This user guide is for Producers and will walk you through how to record, edit, and publish a Simu-live webcast or On-Demand Recording in the Elite Studio Recording Interface.

The Elite Studio Recording Interface allows your presenting team to record presentations using their PC microphone, instead of a conference line and is for recording and editing audio only.  This Interface will replace Elite Presentations for recording Simu-live and On-Demand Recordings.

Things to Know 

• Simu-live webcasts MUST be recorded AND published at least TWO HOURS before the scheduled start time.  ALL CHANGES must be made prior to this, including changing the start date/time, recording elements, choosing Rollover to Live audio, etc.   
• The Elite Studio Recording Interface DOES NOT HAVE backwards compatibility with PMXD/Elite Presentations.
  • This means if a Simu-live event is created in Elite Presentations/PMXD but has not gone live BEFORE you enable the Elite Studio Recording Interface, you will need to recreate the event in the Elite Studio Recording Interface.  Media from PMXD will not properly convert and play in the Elite Studio Recording Interface. 

Logging In & Connecting

Up to 10 people can be logged in at one time with any combination of Producer and Presenter roles.

To access the Elite Studio Recording Interface, click on Launch from the event Overview page or use the Present URL.

When logging in to record a Simu-live webinar or On-Demand Recording, choose the appropriate role based on the responsibilities listed below. 

Once logged in, your browser may ask you to grant ON24 access to your microphone and camera.  Be sure to click Allow before closing the window.  From there, the Elite Studio Recording Interface will automatically connect your camera and microphone.  Update your camera, microphone, background, and settings as needed, then click Join Now.

Switching the Active Producer

Although multiple people may log in as Producer, only ONE active Producer is allowed.

Those who logged in as Producer but are not listed as the active Producer will have the same abilities as those logged in as Presenter.  The first person to log in as Producer will be the active Producer. 

Click on the hamburger stack menu and open the Presenter tool.  The active Producer will have Producer next to their name.  All other Producers will have Switch to Producer next to their name. 

Click on Switch to Producer to switch the active Producer.  A pop-up will appear verifying the Producer change.  Anyone logged in as Producer will be able to initiate the switch.  Click Change Producer.

Once the active Producer has been changed, a pop-up will appear for both parties showing the Producer role has changed.

Recording the Presentation  

At this time, only audio can be recorded in the  Elite Studio Recording Interface - the ability to record via webcam in the Elite Studio Recording Interface will be coming with a future release.  

1. Marker - an individual Storyboard element
   • Markers on the Timeline correspond to when the element will be displayed during the event
   • Markers are automatically numbered based on their place in the Storyboard
   • To start, all elements will be equally spaced every 30 seconds by default
2. Playhead - indicates where in the timeline the recording is
   • Hit Enter to move Playhead back to 00s
   • Double-click on the Timeline to move the Playhead to the new location

When you are ready to record, click on the Storyboard tab in the Live View Window, double-click on the element to load it into the Live View, and then click the Record button. 

There will be a countdown from 5 in the timeline – begin speaking after the countdown. During recording, the waveform will be red.  The waveform of recorded audio will be blue.

• Record - Click this button to start recording from the Playhead location after the five-second countdown
• Play - Click Play to start playback of the recording from the Playhead location
• Stop - Clicking Stop will stop recording or playback 

1. Save - Saves the clip to the Clip Bin
2. Delete - Select one or more clips then click Delete to remove them from the Timeline
   • The clips will still be available in the Clip Bin for reuse
3. Capture - Turn the toggle on to automatically capture marker locations as the Storyboard is advanced using the Next arrow key in the Live View
   • This feature works for both recording and playback
4. Playhead Location - displays the location of the Playhead in the Timeline
5. Audio Level Meter - Displays the microphone input level during recording and the audio level during playback

There are three ways of matching your Storyboard elements with your recording. Use one or a combination of the ways listed below:

• Record your presentation, then click and drag each of the markers to the appropriate spot.  Use the Timeline to help set timings.
• Click the Capture toggle on, click the Record button, and use the Next arrow as you record to set the element timings
• Record your presentation, click the Capture toggle on, then click Play and use the Next arrow as you listen to the playback to set the element timings.

