Audio and video technology

For: employees

Teachers can use modern audio and video technology at centrally managed course rooms of the University of Vienna. The ZID is responsible for installing and operating this technology.

Servicedesk forms Audio- und Videotechnik (audio and video technology, in German)

Update: Systems with USB-C port

The ZID strives to always provide up-to-date equipment. In the majority of the classrooms, the system has therefore already been upgraded with a USB-C port instead of the previous VGA port for brought-in devices.

This transition is taking place gradually; until September 2027, the VGA port will still be available at the following locations:
Apostelgasse 23
Kolingasse 14–16
Sternwarte/Astronomie
UBB Sankt Marx
UZA II, Geozentrum und Pharmaziezentrum, Rotunde

Equipment and usage

Using the equipment

The audio and video facilities at centrally managed course rooms can be controlled using panels:

Switching the projector on and off
Selecting sources
Setting the volume of source devices, such as stationary PCs, laptops or microphones

Depending on the course room, these are:

Push-button panels at smaller course rooms: user guide push-button panels
Touch panels at larger course rooms: user guide touch panels

Projectors

All centrally managed course rooms are equipped with projectors, allowing you to project either the screen of the stationary presenter’s PC or of your laptop onto the wall. At the class room you will find QR codes and links to the instructions for use.

Note

Turn the projector off when you leave the room.

Using your own laptop

Every centrally managed course room is equipped with a HDMI port and a USB-C port. The following cables are availabe to connect personal laptops to the system:

HDMI cable
USB-C cable
Additionally in rooms with u:stream equipment: USB-A to USB-C cable (you cannot use this cable to display presentations)

If your laptop does not have an HDMI or USB-C port, please bring along the specific adapter required for your device. Please note: The ZID cannot guarantee that adapters you bring will function properly.

If you cannot find the HDMI or USB-C cable, please contact the lecture hall support. You can find the contact details on the desk in the course room, or in the list of locations.

Note

You can use the USB-C port to

charge your own device. The maximum charging power is 60 watts.
In rooms equipped with u:stream, you can stream the camera and microphone during video conferences (login).

Using stationary presenter’s PCs

There is a stationary PC at every centrally managed course room. If you do not want to use your own laptop, the ZID recommends using a flash drive to present your slides from the presenter’s PC.

Notes

For technical reasons, the presentation mode in PowerPoint is unfortunately not available on the presenter’s PC. If you need this mode, please bring a laptop with you.
The ZID always strives to provide the most recent hardware. The most recent generation of PCs does not have a built-in DVD or BluRay drive. If you would like to play a DVD, CD or BD in class, the lecture hall support can provide an external playback devices. You can find the relevant contact details on the desk in the course room, or in the list of locations.

The presenter’s PCs feature the operating system Windows and a uniform application software. Some locations feature computers with subject-specific software. It is not possible to install software yourself.

7 Zip Version 24
Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps (e. g. Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
AutoCAD Classroom Version 2024 (only location: Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 4^th floor)
Citavi 7
Cran R 4
DOSBox
EndNote 21
FileZilla 3
GeoGebra 6
Gimp 3
Inkscape 1
IrfanView 4
KompoZer 0
LibreOffice 25
Mathematica classroom Version 14
MatLab 2024
MAXQDA 24
Mendeley 1 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, 6^th floor)
Microsoft Office 365
MikTex 24
Mozilla Firefox ESR CE
Mozilla Thunderbird CE
Notepad++ 8
NVDA ScreenReader v.2024
Octave 9 (only location: Auf der Schmelz 6a, 2^nd floor)
PsychoPy 2024 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, 6^th floor)
PuTTY 0
PyCharm
Python 3 (only location: Neues Institutsgebäude, 6^th floor)
QGIS 3
RStudio 2024
SPSS Amos 30
SPSS Statistics 30
STATA SE 18
Sumatra PDF 3
TEXnicCenter 2
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
Virtual Box 7
Winshell 4

Microphone and speech intelligibility

The following rooms are equipped with a handheld microphone and a headset microphone to improve speech intelligibility:

Larger centrally managed course rooms (for 50 people and more)
Rooms equipped with facilities for persons with a hearing impairment
If a room has only a desk microphone, it is intended solely to assist people with hearing impairments and not for amplification through the speakers.
Rooms in which lectures can be recorded via u:stream

The available microphones are tuned to the specific room and system.

