Video production instructions
Deadline:
The video must be uploaded before 15 June 2020 (to the link we will provide at the end of this page).
Required video format:
- Default mode: record your slides including voice over, but also other creative formats are allowed.
- Length: 25 minutes
- Mandatory Size: Full HD (1080p)
- Format: FLV, MP4, M4V, WMV or MOV
Instructions on how to record your talk including voice over:
Powerpoint:
- First record your voiceover following these or these instructions
- Then export your video including narrations following this guide
- On export select Full HD (1080p) as video quality
Keynote:
- First record your voice over following these instructions
- Then export your slides via File > Export To > Movie …
- in the following export dialogue set “Playback” to “Record Slideshow” and “Resolution to “1080p”.
- Alternatetively you can also record your full screen or a screen region by pressing cmd + shift + 5 instead of using the keynote voice over tools.
OpenOffice, Google Slides or Latex (PDF):
- If you happen to use OpenOffice, Google Slides or Latex (PDF), we would recommend to simply record your screen (including audio) using a screencast tool
- There is a multitude of tools out there, a good starting point to find your preferred tool might be this article. It is also easy to use Zoom to record a shared screen with narration, including a small speaker screen. Another alternative is OBS, which is an open source recording software. There are many other alternatives.
- MacOS: a screencast software is integrated into the system and accessible via the shortcut “cmd + shift + 5”
- Windows: starting windows 10, there is an integrated screencast tool too (depending on your windows version “windowskey + G” might work)
- Linux: depending on your distribution there is a variety of easy to install screencast tools available, according to this recent linklist.
Where to upload your video?
- You’ve received the upload link by email.
- You can’t find the email? Then please search your inbox for an email with the subject “ICALP 2020 – Video upload instructions and links (deadline 15 June)” dated June 4th (CEST).
- Name your video file according to the following scheme:
- <paper ID>_<presenter last name>_<presenter first name>_<paper title>.<ext>
- if your paper title is very long, use the first three words of the title instead
- Zipping your video is fine, but please do NOT password protect the uploaded file.