Important Guidelines for IDEAL Conference^® Recorders
Last Updated: October 1, 2010

Word Version of These Guidelines

(Not in any particular order)

●       Never push your talk key when doing a recording as it may cause the audio portion of your recording to become out-of-sync with the slides being pushed out to the participants

●       Always use a hard-wired connection to the Internet.  Do not use a wireless card/wireless router or Air Card connection.  The slower connect speeds (yes, wireless speeds are slower than you think) using these methods can cause lapses in your audio.

●       Have more than one person record a session in case one of the PCs being used to do the recording runs into problems.

●       Make sure that you do not accidentally click the "Pause Recording" menu selection under the "Recording Menu" for obvious reasons.

●       Plan for whoever is changing the slides to press their F2 key several times immediately after you begin recording. Doing this synchronizes the slides with the audio of your recording.

●       Do not have any other applications open on your PC, or do anything else on your PC, while you are recording a session.  The PC being used to record a session needs to be dedicated to that function.

●       Download and install the IDEAL Conference plug-in each time you enter a room/auditorium.

●       Practice, practice, practice.