VDD13
VideoLAN Dev Days '13
The Multimedia Conference that frees the cone in you!
This is a technical un-conference, please bring laptops, cords, RJ45 cables, and a good mood with you.
Nota Bene
- The hotel is the Ibis Avenue d'Italie.
- If you expect us to refund your travel, please bring a printed copy of your tickets, one that shows the total cost. If you are not in our reimbursement database, bring a printed IBAN too.
- On Saturday and Sunday, enter the Free HQ by the 16 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque (map).
- There will be a smoking area inside the building, as the entrance cannot be used once inside the building for security reasons.
- There will be a WiFi connection.
Schedule
Thursday, August 29th 2013
| 21h00 | Meeting at the Sputnik, for the brave... | NB: VideoLAN will not pay for expenses at the bar... |
Friday, August 30th 2013
Friday is an optional day in the Asterix amusement park to bind together our community. If you wish to attend, the meeting in front of the hotel is at 8:30. There will be a bus that will be responsible for bringing everyone to and back from the park. More details on the park are available below.
Notes:
- that bus and park entrance fees are paid by us, so there are NO costs with the exception of food and drinks
- do not burden yourself too much with unneeded stuff and particularly don't bring your laptop!
| Time | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8h30 | Hotel | Meeting point in front of the hotel |
| 10h00 – 18h00 | Visit to Asterix park | |
| 21h00 | Meeting at the Sputnik, for the brave... | NB: VideoLAN will not pay for expenses at the bar... |
If you cannot be present at the meeting point, you will be able to join us directly there, but you MUST tell us. For reference here are directions to the park: Take RER B3 from Paris Gare du Nord, platform 43 and get off at “Aéroport Charles De Gaulle Terminal 1, Terminal 3”. Go to the “Parcs de Loisirs” counter and board the Parc Astérix shuttle buses.
Saturday, August 31st 2013
All the meetings happen in the auditorium.
Morning
Schedule information is not currently available.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9h30 – 10h00 | Welcome, registration, coffee, juice and croissants |
| 10h00 – 10h15 | Welcome, VideoLAN, VLC |
| 10h20 – 10h45 | x265 |
| 10h50 – 11h15 | VLC and DCP |
| 11h15 – 11h30 | Coffee Break |
| 11h30 – 11h55 | VLC annotations |
| 11h55 – 12h15 | VP9 |
| 12h15 – 12h30 | VLC 2.1.0 and next |
Lunch
Individual tray meal (chicken, salmon, vegetarian or beef) with dessert and drinks.
UnConference
UnConference schedule to be published...
| Time | Hacking Room 1 | Hacking Room 2 | Hacking Room 3 | Hacking Room 4 | Hacking Room 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00 - 16h00 | libav technical discussion | FFmpeg technical discussion | - Open - | VLC technical discussion | HACKING ROOM |
| 16h00 - 16h30 | Break | Break | Break | Break | HACKING ROOM |
| 16h30 - 18h30 | libav documentation session | x264 | - Open - | VLC mobile ports | HACKING ROOM |
| 18h30 - 19h00 | Day Wrap up (In the cafeteria) |
Dinner
Restaurant du Paradis
66 Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere
75010 Paris
Metro: Line 7, Poissonière
Starting at 20h00, dinner will consist of 2 special menus prepared by the chef. (drinks included - wine and non-alcoholic)
The menu will consist of 4 choices for starters, principal meal and deserts. There is also a vegan menu available.
Sunday, September 1st 2013
Session Proposals
- Opus in MPEG TS design session
- Daala video codec discussion
- VLC Mac session
- Building an official VLC SDK for C#/Winform that is cross platform
- keysigning
- HEVC decoder review/clean up
Morning
Schedule to be posted.
| Time | HR1 | HR2 | HR3 | HR4 | HR5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10h00 - 11h30 | HEVC decoder review/cleanup | TBD | VideoLAN association meeting | HACKING ROOM | |
| 11h30 - 12h30 | Daala video codec | TBD | Building an official VLC SDK for C#/Winform that is cross platform | HACKING ROOM |
Lunch & Group Photo
Location: Cafeteria of Free HQ (a really beautiful and spacious place!)
Sandwiches with coleslaw or crisps and choices of drinks (including Dr Pepper) + desserts (Pecan pies, Oreo pies, lemon pies, or cheese cakes).
Afternoon
| Time | HR1 | HR2 | HR3 | HR4 | HR5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00 - 15h00 | Opus in TS | Handbrake | HACKING ROOM | N/A | ||
| 15h00 - 16h00 | x265 | Roots meeting | VLC on the Mac | HACKING ROOM | N/A | |
| 16h00 - 17h00 | Broadcast | Hack | Hack | HACKING ROOM | N/A | |
| 17h00 - 18h00 | libavcodec whining room | TBD | Hack | Hack | HACKING ROOM | N/A |
Places
Map and Itinerary
Here, a Google Map for all places.
Here a map with itineraries to go between the different places.
Asterix Park
60128 Plailly, France
Metro / RER: B3
Free HQ
16 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque
75008 Paris, France (map)
Metro 8: Madeleine
Metro 12: Madeleine
Metro 14: Madeleine
From CDG airport, take:
the RER B (Paris by train) to Châtelet-les-Halles
then Metro line 14 to Madeleine.
Hotel Ibis
Hotel IBIS Paris Avenue d'Italie
15 bis Avenue d'Italie
75013 Paris (map)
Emergencies
- In case of emergency, call the European emergency number 112.
- To place a call most credit cards can be used directly in public phones.
