New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 1 Grant partners
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 2 NJEDge.Net Video Initial focus on interactive video Created interactive “Video Portal” Polycom MGC100 MCU H.323 Gatekeeper architecture using GDS 24/7 Member control using web-based scheduling Desktop collaboration with video support using Marratech Demand for streaming and archiving videoconferences Deployed gateway and streaming server hardware Created a repository for VOD of archived videoconferences
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 3 Growing demand for streamed video Event streaming and archiving On-net support for commercial VOD Institutional bandwidth problems Quality problems with internet access Statewide “channel” Programming for local cable channels Creation of statewide “higher ed” channel for FIOS, Cable
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 5 Content Types
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 6 Subscription & Delivery
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 7 Hardware
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 8 User Interfaces
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 9 NJVID and NJEDge Support for existing digital video initiatives Support for new applications Distributed Architecture Development, workflow, archive at Rutgers Public servers at NJEDge
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 10 NJVID NJEDge The architecture has 5 components: Digital video streaming servers Video repository storage Fedora server Shibboleth server Web portal server
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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 13 NJVID and Other Existing Initiatives The portal repository will support: Programming for a statewide video channel 23 members program CATV Educational Access channels Verizon FIOS will provide a channel Multicast permits on-net simulcast Members provide programs Members create daily schedules
New Jersey Digital Video Initiative 14 Some Problems Yet to be Solved Supporting Video Formats Our common denominator Darwin Server plus Quicktime H.264 Flash for progressive download Access programmers use MPEG2 Commercial providers use WMV and MPEG2, 1 Imminence of HD