The system does not support microphones you bring along, as you cannot connect them to the system. Please do not replace the existing headset microphone with a microphone you brought along. In most cases, the resulting sound quality is inferior.

If the speech intelligibility is not ideal, please contact the lecture hall support or use the Servicedesk form Audio- und Videotechnik (in German, audio and video technology).

Note

The ZID recommends using the headset microphone, in particular when your course is recorded for u:stream. The headset microphone is attached to your head. In contrast to handheld microphones, this ensures consistent speech intelligibility.

Recording courses – u:stream

For information about the lecture halls equipped with streaming equipment, please go to the website Recording courses – u:stream.

Locations

Service hotline for all university locations: +43-1-4277-14100

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conferences	Support
PC-Raum 1	28	No	No	+43-1-4277-14100

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conferences	On-site support and contacts
Seminarraum 1	35	Yes	No	Porter: +43-1-4277-12883 and +43-664-8175304

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conferences	On-site support and contacts
Audimax	750	Yes	Yes	Lecture hall support: +43-664-8175858 Porter: +43-1-4277-12881 and +43-664-8175858
Seminarraum der Zukunft	50	No	Video conferences only
Elise-Richter-Saal	70	No	No
Hörsaal BIG	190	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 1	100	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 2	70	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 3	88	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 5	97	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 6	98	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 7	140	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 16	80	Yes	No
Hörsaal 21	140	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 29	30	No	No
Hörsaal 30	60	Yes	No
Hörsaal 31	130	No	Yes
Hörsaal 32	130	No	Yes
Hörsaal 33	240	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 34	100	No	No
Hörsaal 41	140	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 42	100	No	Yes
Hörsaal 50	150	No	Yes
Seminarraum 1	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 2	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 4	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 5	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 6	45	Yes	No
Seminarraum 7	42	Yes	No
Seminarraum 8	42	Yes	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conferences	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal I	396	Yes	Yes	Porter: +43-1-4277-12883 and +43-664-8175304
Hörsaal II	120	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal III	120	Yes	Yes

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equpiment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Seminarraum E06	25	No	No	Lecture hall support of location UBB St. Marx: +43-664-8176693 Porter of location UBB St. Marx: +43-1-4277-12886 bzw. +43-664-8176664

Room

Seating (seats)

Audio induction loop

Equpiment for u:stream/video conference

On-site support and contacts

Seminarraum E06

Lecture hall support of location UBB St. Marx: +43-664-8176693

Porter of location UBB St. Marx: +43-1-4277-12886 bzw. +43-664-8176664

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 1	120	No	Yes	Lecture hall support: +43-664-8175858 Porter: +43-1-4277-54100

Room

Seating (seats)

