The Global Video Grid: DigitalWell Update & Plan For SRB Integration Myke Smith, Manager Streaming Media Technologies University of Washington / ResearchChannel September 20, 2005 Internet2 Fall Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel DigitalWell Overview Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) Collaborating platform Content rights for public and private audiences End to end content repository and delivery system Automated/Semi-automated encoding Content descriptions through standard metadata schemas Content ingestion into multiple storage mediums Collaborative platform
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel DigitalWell Version Status R1 (Release 1) migration underway Version enhancements Advanced custom fields Ability to download (in addition to stream) Web Services API (WSAPI) Currently integrating SRB Future enhancements Advanced search capabilities Support for multiple metadata schemas
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel Code Publishing Plan In planning stages to offer DigitalWell code base Currently pursuing a dual offering: Open Source = available to academic and qualified research organizations Cost model = available to corporate “for profit” organizations Call for participation Interested early adopters should contact a UW representative
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel Open Source Model UW maintains master version of the source DW users “publish” feature enhancements and code modifications to a community site Technical Board will decide official code changes and version releases Code not included in official code base will be available for integration at end-users discretion DigitalWell public site in development Q = more details
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel SRB Integration DigitalWell Share content and metadata Integration with heterogeneous DAMS UW Digital Libraries collection Currently using DSpace for static content Implementing DigitalWell for moving images and audio Offers integration with disparate library collections Enterprise solutions Simplified integration and migration
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel DW/SRB Integration Status Test SRB system has been established Publishing metadata to MCAT and content to SRB Identifying application modifications necessary to DW for sharing
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel DW/SRB Configuration Content ingested into DigitalWell through admin interface Content selected for sharing gets pushed to SRB server Text file describing metadata pushed to MCAT Current configuration only pushes content to SRB
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel Next Steps Ferret details of implementation Scope out detailed architecture API vs. native storage repositories Communication with DigitalWell Build trusted partnership model DRM requirements
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel Contact Myke Smith, Streaming Media Manager Jim DeRoest, Streaming Media Director
Think Forward. Think ResearchChannel Thank You Q & A