SeeVogh User Guide. Date: March 26 th, 2012

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1 SeeVogh User Guide Date: March 26 th, 2012 About This Guide This guide provides users an overview of the features found in the SeeVogh PC client software. This guide does not discuss the use of the web portal found at SeeVogh.com, which is an individual and community management tool that works in combination with the SeeVogh client. Nor does this guide cover the usage of the SeeVogh mobile device or tablet client software.

2 SeeVogh User Guide 1. Overview The SeeVogh client is a well- behaved, web- start Java application that run in the Java sandbox for user security. The client software on SeeVogh is simple to use and effortless to install. Unlike other applications it self- installs as a Java library so its installation is much faster than typical in PC software. This client is available for PCs running Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems and is launched in a few seconds over the Internet. To attend a meeting, users simply click on the meeting link that was provided to them by the meeting organizer or Moderator. This meeting link takes them to a specific, unique, virtual meeting room. The SeeVogh user interface is built on the concept of free floating video tiles that permit users to arrange the display in various configurations depending upon their needs. Tiles can be arranged to display one, a few or all tiles. Tiles can be detached from the SeeVogh application and displayed on separate computer monitors attached to your computer. This flexibility and simplicity makes SeeVogh extremely useful as a collaboration tool where you can collaborate with many people, simultaneously sharing multiple documents, in an affordable virtual venue from your PC, mobile device or videoconferencing system. Copyright Evogh, Inc. 2012

3 The image above shows a user s desktop with SeeVogh running on the right side and remote participant s shared documents displayed on the left side. Note the detached shared documents are also visible on angled tiles at the bottom right side of the SeeVogh window. 2. System Requirements SeeVogh will run on PC equipped with an Intel Core Duo CPU or faster. Lesser processor will not have the power to decode and encode multiple videos from all of the meeting attendees so system performance will be significantly degraded if not impossible. Computers running Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 will work fine. Generally speaking these are computer that were built since 2008 and are not netbooks. SeeVogh was designed to run over regular DSL Internet connections or better. However it should be noted that the DSL line speeds deliver to the home or office are greatly reduced when the device is connected over WiFi. WiFi shares bandwidth with other connected computers so if multiple users are accessing SeeVogh through the same WiFi Access Point the usable bandwidth will be greatly reduced. It is best to connect to your network through a physical cable to maximize your throughput and eliminate the reduced or intermittent bandwidth caused by WiFi. 3. The Display SeeVogh is a multi- video tile display with the ability to navigate dozens of images of people and their shared data during a videoconference. The SeeVogh application window can be sized by the user to encompass the full screen or just a portion of the screen. The icon in the bottom bottom right corner of the window indicates the window can be sized to any dimension desired simply by clicking and dragging on the corner icon. The window can be moved by clicking and dragging the pointer anywhere on the title bar. It is recommended that users reduce SeeVogh to cover the right half of a single screen system when viewing shared documents so that the shared documents can be enlarged on the left- hand side of the screen. (See section 5 Detaching Video Tiles.) It is possible to drag detached images to separate monitors if your computer has multiple displays thus eliminating the need to shrink SeeVogh to half the screen when sharing documents. A tool bar is displayed across the top with various icons symbolizing their functions. These functions (from left to right) are video camera, microphone, speakers, desk sharing, public chat and participant list (for private chat and meeting management.) A blue ball with a white check mark appears over the icon when that feature is turned on. The picture in section 1 above shows the video camera, the microphone and the speaker are all turned on and the other feature are turned off.

4 In some instances the user may have the width of the SeeVogh screen so narrow that not all of the buttons are visible at the top of the screen. The button bar can be scrolled to the left and right by grabbing and dragging the empty space between each button in either direction. To increase available screen real estate the tool bar can be hidden by clicking on the small white arrow at the bottom center of the tool bar. Clicking on the arrow a second time will return the tool bar to the display. The image above shows the window with the tool bar hidden and the white arrow in the top middle. 4. Tile Manipulation The video tiles float independently on top of a backdrop of fluffy clouds. Initially all tiles are displayed in the SeeVogh application. Clicking on any tile will cause the SeeVogh display to implement upper and lower screen sections. The user can demote a tile to the lower section of the display by clicking on it. The lower portion of the display is where a numerous tiles can be viewed in a compact format. This leaves more screen real estate in the upper section for the user s primary focus. This capability allows every user to customize their display according to their interest. Tiles in the lower portion can be elevated to the upper section simply by clicking on them. They will immediately jump to the top section of the display. Horizontal arrows identify the separation between the Copyright Evogh, Inc. 2012

