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Vms/Webcast/Case Manager Hybrid

BH
Bohan Huang
Jul 22, 2013

Hi Guys - need help upgrading to a software solution that can handle the following tasks.

The server is currently running NUUO Mainconsole IP+ with 5 x Dahua HDBW3202, 3 x Panasonic WV-SC385 and 1 x Samsung SNZ-5200 on an i5-3570 at 80% CPU utilisation. Customer is not happy with functionality currently.

New Functional Requirements Definition for Video Live Observation and Recording Technology

The video equipment for the centre must deliver the following functionality:
• View live video with sound in multiple viewing locations within the main vanue housing the VMS server.
• Broadcast live video with sound to other venue locations (a corollary of point 1 above) and when selected broadcast live video with sound to external locations (under the administrative control of a “trust agent”) over the internet.
• Record video (in the contexts referred to in points 1 and 2) of multiple client sessions or other events, simultaneously.
• All recording cameras within the system for recording sessions to be discoverable by the administrator for the purpose of orchestrating internet broadcasts {This process to incorporate the capacity to create a YouTube stored video that can be accessed through “trust agent” arrangememts
• File formats for the storage of video files to be selectable as follows:
• High Grade (16x9 HD format) for high re-use video
• Low Grade format for low re-use video.
• Storage must be partitioned or otherwise segregated (for example: separate hard drive) in order to accommodate (5).[Note: After three months of operation primary storage, back up and disaster recovery arrangements to be reviewed in order to gauge disc space and other usage parameters
• A level of metadata (multiple fields) is likely to be required in respect of each discrete video file (to be specified in discussion with staff)
• Capacity to splice and restructure segments of native video files to create teaching video files in order to integrate with other teaching media in a multi-media context. This will require the capacity to “queue track” video in real time during live recording and in playback mode for native video files.
• Capacity to choose to keep only low quality native video (in low re-use value situations) either through a process of recording both high and low quality simultaneously and deleting the high quality files in appropriate cases, or recording only in high quality mode and converting to low quality for long term storage in appropriate cases.

JH
John Honovich
Jul 23, 2013
IPVM

I do not know of any mainstream VMS that does anything like the webcast functionalities you are requesting. Indeed, I would not even know where to start to find a COTS solution to this.

BH
Bohan Huang
Jul 24, 2013

Okay, what if we remove the "broadcasting" and youtube parts of the requirement - do we then have a solution:

Reduced Functional Requirements Definition for Video Live Observation and Recording Technology

The video equipment for the centre must deliver the following functionality:
• View live video with sound in multiple viewing locations within the main vanue housing the VMS server.
• Ability to export recorded footage with transcoding to lower resolutions
• Storage must be partitioned or otherwise segregated (for example: separate hard drive) in order to accommodate (5).[Note: After three months of operation primary storage, back up and disaster recovery arrangements to be reviewed in order to gauge disc space and other usage parameters
• A level of metadata (multiple fields) is likely to be required in respect of each discrete video file (to be specified in discussion with staff) --> i.e. attach notes to video segments
• Capacity to splice and restructure segments of native video files to create teaching video files in order to integrate with other teaching media in a multi-media context. This will require the capacity to “queue track” video in real time during live recording and in playback mode for native video files.
• Capacity to choose to keep only low quality native video (in low re-use value situations) either through a process of recording both high and low quality simultaneously and deleting the high quality files in appropriate cases, or recording only in high quality mode and converting to low quality for long term storage in appropriate cases.

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