as a generic resource, there are some specialized cases t

[AG-TECH] AG Demo Thurs 11/15 8-8.30 am EST for visitors from Panama

Hi, Please drop in this Thursday (tomorrow) morning sometime between 8-8.30 am Eastern Standard Time to help demo the AG for some visitors from Panama. We will be in the RIT venue which is under the Edu institutions of the ANL Venue Server. (We are DVTS as well as enhanced vic enabled for DV strea

Re: [AG-TECH] USB mics for Mac OS X /Intel ????

e Technology Lab NZ (HIT Lab NZ) > Room 110, Old Maths Building, University of Canterbury > DDI: +64 3 364 3072, Cell: +64 21 163 2956 > > > > > -Original Message- > From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On > Behalf Of gurcha

[AG-TECH] USB mics for Mac OS X /Intel ????

hi, what's the latest on using echo cancelling mics or headsets for new Mac laptops? anyone have any direct experience? thanks, -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computing Office of the Vice President for Research Director, Interactive Co

[AG-TECH] AG Demo Thurs 8-9 am EST for visitors from Panama

Hi, Please let me know if you might be able to drop in this Thursday morning sometime between 8-9am Eastern Standard Time (more likely between 8-8.30) to help demo the AG for some visitors from Panama. We will be in the RIT venue which is under the Edu institutions of the ANL Venue Server. (We

Re: [AG-TECH] Mac buffer tweak?

hem, > though it may only be fixed on some systems but increasing the system > maximum. > > It maybe worth keeping an eye on UDP buffer overruns (use netstat -s) > to see if this a more general problem. > > There's a good guide on UDP buffer sizing here: > http://www.

Re: [AG-TECH] Mac buffer tweak?

Christoph Willing wrote: > > On 10/11/2007, at 7:56 AM, gurcharan khanna wrote: > >> Mark, >> >> my link to the source for this seems to be broken but here's what i >> have personally on my mac. >> >> in /etc/sysctl.conf, add th

Re: [AG-TECH] Mac buffer tweak?

Mark, my link to the source for this seems to be broken but here's what i have personally on my mac. in /etc/sysctl.conf, add these lines: net.inet.tcp.recvspace=400 net.inet.tcp.sendspace=400 kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=800 you probably have to restart to activate them. you can

[AG-TECH] Reminder: TODAY: "SURAgrid: A shared asset for research and education" Nov 8 3:30pm EASTERN

Hi, Just a reminder and a note that this will be broadcast over the Access Grid, DVTS, and possibly a web stream. Check here for last minute connection details: http://www.rit.edu/~rc/rcss2007-8.html Thanks, -gurcharan Gurcharan Khanna wrote: Hi, The next talk in the Research Computing

[AG-TECH] RC Seminar Series: "SURAgrid: A shared asset for research and education" Thurs Nov 8 3:30pm.

N.B. This talk will be broadcast over the Access Grid in the RIT Venue under the ANL Venue Server. Hi, The next talk in the Research Computing Seminar Series will be: SURAgrid: A shared regional asset for the advancement of scientific research and education by Gary Crane, Director, IT

Re: [AG-TECH] VPCScreen Capture

Jason, What is the maximum pixel resolution of the transmitted image? And is the framerate a max of 10 as indicated on the screenshot? Thanks, -gurcharan PS I am looking for a way to transmit the entire desktop at full resolution and 30 fps. Doing it without additional hardware would be great!

[AG-TECH] AG Demo Today at 10.15 - 10.30ish am Eastern US Time for University Librarian

Hi all, I'm Demo'ing the AG to our University Librarian today for possible installation of an AG node in the Library in a public space. If anyone is around after 10.15 am Eastern Time this morning, please drop into the Argonne Lobby, or the RIT Venue under Edu Institutions on the ANL Venue Ser

Re: [AG-TECH] Venue Client keeps leaving the venue and i need to reenter..

d > lose connection to the venue client, but the Vic and RAT continue to work. > I'm running 3.0.2. However, I have a PC that will run just fine. > > Thx!! > > -Original Message- > From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf >

Re: [AG-TECH] venue client only sees some local nodes but all video/audio streams ok?

only the > A/V tools. > > --dean > > >> -Original Message- >> From: gurcharan khanna [mailto:gsk...@cis.rit.edu] >> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:03 PM >> To: Dean W. Nobles >> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] venue client only sees some local node

[AG-TECH] Venue Client keeps leaving the venue and i need to reenter..

hi, every day, or couple of days i get kicked out of the RIT Venue on the ANL server and need to reenter manually. most of the videos and audio keep running however. is there anyway to keep the venue client up persistently? i have persistent venues that need to stay up 24/7. thanks, -gurchar

