Tech Thread Specifically for the VNA Live Camroom

[stickyvicky]

Adobe Flashplayer
For now we all need this to broadcast a cam and watch a cam. If you ever need to download the latest version of Adobe Flashplayer you can get it here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ If you use Chrome, you should never need to download or update it, Chrome does it automatically. To double check what version you have installed you can go here: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Helpful Tips
You will have much better shows with no lag if you plug into your modem/router with a wire, as opposed to wireless. Wireless is not completely reliable, which doesn’t matter if you are just reading email or surfing the web, but a one nanosecond break in your wireless connection is all it takes to interrupt your video stream. Wireless makes your internet 50% slower than being plugged into the modem.

Also if you reboot your computer and reboot the modem too, so you start fresh… it’s much better, especially if you have been camming on stream mate or other systems that take control of your cam devices and sometimes dont want to give it back!

Mac Microphones
For some reason they are touchy, ask our resident expert Admin Carl if you need more help with this - for best results do this….
The Macbook comes with standard audio settings like 50-70% microphone level and ambient noise reduction switched on, with the negative effect that if you start your camshow and speak quietly or whisper, the level isn’t high enough to reach the activity level and the members can’t hear you.

And, if you speak louder the first syllable of the first word gets lost because the electronic mic reacts too slow. It sounds very choppy.

To avoid those negative sound effects follow these steps:

1. Click “System Preferences” icon in your MacBook’s dock.
2. Click “Sound” in the Hardware group.
3. Click the “Input” tab. There you’ll find the microphone settings.
4. Choose the microphone you like to use from the “Device List” and adjust its level by sliding the “Input Volume” slider to the right to 100%.
If it’s too loud or if it sounds distorted slide it left way in 5% steps to find the correct level. Note: You can adjust the level of each single microphone.
5.Below the “Input Volume” slider is the check box “Use Ambient Noise Reduction”. Unhook it to switch off the ambient noise reduction.
6.Close the sound settings window after you have adjusted your microphone, the values will be stored automatically.

Before you start your shows, you should do a live check on VNA-Live to be sure everything is adjusted perfectly. Note: It also helps if you let some music play in the background. The music shouldn’t be too loud or too quiet, find out when you’re doing your VNA-Live check.