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Virtual Stage Camera Quick Start Recording Video

About the App

This is an app that lets you record video and freely replace the background.

Preparations for Recording

To prevent the camera from shaking, attach the smartphone to a tripod.

Using a GO:MIXER series unit lets you record with clean sound. Here we use the GO:MIXER PRO.

If a GO:MIXER series unit is connected, you can also record video longer than 30 seconds.

Connect your instrument to the mixer.

Connect your monitor speaker to the mixer.

Choosing a Background

Tap [Settings].

Tap [Choose Preset] or [Choose File], and select the background that you want to use.

When you've selected an image, tap [OK].

Tap [Back] to return to the previous screen.

Changing the Background

When you tap [Learn], the app will learn the video's brightness and focus, and the background of the shooting location.

Settings are made so that the people appearing will be recorded with the optimal brightness.

Next, move away from the camera so that only the background is visible.

The app learns the background (full scene) of the shooting location.

When background learning is complete, the background of the shooting location is replaced by the selected still image or video.

Do not move the camera after you tap [Learn]. The position of the learned background will be skewed, and will no longer be composited correctly.

Recording

Adjust the volume balance before you record the video.

Tap [Record].

When you've finished performing, tap [Record].

The recorded video is saved in the camera roll.

For more infomation >> "Recording Video" Roland Virtual Stage Camera App #01 - Duration: 2:52.

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FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: QMP Introduction - Duration: 5:53.

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Welcome to the FEMA DTS Video Series: QMP Introduction

The QMP, or Qualifications Management Portal, enables FQS senior administrators,

FEMA cadres, and responders to administer the FEMA qualifications process

including defining and monitoring force structures, managing training status and scheduling,

and administering all aspects of Position Task Books for both Trainee/Candidates and their Coach/Evaluators.

Task Books are issued, managed, and maintained

through the DTS Responder Portal and Deployer websites.

In this video, we'll present an overview of the qualifications process from the perspectives of senior administrators,

Coach/Evaluators, who'll use DTS Deployer and the FEMA Responder Portal throughout the process,

and Trainee/Candidates who'll see and manage their progress through the tasks and trainings required to complete a Task Book

on the Responder Portal.

After viewing this video, we recommend that you watch the other instructional videos in this series

on the official DTS YouTube channel.

They're also linked from the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal home page,

along with a library of support documents.

FQS supervisors and cadre officials utilize the DTS Workflow Engine on DTS Deployer

to assign and adjust force structure needs and targets

based on the existing Position module,

to see a ranking of those eligible to have a Task Book opened,

to issue Task Books,

and to assign Coach/Evaluators and record endorsements when necessary.

Coach/Evaluators manage Trainee/Candidates utilizing both the DTS Deployer

and the Responder Portal, which we'll take a look at now.

You'll see a tile for your Trainee/Candidates which will be green if all of their Task Books have completed

and red if they have not, or if there are available Trainee/Candidates in need of a Coach/Evaluator.

Click this tile to see a summary listing of your assigned Trainee/Candidates

with columns showing their basic information including their candidate position,

when their Task Books were issued and their progress toward completing their Task Book.

Click the magnifying glass next to a Trainee/Candidate to see more of their information,

and to add a permanent Comment to their record, attach a Document, send him or her a Message

or remove this Trainee/Candidate from your supervision.

Below this basic information, you'll see dropdowns providing more comprehensive details.

Coach/Evaluators endorse the tasks of assigned Trainee/Candidates by clicking the Grant Endorsements button here

or by individual Task.

We'll cover the full steps in endorsing Tasks in other instructional videos in this series.

Behaviors are groupings of Tasks based on a common skillset.

You can filter the results you see here by checking or unchecking the selection boxes.

Click the plus sign next to a Behavior to see its specific Tasks by name,

along with columns showing Complexity, Endorsements and Status.

Then click on the magnifying glass for a specific Task to launch the PTB Task interface

where you can add a Comment, attach a Document, and endorse the Trainee/Candidate.

The other dropdowns you see here

provide detailed looks at the Trainee/Candidates' Responder Information, their Coach/Evaluators,

Training progress,

Certifications,

and any Comments, Documents, and Messages already already attached to their account.

