The document discusses the media ecosystem in higher education, focusing on lecture capture. It defines capture as the recording of lecture and course material, which can be done through various technologies from software to hardware to studios. It then summarizes the results of evaluating six hardware lecture capture appliances based on 27 criteria like recording multiple sources, streaming options, and scheduling. The top scoring appliances were the Ncast Presentation Recorder Hydra and Extron SMP-351 based on functionality and affordability.

1. The Media Ecosystem in Higher
Education - Capture
Raul Burriel – Streaming Media Coordinator

2. Introduction
Raul Burriel
Streaming Media Coordinator, Oregon State University
raul.burriel@oregonstate.edu
541-737-4546
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3. What is the “Media Ecosystem”?
The media ecosystem encompasses all aspect of media workflow, from creation, to
storage, and delivery.
In higher education, we specifically look at the creation of audio and video files, where
they’re uploaded, and where they appear.
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Create Store Deliver

4. What is the “Media Ecosystem”?
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5. What is the “Media Ecosystem”?
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6. What is the “Media Ecosystem”?
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7. What is the “Media Ecosystem”?
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8. What do we mean by “capture”?
In the context of higher education, “capture” can carry many definitions.
Our focus: the recording of lecture and course material
Don’t let the technology – or venue – dictate the content.
A capture can be made in the home or office, in a classroom space, or in a dedicated
recording space.
A capture can employ any of a variety of different technologies…
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12. Software Capture
Software that runs on a computing device like a desktop, laptop, or mobile device. This
type of technology by and large produces a screen capture. Audio comes from whatever
microphone is plugged into the computing device or, more likely, whatever is built into
the device. Additional video content is dictated by a built-in or external webcam.
Pros
• Affordability
Cons
• Operating system restrictions
• Complex setup and device management
• No multi-device or multi-screen support
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13. Software Capture
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14. Hardware Capture
Dedicated appliances intended to exist independent of the instructor's choice of
teaching device. They're generally operated by a pre-defined schedule or by a simple
start/stop button.
Pros
• Ease of use
• Capture multiple sources
• Computing device agnostic
Cons
• Cost
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15. Hardware Capture
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16. Network Capture
The transmission of a signal from the teaching space to a server which then records the
source.
Pros
• Ease of use
• Reduced hardware costs
• Scalable
Cons
• Structurally complex
• Network reliability
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17. Studio Capture
A dedicated studio space is operated by a trained technician who is tasked with
identifying the correct source (audio and video) to be recorded at all times. While the
instructor's involvement in the recording is minimal, an extra person is necessary to
handle the operation.
Pros
• Reliable
Cons
• Cost
• Scalability
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18. Focus on… Hardware Capture
Evaluation of 6 lecture capture appliances (Spring 2016) from…
• Cattura
• Crestron
• Epiphan
• Extron
• Ncast
• Sonic Foundry
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Cattura CaptureCast Pro

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Crestron CAPTURE-HD

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Epiphan Video Pearl

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Extron SMP-351

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NCast Presentation Recorder Hydra

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Sonic Foundry Mediasite RL760 Recorder

