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The production chain

The framework consists of the following Basis-Components:

  • Powerpoint Listener
    By this program the periods of the lecture are stopped during the presentation, the video-recording is started and ongoing the files are copied on the respective server for the post-production. more...
  • Video-Recording-Computer
    A Computer with a MPEG2-Video-Recording-Card, which is started and stopped by the Listener via Internet. more...
  • Video-Conversion-Service
    Here the MPEG2-Video of the Video-Recording Computer is converted into the format, which is needed for the streaming by the internet (Flash Video FLV). By request there also can be created MP3-Files or Videos for a Podcast. more...
  • Sliede-Conversion-Service
    The PowerPoint-Presentations are converted into Flash with a commercial tool. more...
  • Administration-Tool
    With the Help of this tool the production chain can be monitored and if necessary failures can be detected and fixed. It is also possible to modify the files, which are shown in the virtPresenter. more...
  • Player resp. User Interface
    A Player based on Flash, which allows to watch the recordings independent from the used browser or operating system. more...
  • Stud.IP Interface
    The completed recordings can be automatically provided for the students by Stud.IP. Stud.IP is able to apply the authentication for lectures with limited access. more...

Required Technologies

For the production chain the following Open-Source-Components are required:

Optional Components

For the optional components of the production chain of the virtPresenter can also be made up by other components:

  • Automatic creation of Podcasts
  • Live Streaming
  • Recording without PowerPoint