In the following, all WebcastConsumer functions and individual areas are presented.
Sample WebcastConsumer
Area/ Function
Description
1
Slide display
The current slide of the presentation is displayed here. By switching the view (see point 5) the position can be different.
2
Player
The live stream or the recording of the event is shown in the player. The player has the following controls:
play/ pause button
progress bar
volume control
quality selection
fullscreen mode
Chapter
If chapters are set for the webcast, the user can skip to the desired chapter via the chapter selection below the player.
Info
Chapters are available only in the on-demand mode.
3
Infobox
The infobox contains usually information about the speaker. Depending on the configuration of the organizer, there are also following options available:
download of a presentation by means of the [Download]-button
open a secondary web page (E.g. the corporate website of the speaker)
Tip
The configuration of the infobox can be made in the WebcastManager, see section "Presentations" in the WebcastManager manual.
4
Presentation slides
All presentation slides are displayed in the preview area. When you move the mouse cursor over a slide, the display expands.
Using the search function, users can briefly look for certain keywords in the existing slides.
5
View
Users can change the view as needed. The following options are available:
dual
picture-in-picture
Info
For audio-only, as well as on mobile devices the selection of the view is not available.
With the [Switch view] button the position of player and slides can be also be changed.
Note
The chapter selection in the player is hidden from a certain width of the browser window.
6
Questions&Answers/ Chat
If the Q&A or chat module has been activated, users can pose questions to the speakers after a registration. In the Q&A function mode, users see only their own questions. In the chat function mode, all questions are visible to the user.
Info
Before a user can pose his question, he must enter a unique user name and e-mail address. If a registration for the webcast was required, the entered data is used automatically.