Friday, October 26, 2007

ShareStream - Digital Media Asset Management - Vendor Demo


ShareStream - Digital Media Asset Management - Vendor Demo
David J. WeinsteinPresident and CEOdjw@sharestream.com
Nitin SawantChief Technology Officernitin@sharestream.com

Nitten is technologist with SS.
___ ____ is CEO for SS.
high level overview of what ShareStream
DigitalMedia assset platform
interoperability with highered's mgmt systems
catalogs, assessment software, security & rights mgmt. (access control).
developed @ georgetown's SUN center. 8mo. worked with librarians, admin, techs and Ss.
How to manage media? Designed to manage 10s of 1000s of media assetts.

1. Capture and encode module
digitize, archive, repository: streamline the process
2. Descale the digitization process. Reduce requirement for expertise.
Integrated streaming, iTunes, distribution
see sun.com/edu page for more info
Sharestream has evolved with language centers--supports languages from onset.

Demo of ripping a cd. APIs can pull metadata across from existing holdings.
Rip, encode, catalog. Reduced to connection on repository with defined distribution mechanisms.
format and streaming server agnostic. any player any server.
How to leverage preexisting content?
Encoding allows for high-quality storage/archive, with simultaneous distribution output type.

Distribution handles both authenticated and non-authenticated links. Queries LMS for user's access levels and courses user is in.
AJAX and Web2.0 enabled.

Deep example with music history course. ID3 tags can be used as flashcards...
Example with B*@tles songs--can't be "sunk" with a device, so streamed only.
Papers written on film courses, use timecode to refer to segments.

[how does copyright interpret this type of system?]

enables video camera to be turned on in location @ a time: create VODcast of presentation.

library and IT departments began to bridge and connect with this tool. Scaled and shared resources.

Mediapilot.georgetown.edu

Security:
Limit by IP, location, timeframe, [eg make vodcast available only during review week... movies during week it's due etc.]
Dublin metacore http://dublincore.org/ compliant.

Deeplinking function: create link to predetermined timeclip.

non-limited files, will sync with iTunes, by asking for credentials.

search by any metadata qualifier.

Demo of sharestream in BB frame.

Q: what about analog media?
no automated system for that yet. Most

Q: MPEG7?
we can configure to it.

Q: can we meter the viewers for films, etc.?
RIAA, MPAA has reviewed the tools and are fine with it.

Q: can we search for all types--eg search for kitchen...
developing audio recognition tool. Everytime 'femur' were mentioned, it would hit all those mentions.

video asset scriptor inside tool ,similar to REAL

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