The system will automatically save the recordings, allowing people to access the platform over multiple days.  The system does not allow more than one person to record DIFFERENT slides at one time. 

Record audio to each element, even if that audio is silent   A few seconds of audio is all that is needed.  If no audio is recorded, the system will attach 10 seconds of silence to that element during the publishing process.

If video clips are in your Storyboard, mute your microphone when they are playing – you cannot record audio for a video clip.  The system will use the audio associated with the video clip.

Click the Stop button to stop recording

Note: When the event is live, once the pre-recorded media is done playing, a standard Simu-live webcast will be over, and the audience console will close automatically.  Include extra time in your recording if you wish to allow additional time for Q&A or downloading certificates.  

Editing the Presentation 

Use the Timeline toolbar to edit the recorded portion of your presentation.  Use the tools to select sections of the recording and move them around to the desired location.  Use the Clip Bin to save, rename, and reuse recorded clips.

Storyboard element Markers will not move with the recording.

Clip Bin

The Clip Bin contains all whole recordings as well as saved Timeline selections.

Clips can be dragged and dropped into the Timeline.

Hover over a clip to play, rename, download or delete the clip

• This is a soft delete, deleted clips will be available in the Trash folder
• Click on the All Clips drop-down to find the Trash Folder

Timeline Toolbar

1. Zoom In / Zoom Out - zooms the Timeline in or out
2. Undo / Redo - Undo or redo edits made to the Timeline
   • Changes made to markers are not included in undo/redo
3. Split Tool - Place the Playhead at the Timeline location you want to split and click the icon to separate the recording
4. Trim Tool - Click on the Trim Tool then hover your mouse over the beginning or end of a clip and click and drag to make an edit.  The length of the selection will be displayed.
5. Grabber - Click the Grabber tool to activate grabber bars at the top of each clip that can be clicked and dragged to move the clip
6. Cut - Click and drag the section of audio to highlight, then click the Cut tool to remove that section of audio
   • The cut section can be pasted at another location
7. Copy - Click and drag the section of audio to highlight, then click the Copy icon to place the selection on the clipboard
8. Paste - Click the Paste icon to paste the contents of the clipboard at the Playhead location
9. You can shift-click to select multiple contiguous clips to copy or move as a group

Using Offset

Note: Offset will move your selection by the amount of time you enter.  This will not set the timings for your elements.

Double click on a Marker to bring up the Offset window.  This feature creates a split edit and moves ALL media and markers after the selected Marker at one time.

For example:

• Marker 4 is at 00:00:1:00
• If you offset the marker by a positive 30 seconds, the system will move Marker 4 and all the media and markers after it to start at 00:00:01:30

Publishing your Presentation 

Although the recorded presentation file will save automatically as you record, the presentation needs to be published when the recording is complete in order to play out for your attendees at the set date and time.

Note: Simu-live webcasts MUST be recorded AND published at least TWO HOURS before the scheduled start time.  Two hours before the set time, the system will switch to live webcast mode, so NO CHANGES can be made to your webcast, including changing the start date/time, recording elements, choosing Rollover to Live audio, etc.

Click in the Timeline and hit Enter to move the Playhead to the beginning of the presentation (so the system knows to start your presentation there).

Next, click Publish.  A message will appear to confirm you want to publish.

Once the publishing process is complete, wait approximately 10 minutes, then use the Preview button or Preview URL to watch your entire presentation. 

You can make changes to your presentation and republish as many times as necessary.  Once the changes have been made, click Publish again.  A message will pop-up asking if you want to publish over the existing presentation.  Click Continue to publish.  
 

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