Setting Up Zoom Production Studio (without Frustration!)

The 'Zoom Production Studio' is a fairly low cost way to add sophisticated video layouts (called "Scenes") to an online conference. I found it quite enjoyable switching between those "Scenes", and I believe it raised the production value of our recent conference significantly.

However, getting started in the basic setup of the Zoom Production Studio was fraught with road blocks, caveats and frustrations. Hopefully this video will save you hours of fumbling around the backend settings of your Zoom Webinar.

Check out this introduction May 2023 video from the Zoom Team on "the ZOOM Test Kitchen" broadcast for a more detailed look at actually using the Zoom Production Studio features:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Fpp6Vlq8...

00:00 - Introduction - Quick Look at Zoom Production Studio
01:30 - Multiple Monitors is VERY Helpful
02:15 - Why I Wanted "Zoom Production Studio"
03:15 - Give Yourself Some Time to Setup Zoom Production Studio
03:50 - I Have Spent 5 to 10 HOURS Trying to Streamline This Process
04:22 - Some Good (or Great!), Some Bad, Some Ugly
05:40 - New Anomalies I Haven't Seen Before
06:10 - Don't Switch to Gallery or Speaker View During a Session! Here's Why...
08:00 - You Need a HUB
09:20 - What to Buy From Zoom
10:49 - *Starting From Scratch*
11:15 - Don't Create a Webinar from Normal Zoom Settings! That Will Have NO Saved Scenes! USE A HUB!
12:10 - Bookmark https://events.zoom.us/e/manage/events
13:35 - Creating Your Hub
13:58 - Creating Your First Event - Use Blank Event
15:00 - Use FULL Setup for Easily Uploading a List of Speakers or Attendees
17:22 - You MUST Choose Webinar (NOT Meeting) to Use Zoom Production Studio
17:40 - Uploading a CSV List of Speakers
18:50 - NOW I Can Setup Zoom Production Studio
19:30 - Creating Your Scenes - You Can't Change This When LIVE
20:00 - More Chapters Soon