1. Roland Eugster roland.eugster@switch.ch SWITCHcast Vide Management System

2. © 2008 SWITCH What is SWITCHcast? SWITCHcast was developed to record, edit and publish lectures over the internet. Events are being recorded locally with the aid of a recorder software. Suitable for recording are events like lectures, conferences, workshops or video messages. The download or streaming in various formats takes pace via a central server at SWITCH.

3. © 2008 SWITCH Three steps Edit RecordPublish

4. © 2008 SWITCH Record lectures Computer (Intel Mac, 1 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.5) with an internet connection SWITCH’s free recorder software Video camera (firewire-compatible) Microphone or other audio source Epiphan frame grabber (optional, only essential for fully automated recordings)

5. © 2008 SWITCH Publish recordings QuickTime (offline) Podcast (offline) Flash (online) Laptop formatHandheld format (e.g. iPhone)

6. © 2008 SWITCH View recordings Public: accessible to all internet users Restricted: accessible only for users belonging to the same organisation as the owner Private: accessible only for users with owner authorisation

7. © 2008 SWITCH The prices Hardware CHF 2’000.- (one-off investment) Software free Channel CHF 1’200.− per semester (1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd channel) CHF 900.− per semester (4 th, 5 th, 6 th channel) CHF 750.− per semester (as of 7 th channel) Recordings free Recordings remain available for three years!

8. © 2008 SWITCH Promotional offers 1: Buy 10 channels and receive a free recorder worth CHF 2’000.− 2: Buy 5 channels and receive a free mac mini worth CHF 1’000.− 3: Test SWITCHcast for 60 days free-of-charge

9. © 2008 SWITCH ConsumptionProduction 9 Architecture Storage (raw data) LOR (meta data) Search GUI LMS SWITCHcast Recorder SWITCHcast Server(cluster) Admin Interface eduhub DL Portal SWITCHcast Player Web Dropbox

10. © 2008 SWITCH

11. What about you? Do you offer a service like SWITCHcast? If yes, how do you market it?