JW Meeting Media Fetcher

[TylerD]

I was looking on GitHub to see if there was anything I could find to make things easier Hosting on Zoom. I then found this program called, JW Meeting Media Fetcher.

 

This is a simple app that facilitates the downloading of media that will be considered during congregation meetings, to be used for example during personal study, to share using Zoom, or when using JW Library is not possible or feasible for various reasons.

 

It's a very nice app. It can run on Windows, Linux, or Mac.

 

https://github.com/sircharlo/jw-meeting-media-fetcher

 

It's also interesting, it says using the Zoom MP4 sharing feature results in better quality for the meeting participants than simply sharing your local monitor or your media playback app's window through Zoom's screen sharing feature. So I think I'll try this sharing method at tomorrows meeting.

[Myew]

Interesting. I know some who host Zoom A/V on a Mac who might benefit from this due to a lack of JWL.

I hadn't even noticed the Zoom video sharing button before... I'll probably still keep sharing the JW LIbrary application though, I keep it running on a second monitor.

[TylerD]

Also, the app behaves similarly to JW Library in that it downloads data such as publications and media directly from the official JW website and content delivery network. The media and publications to be downloaded are automatically determined at runtime.

[On the huh]

The converting of pictures into MP4 so you can use the Zoom Video Player could be useful.  

We have a couple of brothers on the AV team that it would be better for them to use the Zoom player for sharing as their setup is not great for sharing,  and one is using a Mac so JW Library is not possible for him.

 

Reminds me a useful feature from the old SoundBox software, that would download media for the meetings.

[Floyd]

16 hours ago, Myew said:

I hadn't even noticed the Zoom video sharing button before... 

I still don't see it. I just see screen sharing.

[Hinata]

Just now, Floyd said:

I still don't see it. I just see screen sharing.

 

After clicking on screen there there is an advanced tab, from there you can choose to share a part of your monitor, your second monitor, or video file directly.

 

[Floyd]

9 minutes ago, Hinata said:

 

After clicking on screen there there is an advanced tab, from there you can choose to share a part of your monitor, your second monitor, or video file directly.

 

I guess I need to update. Video is not there.

[Myew]

Or you might be on Android or Chrome.

[Floyd]

3 hours ago, Myew said:

Or you might be on Android or Chrome.

On Windows and updated and its still not there. Is it something that also has to be enabled on the account?

[Qapla]

Click on the "Share" button

 

You should have a screen pop up that has these options at the top of the box, select the "Advanced" option

 

These are options available on my screen - the "Share Video" is marked

[N1ckman21]

On 4/24/2021 at 2:47 PM, TylerD said:

So I think I'll try this sharing method at tomorrows meeting.

Could you give us an update on how it worked out? Did you get any any feedback from the friends on how it looked, quality-wise?

[TylerD]

1 hour ago, N1ckman21 said:

Could you give us an update on how it worked out? Did you get any any feedback from the friends on how it looked, quality-wise?

It seemed to work out nicely. I heard there were no skipping or delay. I'll hear from someone on how it does on Thursday.

[Hinata]

I have been using this feature for some time and I can’t say for definite but it seems to work well. However, do note that if the receiving recipient has bad connection, they will lag even if the sending one has no problem.

 

For pictures, I still prefer to use to just directly share my screen. I have a program that always plays the media at specific size (1280x720) and at specific location. After that I can choose to share parts of the monitor.

 

The “portion of the screen” share option remembers which portion of the monitor you shared last time. So using the program I mentioned before, which always displays picture at the same size and location, I have been able to work with all media flawlessly.

 

[jayrtom]

It seems a nice app but I find my current configuration to work very good as it is now

 

I use 2 monitors, and before the sharing I start the video playing on jwl and press pause. When I press "ALT+S" it starts sharing immediately (need to configure this option 1st, on the sharing options) - No need to load anything first

 

If I have a video or images to share, that are not present on jwl, I just use "OnlyM" (part of the previous soundbox software) and the "ALT+S" option

 

No need for aditional soft on my part

 

 

 

[Intercore]

1 hour ago, jayrtom said:

It seems a nice app but I find my current configuration to work very good as it is now

 

I use 2 monitors, and before the sharing I start the video playing on jwl and press pause. When I press "ALT+S" it starts sharing immediately (need to configure this option 1st, on the sharing options) - No need to load anything first

 

If I have a video or images to share, that are not present on jwl, I just use "OnlyM" (part of the previous soundbox software) and the "ALT+S" option

 

No need for aditional soft on my part

 

 

 

Doing the same thing 👍

[Floyd]

12 hours ago, Qapla said:

Click on the "Share" button

 

You should have a screen pop up that has these options at the top of the box, select the "Advanced" option

 

These are options available on my screen - the "Share Video" is marked

As I said its not there.

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I still use OnlyM. But if the video steams nice st the other end, I may switch. I'll need to practice first..

Old (Downunder) Tone

[luisenriquereyes]

Latest updates to JW Meeting Media Fetcher,  version 22.4.1 and 22.4.0  have many nice new features and improvements:

 

What's Changed - 22.4.1

• Made the "play music" button confirmation easier to understand (thanks for your feedback)
• Prevented failure of app in cases where the periodic cleanup wasn't successful for some reason
• Added congregation name to anonymized preferences, when reporting bugs

What's Changed - 22.4.0

• New feature: Added support for multiple congregations and groups! 🚀
  Note: After updating, you will be prompted to configure a congregation name.
• New feature: Allow offline use of JWMMF
• New feature: Added keyboard shortcuts for background music and media presentation mode.
  Note: hovering over buttons will reveal a tooltip with their keyboard shortcuts, where available.
• Allow for custom dated folders (for non-standard meetings, such as the Memorial)

 

https://github.com/sircharlo/jw-meeting-media-fetcher/releases/tag/v22.4.1

[New World]

Meeting Media Manager, or M³ for short, is an app for Windows, macOS and Linux, that automatically downloads pictures and videos that will be considered during congregation meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses, in any language found on JW.org. It features recurring and custom media management, as well as an optional sync feature for members of the same congregation, as well as support for multiple congregations and/or groups using the same computer account.

 

^{Note: M³ used to be known as JWMMF (JW Meeting Media Fetcher), but was renamed in May 2022.}