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eCurtain and Presenter role

Please note only moderators can now set and remove the eCurtain in the room. Users set as “Presenter” may not do so any longer. This is in response to some problems caused by guest presenters who did not know how to operate the eCurtain.

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Automatic Video Bit-rate Adjustment

StageToWeb (live event webcasting) rooms have enabled two-stream video encoding for a while now. This allowed viewers with lower bandwidth to select the SD (Standard Definition) quality video instead of HD (High Definition). We have now added automatic video bit-rate adjustment, which selects the right stream for each viewer based on available bandwidth.

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AV Remote Control

Moderators now have a great tool to remotely manage microphones and webcams for other participants. Watch the short movie below and see how as a moderator you can turn on and off others’ devices and set the volume or the video quality. The new AV Remote Control is ideal for webinars with multiple speakers.

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Speaker Biography

You can now set a biography for your speakers either as text or as a link to another website. Use either the ‘Personal Information’ link or the ‘Manage Users’ both in the Admin Page to add or modify the biography. Once in the room, attendees can click on a speaker’s name at any time to…

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Grant Controls – New

We have simplified the process to grant controls or permissions to attendees. As a moderator, you can click on an attendee’s name, then click the ‘Grant Controls’ option, which will pop up a small box. There you may pick which controls you would like to grant: Microphone, Webcam or Media Tabs and Tools. You can…

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Q&A Manager

The new Q&A Manager, provided in the Tools menu of omNovia Web Conference Pro, offers moderators a great way of conducting formal Question and Answer sessions in their webinars. Watch the quick movie below to find out how easily you can sort, prioritize, categorize, and assign questions. The Q&A Manager is unique in supporting threaded…

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New omNovia Web Conference Mobile 3.1

The new omNovia for Android, iPhone, iPad as well as Amazon Kindle Fire brings a powerful mobile app enabling your attendees to follow your webinars on the go. Click HERE to learn more about it or watch the movie below.

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Tutorial Mode

When you set your room in Tutorial Mode (in the Settings and Options menu), the interface displays buttons with question marks on different regions or modules. Clicking a question mark button will pop up a quick tutorial often accompanied by a short movie to explain the purpose of the feature. Please note new users will…

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1-Minute Update Movies on YouTube

We have started creating brief movie updates on various omNovia features. You can find the YouTube play list at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6B1378D144339E30Expect more movies in the next few weeks.

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Bug Fixes

We have made quite a few small bug fixes. The most notable are: Recast Fast Forwarding: A major enhancement has been brought to fast forwarding and rewinding of Recast replays. HD Video: In certain conditions (if no audio turned on), the new HD video would have some jumping effects. This has been resolved. Automated Recast…

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