Trainee/Candidates see the position for their open Task Book listed on a tile on their Responder Portal homepage

with a percentage noting their progress.

Click the tile to open a detailed information view similar to what we just saw for Coach/Evaluators

with buttons to add a comment, attach a document, and send a message

to your Coach/Evaluator(s) and Cadre Coordinator(s).

Below your basic information you'll see the dropdowns used to view, manage, and request Coach/Evaluators,

see the progress of Trainings,

and access previous Comments, attached Documents, and a record of Messages.

We'll cover the full steps in requesting an endorsement in other instructional videos in this series.

Throughout the qualifications process, automated messages are sent for important milestones

such as when a Task Book has been modified.

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Thank you for watching.

This video is just one in a series of training and support videos available for DTS.

For additional assistance, please click the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal homepage,

visit the official DTS YouTube channel,

or email us at FEMA-DTS@fema.dhs.gov.

For more infomation >> FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: QMP Introduction - Duration: 5:53.

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FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Managing Trainee Candidates - Duration: 7:58.

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Welcome to the FEMA DTS Video Series: Managing Trainee/Candidates

FEMA personnel who are qualified to be Coach/Evaluators

utilize the DTS Qualifications Management Portal

to manage the qualifications process when working with Trainee/Candidates as a Coach/Evaluator.

In this video, we'll discuss how Coach/Evaluators are matched with Trainee/Candidates,

generally by selecting from a list of available Trainee/Candidates or by responding to a direct request

from a potential Trainee/Candidate,

how they upload documents and communicate with Trainee/Candidates,

and, of course, how they endorse the tasks of assigned Trainee/Candidates.

Task Books are issued, managed, and maintained

through the DTS Responder Portal and Deployer websites.

After viewing this video, we recommend that you watch the other instructional videos in this series

on the official DTS YouTube channel.

They're also linked from the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal home page,

along with a library of support documents.

Coach/Evaluators manage Trainee/Candidates utilizing the Responder Portal which we'll take a look at now.

You'll see a tile for your Trainee/Candidates if you're deployed,

and when not deployed, if you have explicit Trainee/Candidates assigned

in support of Steady State operations.

The Trainee/Candidate's tile will be green if all of their Task Books have been completed, and red if they have not,

or if there are available Trainee/Candidates in need of a Coach/Evaluator.

Click this tile to see a summary listing of your assigned Trainee/Candidates

with columns showing their basic information including their candidate Position,

C/E Type, when their Task Books were Started, and their progress toward completing their Task Books.

You'll also see lists of Trainee/Candidates who have requested you as their Coach/Evaluator

and available Trainee/Candidates in need of a Coach/Evaluator.

There are a number of variables that figure into the required environment needed for a task to be completed

and whether someone is available to be a Coach/Evaluator for specific Trainee/Candidates

including the location of the Coach/Evaluator and Trainee/Candidate, the Incident Level of a deployment, and the Complexity of a task.

Let's first take a look at how a Coach/Evaluator selects a Trainee/Candidate.

Coach/Evaluators select a Trainee/Candidate from the list of people who have requested them

as a Coach/Evaluator by clicking the magnifying glass next to their name

to launch the Workflow Item page for this request.

Then, Coach/Evaluators see the Workflow Info for this request

above dropdown bars showing C/E Request Info,

Steps in this process, and previously added Comments and Documents.

To add a comment, click the Add Comment button,

enter your comment in the Record Comment popup box, and then click the Save button.

Attach a document by clicking the Attach button

to launch the popup box where you'll select a document

in standard fashion based on the type of computer you use, and then click the Save button.

Approve or Reject the request, by clicking the appropriate button to launch a popup box,

then adding a Comment, and again clicking Approve or Reject.

Once deployed, Coach/Evaluators are able to access the Trainee/Candidate tile from the Responder Portal,

which we just mentioned,

and select from the Available list of Trainee/Candidates in need of a Coach/Evaluator

by simply clicking the + Add button next to the Trainee/Candidate's name

and then Yes in the popup box.

Once the Coach/Evaluator has selected a Trainee/Candidate, he or she may access the Responder's PTB

by clicking the magnifying glass next to an assigned Trainee/Candidate's name

to see more of their information along with buttons to record a permanent Comment to their record, attach a Document,

and send a Message

to the Responder, Cadre Coordinator, or FQS managers.

