EPISODE.md

Creating a new eCHO episode

Resources

• Internal-only eCHO-ing News spreadsheet is here
  • Episode planning: host, guests, topic
  • Headlines
• eCHO Calendar (for anyone to subscribe to) is linked on the README

Preparation

Two or more weeks before broadcast

YouTube link and description

• Set up the episode in StreamYard so that we have a YouTube URL, including the topic & guests
  • The same URL becomes the replay link for future viewers
• On YouTube, add episode to eCHO playlist
• On YouTube, set thumbnail image to the default (or get one designed specific to the episode!)
• Add URL & topic description to event in eCHO calendar
• Add URL & topic description to event listing in the README

Episode notes

• Draft the episode notes under a GitHub branch
  • There's a tool that makes it easier to generate episode notes from the episode planning spreadsheet
• Sync to HackMD

Invitations

• Send invite to guest with Streamyard link (start 15 mins early)
• Invite a chat moderator to YouTube

Week of broadcast - Monday / Tuesday

• Share event on social media
• Post & pin link to #general channel in eBPF & Cilium Slack
• Agree episode outline with guest
• Add links for the main topic: project repo, guest links, blogs, other resources...

Broadcast day - Friday

• Add headlines (picking good ones from the eCHO-ing News sheet) in HackMD

Just before broadcast

• Test sound & screen sharing with guest
• Check HackMD notes are ready
• Reminders in social media and Slack

After the episode

• Update & merge the episode notes (use HackMD GitHub sync)
• Add link to the README and make sure next two episodes are listed
• Make sure episode is on the YouTube playlist
• Update thumbnail image

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Archive instructions

From when we used Streamlabs OBS:

Graphics and streaming setup

• Prepare any graphics e.g. a "lower third" for any guests
  • Use the lower third template in Keynote
  • Replace the lower third graphic, with the following animations:
    • Build in: Dissolve duration 1s
    • Build on: Dissolve duration 1s, start 5s after previous build
  • Export as a movie with transparency so it can be used as an overlay. See the export settings screenshot below
• Set up scenes in Streamlabs OBS
• Test sound & screen sharing with guest

Keynote export settings for lower third overlay