[Web4lib] Leeding The Way: Educational UTube At Leeds University

[Chris Barr]

Hi Alan,

I can't speak about the technology being used at Leeds, but it seems 
that you could create a similar system with some readily available open 
source tools.

The main ingredient: FFmpeg (http://ffmpeg.org/)

"FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and 
video. It includes libavcodec, the leading audio/video codec library. 
FFmpeg is developed under Linux, but it can be compiled under most 
operating systems, including Windows." You can use this (command line) 
tool to convert uploaded videos to the Flash FLV format (the format 
being used at Leeds and most video sites) on the server side.

Along with FFmpeg you would likely want a CMS or some sort of 
application to manage authentication, page creation, navigation, file 
uploads, etc.

Drupal seems to be a popular choice for those purposes on this list, so 
here is a Drupal module that works with FFmpeg to do some of the heavy 
lifting: http://drupal.org/project/flashvideo

I haven't tried this myself, but I it should be possible.

Best,
Chris Barr
Interface & Design Specialist
Falvey Memorial Library
Villanova University
http://library.villanova.edu




Alan Cockerill wrote:
> Hi
>
> I don't suppose anyone from Leeds could give a brief overview of the
> underlying technologies?
>
> We're currently looking at acquiring FlashMediaServer and integrating it
> with Blackboard and Masterfile (and possible the Tandberg Content Manager)
> to offer similar services and a lecture recording/viewing service.
>
> I think I saw BB mentioned on one of the blogs, and I'm guessing FMS is what
> is being used to display vid but confirmation/elaboration from Adrian or
> colleagues would help reassure me we're not chasing a mythical beast.
>
> And I occasionally hear rumours about AARNet peering Youtube and iTunesU
> which would make externally hosted video more workable for Australian
> tertiary education institutions.
>
> Alan.
>
> Alan Cockerill
> Library Technologies Coordinator
> James Cook University 
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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard
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> Cc: McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]
> Subject: [Web4lib] Leeding The Way: Educational UTube At Leeds University
>
> Colleagues/
>
>  
>
> LUTube: University of Leeds UTube 
>
>  
>
> LUTube is the new service at Leeds that will allow staff and students to
> share and watch online videos. You can log in and upload your content in
> most standard video formats and it will automatically be converted and
> optimised for viewing on the web.
>
>  
>
> LUTube's functionality includes: 
>
>  
>
> Video upload and conversion to Flash format from .wmv, .flv, .mov, .avi,
> .mpg/mpeg, .mp4, .3gp, .ogg 
>
> Automatically generated embed code allows videos to be displayed on
> other sites 
>
> Categorise content with tagging, description and copyright information 
>
> Comment and reply to other users discussing videos on LUTube 
>
> Create, develop and customise your own LUTube channel 
>
> Subscribe to other user's channels 
>
> Create and join custom groups (coming soon) 
>
> Choose to restrict content to logged in users only, faculty, school,
> module or selected
>
> individuals or groups (coming soon). 
>
> Browse schools and faculties for content (coming soon) 
>
> Search for videos by tags, titles and users (coming soon) 
>
> Collect selected resources from across LUTube and assemble then in one
> location (coming soon)
>
>  
>
> Links to The Site and Its Blog Are Available From
>
>  
>
> [http://tinyurl.com/9335z2 ]
>
>  
>
>   
>>>> IMHO This A Great Model for Educational Video Services !!!<<<
>>>>         
>
>  
>
> BTW-1: I am very interested in other Educational U-Tube Implementations
> (be they at _U_niversities or _C_olleges or other institutions of
> _H_igher Education, or Other _E_ducational Levels).
>
>  
>
> [I am aware of TeacherTube  [ http://www.teachertube.com/ ]]/
>
>  
>
> BTW-2: Thanks to Adrian Smith (Leeds) for The HeadsUp !!!
>
>  
>
> Regards
>
>  
>
> /Gerry 
>
>  
>
> Gerry McKiernan
>
> Associate Professor
>
> Science and Technology Librarian
>
> Iowa State University Library
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