WorkshopsFriday

Mobile Video
PUB: 9.30 - 11.00
A discussion around the possibilities of uploading and downloading video content video mobiles, the possibilities for activism and the tech needed to implement it.
Proposer: And_
Facilitator: Andy
Type of session: discussion
Time needed: 2 hours
Equipment: your mobile
Comments: Gerbrand, new to this topic, could share his technical findings he is gathering while working on the mobile art exhibition http://www.playmobiel.net
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Net Neutrality
KITCHEN: 9.30 - 11.00
US legislators are currently working on regulating the Net, the result of this round of legislation could be that the Net traffic would travel in a two speed system and introduce charges for bandwidth traffic.

The workshop's aim is to establish an accurate picture of what the legislative process is, what corporate entities are involved, the likely outcomes of the process and how to counter the US Net shutdown.

More info Net Neutrality

Common video formats/codecs and transcoding discussion
Time: 11.30 - 1.00
Viewers wanting to watch video on/from the web are often faced with the problem of having to have a number of codecs installed on their machine in order to play back video. Then there is the question for producers of what to encode to, and how easy it is to use FOSS alternatives. This discussion will centre around ways to address this problem through which common formats/codecs to adopt, the possibilities of server side auto-transcoding or building a client side desktop app.
Proposer: And_
Facilitator: Anna
Type of session: discussion
Time needed: 1.5 - 2 hours
Equipment: -
Comments:

SOMA on linux, edit your schedule, tv version
PUB: 2.30 - 4.30
show case of the linux/debian application on telestreet workstation, remote control by web of a director TV room,archive manage, SOMA screen.
Time: 2.30-4.30
Proposer: insu^tv
Facilitator: Bakunin&pOg
Type of session: slide show and workshop
Time needed: 2 hours
Equipment: videoprojector and audio system
Comments: This session can be followed up by a session on convergence

Building a common documentation repository
KITCHEN: 2.30 - 4.30
A discussion about the possibilites of building a common, open space for creating and maintaing documentation/tutorials relating to online video distribution, production and training. One option currently in development is to use http://flossmanuals.net though there may be others.

Mick questions
- How can we deliver workshops and training documentation to better help groups and individuals overcome these barriers and encode their own content?
- How can training groups share these resources, make input to make them clearer and keep them up to date?

Proposer: And_
Facilitator: And_/Adam/Mick
Type of session: discussion
Time needed: 2 hours
Equipment: none
Comments:

International Newsreal Discussion
MEDIA LAB: 5.00 - 7.00
There are various Indymedia inspired Newsreal in existance. A North American one, one serving Oceania and a European Newsreal. There will be people that have worked on the Oceania and European Newsreals at the transmission gathering

What have we learned from these experiences?
How can we use online distribution and contribution to serve the aims of these projects?
Is there scope for presenting the contents of these various magasines together, and within a themed website so users can search for relevant segments based on their subject matter?

Can each newsreal project help the visibility of the others?

Can we increase the quality of distribution to include an open posting DIY dvd distribution system? How realistic to host dvd quality files for collectives to download and choose their own segments to create their own DVD´s based on their knowledge of their audience? When working with subtitle files what is the best format to do this in for DVD authoring programs? Should a new network of translators be recruited from babels to help this process?
Time: 11.30 - 1.00
Proposer: mickfuzz
Facilitator: help needed
Type of session: discussion and follow up work session
Time needed: 1.5 hours and follow up 1.5
Equipment: videoprojector
Comments:

Python programming , video transformation, BitTorrent
PUB: 5.00 - 7.00
A discussion around the python language and media libraries like pymedia and possibilites of building a video transcoding server, available for video CMS to queue up videos to process.

What are p2p technologies like BitTorrent.
A discussion around the python language and p2p technologies like BitTorrent. What are they? How to use them for video distrobution?
Time: 11.30 - 1.00
Proposer: Andy
Facilitator: Andy, others?
Type of session: hands-on coding
Time needed: 2 hours
Equipment: laptop
Comments:

Convergence
KITCHEN: 5.00 - 7.00
Experiences of online distribution networks and
convergence with other media like satellite, television, screenings are going on.
NGV, DeepDish, the commercial current.tv, videoletters.com and more...
Which models of convergence is possible to develop?
Which are the costs in term of economic and pratical efforts?
Which are the consequences? Does convergence of Internet with TV or satellite create wider community and help the shift from local to global?
Which are the technical solutions used?
Which geographical area is possible to cover?
In the US a large geographical area share the same language, but in Europe?
Time: 5.00 - 7.00
Proposer: Agnese
Facilitator: Agnese
Type of session: discussion
Time needed: 1 and half hour
Equipment: maybe internet connection
Comments: This can be a session following up the soma on linux session