Automatic camera tracking for your course
Starting in the winter semester, most lecture halls equipped with u:stream will have a new camera with auto-tracking technology. This camera automatically tracks the speaker and keeps them in the frame at all times – even when they move around the room. You can see which rooms already have auto-tracking in the overview of all u:stream lecture halls.
The controls are conveniently located on a new button on the u:stream web interface in the lecture hall. Alternatively, you can continue to use the familiar fixed camera profiles. Details on how to use the controls can be found in the Controlling streaming user guide.
In addition, the new camera can be controlled directly via the touch panel in the lecture hall – a significant simplification for video conferences. The auto-tracking function can also be used in video conferences. You can find out more about this in the user guide for starting a video conference in the lecture hall.
Curious about how the new system works? Our video Using Auto-tracking shows you the most important functions in use.
Good sound for good teaching: using microphones correctly
A crystal-clear camera image is only half the battle – sound quality is also crucial. But which microphone is suitable for which purpose? How do you use playback devices correctly? And what should you look for when choosing a microphone?
On the ZID YouTube channel, you will find the video using microphones correctly (Mikrofone richtig nutzen, in German) with the most important tips for your u:stream recordings and video conferences – for professional audio quality in every teaching situation.
Newly equipped rooms
Since spring, new rooms for u:stream and video conferences have been newly equipped in the lecture hall – naturally already with the new camera technology:
- Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1: Lecture hall 16, seminar room 5 and the Sky Lounge
- Währinger Straße 29: Lecture halls 2 and 3
- Centre for Translation Studies: Lecture Hall 5
- University Campus: Seminar Room 5
These innovations further improve the university's streaming equipment – for modern, accessible and interactive teaching formats.