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Offline day
10:00–22:00 (UTC+3)
Offline: Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovskaya, 1 Pobedy Square, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Online broadcast
Why It’s Worth Going
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To have a change of scenery, to distract and have a good time. To gain fresh impressions and new acquaintances.
Broadcast
There will be a broadcast on the Offline day of the conference, which is available to participants with any ticket. If you want to meet and interact with the speakers and other participants live,we are waiting for you at the venue. And if you are not ready to get to the venue, recordings of all the talks and activities will be waiting for you on this website.
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Program
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
VideoTech 2022 In-person Opening
We will talk about the schedule, sessions, and share the information. Come to the room or join the broadcast to find out what to expect soon!
Alexander Tobol
Company: VK
Mikhail Mazanov
Company: Kinopoisk (Yandex)
Alexey Fyodorov
Company: JUG Ru Group
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
How VK Calls works on sound quality
In his talk Alexey will discuss what factors affect the stability of voice transmission during videoconferences and speech intelligibility: from sampling rates to the peculiarities of transmitting this data via TCP/IP networks. He will also tell how VK Calls assesses and monitors the audio characteristics to provide users a consistently high level of sound quality.
Aleksei Shpagin
Company: VK
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
How to improve compression by 20% using machine learning, without wasting 300+ machine years of computation
Speaker will talk about how not to get lost in thousand-dimensional spaces, how much you may improve the work of codec by optimal parameterization, and why after having tried to implement this solution by themselves the companies come back to speaker.
Dmitry Vatolin
Company: MSU
Maxim Smirnov
Company: Effective Video Transcoding
Watch recording Talk type: Conversation
Players and QoE metrics
Live from the VideoTech 2022 main studio.
Olga Popova
Company: Yandex
Alexey Fyodorov
Company: JUG Ru Group
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
Ultra-low latency. Principles and mechanisms of video transmission in Cloud Gaming
Kirill will talk about the main contradiction of Ultra-low latency using the example of Cloud Gaming. The problem of network losses, principles and mechanisms of forecasting, prevention and recovery after losses, as well as methods of preprocessing, parameterization, and postprocessing of the video stream will be considered.
Kirill Chernikov
Company: VK Play
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
How to improve service quality with monitoring tools
The success of the service largely depends on the quality of the streams provided. The speaker will talk about system monitoring of broadcasting with QoS and QoE (delivery and playability) parameters tracking. The speaker will describe in which situations the use of objective video metrics is justified, and explain how to interpret the results.
Ivan Rodionov
Company: Elecard
Watch recording Talk type: Conversation
About modern codecs
Live from the VideoTech 2022 main studio.
Dmitry Vatolin
Company: MSU
Sergey Ikonin
Company: Huawei Technologies
Mikhail Mazanov
Company: Kinopoisk (Yandex)
Alexey Fyodorov
Company: JUG Ru Group
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
What else you can do with video in browser
Nikolai will tell you how WebRTC screen capture and broadcasting is arranged in VK Calls, and why they needed their own implementation for video transmission without loss of quality. The talk touches such technologies as WebRTC, WebCodecs, Media Source Extensions, Wasm. The speaker will also explain how WebM video format is organized and how DataChannel in WebRTC is useful.
Nikolai Vasilchuk
Company: VK
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
How to save traffic (and money) in video streaming?
Sooner or later, any service faces the fact that video content costs money. And you have to pay not only for data storage or transcoding capacities, but also for traffic.
In her talk, Olga will look at ways to save the amount of traffic consumed without impairing the user experience.
Olga Popova
Company: Yandex
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
Neural network compression and resolution enhancement artifacts: a brave new world
Sales of 4K TVs are increasing rapidly. 8K TVs are no longer exotic. The resolution of flagship smartphones has confidently crossed 2K, and tablets have crossed 4K. Such devices will soon require appropriate content. But where to get it?
