Title: JMU Online Video Collection
1JMU Online Video Collection
- Background and Technical Processes for the VIVA
Multimedia Collections Task Force - Jeff Clark, Grover Saunders
- James Madison University
2JMU Project
- GOAL Provide high-value, high-use online video
programming in decent quality for classroom or
desktop viewing. - No more check-out
- Inspired by OhioLINK project.
3Project Implementation
- Initial task force included all campus technology
partners - Library
- Media Resources
- Classroom Technology
- Center for Instructional Technology
- Information Technology
- Computing Support
4Task Force Recommendations
- Campus infrastructure adequate
- MPEG-4 format
- Streaming options for high/low bandwidth
- Download option for faculty if possible
5Task Force Recommendations
- QuickTime player for standard support
- User access and authentication through existing
Madison Digital Image Database - Add links to library catalog records
- Small pilot project first
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7The Process
8The Cataloging
DVDs are received from the vendor.
Cataloging info is collected and organized in an
Excel spreadsheet DVDs are sent to CIT for
encoding.
9The Ripping
- DVDs are copied to the hard drive and encoded in
groups of ten using Handbrake. - Free Open Source
- Archive quality .mp4
- Archive stored for future revisions to project.
10The Ripping
This is the most time consuming aspect of the
process mostly due to dead time between DVDs.
MPEG-4 chosen as archive format to facilitate
ease of future encoding.
11The Encoding
- Archives are encodedfor delivery usingSorenson
Squeeze - Streaming
- 300k for off-campus
- 500k for on-campus
- Download
- VBR suitable for viewing full screen in class
12The Encoding
Watch Folder allows us to automatically process
files after they are ripped.
MPEG-4 Video with AAC Audio 300k - 480x360,
256k,15fps, 32k audio 500k - 512x384, 512k,
30fps, 64k audioVBR - 512x384, 1Mb, 30fps, 128k
audioArchive - 720x480, 2Mb, 30fps, 256k audio
13The Ripping Encoding Hardware
- Dual 2.3 Ghz G5 from Apple
- Wide range of video tools available for OS X.
- Eventually 3 dedicated machines for this task.
- Processors and HD space most important criteria
for any purchase.
14The Cataloging Part II
Upload files to the server Updates to catalogs
made from spreadsheet
- MDID
- Restricts access to JMU community and manages
rights to individual files.
LEO JMUs online library catalog. This ties the
physical resources with the online version.
Promotes service.
15The Streaming Server
- Apple Xserve with Xraid
- Dual 1.8 Ghz G5
- 1.1 TB of storage in RAID 5
- Expandable to 4.6 TB by just adding modules
- Chosen for price and ease of administration.
- 919 Titles (460GB) and 453 Archives (314GB)
16The Viewer
- MDID determines access to individual files.
- Users must use Quicktime player to view streams.
- When vendor allows it, faculty also can choose to
download the video ahead of time for in class
viewing.