eLecta Live Update What’s new in Version 4.8 What’s New in V. 4.8 February

A New Audio Menu A new Audio Menu is now available for accessing the most common audio options and settings. The Audio menu gives you fast access to the Audio Setup Wizard and the Audio Settings Window You can also access the Speakers and Microphone volume as well as the microphone Boost option In case of Audio failure you can use the Reconnect Audio to reestablish your audio connection

More Settings for a Better Experience Improved settings window with several new options added. Opens the Connection Settings page Select Audio Devices and adjust performance Configure alerts, sounds and notification. Set a session recorder name Some useful whiteboard settings Settings for the Application/Desktop sharing Configure the video camera and quality Manage you stored favorite polls Adjust voice quality and number of concurrent talkers

Remote Audio Control Help your students to adjust their audio volume settings. Moderators can remotely control students’ audio. Right-click on any name in the attendees list and choose “Remote Audio Control”. The Remote Audio Control window allows you to adjust the speakers and microphone volume of the selected user.

Say Yes or No. Flashing Motions Fast polling is implemented with the Yes and No motion button on top of the attendees list. The smiles, hand-rising and applause icons are now flashing to attract your attention. Instead of creating a poll for simple question which answer is just Yes or No you can ask your students to click on the positive (Yes) or negative (No) buttons located above the attendees. The answer appears next to each name.

Restoring a Broken Connection Sometimes the audio of slow connection users or users with inconsistent internet connectivity may drop off. Now there is no need to close the application and enter the session again. eLecta will automatically detect that your audio is lost. It will show a “Connect Audio” button on the Audio Control Panel. This very option is accessible at any time from the Audio menu on top. In case you totally get disconnected simply click the “Reset Connection” button which appears on the bottom-right corner of the main window.

More Text-chat Options More options are now added to the text messaging window. Right-click on the white area to call the pop-up menu. Opens the text chat in a larger window. Show / hide timing for new messages Increase or decrease the font-size You can clear your text messages window. Or you can save the message log to a file for an off-line review.

The Audio Setup Wizard This new eLecta Live release has a built in audio setup wizard. The wizard will help you to adjust the speakers and microphone volume as well as configure eLecta for better audio performance depending on the type of session you are attending. You can get to the Audio Wizard from the main menu. Choose Audio and then click on the Audio Setup Wizard. Or Even faster you can do that at any time by simply clicking the Audio Wizard button which is found on the main toolbar. As soon as you start the Wizard you session audio will turn off and your name in the list will appear “Away”. Closing the Wizard will put you back Online.

Adjusting the Volume The Audio setup wizard helps you to select your input and output audio devices as well as adjust their volume to a comfortable level. The playback test will play a prerecorded audio message. While the message is playing you can adjust the volume. The Microphone test is to adjust the volume of your microphone. Not all microphones allow volume adjustment. You can also choose an audio device if you have more than one sound card on your computer.

Audio Optimization Depending on the session type and your role in the live event you can tell eLecta how to optimize the audio streams. The Audio Optimizer offers you to choose from four different roles you can have in a live session. With choosing a proper session type you can significantly improve your audio experience and performance. This depends not only on your internet connection but also on the other attendees involved in the session. For example if the person who is talking is on a slow connection you can hear his voice breaking although you are running on a fast internet connection. If you and your attendees are all running on a fast connection then you may consider selecting the fourth (last) option.

Changing the Audio Codec This new eLecta Live release supports several different audio compressors. For general type sessions you may not need to change the default audio compressor eLecta Live uses. In some cases however you may need to switch to another audio compressor to increase or decrease the audio quality. The different compressors produce different audio quality and clarity as well as different audio bit rate. From the File menu choose Settings then click on the Voice Settings link. From the Audio Compression drop-down list select the compressor to use. You can also adjust the maximum number of simultaneous talkers. Please read the notes carefully. The new settings will be applied and the audio connection will be automatically reestablished.

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