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# Overview

TimVideos.us is a group of exciting projects which together create a system for doing both recording and live event streaming for conferences, meetings, user groups and other presentations.  Whether you want to work hands-on with hardware or code in a variety of languages, we have a project for you. Join the team!

Check out the [Getting Started!](/Home.html) page.  Students should also read the [[Summer Of Code]] page.

The following information and flow diagram should help you explore current TimVideos projects and learn how to start contributing. 


[Edit Image](https://docs.google.com/a/mithis.com/drawings/d/1zYlT69xQqbAjzuJgKj-UhO1vRF5JNLpic8xmPrfNtXM/edit)

<img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1zYlT69xQqbAjzuJgKj-UhO1vRF5JNLpic8xmPrfNtXM/pub?w=960&amp;h=720" usemap="#wiki-flow-diagram-map" alt="Getting Started Flow Diagram">

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# Ideas List

 * This ideas list is dynamically generated from the [Ideas tracker](https://github.com/timvideos/getting-started/issues?state=open).  You can view, filter, and comment on ideas there.  
 * Feel free to suggest your own ideas!  New ideas should be added using the [Markdown Ideas Template](/Ideas.html#Markdown_Ideas_Template).  
 * There are many bugs within individual components which are not yet listed as potential starter projects. Check out the bug trackers!

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# Markdown Ideas Template

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FIXME: Add a "create" link to automatically create a new idea prefilled with the following template.

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More technical details at [Link to bug in the ](http://github.com/timvideos/{{reference.repo}}/issues/{{reference.number}})

# Brief explanation

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## Expected results

# Detailed Explanation

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## Further reading

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 * [Link to a some HTML page](http://abc/abc.html)

# Knowledge Prerequisites

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# Contacts

 * **Potential Mentors:** @{{github mentor username}}
 * **Mailing list:** [timvideos@groups.google.com](http://https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/timvideos/)

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 * [Tasks in the gst-switch project](https://github.com/timvideos/getting-started/issues?labels=Project+-+gst-switch&page=1&state=open).
 * [Tasks in the gst-switch project dealing with **speaker tracking**]().
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<div id="Streaming System (Website)" markdown="1">
[(Code)](http://github.com/timvideos/streaming-system) | [(IRC Channel)](irc://irc.freenode.org/#timvideos) | [(Bug Tracker)](http://github.com/timvideos/streaming-system/issues)

 * [Tasks in the **Streaming System Website** project](https://github.com/timvideos/getting-started/issues?labels=Project+-+Streaming+System+%28Website%29&page=1&state=open)

Streaming-system is a comprehensive video conferencing package that allows users to set up and deploy a live streaming system. It includes a website, setup scripts and watchdog code.

#### The streaming system including a django-based website, shell script setup scripts and Python watchdog code.
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<div id="HDMI2USB" markdown="1">
HDMI2USB is a core hardware project in the Tim Videos suite. There are two types of projects to work on with the HDMI2USB system;

 * Firmware Projects - As the device uses a Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA, developing much of the hardware is actually a process of developing software!<br>[More information on current HDMI2USB firmware](https://github.com/timvideos/HDMI2USB/wiki/Firmware).

 * Extension Boards - The Digilent ATLYS can be extended via the [VHDCI connector](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very-high-density_cable_interconnect).<br>[More information on existing HDMI2USB extension boards](https://github.com/timvideos/HDMI2USB/wiki/Getting-Started-with-an-Atlys-Board)


<p style='font-size: 18px; color: red; text-align: center;'>
<strong>!!! All hardware projects will require you to have a <a href="/HDMI2USB.html#digilent-atlys-prototype-board">Digilent ATLYS prototype board</a> !!!</strong>
</p>

If you can show that you are committed to developing hardware (such as being accepted into a program like Google Summer of Code), **you can apply for a grant to have a board provided to you for development.**

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