“Òpera Oberta” Open Opera: The opera at the university Xavier Carreras Díaz
INDEX: Gran Teatre del Liceu Òpera Oberta Project 1.The opera as a subject 2.Joint management: –Academic –Technical 3.Technical Description: –Audiovisual production –Broadcasting –University: decoding Plans for the near future
Barcelona’s Opera House from 1856 We think in technology as a new way to arrive to new audiences The Barcelona opera house: Gran Teatre del Liceu Connected to main internet networks Rebuild at 1999 Equipped with the last audiovisual technology
Òpera Oberta Project 1.The opera as a subject 2.Joint management: –Academic –Technical 3.Technical Description: –Audiovisual production –Broadcasting –University: decoding
1- The opera as a subject Attending to five Liceu’s season operas Attending to an opera introduction seminar A final evaluation test Attending to a conference about the opera A web site with complementary materials Each university is free to define the course development.
2- Joint management Academic management Technical management –Previous seminar scripts –Organizing conferences –colaboration in subtitles translation Annual academic meeting –Test sessions –Dress rehearsal
3- Technical Description –Audiovisual production –Broadcasting: Encoding Network topology –University: decoding
3- Technical Description Audiovisual production VIDEO AUDIO SUBTITLES
3- Technical Description DVB Broadcasting H.264/AVC Bitmap Subtitles (multilingual) Multicast PIM-SM
3- Technical Description MPEG-2 MPEG-4 part 10 SD Level&Profile Resolution 720x576 Video Bitrate 8 Mbps 2.5 Mbps Subtitles SD bitmap Cast / Cat / Fre / Port / Gae Previous seminar (Audio) MPEG1 Layer II 384 Kbps x (Cast+Cat+Fre+Port) Opera640 Kbps - Dolby (5.1) BITRATE >10 Mbps <5 Mpbs OPERA OBERTA SERVICE
3- Technical Description Broadcasting: TOPOLOGY
3- Technical Description Broadcasting: TOPOLOGY
3- Technical Description Broadcasting: TOPOLOGY
3- Technical Description University: decoding One standard PC and smart card reader (Windows XP) Decoding software (VLC) Smart card and decryption software Projector and projection screen Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound equipment Mutlicast Enabled (15 Mbps) Network control to avoid unspected load on local net Technical operator (PC - Chat room)
Plans for the near future Media Techcnologies STB Dbeacon Web More lengauages
3- Technical Description Broadcasting
3- Technical Description MPEG-2 MPEG-4 part 10 SDHD Level&Profile Resolution 720x ix1920 Video Bitrate 8 Mbps 2.5 Mbps6-8 Mbps SubtitlesSD bitmapHD bitmap Previous seminar (Audio) MPEG1 Layer IIAAC Opera (Audio) 640 Kbps - Dolby (5.1) BITRATE >10 Mbps <5 Mpbs <10 Mbps OPERA OBERTA SERVICE
Demonstration Barcelona Trieste Lets try to receive some contents from liceu. Now I have the VoD device with special IP configuration to use the web control interface from here. For today, I use a unicast connection, cos only us will be receiving. This contents have hd resolutions, anb in-vision subtitles. Lets evaluate it for a minuts.
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