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SWITCH cast. Vide Management System. What is SWITCH cast ?. SWITCH cast was developed to record, edit and publish lectures over the internet. Events are being recorded locally with the aid of a recorder software.
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SWITCHcast Vide Management System
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.
Three steps Record Publish Edit
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)
Publish recordings • QuickTime (offline) • Podcast (offline) • Flash (online)
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
The prices • HardwareCHF 2’000.- (one-off investment) • Softwarefree • ChannelCHF 1’200.− per semester (1st, 2nd, 3rd channel) CHF 900.− per semester (4th, 5th, 6th channel) CHF 750.− per semester (as of 7th channel) • Recordingsfree • Recordings remain available for three years!
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
Architecture Production SWITCHcast Recorder SWITCHcast Server(cluster) Consumption eduhub DL Portal SWITCHcast Player Admin Interface Search GUI LOR (meta data) Storage (raw data) LMS Web Dropbox 9
What about you? • Do you offer a service like SWITCHcast? • If yes, how do you market it?