Note – You can see detailed explanations and best practices for managing ‘in-session’ access to Connect rooms in my blog post ‘How can I manage access to my Connect Rooms?’ here. Note – I am not considering Connect Events registration in detail in this blog post. Be aware that you can control access to rooms […]
Managing PowerPoint Slide Video with Adobe Presenter
Overview At the time of writing this post (August 2020), the Adobe Connect conversion process does not support video inserted onto slides. Although it is commonplace to extract (save) the video separately and load this into the Connect room into a separate Share Pod…sometimes it is desirable to have a more ‘seamless’ presentation that is […]
Hosts – Getting Ready for Connect 11
Overview Connect v11 is a major change in the interface used to access your Connect rooms and content. With Flash Player being retired at the end of 2020, everything in Connect has moved across to HTML. This release adds a significant amount of functionality to the browser-based (HTML) client and also the release of a […]
Administrators – Getting Ready for Connect 11
Overview Connect v11 is a major change in the interface used to access your Connect rooms and content. With Flash Player being retired at the end of 2020, everything in Connect has moved across to HTML. This release adds a significant amount of functionality to the browser-based (HTML) client and also the release of a […]
Managing Connect Performance in Lower Bandwidth Situations
With the advent of COVID-19 and the vert significant changes it has made to the way we communicate, the loading on local internet connectivity and the wider loading on servers is unprecedented. This post is intended to give Connect presenter ad hosts some guidelines that can make the difference between a successful session and a […]
How can I create a report that shows attendance in all of my account meetings?
If you are managing your Connect account appropriately, you would want to see who has attended what meetings and for how long. This is a simple report and very useful if you want to report on the attendance for users across your account, particularly if you need to give a credit for attendance. First, login […]
How can I create a Virtual Conference using Adobe Connect?
With the social-distancing in the wake of Covid-19, many physical exhibitions and conferences are being canceled and the alternative is to create virtual sessions. This blog post covers a relatively simple approach to virtualization using Adobe Connect. Scenario – in this example we will look at creating a main conference room (where larger joint sessions […]
Can I see when my recordings (or other assets) were last viewed and how many times they have been used?
You may want to get a report of the recordings on your account and see when they were last viewed and how any times they have been viewed. In fact this report can be extended to many types of content and assets on your Connect account. Following is a reporting procedure I found that may […]
Managing Access to Recordings
By default, your Connect recording will reside in the ‘Recordings’ section of your meeting room. You can see this by navigating to the room in the web management interface (Connect Central) and as shown in figure 1 below. By default, the recordings will ‘fail safe’ on security and take on the permissions of the meeting […]
Do you have some examples of camera options in Connect?
There are really no specific rules for good or bad webcams in Connect, as much as anything you need to focus on: Lighting – ideally above and in front of you (note that good lighting helps quality of the image and the camera is not compromising the quality of the image to maintain frame-rate etc.). […]