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Re: Zoom fatigue is real

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Post by 7786655 »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #51
Junk_Collector wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You would think this sort of functionality would be implemented in sound cards but I can't think of any significant advancement in audio processing in years.

Aw man, I'm quite often found wanting audio compression - narrowing of the difference in loudness of sound output - but neither Win10 nor Kubuntu seem to be able to do this ootb. It would be really good to have on a TV too (no more super-loud explosions interspersed with barely audible speech), and I'm amazed that YouTube seemingly doesn't normalise sound levels at all. As a relatively new Win10 user I find access to…

Youtube does some loudness normalization, but it only changes the volume for the entire video, not for specific sections. It also only makes videos quieter, it will never make them louder. You can see this in the "Volume / Normalized" item of the "Stats for nerds" menu.

Re: Zoom fatigue is real

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Post by bentcorner »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #51
Junk_Collector wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You would think this sort of functionality would be implemented in sound cards but I can't think of any significant advancement in audio processing in years.

Aw man, I'm quite often found wanting audio compression - narrowing of the difference in loudness of sound output - but neither Win10 nor Kubuntu seem to be able to do this ootb. It would be really good to have on a TV too (no more super-loud explosions interspersed with barely audible speech), and I'm amazed that YouTube seemingly doesn't normalise sound levels at all. As a relatively new Win10 user I find access to…

> As a relatively new Win10 user I find access to mic levels being buried in device manager to be crazy.

Right click on the speaker icon on the bottom right notification area, then click "Open Sound settings"

If you want the legacy sound control panel that you may have been used to from pre-Win10, then from this dialog click "Sound Control Panel" on the right. (Or Win+R "mmsys.cpl")

Re: Zoom fatigue is real

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Post by longtom »

take_a_breath wrote: post #72
longtom wrote: post #70

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Brief confusion and distraction is not the same as malaise.

Nobody claimed they were, you introduced those words.

Fair enough. But if "mental exhaustion" is not some serious impediment, then not sure this is worth talking about. Not seeing much evidence here.

Re: Zoom fatigue is real

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Post by _nalply »

rectang wrote: post #47
blaser-waffle wrote: post #42

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Been remote for ~6 years now. I've used my camera maybe a dozen times, tops, during that time. +1 for investing in a good headset. Get something that completely covers the ears, and/or has some noise cancelling. I bought a Logitech gaming headset with a good mic and it's made a BIG difference, esp. on days where I'm on 4+ hours for calls.

Ironically, what matters most for your own audio quality is that other people use headsets — because feedback cancellation is an extremely difficult algorithm which often malfunctions, and if someone wears a headset that algorithm doesn't have to run. But I'm shouting into the void about that. Most people won't adapt their behavior when it doesn't impact them personally.

Upstream bandwidth is similar. If someone has bad upstream you receive bad video from them but for them it's just fine.

Re: Zoom fatigue is real

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Post by aries1980 »

replyifuagree wrote: post #29

I telecommuted for years and almost never used a webcam. A shared desktop has way more potential for something really interesting and valuable being displayed. Watching hoards of people hop on webcams to transmit choppy video information about their face and home seems like wasted bandwidth to me. Edit: addendum, get a headset, transmitting voice clearly with some decent noise cancellation is really important. I buy…

Anything with a condenser microphone and a wired headset would do, just please don't use Bluetooth headsets. The Bluetooth device is in HSP mode for duplex audio with worse bitrate than a landline phone.
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