Intro to Engineers.SG

Presented to volunteers.

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1. An Introduction
   Engineers.SG
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2. What is Engineers.SG?
   • Engineers.SG is a not-for-profit
   community initiative created to help
   document the Singapore tech and
   startup scene.
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3. Why Engineers.SG?
   • Created to answer the question,
   "where are the engineers in
   Singapore?", Engineers.SG seeks to
   be the place for anyone to get to
   know, learn and interact with the
   Singapore tech community. On the
   site, you can find a curated list of
   videos recording of local tech
   meetups and events.
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4. Meetups We Record
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5. Some Stats
   • 800+ videos
   • 19k page views / month
   • 14 conferences recorded so far
   • Upcoming:
   • Agile Conference SG,
   DevOpsDay, WordCampSG,
   PHPConf.Asia
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6. Basic Elements of Event
   Recording
   • Input Sources:
   • Video of speaker
   • Screen capture
   • Audio recording
   • Mixed live into a Picture in Picture format
   - using Open Broadcaster Software
   (software video mixer)
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   Website
   

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   YouTube Channel
   

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   Typical recording setup
   

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    Video camera pointing at the speaker
    

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    Video camera pointing at the speaker
    

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    Avermedia Live Gamer Portable - Screen capture tool
    

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    Software video mixer - Open Broadcaster Software
    

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    Mixed into a Windows laptop
    

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    I do have a cable management problem…
    

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    Audio recording with condenser mic or wireless lapel mic
    

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    Sometimes we use an sound mixer
    

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    Backup audio recording
    

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    Carrier cases
    

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20. What’s in our bag?
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21. Our gear (contents of Set 4)
    

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22. Windows Laptop (OBS Studio)
    

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23. Screen Capture: Video adapter cables
    

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24. Screen Capture: Video adapter cables
    Mini Displayport to HDMI
    Displayport to HDMI
    HDMI to VGA
    VGA to HDMI
    

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25. Voice Recording: Blue Icicle USB sound card + condenser microphone
    

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26. Video Recording: Logitech Webcam + USB 2.0 extension cable
    

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27. Screen Capture: Avermedia Live Gamer Portable + mini-USB cable
    

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28. Screen Capture: HDMI cables + HDMI splitter
    

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29. Backup System: Video Camera (usually aimed at projector screen)
    

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30. Backup System: Audio recorder (Zoom H1)
    

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31. Tripods for webcam & backup camera
    

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32. Power extension
    

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33. Pre-Meetup Procedures
    1. Get permission from meetup organizers, ensure
    presenters are ok.
    2. Get volunteers to sign up for meetup slot.
    (http://bit.ly/esg-schedule), set to be allocated.
    Volunteer should register for meetup.
    3. Collect designated set 1 day before (or on day
    itself).
    4. Reach meetup at least 30 mins before.
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34. Post-Meetup Procedures
    1. Copy out video file. Return set if possible.
    2. Run audio optimisation script on the recorded
    video file (https://github.com/engineersftw/
    gitwiki/tree/master/scripts).
    3. Upload to YouTube Channel.
    4. Update Engineers.SG admin page with
    Organization & Presenter info.
    5. Post link to Meetup page.
    6. Setup social media post on Buffer (optional).
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35. Volunteers
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    Volunteers at FOSSASIA 2016
    

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36. Join Us!
    • Email us: admin@engineers.sg
    • Twitter: @EngineersFTW
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37. Questions?
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