Slides for talk given at IWMW 1999 held at Goldsmiths College on 7-9 September 1999. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-sep1999/materials/multimedia/

1. Multimedia and the InstitutionalMultimedia and the Institutional
NetworkNetwork
Greg Newton-InghamGreg Newton-Ingham
Agora Project Manager - UEAAgora Project Manager - UEA

2. Who am I?Who am I?
Project Manager - Agora eLib projectProject Manager - Agora eLib project
Project Manager - Moving Image PilotProject Manager - Moving Image Pilot
Project (Jan 98 - Mar 99)Project (Jan 98 - Mar 99)
Member of the CEI working group onMember of the CEI working group on
moving imagesmoving images
Project Manager - BITE TLTP projectProject Manager - BITE TLTP project
phase 1phase 1

3. OverviewOverview
ContentContent
UseUse
TechnologyTechnology

4. ContentContent
NationalNational
Locally producedLocally produced
PurchasedPurchased

5. RightsRights
Who ?Who ?
What ?What ?
Where ?Where ?
When ?When ?

6. UseUse
Practicalities - SoundPracticalities - Sound
Access to technologyAccess to technology
No established toolsNo established tools

7. TechnologyTechnology
SourceSource
DigitiseDigitise
MountMount
DeliverDeliver
PlayPlay

8. SourceSource
FilmFilm
VideoVideo
GeneratedGenerated
StreamedStreamed
DownloadedDownloaded

9. Metadata - The GlueMetadata - The Glue
MetadataMetadata
– SIFTSIFT
– Dublin CoreDublin Core
– XML & RDFXML & RDF
IntegrationIntegration
– LibrariesLibraries
– IntranetIntranet
– Course materialsCourse materials

10. DigitiseDigitise
ArchitecturesArchitectures
File FormatsFile Formats
CodecsCodecs

11. File Formats & CompressionFile Formats & Compression
COmpressor DE-Compressor
File Formats

12. File EncodingFile Encoding
AVIAVI
QuickTimeQuickTime
MPEGMPEG
DVDV
Any propriety formatAny propriety format

13. CodecsCodecs
AsymmetricAsymmetric
MPEG1- VCR quality at 1.3 MbpsMPEG1- VCR quality at 1.3 Mbps
MPEG2 - DVD and Digital TV (4 to 6 Mbps)MPEG2 - DVD and Digital TV (4 to 6 Mbps)
MPEG3 - DefunctMPEG3 - Defunct
MPEG Layer 3 - AudioMPEG Layer 3 - Audio
MPEG4 - Quicktime architecture + codecMPEG4 - Quicktime architecture + codec
MPEG7 - The future?MPEG7 - The future?
CinepakCinepak
Sorrenson …Sorrenson …

14. MountMount
Server performanceServer performance
SizeSize

15. Datasizes - Just the BBC archiveDatasizes - Just the BBC archive
BBC HoursBBC Hours 1,000,0001,000,000
MegabitsMegabits 18,000,000,00018,000,000,000
MegabytesMegabytes 2,250,000,0002,250,000,000
GigabytesGigabytes 2,197,2652,197,265
TerrabytesTerrabytes 21452145
PetabytesPetabytes 2.092.09

16. Deliver 1Deliver 1
Network ArchitectureNetwork Architecture
Contention v Constant Bit RateContention v Constant Bit Rate
Quality of ServiceQuality of Service

17. Deliver 2Deliver 2
StreamedStreamed
Live StreamedLive Streamed
Down loadedDown loaded

18. PlayPlay
Network connectionNetwork connection
Internal ArchitectureInternal Architecture
Video CardVideo Card

19. The VisionThe Vision
moving images as first class citizensmoving images as first class citizens
fully integrated into the DNERfully integrated into the DNER
(Distributed National Electronic Resource)(Distributed National Electronic Resource)
pervasivepervasive
unremarkableunremarkable
globalglobal

20. Strategy: PersonalStrategy: Personal
delivery technologydelivery technology
rightsrights
costscosts
usageusage

21. Strategy: InstitutionalStrategy: Institutional
digital asset managementdigital asset management
– MIS, Teaching and ResearchMIS, Teaching and Research
quality of servicequality of service
bandwidthbandwidth
supportsupport

22. StrategyStrategy: Inter-: Inter-institutionalinstitutional
market creationmarket creation
partnershipspartnerships
product differentiationproduct differentiation
bandwidthbandwidth

23. Blatant PlugsBlatant Plugs
One day workshop at the BUFVC OctoberOne day workshop at the BUFVC October
5th approx 60 pounds.5th approx 60 pounds.
Email: Hetty@bufvc.ac.ukEmail: Hetty@bufvc.ac.uk
Email list:bufvc-movies@mailbase.ac.ukEmail list:bufvc-movies@mailbase.ac.uk
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/