[AG-TECH] windows crashes with parity error when i try to disable video producer service

hi, i'm running WindowsXP on a Sun Ultra40 dual opteron machine and AG 3.1beta. after adding various services i try to disable VideoProducer, the machine crashes with a blue screen and large raw text saying hardware error: check memory, parity error. is this really a hardware error and would d

[AG-TECH] venue client only sees some local nodes but all video/audio streams ok?

hi, for some reason just today, my windows AG node can only see itself and another linux node in the same physical room/subnet as participants in the AG venue client listing. this is in the RIT Venue on the ANL server. the linux node can see itself, the windows node, and one other linux node

Re: [AG-TECH] AGSchedule Support

ogies. Please feel free to use these comments as support in any ways you deem appropriate. Sincerely, -Gurcharan Khanna Tom Coffin wrote: > > I concur with John. > > The AGScheduler is a very important component and resource to the > AccessGrid (AG) community. > > From my own

[AG-TECH] AG Demo tonight 5:30-8:30pm EDT for Digital Rochester Business Group

Hi, If anyone would like to drop in tonight and be part of the on-going demo, please do so! I think 6:30-8:30 will be the most likely time for the Group to drop by, but their tour is self-guided so I can't predict precisely. The Digital Rochester URL is: http://www.digitalrochester.com/ We'll b

Re: [AG-TECH] "500 Terabytes and Growing" - A Live "Open Invitation" Access Grid Event from the University of Notre Dame

Jeff, Will you be using VNC, or Shared Application, or something else for any slides? Thanks, -gurcharan Jeffrey Miller wrote: > > The University of Notre Dame will be hosting Dr. John Bent, of the Los > Alamos National Lab, giving a lecture in one of our classrooms entitled > > "500 Terabyte

Re: [AG-TECH] Re: How did LSU-Monroe end up in NY? :-)

e LSUHSC (Louisiana State Univ. Health Science > Center) - New Orleans site... not Monroe... > > I'll copy Doc Nguyen (that site's admin) on this and he can check his > coordinates.. (+/-, etc). > > Thanks, John Q. > > >> From: gurcharan khanna >>

Re: [AG-TECH] Re: How did LSU-Monroe end up in NY? :-)

John, My mistake--looks like you're in China now! I wonder if it's an artifact on my browser -gurcharan John I. Quebedeaux, Jr wrote: > I should have said UL Monroe! (Sorry Adam) - somehow I think we're all LSU > across the state. > > Gurcharan, what's the link? I don't see the one you're

[AG-TECH] How did LSU-Monroe end up in NY? :-)

Hi, I was checking out the interactive AG map and wondered what an unknown AG node was that showed up in NY State. Surprise! it's LSU! Maybe it's supposed to be in Monroe County where RIT is??? :-) -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computin

[AG-TECH] mounting camcorders on walls

hi, we're using cheap camcorders as input sources for vic and DVTS in several AG installations we're constructing right now and i was wondering what the best way mount these small camcorders was. making it secure is an additional problem. there are general mounting brackets that have the threaded

[AG-TECH] AG Demo before 12 noon EDT Wed from RIT in ANL Lobby

Hi, We'll be doing an AG demo for internal faculty and deans before noon EDT in the ANL Lobby. Please drop by before noon if you can. If you can send a DVTS stream via ExtendedVideoService, that would be great, too. Thanks, -gurcharan Ed Brannin wrote: > Hello everyone, > > RIT will be broadca

[AG-TECH] Kids on the Grid

KIDS ON THE GRID Several institutions will be demonstrating their AG Nodes on Take Your Child to Work Day, April 26th, and others are welcome to participate. WHERE: The demonstrations will take place at the National Library of Medicine Venue on the Argonne Venue Server: https://vv3.

Re: [AG-TECH] Sony EVI-HD1 camera

reams this is not a problem. But with HD streams, choosing only some streams becomes more critical. Thanks, -gurcharan Christoph Willing wrote: > > On 10/03/2007, at 4:55 AM, Bruce Curtis wrote: > >> >> On Mar 9, 2007, at 8:55 AM, gurcharan khanna wrote: >> >>>

Re: [AG-TECH] Sony EVI-HD1 camera

All, I think sending all stream types is a great idea, so the receiver can choose the resolutions needed. A related issue is bandwidth limitations. If I choose to receive 261 instead of HD for that reason, then I may not be able to tolerate all those bits on my network. So, then the issue beco

Re: [AG-TECH] Looking for a DV stream to connect to

Jeremy, if you're trying to run it in AG, make sure it's the extended consumer service for AG3,from http://netmedia.gist.ac.kr/agdv/download.html -gurcharan Jeremy Mann wrote: > Thomas, I have install AG3 on a Windows laptop and installed the > consumer service. However, I don't see a stream in