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26. Evaluated 27 Different Criteria
• Record 2 or more HD sources simultaneously
• "Sidecar" data file
• Separate Recordings for each source
• Stream (RTSP)
• Stream (RTMP)
• Upload (FTP)
• Upload (SFTP)
• Record and upload simultaneously
• Record and stream simultaneously
• Record to user accessible removable media
• Record to two locations simultaneously
• Control the cascade of priority for recording destinations
• Recover from failed transfers
• Logging
• Alarms/Alerts/Notifications
• Audio meters (web interface)
• Audio meters (front panel)
• Confidence monitor (loop out)
• Confidence monitor (web interface)
• Confidence monitor (front panel)
• External control system compatibility
• Internal scheduling options
• External scheduling options
• Direct operation (front panel)
• API
• External content system integration
• Remote access to internal storage
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CatturaCaptureCastPro
CrestronCaptureHD
EpiphanPearl
ExtronSMP-351
NCastPresentationRecorder
Hydra
SonicFoundryMediasiteRL760
Recorder
Record 2 or more HD sources ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
"Sidecar" data file ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Separate recordings ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔2 ✔ ✔
Stream (RTSP) ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Stream (RTMP) ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘1 ✔ ✘
Upload (FTP) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Upload (SFTP) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Record and upload ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Record and stream ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Record to user accessible removable media ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Record to two locations simultaneously ✘ ✘ ✘1 ✔ ✔ ✘
Control the cascade of priority for recording destinations ✘ ✘ ✘1 ✔ ✔ ✘
Recover from failed transfers ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Logging ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Alarms/Alerts/Notifications ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Audio meters (web interface) ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔
Audio meters (front panel) ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Confidence monitor (loop out) ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Confidence monitor (web interface) ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Confidence monitor (front panel) ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘
External control system compatibility ✘ ✔ ✔3 ✔ ✔ ✔
Internal scheduling options ✔ ✘ ✘1 ✔ ✘ ✘
External scheduling options ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Direct operation (front panel) ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
API ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
External content system integration ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Remote access to internal storage ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
1 On the roadmap for a possible future release
2 Available with license upgrade
3 Via USB adapter

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MaximumPoints
CatturaCaptureCastPro
CrestronCaptureHD
EpiphanPearl
ExtronSMP-351
NCastPresentationRecorder
Hydra
SonicFoundryMediasite
RL760Recorder
Record 2 or more HD sources 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
"Sidecar" data file 2 2 2 0 2 2 2
Separate recordings 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
Stream (RTSP) 2 0 2 2 2 2 0
Stream (RTMP) 5 5 0 5 0 5 0
Upload (FTP) 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
Upload (SFTP) 4 4 4 4 4 4 0
Record and upload 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
Record and stream 5 5 0 5 5 5 0
Record to user accessible removable media 5 0 5 5 5 5 0
Record to two locations simultaneously 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Control the cascade of priority for recording destinations 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Recover from failed transfers 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Logging 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
Alarms/Alerts/Notifications 4 4 0 0 4 4 4
Audio meters (web interface) 3 3 0 3 0 3 3
Audio meters (front panel) 3 0 3 3 3 0 0
Confidence monitor (loop out) 3 0 3 3 3 3 3
Confidence monitor (web interface) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
Confidence monitor (front panel) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
External control system compatibility 5 0 5 3 5 5 5
Internal scheduling options 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
External scheduling options 4 4 4 0 4 4 4
Direct operation (front panel) 3 0 3 3 3 0 0
API 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
External content system integration 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Remote access to internal storage 3 3 0 3 3 3 3
Price 10 6 10 8 4 8 1
Total 100 67 45 82 85 90 57

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Price (USD) Score
Cattura CaptureCast Pro $6,500.00 67
Crestron Capture HD $3,800.00 45
Epiphan Pearl $4,875.00 82
Extron SMP-351 $4,790.00 85
Ncast Presentation Recorder Hydra $5,395.00 90
SonicFoundry Mediasite RL760 Recorder $32,495.00 57

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Cattura CaptureCast
Pro
Crestron CAPTURE HD
Epiphan Pearl
Extron SMP-351
NCast Presentation Recorder Hydra
SonicFoundry Mediasite
RL760 Recorder
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100
$0.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 $20,000.00 $25,000.00 $30,000.00 $35,000.00
AFFORDABILITY
FUNCTIONALITY

31. Who’s missing?
The following manufacturers were not included in our evaluation…
• Echo360
• Winnov
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32. What’s New
Even in this short period, there’s been a lot of evolution…
• Extron
• Matrox
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33. Link to OSU Lecture Capture Report
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http://bit.ly/osulecturecapture

34. Questions
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35. Raul Burriel
raul.burriel@oregonstate.edu
541-737-4546
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