-MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PROJECTS -

1st Media Management and Distribution Workshop

30th January, Zurich

marta@fccn.pt

rui.ribeiro@fccn.pt

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AGENDA:

•Maingoals;

•NatureontheWeb;

•Zappiens.

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NATURE ON THE WEB:

•Vultures on the Web;

•Butterflies on the Web;

•Bats on the Web;

•Storks on the Web.

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VULTURES ON THE WEB

•The project;

•Joint initiative;

•FCCN’s role;

•Statistics

http://static.publico.clix.pt/grifosnaweb/

VULTURES ON THE WEB

•TheSite

–200 km away...

–1 GbpsFiberOptics

–PTZ BoschCamera

VULTURES ON THE WEB

IP > PAL

MPEG2

Decoder

VULTURES ON THE WEB

2-4 Mbps-IP

MPEG2

PAL

Tech:

•MS Windows Server

(Media Services)

•MS Windows Media

Encoder

•Osprey

•Simulstream

Stream:

•WebcastSourcePoint

Archive:

•PAL Archive

•WebcastArchive

•1 HourSegments

Highbitrate-PAL

1.33GB/Hour

WebCast

108MB/Hour

RCTS CDN

Windows

Media Server

Broadcast

ExternalSATA disks/ FullArchive

PAL -FTP/ DVD / Highlights

Encoder

Webcast/ PAL -FTP/ DVD / Highlights

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BUTTERFLIES ON THE WEB

•The project;

•Joint initiative;

•FCCN’s role;

•Statistics

http://static.publico.clix.pt/borboletasnaweb/

BUTTERFLIES ON THE WEB

•Similar to “VulturesontheWeb”

•In-door, SameCity, PhisicalOperation

•At thesite:

–Camera, mini-tripod, LCD Screen

•At thedatacenter

–Decoder

–Windows Media Server/ Encoder/ Archive

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BATS ON THE WEB

•The project;

•Joint initiative;

•FCCN’s role;

•Statistics

http://static.publico.clix.pt/morcegosnaweb/

BATS ON THE WEB

•BatCave

–400m from

“base”

–4 PTZ IR CAM

•BatBase

–100km awayfrom

Datacenter

–DedicatedLine

(poorquality)

–Broadcast

Encodingand

ArchivingatBase

BATS ON THE WEB

Tech:

•MS Windows Server

•4 VideoInput

Streams:

•4 x WebcastSource

Points

Archive:

•PAL Archive

•WebcastArchive

•1 HourSegments

Encoder

RCTS CDN

Windows

Media Server

Broadcast

Webcast/ PAL -FTP/ DVD / Highlights

PTZ ControlSystem

PTZ Remote

ControlConsole

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STORKS ON THE WEB

•The project;

•Joint initiative;

•FCCN’s role;

•Launching

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ZAPPIENS

•What’s ZAPPIENS?;

•Why the name ZAPPIENS?

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ZAPPIENS: The visible side of the initiative:

http://www.zappiens.pt/

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THE AMBITIOUS QUESTION:

WHY ZAPPIENS WHEN WE HAVE YOU TUBE?

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•Only Educational/Scientific/Cultural/

Artistic contents;

•TECHNICAL QUALITY;

•ANALYSIS COMMITTEE;

•DRM

ZAPPIENS

•Web Based

–Frontend

•Linux, PHP, Flash, Media Player

–Backoffice

•Linux, PHP, MySQL

•VideoTechnology

–FlashVideo–SD upto HD (automatictranscodingafterupload)

–Windows Media –DRM

•Digital Rights

–CreativeCommons

–DRM Service–Microsoft Technology

ZAPPIENS

•Web BasedWorkflow

–Users(register, login, uploadvideoaccet)

–Operator(verifycontent, sendsto “peerreview”)

–Reviewers(verifycontent, acceptorreject)

–Operator(final “ok”)

•SpecialUsers

–FTP batchvideoupload

–MetadataimportedfromXML

–Workflowbypass. Onlyfinal ok.

•Web 2.0 features

–UserComments(disabled)

–ContentScoring/Voting(disabled)

–RelatedVideos/ Sugestions

ZAPPIENS

•Problems...

–WEB 2.0 infra-structure

–Dynamic, new features, new requests, new solutions

•Special Users

•Content Contests / Prizes

•DRM / CC / ...

•Real fast bug resolution

–Outsourcing not feasible

•StrongSpecification, longdeveloplmentcycles, price

•Solution

–In-house

•100% focusonsupport, bugsolving, supportand newfeatures

•AgileSoftwareDevelopmentMethods

ZAPPIENS

•Problems...

–Videotranscoding

•Mencoderis goodbut...

–Othertried

•ffmpeg

•Sorenson Squish

•SoThinkMedia.COM

•Movie Toolbox

•Adobe Flash Encoder

–Maybe...

•Alivemedia

ZAPPIENS

•Problems...

–VideoStreaming

•Apache doesn’treallysupportstreaming

–Othersto betried

•Adobe Media Server

•RED5

•LIGHTTP

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RESULTS

TODAY

http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?id=271

http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?id=691

http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?id=692

http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?id=643

http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?id=237

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FUTURE

•Different files format;

•Extending the project to Brasiland Angola;

•Launching of a national competition.

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THANK YOU!

QUESTIONS?