[Fwd: [AG-TECH] Looking for a DV stream to connect to]

Jeremy, we should be able to accommodate this request as well. we will use our standard IP address: 233.17.33.111. -gurcharan Original Message Subject:[AG-TECH] Looking for a DV stream to connect to List-Post: accessgrid-tech@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Tue, 28 Nov

Re: [AG-TECH] DV in Argonne Lobby

Tom, That's great! I've been hoping for some more use of Sangwoo's services; I had a demo conference with him just last week for New York State teachers and educators at RIT. It went quite well. Having such a stream on makes it easier to test and check the status of our system. Thanks! -gurchar

Re: [AG-TECH] Mac 3.0.2 Venue Client GUI disappeared--how do it get it back without restarting?

Client is not minimized, the other > solution should fix the problem for you. If I've misunderstood your > situation, let me know. > > Tom > > > On 11/9/06 9:49 PM, gurcharan khanna wrote: >> So, >> >> I'm stuck with exiting and restarting AG from scrat

[AG-TECH] Mac 3.0.2 Venue Client GUI disappeared--how do it get it back without restarting?

hi, seems a dumb question but i must have closed the window to the venue client, now i cant figure out how to bring it back. everything else is running ok (well, rat is gone, too, but i could get that back if i had the venue client!). ??? -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. K

[AG-TECH] Drop in demo today at 11:30am EST

hi all, a late notice for anyone to drop in for a brief walk-by demo for Kodak today at 11:30am. we'll be in this venue: https://agvs.chpc.utah.edu:8000/Venues/default let me know if you plan to be there so i can look for you and let you know if there are any last minute changes. thanks, -gurc

Re: [AG-TECH] port ranges for unicast briges

anwhile, I've created your venue on the vv3 server. We'll handle these > requests manually for now, provided we aren't overwhelmed with them. :-) > > Tom > > > On 9/13/06 10:39 AM, gurcharan khanna wrote: >> Tom, >> >> How do i get RIT its own ve

Re: [AG-TECH] port ranges for unicast briges

Tom, How do i get RIT its own venue? It's listed on AG Central as a site, but I'd like it to be a venue and show up with the other educational venues. Thanks, -gurcharan -- - Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computing Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Re: [AG-TECH] AG3: finding all the venues

about making our Institutional room a link to the NCSA > Venue Server. > > myk > > gurcharan khanna wrote: >> hi, >> >> in starting to use AG 3, i can't seem to find all the venues; i can see >> the toplevel names of institutions, but not the venues und

[AG-TECH] AG3: finding all the venues

hi, in starting to use AG 3, i can't seem to find all the venues; i can see the toplevel names of institutions, but not the venues under them. For example, i can find NCSA, but not the rooms that NCSA has. what do i need to do to access those venues? thanks, -gurcharan Steven Eggerling wrote:

Re: [AG-TECH] Unable to connect or load bridge information.

. > > On a related note, plans are underway to avoid this kind of > problem completely in the future. > > Tom > > > On 9/6/06 2:32 PM, gurcharan khanna wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I just installed AG 3.0.2 on a new XP machine and when i try to start the >

Re: [AG-TECH] Unable to connect or load bridge information.

Hi, I just installed AG 3.0.2 on a new XP machine and when i try to start the venue client, it hangs at the first popup box, saying "loading bridges". is that related to jimmy's problem below? -gurcharan Jimmy Miklavcic wrote: > At startup of AGTK-3.0.2 in Windows XP, I am uanble to load and con

[AG-TECH] Any AG sites in China?

Hi all, Our CIO is going on vacation to China, including Beijing, and some other cities. Are there any known AG sites there that she might visit or contact? I couldn't find any listings for China, although I used to connect with the Aeronautical University in Beijing several years ago. Thanks,

[AG-TECH] VPConsumer service install: how to?

hi, i downloaded the VPConsumer service but can not find instructions on how to install it. there's probably some instructions somewhere on this in general but i was hoping installation instructions would come with it so i would be sure to do it right. any help on this? thanks, -gurcharan --

[AG-TECH] AGVCR problem

hi, i tried installing agvcr.exe by downloading the windows xp binary as well as the GTK+2.8.18.setup-1.exe, put them in the same folder and ran them both multiple times but i keep get the same error message: libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll was not found this already exists in the GTK/bin directory. shou

[AG-TECH] cant seem to schedule NCSA room; can anyone else?

Incorrect syntax near ','. /Schedule1.asp, line 1591 any thoughts? thanks, -gurcharan Christoph Willing wrote: > > On 30/08/2006, at 1:49 PM, gurcharan khanna wrote: > >> chris, >> >> that would be great! >> >> i'm currently running 2.4 bu

[AG-TECH] Short Demo of AG in 30 minutes from now?