Click the Remove button,

add a comment in the popup box and then click Yes to remove this Trainee/Candidate from supervision.

Below this basic information, you'll see dropdowns providing more comprehensive details

on their Responder Info, Coach/Evaluators, Training progress,

Behaviors and Tasks, and any Comments, Documents, or Messages

already attached to this Trainee/Candidate's Task Book.

Most importantly, this is where a Coach/Evaluator grants task endorsements

by endorsing a single task or multiple tasks in bulk.

A Coach/Evaluator may endorse as many tasks as they desire,

however, they may only "bulk endorse" tasks within one behavior at a time.

Behaviors are groupings of tasks based on a common skillset.

Click the Grant Endorsements button to see a list of endorsable tasks listed by Behavior.

Then, click the plus sign (+) next to a Behavior to see its specific tasks by name,

along with columns showing Complexity and Endorsements.

Click Select next to all the tasks that you wish to endorse in bulk

and then the Endorse Tasks button at the top of the page

to launch the popup box where you must add a Comment and then click Endorse again.

Click the Behaviors and Tasks dropdown to endorse tasks individually within a Behavior.

You can filter the results you see here by checking or unchecking the selection boxes.

Then click the plus sign (+) next to a Behavior to see more information on its tasks

including their Complexity, Endorsements, and Status.

Click the magnifying glass for a specific task

to launch the PTB Task interface

where you can add a Comment, attach a Document, and endorse the Trainee/Candidate

by clicking the Endorse button to launch a popup box

then adding a Comment as usual and clicking Endorse again.

The dropdowns below the PTB information provide listings for already completed Endorsements,

added Comments, and attached Documents.

Throughout the qualifications process, automated messages are sent for important milestones

such as when a Trainee/Candidate is assigned to a Coach/Evaluator

or when a Task Book has been modified.

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Thank you for watching.

This video is just one in a series of training and support videos available for DTS.

For additional assistance, please click the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal homepage,

visit the official DTS YouTube channel,

or email us at FEMA-DTS@fema.dhs.gov.

For more infomation >> FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Managing Trainee Candidates - Duration: 7:58.

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FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Validating Contact Methods - Duration: 2:45.

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Welcome to the FEMA DTS Video Series: Validating Contact Methods.

In this video we'll quickly cover how you enter and validate your email, cell phone, and traditional voice-only phone

for use as contact methods with the DTS system.

You can receive a deployment order through your official government email, your personal email,

by text, through an automated voice recording, or any combination of these contact methods.

When you activate your account, you'll receive an email at the address you entered containing a validation code.

Pressing the Enter Code button will open a popup box

where you can enter the validation code.

Then, click the Validate button to confirm this contact method.

The validation code for each different contact method you enter is unique

and you must have access to the email accounts and phone numbers you're attempting to validate.

Click the Add New button to register an additional email or phone number.

Click Save, and again, you'll be sent a code to validate this new contact method.

Then check the Use for deployment box

to designate that this contact method will be used to notify you of any deployment requests.

When adding a new cell phone number,

you may also click Prefer text, to receive deployment messages via text to this number.

You can also scroll down

to remove an emergency contact,

to edit his or her information by completing the information you see here

and then clicking Save,

and to add a new emergency contact.

By clicking Add New

adding the required information and then clicking Save.

(music playing)

Thank you for watching.

This video is just one in a series of training and support videos available for DTS.

For additional assistance, please click the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal homepage,

visit the official DTS YouTube channel,

or email us at FEMA-DTS@fema.dhs.gov.

For more infomation >> FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Validating Contact Methods - Duration: 2:45.

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FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Managing Your Deployment - Duration: 7:19.

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Welcome to the FEMA DTS Video Series: Managing Your Deployment.

In this video, we'll cover how an emergency manager handles his or her deployment after accepting a Deployment Order

and checking in at your JFO or Duty Station.

We'll show you the Lodging, Duty Station, Other Info, and Print options,

along with how you enter your required Daily Check-In, request approval to Check-Out,

and complete Demobilization.

This video assumes that you're already familiar with how to Accept or Decline a Deployment Order, or Request Info,

and how to Check-In upon arrival at a deployment.

These topics are covered in the Accepting a Deployment Order video in this series.