Fortunately, Super-Resolution algorithms are being actively developed in parallel. A team led by the speaker has created three public benchmarks of Super-Resolution methods. The talk will consider the problems encountered in answering the question, "Which SR is better?"
Dmitry Vatolin
Company: MSU
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
Maximize CDN-offload with WebRTC-based P2P-streaming Teleport Media Experience
Aleksei will share his experience of creating the Teleport Media p2p streaming platform, from 2016 to the present day. He will talk about the architecture of the core (teleport.js script) and backend, as well as key concepts (such as blacklist, in swarm search, timeslot search, hash broadcast, etc.) that allow us to achieve maximum CDN offload. In addition, he will talk about the low-level flaws of the WebRTC datachannel, how they affect the efficiency of file delivery through peering, and what can be done to ensure low latency and HD streaming.
Alexey Klimenko
Company: Teleport Media
Watch recording Talk type: Conversation
What's new in VK Calls?
An airing from the main studio. Let's talk about what's changed in VK Calls over the past year.
Aleksei Shpagin
Company: VK
Nikolai Vasilchuk
Company: VK
Alexey Fyodorov
Company: JUG Ru Group
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
Streaming generative music
From the talk you will learn what problems had to be solved to make the streaming of endless HLS streams generative music. Each user's stream is unique and collected on the fly, and interaction with it should not differ from ordinary music listening. The talk will be of interest to those who work with audio streaming.
Nikolay Glazyrin
Company: Yandex
Konstantin Stupnik
Company: Yandex
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
CUDA image processing for video tasks
Fedor will tell you how the Fastvideo team processes and encodes images. You will learn how to work with them on CUDA and see how fast it is.
As examples, the speaker will look at the projects that Fastvideo has made thanks to this technology.
Fyodor Serzhenko
Company: Fastvideo
Watch recording Talk type: Conversation
Error correction without retransmit RED
Live from the VideoTech 2022 main studio.
Aleksei Shpagin
Company: VK
Kirill Chernikov
Company: VK Play
Maksim Lapshin
Company: Erlyvideo
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
International standardization: how it works and why it is needed. New video coding standards: H.266/VVC, MPEG-5/EVC, and emerging JPEG AI
Sergey and his colleagues were actively involved in the development of the latest H.266/VVC and MPEG-5/EVC video coding standards. In the report you will learn who and how international standards are developed, how the procedure is organized, and what phases the project goes through from the initial concept to the final specification.
The talk includes an overview of the latest H.266/VVC and MPEG-5/EVC standards. In addition, you will learn about new approaches to image compression based on neural networks, as well as how the new JPEG AI standard is being developed.
Sergey Ikonin
Company: Huawei Technologies
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
SRT — origins and possibilities
The talk gives an introduction to SRT: the reasons why it appeared and its features. The talk describes SRT modes and basic concepts, such as latency. Mikhail will share the cases of SRT application and talk about the pitfalls they have stepped on.
Mikhail Garanin
Company: GaraninApps
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
How to write a video archive
For 13 years, the speaker's company has been selling an archive video recording system for television and video surveillance.
The speaker will talk about the problems that arise when recording video archives. The problems of cloud storage will be highlighted separately.
Maksim Lapshin
Company: Erlyvideo
Watch recording Talk type: Talk
VideoTech 2022 Conference Closing
We take stock, remember the bright moments and talk about our plans. Come to the room or join the broadcast, so you don't miss anything!
Mikhail Mazanov
Company: Kinopoisk (Yandex)
Alexey Fyodorov
Company: JUG Ru Group
Discussions
Live conversation with speakers between activities. No recording and no time limit.
BoF
Informal conversations without hosts or speakers. This is where new ideas are born.
Round tables
Speakers and experts discuss current industry issues.
Bonus
Coffee and lunch breaks
Buffet and beverages of your choosing. If you have food restrictions, write to our support team. We’ll find a solution.
