Video Room Calculator
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Room
Equipment
Details
Room name:
Unit (meters/feet):
Feet
Meters
Width:
ft
Length:
ft
Height:
[Optional] Room Height is not rendered in the room canvas but is in the Workspace Designer.
ft
Software Experience:
Cisco RoomOS or Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR), the Software Experience setting does not verify if the video device supports MTR.
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RoomOS Cisco Rooms
Microsoft Teams Rooms
Remove Default Walls:
Version / Author:
Field to keep track of Version and/or Author. This field can be any length but will add to the total URL length.
Quick Setup (optional)
Video Devices
Microphones
Panels
Furniture
Tip:
Drag and drop to room canvas
Room Bar / Room Kit
Room Kit EQX
Board Pro G2
Personal Devices
Cameras / Misc
Legacy Video Devices
Tip:
Drag and drop to room canvas
Cisco Microphones
Tip:
Drag and drop to room canvas
Tables
Chairs / Doors / People
Walls
Accessibility
Stage/Floors (lowest level items)
Tip:
Drag and drop to room canvas
Displays
Navigator
Items
Background Image
Settings
Double click item on the room canvas.
Item Type:
Item Label:
Labels name objects and should be kept short to prevent lengthening the URL. They also enable direct JSON insertion into the Workspace Designer using curly brackets { }. Text inside { } does not appear in naming fields. For more info, see the FAQ.
X:
Coordinates X & Y are the upper left hand corner of tables and walls but are the center of all other objects.
ft
Y:
ft
Z:
[Optional] Base elevation (Z) is the vertical measurement from the floor to the base of the object. Used in the Workspace Designer custom rooms.
ft
Top Elevation:
[Read-only] The measurement to the top of the object or display. For displays, this is an approximate value derived for the diagonal inches. Not shown on the drawing of the Video Room Calculator.
ft
Width:
Only tables, walls, and columns have adjustable widths and lengths. All other objects are fixed in size. Walls have a a fixed width of 0.10 m / 0.33 ft.
ft
Length:
ft
Height:
[Optional] Vertical height of the object in the Workspace Designer. For walls and columns, the default value is the Room Height field if set, but can be overwritten in the below input field.
ft
Narrow Width:
For tappered/trapezoid shape tables, the narrow width at the head of the table.
ft
Item Rotation:
Rotation in degrees from 0 to 360. Positive or negative values.
°
Corner Radius:
Radius of the all 4 table corners unless the Corner Radius Front Half has a value, in which case it is only two corners. The value should be no more than 1/2 of the length or width, whichever is smaller.
ft
Corner Radius Front Half
Radius of the front 2 table corners. If blank, the Corner Radius above is used for all 4 corners. The value should be no more than 1/2 of the length or width, whichever is smaller.
ft
Display Diagonal Inches:
The width & length of the display is calculated automatically based on the display diagonal inches.
in
Role:
Role is used in the Workspace Designer export and may not reflect any changes in the Video Room Calculator canvas. The PTZ 4K camera FOV angle will change based on the Role.
Mount Method:
Mount is used in the Workspace Designer export and may not reflect any changes in the Video Room Calculator canvas.
Color:
Color is used in the Workspace Designer export and may not reflect any changes in the Video Room Calculator canvas objects.
Tilt:
[Optional] Tilt and Slant are Workspace Designer settings and are not reflected in the Video Room Calculator. Therefore, objects may appear in the wrong location when comparing the Video Room Calculator to the Workspace Designer. Certain complex objects may yield unexpected results.
°
Slant:
[Optional] Tilt and Slant are Workspace Designer settings and are not reflected in the Video Room Calculator. Therefore, objects may appear in the wrong location when comparing the Video Room Calculator to the Workspace Designer. Certain complex objects may yield unexpected results.
°
X offset (m):
X & Y offset are used for calibrating setting between Video Room Calc and Workspace Designer
Y offset (m):
X & Y offset are used for calibrating setting between Video Room Calc and Workspace Designer
Is primary?
Primary devices are used in determining if Quick Setup is enabled and this field may be used for future features.
UUID:
Unknown. Click or double click on a device on the room canvas.