5 upper and low sections of the screen. When the curser passes over this line it will become visible. Click and drag this line to allocate more area to the lower section of the display. 5. Detach a Video Tile It is possible to detach any tile from the SeeVogh window to enlarge for easy viewing. This is particularly useful when sharing detailed text documents such as spreadsheets, images or web pages. To detach a tile select the SeeVogh application window (just click in a neutral location such as the cloud background) and mouse over the desired tile. You will see a white rectangle appear in the lower left- hand corner of that tile. Click on this rectangle and that image will appear in a new window in the upper left- hand corner of the screen and on top of all other windows. This window can be resized or dragged to another monitor if one is available. To resize this window, grab the lower right- hand corner and drag it to the desired size. To mover the entire tile grab the title bar and drag. Note: the shared desktop is displayed in a detached window to the left of the SeeVogh application. A smaller version is visible on a video tile in the lower section of the SeeVogh window. Any tile can be detached. 6. Camera Icon In addition to toggling the camera on and off this icon also displays a drop down menu when the user clicks on the small white arrow in the bottom right of the button. The drop down menu displays the various video cameras that are available, as well as, an option to scan for available cameras. This scan is used to Copyright Evogh, Inc. 2012

6 discover new cameras that were plugged into the system after SeeVogh was started. 7. Microphone Icon The microphone icon toggles the microphone on and off. It also displays a vu meter located to the left of the button. A white arrow in the lower right- hand corner reveals a drop down menu with a list of the various microphones available to the user. A Scan Devices menu options looks for new microphones that have been plugged in since starting the SeeVogh application. 8. Speaker Icon The speaker icon toggles the speakers on and off. The drop down menu is accessed through the small white arrow in the lower right hand corner of the icon. This menu option takes the user to the PC system controls where they can choose an audio output device. The vu meter to the left of the button shows the volume of the conversation. By clicking on the vu meter a volume slide control appears for adjusting speaker volume. 9. Desk Share Icon This icon starts the display of the desk- sharing window frame on your computer screen. This frame corresponds to what will be visible to remote Attendees. The frame can be resized by grabbing the lower right- hand corner and dragging it to the desired size. The frame can be moved by grabbing the title bar and dragging the frame to the desired location. When the frame first appears it is gray in color and does not broadcast its contents to others. To broadcast the frame simply click on the green stand by button in the title bar. This will cause the frame to immediately turn red indicating that the content of the frame is being broadcast to others. Toggle the Stand By button again to temporarily stop broadcasting your frame. Toggle the Desk Share icon to stop sharing and remove the sharing window frame from your screen.

7 The above image is a picture of the window- sharing frame. It is not broadcasting its contents as noted by its gray color and the green Stand By button at the top. In the image above the frame is being broadcasted to all meeting Attendees. Note that red indicates a live broadcast is in progress.

8 10. Public Chat Icon The public chat area is displayed at the bottom of the screen when the icon is selected. When not selected only the last public chat line is displayed. A running count of all messages that were sent while this area was minimized is displayed as a number in the public chat icon. This number clears once the area is displayed by toggling the button. Public chat is useful when distributing general information best communicated in writing such as long numbers, sentences or URLs. Any link copied from a browser or a hot link from another document will paste into this area as an active link. This is helpful when a community has a common document repository and wants to share these documents during a meeting. In addition to community communication, public chat also issues system messages. If a particular Attendee is experiencing system or network issues a public message is displayed showing either the source of the issue or the system s reaction to the issue. For instance the system may issue a warning that a particular Attendee is experiencing a high packet loss rate. If the condition continues a second system message is issued saying that user s video quality is being stepped down to optimize the experience for this condition. Copyright Evogh, Inc. 2012

9 In the image above both system messages and community messages are communicated to the Attendees in the public chat area at the bottom of the screen. 11. Participant List Icon (Private Chat and Meeting Management) This icon toggles the display of the meeting participants list along the right side of the screen. This list is used for two purposes: for users to start a private chat and for the Moderator to manage the meeting. By first selecting then right- clicking on any member s name you are provided a menu option to hold a private chat with that individual. This is a text- only chat, and appears in a new window in the top- left corner of the screen. This chat is only visible to the recipient and no one else. In the image above a private text chat is open on the left- side of the screen. On the right is the participant list. If you have the Moderator s Room Key you can right- click on your own name and select Enter Meeting Moderator Key. A small window will pop up asking for you to enter the Moderator Key. This key is a minimum of four characters. By entering the key and clicking Ok you are now the Moderator.

10 The Moderator has a range of controls that are accessible by right- clicking on an Attendee s name on the Participant List. These controls include: Mute microphone Turn off camera Remove from meeting Transfer Moderator status to someone else. The reverse of these controls are also available.