On Demand Settings

The Event Manager is designed primarily for managing live virtual events. The On Demand page expands the functionality to recorded events. You can record your live event, post the recording to the internet and then use the On Demand settings in the Event Manager to allow registrants to view the recorded session. Your registrants who were not able to attend the live session will be able to use the links in confirmation and reminder emails to view the recording.

MeetingBridge offers recording and hosting services; but do-it-yourselfers can use the On Demand page to set up their own on demand events.

The On Demand feature is intended to let MeetingBridge customers present recorded versions of their live events; but it can be used with any internet accessible video. The following outlines the setup of the On Demand settings for "Evolution of Dance", the popular YouTube video. To see the sample registration page for this example, click here.

• Recording URL. Once the event has taken place, you can enter a URL into this box. After you enter the URL, the registration page will direct new registrants to this link (instead of a live event). In this example, we entered the following: http://www.meetingbridge.com/Recording/Historyofdance.html

• Format. By specifying the format of the video, you can make sure registrants have the necessary software to view the video. For example, if you select 'Quicktime (MOV)' as the format, the registration page will display the following message:
  
  "Playback of the recording file requires Apple QuickTime. You can download the player free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download."
  
  Similarly, selecting 'Flash' will yield a message that directs users to download the most current version of the Adobe Flash player. For this example, we selected 'Not Specified'.

• Playback Limit. This feature is offered as an accommodation to people who charge for the event and want to limit the number of times a user can view the recording. For instance, if you enter a playback limit of '5' a user will only be able to click the link five times. This feature might discourage registrants from sharing their confirmation emails with others; but it does not secure the recording link.

• Retain Until (UTC). The links in the confirmation and reminder emails will direct users to the recording URL as long as the date entered into this box is in the future. The links will expire once the date and time provided is in the past.

To see how the On Demand Settings effect the user experience for your participants, see the User Experience: On Demand Settings topic.

For details on recording your MeetingBridge Virtual Event see the MeetingBridge Virtual Conference - Recording your Web Conference topic.