Audio induction loop

Equipment for u:stream/video conference

On-site support and contacts

Hörsaal 1

120

Yes

Lecture hall support: +43-664-8175858

Porter: +43-1-4277-54100

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 1	394	Yes	Yes	Lecture hall support: +43-664-8176693 Porter: +43-1-4277-12886 and +43-664-8176664
Hörsaal 2	299	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 3	24	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 1.1	24	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.2	24	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.3	24	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.4	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.5	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.6	39	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.7	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1.8	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 2.1	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3.1	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 4.1	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 5.1	40	Yes	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal A	207	Yes	Yes	Lecture hall support: +43-664-8175596 Porter: +43-1-4277-29820 and +43-664-8175663
Hörsaal B	180	Yes	Yes
Großer Hörsaal C1	450	Yes	Yes
Kleiner Hörsaal C2	150	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 1	40	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 2	30	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 3	40	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 4	21	Yes	Yes
PC-Seminarraum 1	20	No	No
PC-Seminarraum 2	20	No	No
Seminarraum 5	20	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 6	20	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal D – Hirnforschungszentrum	250	No	Yes
Seminarraum A (Campus AAKH)	15	Yes	No
Seminarraum B (Campus AAKH)	24	Yes	No
Seminarraum C (Campus AAKH)	19	Yes	No
Seminarraum D (Campus AAKH)	24	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum E (Campus AAKH)	19	Yes	No
Seminarraum F (Campus AAKH)	32	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum G (Campus AAKH)	32	Yes	Yes

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Seminarraum 1	25	Yes	No	Lecture hall support: ‭+43-1-4277-12796‬ and +43-664-8176692 Porter: +43-1-4277-12852 and +43-664-8176504
Seminarraum 2	20	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3	23	Yes	No
Seminarraum 4	20	Yes	No
Seminarraum 5	90	Yes	No
Seminarraum 6	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 7	42	Yes	No
Seminarraum 8	36	Yes	No
Seminarraum 9	30	Yes	No
Seminarraum 10	30	Yes	No
Seminarraum 11	27	Yes	No
Seminarraum 12	27	Yes	No
Seminarraum 13	27	Yes	No
Seminarraum 14	21	Yes	No
Seminarraum 15	37	Yes	No
Seminarraum 16	36	Yes	No
Seminarraum 17	36	Yes	No
Seminarraum 18	30	Yes	No
Seminarraum 19	30	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 1	40	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 3	24	Yes	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 1	400	Yes	Yes	Porter entry Hahngasse: +43-1-4277-12884 and +43-664-8175416 Porter entry Berggasse: +43-1-4277-12880 and +43-664-8176446
Hörsaal 2	50	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 3	60	Yes	No
Hörsaal 4	200	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 5	60	Yes	No
Hörsaal 6	200	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 7	52	Yes	No
Hörsaal 8	60	Yes	No
Hörsaal 9	60	Yes	No
Hörsaal 10	50	Yes	No
Hörsaal 11	80	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 12	52	Yes	No
Hörsaal 13	100	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 14	200	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 15	52	Yes	No
Hörsaal 16	52	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 17	50	Yes	No
Seminarraum 1	24	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 4	20	Yes	No
Seminarraum 5	25	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 6	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 7	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 8	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 9	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 10	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 11	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 12	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 13	25	Yes	No
Seminarraum 14	40	Yes	No
Seminarraum 15	29	Yes	No
Seminarraum 16	33	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 1	25	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 2	30	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 3	30	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 5	35	Yes	No
PC-Seminarraum 6	25	Yes	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Seminarraum 1	29	Yes	No	Lecture hall support of location OMP: Porter entry Hahngasse: +43-1-4277-12884 and +43-664-8175416 Porter entry Berggasse: +43-1-4277-12880 and +43-664-8176446
Seminarraum 2	23	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3	19	Yes	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 3 Geozentrum	230	No	Yes	Lecture hall support: +43-1-4277-12823 and +43-664-8175965 Porter of UZA II : +43-1-4277-14966 and +43-664-8176444‬
Hörsaal 4 Geozentrum	80	No	No
Hörsaal 6 Geozentrum	200	No	No
Hörsaal 5 Pharmaziezentrum	120	No	No
Hörsaal 7 Pharmaziezentrum	180	No	No
Hörsaal 8 Pharmaziezentrum	280	No	Yes
EDV-Raum 4	18	No	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Seminarraum 2H415	35	No	No	Lecture hall support: +43-1-4277-12823 and +43-664-8175965 Porter of UZA II : +43-1-4277-14966 and +43-664-8176444‬
Seminarraum 2H467	35	No	No
Seminarraum 2H559	31	No	No
Seminarraum 2H316	50	No	No
Hörsaal 2H510	80	No	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 1	207	Yes	Yes	Lecture hall support Communication (Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00) Iris Hajicsek: +43-1-4277-49325 and +43-664-8175798 Manfred Gatterwe: +43-1-4277-49304 and +43-664-8175381 Lecture hall support Computer Science (Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00) Andreas Wöber: +43-1-4277-79108 Porter: +43-1-4277-12707 and +43-664-8176230 (Company Frisch, external, Mon–Fri from 17:00 and Saturdays)
Hörsaal 2	57	Yes	Yes
Hörsaal 3	57	Yes	Yes
Seminarraum 1	13	No	No
Seminarraum 2	36	Yes	No
Seminarraum 3	48	Yes	No
Seminarraum 4	48	Yes	No
Seminarraum 5	48	Yes	No
Seminarraum 6	30	No	No
Seminarraum 7	48	Yes	No
Seminarraum 8	48	Yes	No
Seminarraum 9	30	No	No
Seminarraum 10	30	No	No
Seminarraum 11	20	No	No
Seminarraum 12	20	No	No
PC-Lehrredaktion	35	No	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Sternwarte SE 1	25	No	No	Mr. Michael Fischer Tel.: +43-1-4277-53805 and +43-664-8175532 Mr. Markus Rockenbauer Tel.: +43-1-4277-53842 and +43-664-8176276
Sternwarte SE 2	15	No	No
Sternwarte HS	55	No	Yes
PC-Seminarraum	Details to follow shortly	Details to follow shortly	No

