Digital Library Integrated Video Conferencing

MediaCAST's desktop video conferencing module, Live Presenter, combines interactive communication and media from your digital library to create the complete visual instruction solution. Live Presenter allows you to view participants, play digital library content and share your desktop. Sessions can be recorded and archived in the digital library for on-demand access.

Live Presenter comes equipped with two modes Presentation Mode and Video conference Mode. Presentation Mode allows instructors to easily broadcast, capture and archive presentations and lessons. Students can then access these recorded sessions from anywhere with internet access. Teachers can pre-record lessons for substitutes to play in their absence. Video Conference Mode enables full visual and audio collaboration. Ask a question, text chat, instructor private messaging and participant A/V control give students a variety of methods for interaction and provides session control tools for instructors.

More Information

  • Broadcast screen & media resources to all participants simultaneously
  • Live Presenter Media Queue™ helps with preparation, presentation and sharing of resources
  • Include streaming Flash video, audio, PDFs, documents, PowerPoints, images, websites and more in your presentation
  • Quick switch between Presentation and Videoconference mode
  • Text chat with participants
  • Participant list with raised hand designation
  • One-to-one videoconferencing
  • Many-to-many videoconferencing
  • Click and drag participants to collaboration window with up to 10 active live video feeds
  • Instructor led discussion and student/participant permission levels
  • Web browser accessible for easy access from Windows and MAC computers
  • Participant list with raised hand designation
  • Participants without a webcam can join to listen
  • Text chat and private instructor chat
  • Quick switch from Videoconference to Presentation Mode
  • Locally installed or Hosted SaaS (software as a service)
  • Scalable to support increased demand for simultaneous participants, recording sessions and storage capacity
  • Live Presenter engine includes 500 hours of internal storage capacity for recording and viewing on-demand. Add-on storage available.
  • MediaCAST Live Presenter Express (hosted service)
  • MediaCAST Live Presenter Start-up (10 concurrent sessions)
  • MediaCAST Live Presenter 50 (single building or several classes)
  • MediaCAST Live Presenter 100 (medium-size deployments)
  • MediaCAST Archiver™ provides hours of add-on storage and is available in several capacities
  • High-Performance Engine utilizes rack-mount, Intel-based, streaming conference server with GB Ethernet connectivity
  • Live Broadcast and VoD supports thousands of participants watching live and recorded broadcasts
  • Latest Streaming technology provides Flash and H.264 video and audio compression for high-quality, low-bandwidth delivery
  • Scalable, Expandable built-in load-balancing and media server farms for high-capacity and unlimited storage expansion
  • User Account Security integration with LDAP, MicrosoftTM Active Directory, Novell and eDirectory
  • Cross Platform Windows and Mac compatible through most Web browsers. Desktop broadcasting and capture requires the presenter to have a Windows PC

BENEFITS

  • Classroom Instruction
    Broadcast live classes and record lessons for later viewing. Students can review difficult topics discussed in recorded sessions. Multi-point video conferencing exposes students to visual communication methods used frequently in the work place.
     
  • Distance Learning
    Enable students access to courses anytime, anywhere. Homeschoolers and students physically unable to attend classes due to illness, injury, distance, etc., can join classes in real-time and interact with the instructor. Advanced middle school students can attend high school classes without losing valuable time commuting.