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Recording a Siebel Distance Learning Session


Siebel Distance Learning lets the instructor for any Distance Learning session record the session as it occurs. Although this capability can be used during a regular Distance Learning session, it is primarily designed to let an instructor record a visual presentation and his or her own voice in a synchronized audio track when no session attendees are present. When the instructor stops recording, the recorded presentation is immediately available for playback through the Web.

NOTE:  To avoid unintentionally displaying the recording to the public before you are ready, use a session that requires attendees to enter a password before they can join the session. The password for the session applies when playing back the session. You will need to download the client to view the session.

A person who replays a recorded Distance Learning presentation can not use the following interactive capabilities:

Since the use of these interactive tools is likely to prove confusing to users who replay recorded sessions, Siebel Systems recommends that you avoid using these capabilities when recording any presentations.

NOTE:  The recording capability in Siebel Distance Learning is not intended to replace products that are explicitly designed for creating multimedia presentations.

In Distance Learning, you can record a visual presentation without an audio track, or you can record audio at the same time as you record a visual presentation. You can not use Distance Learning to record audio alone or to combine a Distance Learning visual presentation with audio recorded by another means. You can not edit or manipulate recorded sessions.

If you want to include an audio track when you are recording a Distance Learning session, your computer must be equipped with a microphone.

To record a Distance Learning session

  1. Open the applications that you plan to use in your recorded presentation.
  2. Navigate to the Conference Center screen.
  3. In the Sessions list, click the session name hyperlink that you will use for your training session.
  4. The Distance Learning window appears. If no suitable session exists, add a new session, as described in Adding a Session.

  5. Choose Presentation > Present.
  6. The Capture Frame appears. Adjust the size of the Capture Frame as needed, and then display the first image or application you want to show in your recorded session. When the Capture Frame stops flickering, click the Pause button to stop transmitting.

  7. If you want the pointer to be displayed in your presentation, verify that Presentation > Pointer On is selected.
  8. If you want to include sound with your recording, choose View > Audio Control.
  9. The Audio Control toolbar appears.

  10. Click the Microphone icon to use continuous audio recording.
  11. NOTE:  Siebel Systems recommends testing to determine the optimal position of the microphone before recording a Distance Learning session.

  12. Click the Pause button to resume transmitting, then choose Presentation > Record > Start Recording to start recording.
  13. The word Recording appears in the Distance Learning title bar, in parentheses.

  14. Begin your presentation. If you are using audio, speak clearly into the microphone you are using to record the audio. Describe and explain the actions you are recording as you give your visual presentation.
  15. When your presentation is finished, choose Presentation > Record > Stop Recording, then choose File > Exit.

When you finish recording a Distance Learning session, you may want to replay it before announcing its availability and communicating any necessary password to viewers.

To replay a recorded Distance Learning session

  1. Navigate to the Conference Center screen.
  2. Find the listing for the session you want to replay, and then click the Replay icon.
  3. The Replay icon looks like a movie projector.

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    The Distance Learning - Attending window appears with the Replay toolbar.

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  4. Click the Play button on the Replay toolbar.
  5. The visual presentation plays along with its audio track. You can use the buttons on the Replay toolbar to rewind, fast-forward, stop, or start the recorded presentation.


 Siebel Distance Learning Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003