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
Hörsaal 6	150	No	No	Porter: +43-1-4277-12888 and +43-664-8175841

Room	Seating (seats)	Audio induction loop	Equipment for u:stream/video conference	On-site support and contacts
AudiMax ZfT	500	No	Yes	Porter: +43-1-4277-12888 and +43-664-8175841
Seminarraum 3 ZfT	25	No	No	Porter: +43-1-4277-12888 and +43-664-8175841

Accessibility

The majority of centrally managed course rooms is wheelchair accessible. In the list of locations you can see which rooms are equipped with induction technology. You can find more information at Accessible studies.

Technical standards

It is the primary goal of the audio and video facilities to enable efficient operations during lecture periods. The following measures are therefore implemented:

Uniform and high usability of the equipment for all users
Minimising failures
Troubleshooting

For further information about the technical standards for audio and video facilities at centrally managed course rooms, please use the Servicedesk form Audio- und Videotechnik (in German, audio and video technology).

If you want to install new audio and video facilities, we can provide you with

contacts to maintenance groups
an existing framework agreement for accessing media technology
our white paper on AV media technology

Energy-saving measures

The University of Vienna is aiming to become climate-neutral by 2030. In agreement with the Rectorate, all audio and video facilities are therefore switched off every day at 22:00. The first user of the day therefore has a short waiting time of 90 seconds until the facilities are ready for operation.

Support

Please contact the lecture hall support at the relevant university location if you require information about the facilities at specific centrally managed course rooms or if you need assistance at a course room to use the audio and video facilities. You can find the contact details of the lecture hall support on the desk in the course room, or in the list of locations further up this web page.

User guides

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Audio and video technology

Contents

Update: Systems with USB-C port

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Notes

List of installed standard application software

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Schenkenstraße 8–10, 1010 Wien

Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Wien

Hauptgebäude, Universitätsstraße 1, 1010 Wien

NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien

Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Wien

Rennweg 14, 1030 Wien

UBB Sankt Marx, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien

Campus, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien

Kolingasse 14–16, 1090 Wien

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Wien

Porzellangasse 4, 1090 Wien

UZA II, Geozentrum und Pharmaziezentrum, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Wien

UZA II, Rotunde, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Wien

Währinger Straße 29, 1090 Wien

Sternwarte/Astronomie, Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Wien

Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 1190 Wien

Gymnasiumstraße 50, 1190 Wien