Type:
- Group:
Experimental
Note:
Background images are temporary and not saved in the URL by design. Undo button does not work properly after multiple images are loaded.
1) First set the room width and length, then choose the background image file upload:
2) Create a scale by selecting 2 points that have a known distance between them. Mouse down is the 1st point, drag to draw line, mouse up is the 2nd point.
3) Distance between 2 points:
ft
4) Transparency:
50
5) Move background image:
Brings the background image temporarily to the front which allows moving of the background image.
Load in original unit (m/f):
When a saved configuration or template is loaded, it will use the unit (meters/feet) that it was created in.
Workspace Designer partially or
non-supported items.*
Show devices that are not fully supported in the Workspace Designer. Items will have an asterisk (*) in the equipment menu. Objects show up as a purple cube or a simulated object.
Workspace Designer Tilt and Slant:
Show Tilt and Slant fields per an item, which are Workspace Designer settings & not reflected in the Video Room Calculator. Objects may appear in different locations when comparing the Video Room Calculator to the Workspace Designer.
Workspace Designer Site:
Disable
Used for testing purposes. Activate with:
https://site/?wd=https://testsite.com Deactivate with
https://site/?wd=0
or press the Disable link.
Camera Coverage
(hold for mulit-select)
Microphone Coverage
(hold for mulit-select)
Display Coverage
(hold for mulit-select)
100%
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Legend
Templates
Resources
Disclaimer
Templates:
Load template example rooms. Use the Undo button to go back to your previous work.
Reset Room
Highlight small devices:
Highlight smaller devices like mics, touch panels or PTZ cameras. Allows the highlighted portion to be used for moving device. Does not affect resizeable objects. Not saved in shareable template link.
Snap to Objects:
Show guidelines and snap to the edges or center of other objects or the room. Only one item can be selected. Does not work with Snap Center to Increment.
Snap Center to Increment:
Snap the center of the object to an incremental value. This is similar to the idea of snapping to the grid, except it focuses on the center of the object. It does not work with Snap to Object.
Snap Center to Increment value:
Incremental value for Snap Center to Increment. This is similar to the idea of snapping to the grid, except it focuses on the center of the object. It does not work with Snap to Object. Minimum value 0.01.
ft
Save your project
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Shareable Link to Clipboard
Copy Share Link
Note:
The Shareable Link is a copy of your current room. Changes made to the Shareable Link do not affect the original.
The RoomOS browser does not support downloading PNG files or copying a link to the clickboard.
Total QR Code length is limited to 2950 characters.
Experimental JSON File Download:
Experimental JSON File Upload:
Beta
Video Room Calculator
for Cisco devices by Joe Hughes
Templates
Quick setup
Blank canvas
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Room
ft
/
m
Name:
Width:
ft
Length:
ft
Table
Width:
ft
Length:
ft
Distance to display
Front Wall:
Distance from the front wall to the front of display. Farthest Participant = Front Wall to Display + Distance Table to Display + Table Length.
This assumes that the front of the display is aligned with the front of the video device.
ft
Table to Display:
Distance from the front of the disply to the table. Farthest Participant = Front Wall to Display + Distance Table to Display + Table Length.
This assumes that the front of the display is aligned with the front of the video device.
ft
Display
Diagonal Inches:
The width & length of the display is calculated automatically based on the display diagonal inches.
in
Number:
The number of displays placed side-by-side. Width of total displays is automatically calculated based on diagonal inches.
One
Two
Three
Video Device:
Wide HFOV°:
°
Tele HFOV°:
°
Single Person Zoom:
x
Single Person Crop width:
ft
Two Person Zoom:
x
Two Person Crop width:
ft
Preview in Cisco Workspace Designer
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Workspace Designer Custom Rooms (beta)
Opens a new tab in the Workspace Designer. Use the Video Room Calculator to update the open tab.
The following devices are not fully supported:
Room Kit, Room Kit Mini, Room 55, Precision 60 camera, Board Pros (non-G2), Desk, Desk Mini
Add Ceiling
Reloading room. Please wait.
Have a question, comment or feedback?
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For questions or feature requests, please join the Webex space
Video Room Calculator discussion
.
FAQ on GitHub.
