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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

Grant partnersGrant partners

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

NJEDge.Net Video Initial focus on interactive video

Created interactive “Video Portal” Polycom MGC100 MCU H.323 Gatekeeper architecture using GDS 24/7 Member control using web-based scheduling Desktop collaboration with video support using Marratech

Demand for streaming and archiving videoconferences Deployed gateway and streaming server hardware Created a repository for VOD of archived videoconferences

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Growing demand for streamed video

Event streaming and archiving On-net support for commercial VOD

Institutional bandwidth problems Quality problems with internet access

Statewide “channel” Programming for local cable channels Creation of statewide “higher ed” channel for FIOS, Cable

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

Content Types

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

Subscription & Delivery

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

Hardware

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

User Interfaces

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

NJVID and NJEDge Support for existing digital video initiatives Support for new applications Distributed Architecture

Development, workflow, archive at Rutgers Public servers at NJEDge

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

NJVID Portal @ NJEDge

The architecture has 5 components: Digital video streaming servers Video repository storage Fedora server Shibboleth server Web portal server

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

NJVID and Other Existing Initiatives

The portal repository will support: Programming for a statewide video channel 23 members program CATV Educational Access

channels Verizon FIOS will provide a channel Multicast permits on-net simulcast Members provide programs Members create daily schedules

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New Jersey Digital Video Initiative

Some Problems Yet to be Solved

Supporting Video Formats Our common denominator

Darwin Server plus Quicktime H.264 Flash for progressive download

Access programmers use MPEG2 Commercial providers use WMV and MPEG2, 1 Imminence of HD