After logging on to the DTS Responder Portal,

at the top of your dashboard, you'll see your current deployment button showing your status.

Click the button to be taken to your deployment page which displays the basic details of your assignment

including your Checked In date, Expected Release Date, Travel Information,

and buttons for Lodging, Duty Station, Other Info, and Print.

You'll need to select lodging once you deploy for an event. Click the Lodging button

Click the Lodging button to launch a popup box with lodging information

including a dropdown listing of available lodging locations and a selection for Custom lodging.

Pick your lodging and then click Submit to confirm your selection.

You'll now see the full details for this location listed in the popup box and on your deployment page.

Click Custom if your lodging does not appear in the dropdown,

for example, if a family member lives near the event center.

Then input the information for this lodging

and again click Submit.

You'll use this same process if you're changing lodging during a deployment.

Click the Duty Station button to launch a popup box showing your currently assigned Duty Station,

to select a Duty Station if one has not been assigned to you, or to request a Duty Station change.

From this popup box, click OK if your Duty Station information is correct

or the Request Duty Station Change button to select a Duty Station or request a Duty Station change.

Clicking the button launches the Update Duty Station box where you can select from a dropdown of available Duty Stations,

note a Start Date for this change, and see a text box where you must provide a Reason for selecting this Duty Station

or requesting a Duty Station change.

As always, click Submit to confirm your request.

You'll receive an email acknowledging your request and then another email approving or rejecting it.

You'll see the red Request icon and that your proposed Duty Station is printed in red on your deployment page.

Hovering your mouse on the icon shows your current Duty Station.

If your request is approved, the text for your Duty Station will change to black and the icon will disappear.

You must remain at your current Duty Station until your receive approval of a change.

Click the Other Info button to open a popup box where you can enter an alternate phone number for this deployment if necessary

and any Rental Car information you may have.

Click Save Phone Numbers and Save Rental Info to submit this information.

Click the Print button to either print your Deployment Request Report, or save a copy of it to your computer.

Clicking Print opens a popup box where you'll click the Save File button or the Open With button

and then OK to process your request.

As you can see, the report contains all of the information for this deployment

including a list of important phone numbers at the bottom.

Once the program is open, simply print the report as you would any other document.

All Emergency Managers must check-in daily week days and weekends, when deployed.

Logon to the Responder Portal

and you'll see your Daily Check-In notification.

Click Update to be taken to your deployment page where you'll be able to access the features that we just covered.

Or, simply click Confirm to Check-In and be taken to your dashboard.

You'll also receive an email acknowledging your check-in.

You may not complete the Daily Check-In before 5:00 a.m.

If you start work before then, you must still check in after 5:00 a.m.

Now let's talk about the process you'll use to check out from a deployment.

Starting three days before your expected check out date, the Deployment button on your Responder Portal will begin a countdown,

first in days and then in hours.

Then to request check out, click the deployment button to be taken, as usual, to your deployment page.

And, click the Request check-out button to launch the check-out popup box.

You'll see your requested Check Out date listed and a dropdown of reasons reading: Job Completed,

Medical, or Other. If you select Other, you'll have to add a brief explanation in the Reason text box.

Click Check Out to confirm your request

and you'll see that the button for this deployment changes and now reads that you have requested to be checked out

and that your request is being reviewed.

You'll also receive an email confirming your request.

You must remain on-site though while it is being reviewed.

You'll then receive an email if your request is approved.

After receiving the approval email and returning home, logon to the Responder Portal.

You'll see that your deployment button now reads: You are checked out pending demobilization.

Click the button to be taken to your deployment page

showing the Demobilize button which you'll click to launch the popup box confirming your demobilize date.

Simply click the Demobilize button

and then OK in the confirmation popup box

to demobilize from this deployment and be taken back to your Responder Portal dashboard.

You'll also receive an email confirming your demobilization.

Once you are demobilized you are available for another deployment.

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Thank you for watching.

This video is just one in a series of training and support videos available for DTS.

For additional assistance, please click the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal homepage,

visit the official DTS YouTube channel,

or email us at FEMA-DTS@fema.dhs.gov.

For more infomation >> FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Managing Your Deployment - Duration: 7:19.

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FEMA DTS (Deployment Tracking System) Video Series: Managing Responder Training by CMs and TLs - Duration: 7:34.

