FAQs Webcasting

With omNovia Pro you can organize and conduct high quality webinars with one or more presenters communicating to an audience through their computers. With StageToWeb, you can webcast a live event where presenters are either on a stage in front of a physical audience, or in front of a camera (not using their computers). The idea is to extend the physical audience to an online audience creating an interactive environment between the two.

Technically omNovia Pro and StageToWeb utilize the same platform and interface. For StageToWeb however, the room is set to accept large HD quality (H264) encoded video.

Please note, although you can send good quality video through omNovia Pro using a webcam, it has not been designed for live event webcasts.

While you can have a monthly subscription of the omNovia Pro, StageToWeb is only available on a per event basis. The length of the event can be a few hours or a few days.

No, because of the costly high bandwidth and special server settings required. However, we can provide you with a comprehensive demo (request one on the StageToWeb page). Once you purchase an event, we will spend ample time with you testing all video and audio connections. You may also purchase a paid evaluation session, and if you decide to continue with a complete event, the payment would go toward the final price.

The major differences are:

1. StageToWeb enables many interactive tools such as full Event Registration, Chat, Q&A Manager, Interactive Web Page Integration, Polling, Closed Captioning, etc.

2. The omNovia Team provides a superior level of customer service sharing best practices and ensuring the success of your events.

3. omNovia’s unique Recast technology enables you to record and replay an event, preserving its interactive features.

omNovia can provide on-site webcast specialists as well as remote “in-room” technical and customer support. An even higher level of support is provided through the omNovia OPTiMA service, where an experienced omNovia specialist manages the entire project from start to finish. Learn more OPTiMA Services.

No. Although we recommend it for the first event, the majority of omNovia webcasts happen without any omNovia specialists physically present. We will help you remotely if you wish to handle the technical side on your own or with an AV company.

Down load a PDF on StageToWeb requirements. You simply need a hard-wired Internet connection (with 1.5 MB download AND UPLOAD speed, which is nothing extraordinary these days), and a dedicated computer for the video encoding preferably with firewire input.

No. StageToWeb uses H264 format, which is used for HD encoding. The source can however be non-HD. In fact, given that we adapt the video for online streaming, the end result of HD or non-HD would be the same unless you want to use a very high bandwidth, which although we can support, we do not recommend.

Yes. We will  work with your technical staff or AV crew to test everything prior to the live event.

Yes. If you have more than one camera or microphone, they would all go to a switch board, which will then feed the computer used for StageToWeb.

There are two methods to use:

1) Preload and convert your presentations using the Slide Show module exactly the same way you would do for your webinars.

2) Stream your presentation similarly to the streaming of the on-stage video. Basically the video usually sent to the ballroom’s large side screens can be streamed.

The second method requires more setup and is logistically slightly more complex. The advantages are the slides do not need to be uploaded ahead of time (for those last minute presenters showing up with their presentations on a thumb drive!) and slides flow without a moderator having to manually advance them.  This method is typically recommended for larger, multi-presenter events.

There are two methods to use:

1) Preload and convert videos using the Video Player. You may also play YouTube videos through this method.

2) Stream videos and movies similarly to the streaming of the on-stage video. This is using the exact same method as the second solution to the previous question “How to show Microsoft PowerPoint presentations in StageToWeb?”

StageToWeb interfaces can be customized and configured in the same exact way as omNovia Pro rooms. Custom skins, functions, banners, logos, advertising, etc. can be easily set in the Room Settings section of the Admin Page.

Yes. All omNovia APIs can be used for StageToWeb including SSO, Event Registration and Reporting.