Hi, Is anyone available for a quick demo in about 30 minutes, around 11:30am Eastern Time? We have a visitor from the U. Washington, Tacoma visiting the Center for Advancing the Study of Cyberinfrastructure. If so, please drop in to the Test Room off the NCSA Lobby. Thanks, -gurcharan -- ---

[AG-TECH] Need AG participants for a demo on Tue. Sept. 5, 5:30-8pm Eastern Time

Hi all, RIT, specifically the Center for Advancing the Study of Cyberinfrastructure in the College of Computing and Information Sciences,is having some demos in its laboratories next Tuesday evening between 5:30-8 pm for the Digital Rochester group . If anyone ca

[AG-TECH] clear one mic: USB not an option in RAT inputs???

hi, i'm just trying out a clear one mic with a usb connection into a Windows XP AG 2.4 system. Rat doesn't seem to have an input for the USB. how is this supposed to work? thanks, -gurcharan -- --- Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Research Computing Rochester Institute of Technology 1 L

Re: [AG-TECH] reverse multicast bridge?

Thad, Should work. the unicast-multicast bridges appear to be symmetric so having two bridges talk to each other shouldn't be a problem. Certainly very easy to test. -gurcharan Thad Sze wrote: > > I'm slowly making progress with the multicast issue. It looks like I > can have multicast at the

Re: [AG-TECH] Information needed

Michael, sorry for the delayed response, but i was running windows server 2003 on a dual processor single core opteron box (Sun Ultra40). it seemed to run ok but i didn't try any capture boards with it, just USB cams. however, something changed and things broke. i don't know why, but i started ge

Re: [AG-TECH] help:what's about building a web-based venue client? [EVO]

FYI, Philippe Galvez will be speaking at the Collaboration SIG at the Internet2 meetings in D.C. next week (Monday noon in the Jackson Room) and will enlighten us further about EVO. If you're going to be there, please feel free to join us. http://events.internet2.edu/2006/spring-mm/sessionDetail

Re: [AG-TECH] Bring Your Child to Work Day April 27th

Craig, I'd like to participate this year but that day I'll just be returning from the Internet2 Meetings in D.C. so won't be able to swing it. -gurcharan PS FYI: Collaboration SIG at I2 Meetings in D.C. April 24, 11:45-1:15pm (Lunch served) http://events.internet2.edu/2006/spring-mm/se

Re: [AG-TECH] anyone in ANL instit venue to test right now for mcast???

thanks, -gurcharan Thomas D. Uram wrote: > This is a reminder that anyone needing help with AG2 or AG3 beta2 can > join us at our weekly test meetings Thursdays at 10am Central time. > Anybody wanting to test (audio, multicast, bridging, applications, > etc.), ask questions, or get help with

Problem Solved: Re: [AG-TECH] ESNW/MRCCS Seminar: Walking in a Semantic Wonderland (sorry for wrong sub hdr in prev post)

apologies to all. turns out this event was NOT scheduled to be an AG event after all. with all the nice integration of all the eresources on their website it just made me assume it was an AG event, too. (perhaps it should be :-) thanks anyway, -gurcharan gurcharan khanna wrote: > the previ

[AG-TECH] ESNW/MRCCS Seminar: Walking in a Semantic Wonderland (sorry for wrong sub hdr in prev post)

the previous post had the wrong subject header. sorry for any confusion. -gurcharan gurcharan khanna wrote: > hi, > > can anybody confirm if this event tomorrow is on and what venue it's in? > (i can't find ATLAS listed anywhere). i can't seem to get any reponse &

Re: [AG-TECH] The XEN of AG

hi, can anybody confirm if this event tomorrow is on and what venue it's in? (i can't find ATLAS listed anywhere). i can't seem to get any reponse from the owner of the site. thanks, -gurcharan Details ESNW and MRCCS SEMINAR: Walking in a Semantic Wonderland (Wed Dec 21 2005) Speaker: Sea

[AG-TECH] anyone around to test audio esp. this morning in TEST ROOM after 9:30am EST?

thanks, -gurcharan -- --- Gurcharan S. Khanna, Ph.D. Director of Academic Research Computing Rochester Institute of Technology 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623-5603 Phone: 585-475-7504 ~ Fax: 585-475-6886 Email: gurcharan.kha...@rit.edu Http: www.rit.edu/~gskpop

Re: [AG-TECH] H.323 hardware and Accessgrid hardware

Marie-Noelle Dauphin wrote: >hello , > >do you think it's possible to connect the video and audio output of H323 >hardware ( like Polycom vsx700 for example ) on a videocapture card ( like >Hauppauge ) and audio card of a PC which run accessgrid... > >it will save me buying camera , micro and