Video Forcing - Polycom RMX 2000 Getting Started Manual

Video Forcing

Users with Chairperson or Operator permission can select which
participant appears in each of the video layout windows using Video
Forcing. When a participant is forced to a layout window, switching
between participants is suspended for that window and only the assigned
participants is viewed. Video Forcing works on Conference Level or
Participant Level:
• Conference Level – When forcing a participant to a window, all
conference participants will see that participant in the selected
window.
• Participant Level – When forcing a participant to a window, only the
participant's video layout display is affected. All other participants
see the conference layout.
Video Forcing Guidelines:
• A participant cannot appear in two or more windows at the same
time.
• Participant level video forcing overrides conference level video
forcing.
• A participant can view him/herself in a layout window, by selecting
the Same Layout option.
• When different size video windows are used in video layouts such as
1+2, 1+3, 1+4, etc., a participant can only be forced, in Personal Layout,
to a video window of the same size as that selected for him/her in
Conference Layout.
• When changing the Video Layout at the conference level, the video
forcing settings are not applied to a new layout, and switching
between participants is audio-activated. The video forcing setting are
saved and applied the next time the layout is selected.
• Windows that are not assigned any participant display the current
speaker and last speakers.
To video force a participant to a window:
1
In the Conference Properties dialog box, select the Video Settings tab.
2
If Auto Layout check box is selected, clear it.
3
Select the required video layout.
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