Short cut keys
ctrl-c / cmd-c = copy
ctrl-v / cmd-v = paste (at location of arrow click)
ctrl-d / cmd-d = duplicate
ctrl-z / cmd-z = undo
ctrl-y / cmd-y = redo
shift + [ctrl-z / cmd-z] = redo
ctrl-r / cmd-r = rotate 90 degrees
esc = unselect items
Delete / Backspace = delete items
←,↑,→,↓ arrows = move selected items
[shift / ctrl / cmd] + click = select/unselect item
Field of View (FOV)
Wide Horizontal FOV
- All things in camera view
Single Person Zoom
- distance to frame one person on video.
Max distance to see 1 person is
??
ft
. The primary camera will capture a horizontal width of
??
ft
at this distance
Two-Person Zoom
- distance to frame two or more people on video.
Max distance to see 2-3 people is
??
ft
. The primary camera will capture a horizontal width of
xx
ft
at this distance
Table
Audio Pickup Area
Audio pickup
area of the microphone
Display Size Viewing
The following values are based on the diagonal display of
55
"
Closest Person to Display - 1x diagonal display
xx
ft
Optimal Farthest Dist - 3x diagonal display
xx
ft
Max Viewing Distance - 4x diagonal display
xx
ft
Explanation:
The optimum viewing distance shown is 1x-3x the diagonal measurement of the display. The farthest participant should be no farther than 4x. Other industry guideline ranges will be somewhat different. See
FAQ: How is the display coverage for the closest and farthest participants determined?
.
Video Room Calculator FAQ
Video Room Calculator discussion (Webex Space)
Essential Links
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Cisco Workspace Designer
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Cisco RoomOS for Collaboration Devices
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Cisco Docs: Microsoft Teams Rooms
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Microsoft Teams Rooms deployment
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Cisco's Best Practices: Creating Effective Video-Enabled Workspaces
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AV Integrators Discussion with Cisco (Webex Space)
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Codec Pro: Using Extra Loudspeakers and Sound Reinforcement
Other useful tools & links
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Workspace Designer Feedback (Webex Space)
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CE Deploy download
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CE-Deploy Feedback & Support (Webex Space)
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Advanced Presenter Track Zone Builder
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Advanced Exclusion Zone Builder
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Divisible Workspace Blueprint
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Demos of video features
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Cross-view and Extended speaker view: setup and guidelines.
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Components and Cables for Collaboration Devices
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Collab Webinars with Joe & Troy
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LinkedIn: Joe Hughes
Room Kit EQ extended options
Quad Camera Extended (720p)
uses
Cameras SpeakerTrack ZoomRange MaxZoomFactor
setting. Reduces image resolution for a tighter zoom. Lighting can be important.
GitHub site
for this project.
Disclaimer:
There is no warranty expressed or implied for the results obtained. The camera values provided are extrapolated from field tests, but they may not accurately represent the real-world results in your specific room. It is important to note that audio is more crucial than video and can be influenced by the dynamics of the room. Therefore, it is essential to conduct proper audio room assessments and carefully consider the placement of speakers and microphones. For larger or more complex rooms, it is advisable to seek guidance from a qualified AV expert. The Collab Experience website (collabexperience.com) is owned and hosted by Joe Hughes (joehughe@cisco.com). Please direct questions to the
Video Room Calculator discussion (Webex Space)
.
For more info on proper room design see the document
Cisco's Best practices Creating effective video-enabled workspaces
and visit
Webex Workspaces
site.
Video Room Calculator version:
vx.x
showTestLog():
Multiple Video Device Alert
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There are 2 video devices on the room canvas. This is allowed, but if you meant to add a camera instead, delete/undo the last action and insert a camera.
⚠️ Warning URL Length Alert ⚠️
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You have exceded the limit of the number of characters for the URL of 8190.
To maintain the Shareable Template Link, please click the 'undo' button or delete some objects until the configuration appers in the URL above.
Alternatively, use
ctrl-S
to
S
ave the file. Use
ctrl-O
to
O
pen and upload files.
Version:
vx.x
- For more info join the
Video Room Calculator discussion
Webex space or contact joehughe@cisco.com
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