Networking
Informal atmosphere and heart-to-heart talks. Networking for all participants, speakers, and experts.
COVID-19
We have eliminated the COVID restrictions on site visits. Now you don’t need QR codes or PCR tests to enter the venue.
However, if you’re feeling unwell, it’s best to refrain from going offline. It’s important to take care of yourself and those around you.
You will be able to watch the conference broadcast online, and you can get a refund of the difference in ticket price or exchange your ticket for the next season’s ticket. If you can’t attend the venue, email our support team we’ll help you.
How can I access the conference?
Only a ticket is required to attend the conference. QR codes and PCR tests are not required to enter the venue. However, if you feel unwell, it is better to refrain from going offline. It is important to take care of both yourself and those around you.
What if I have bought an offline ticket? Will I be refunded?
If you get sick and can’t attend the venue, you’ll get your money back if the option of watching the online broadcast doesn’t work for you.
You can connect to the broadcast and watch everything online. To refund the difference between "Double Online" and Online+Offline tickets, email our support team: support@vtconf.com.
What security measures will be on site?
- There will be sanitizers and masks. However, it is not obligatory to wear a mask; it is up to you.
- An ambulance team is constantly on duty at the site.
Please send all questions and clarifications to support@vtconf.com.
FAQ
Where will the Offline day of the conference be held?
Offline-day will be held on October 26 at the following address: Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovskaya: 1 Pobedy Square, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.When will the program and time for the Offline day of the conference be known?
We will publish the program on the conference website starting in the second half of September.What activities will be included on the Offline day of the conference?
There will be on the offline day:
- talk
- roundtables
- BoF-sessions: meetings of interest without a scheduled schedule
- discussions with offline and online speakers who will come to the site
Will there be an online broadcast of the Offline day of the conference?
We will broadcast live most of the activities of the offline day: talks, roundtables, etc.
Discussions and BoF-sessions will not be broadcast or recorded.
Offline was so long ago that I no longer remember what the procedure was for offline conferences.
Don’t worry, before the conference we will send you a participant’s memo. It will contain all the necessary information.Can I buy a ticket only for the Offline day of the conference?
To attend the Offline Day, you must purchase an "Online+Offline" ticket. It entitles you to attend the offline day of the conference and access to the recordings of the online day.How do I get into Offline Day if I have a "Double Online" ticket?
If you already have a ticket for the online part of the conference, you can upgrade it to "Online+Offline". To do so, email our support team at support@vtconf.comHow do I get to the Offline day if the company only paid for my "Double Online" ticket?
If the company that paid for your ticket is not willing to upgrade to Offline, you can do it yourself at a discount. The discount is given for taking the survey after the online part of the conference ends.Is there a limit to the number of tickets for the Offline day?
The number of tickets is limited to the capacity of the conference venue.
So it is better to buy tickets in advance while they are available.
Are there any restrictions on going to an offline conference?
We have eliminated the COVID restrictions on site visits. Now you don’t need QR codes or PCR tests to enter the venue.
However, if you’re feeling unwell, it’s best to refrain from going offline. It’s important to take care of yourself and those around you.
What will be the case with Offline Day if a new wave of COVID-19?
So far we haven’t seen an increase in COVID-19 incidence, so we’re cancelling the covid restrictions on offline site visits. Now you don’t need QR codes or PCR tests to get to the site. There will be sanitizers and disposable masks on site. If there is no requirement by the time of the conference, there will be no mandatory masking.
If you are feeling unwell, it is best to refrain from attending offline. It is important to take care of both yourself and those around you.
If the situation worsens and offline events are canceled, we will move the Offline Day to online. That way, speakers will give their talks remotely or from our studio. Nothing will change for participants with a "Double Online" ticket. Online + Offline participants can convert their ticket into a "Double Online" ticket with a refund of the price difference, or carry it over to the next year. It will also be possible to return the ticket and get a full refund.
Either way, we will not be postponing the conferences to next year.