Advanced Applications Streaming Video Streaming Video Over Internet2 Networks Bring Public Television Resources to Campus

Project Scope

Obtaining the Content PBS Stations PBS Stations Equipped with ClipExpress Equipped with ClipExpress Only FTP-enabled Only FTP-enabled Prior to insertion into DigitalWell Prior to insertion into DigitalWell Transferred content to our FTP Server Transferred content to our FTP Server Refined process: Refined process: Limit excess files Limit excess files Perfecting transcoding processes Perfecting transcoding processes

Obtaining the Content Robots created to automate process Robots created to automate process Detects when content appears on our FTP server Detects when content appears on our FTP server Moves MPEG2 content into the appropriate station collection in DigitalWell Moves MPEG2 content into the appropriate station collection in DigitalWell Sends a copy of the MPEG2 content to FlipFactory Sends a copy of the MPEG2 content to FlipFactory Transcodes MPEG2 onto MPEG4 Transcodes MPEG2 onto MPEG4 Generation of key frames Generation of key frames Transfers MPEG4 content and key frames back into the station collection Transfers MPEG4 content and key frames back into the station collection

Editing Collection PBS station organizes their collection PBS station organizes their collection Build collection structure Build collection structure Updates metadata for content uploaded Updates metadata for content uploaded

eLinks Web Page Interface Login Page Login Page

eLinks Web Page Interface Search Page Search Page

eLinks Web Page Interface Results Page Results Page

eLinks Interface Details Page Details Page

eLinks Web Page Interface RoughCut Workbench/Storyboard (work-in-progress) RoughCut Workbench/Storyboard (work-in-progress)

eLinks Web Page Interface Live demonstration Live demonstration