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Welcome to the FEMA DTS Video Series: Managing Responder Training by Course Managers and Training Liaisons.

The DTS training component allows FQS and Cadre staff to work together

to plan for training class needs and monitor training and scheduling status.

It integrates with EMI/NETC's training schedule and class requests,

and through its Curriculum Delivery Module brings course management and delivery into the twenty-first century

by tracking and sharing information from a central system.

In this video, we'll discuss the decision-making responsibilities

assigned to Course Managers and Training Liaisons

including rostering students, managing course schedule information, curriculum delivery settings,

restrictions, and supporting documents, sending messages, and exporting training course information.

Training Liaisons have an additional role in approving workflows.

Course Managers and Training Liaisons have responsibility only for the specific courses

that have been assigned to them and primarily utilize the Deployer.

Training Liaisons may use the Deployer and the Responder Portal for their role in approving Workflows.

Let's first take a look at the process from the Deployer.

From the dashboard on your DTS homepage, click the Training dropdown

and then Curriculum Schedule

to see the Curriculum Schedule page showing all the courses currently scheduled.

You'll be able to see the General Details for all the courses and much more detail for the courses that are assigned to you.

Click the magnifying glass for any course assigned to you

to see its Curriculum Schedule Details page

displaying General Information

above the dropdowns used to manage this course schedule.

You'll also see buttons used to Export this information as an Excel spreadsheet,

Send a Reminder For Missing Information, which you'll select to open the popup box and then click Yes

to trigger emails to prospective Trainee/Candidates reminding them that they must enter missing information

to complete their registrations and be considered for this course,

Send a Message to members of Management and Student Groups,

edit the Course Schedule's General Information,

and pin this page to your DTS dashboard.

As a Course Manager or Training Liaison, you have the privileges required to edit the information shown

on any dropdown displaying the Manage button;

however, you may still view the information on the other dropdowns.

Each dropdown here controls a different aspect of the setup for this course schedule.

We'll highlight a few of them now.

Click the Manage button on the Curriculum Delivery Settings dropdown

to edit the number of students allowed

along with other options.

Whenever you add or edit any information from any of these dropdown bars, you must click Save Changes to confirm the information.

Click the Manage button on Students

to Invite or administratively Add Students

and to edit curriculum information for students already scheduled or already in the process of being scheduled.

Similarly, you may also click Instructors & SME Support

to Add or Invite Instructors and SMEs,

and to edit information for already assigned Instructors and SMEs.

Financial Settings allows you to designate options for On or Off Campus travel cost

and Reservist S&B Cost.

As we mentioned earlier, Training Liaisons have an additional responsibility

for a step in the Approve Student Sponsored Registration Workflow

and the Approve Student Self-Registration Workflow.

From your Deployer home page, click the Operations dropdown

and then Workflow Items

to view all the items requiring your attention

including the Type of request, a brief Description,

and the current step for this request in the approval process.

Click the magnifying glass for a specific request

to view its information in more detail.

From this page, you'll have access to the Steps in the approval process

and dropdowns to see what other Reviewers have done so far,

to see and add Comments,

to see and add Documents.

and to access the Action Log for this workflow.

You may also see Instructions for this level of the approval process, and Approve,

Reject, Send Back, or place this request on Hold.

by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the page,

adding a Reason, and then clicking the button again in the popup box.

A Training Liaison may also manage his or her Workflow Items via the Responder Portal.

From your Responder Portal homepage, you'll be able to see some basic details for the Workflows requiring your attention

on the Approval Requests and Workflows tile.

Click the tile to see Pending and Submitted Workflows.

From the Pending Workflows dropdown, click the magnifying glass for a specific request

to, as we did with the Deployer, see its Workflow Info,

Steps in the approval process,

and to add Comments or Documents.

The buttons to manage this request are again at the top of the page

and are executed in the same way we just described when viewing a request via the Deployer.

The Submitted Workflows dropdown

allows you to review the requests that you've already submitted.

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Thank you for watching.

This video is just one in a series of training and support videos available for DTS.

For additional assistance, please click the Other Information tile on the Responder Portal homepage,

visit the official DTS YouTube channel,

or email us at FEMA-DTS@fema.dhs.gov.