Opencast

Release 0.5: Start climbing!

The first public release contains:

  • the basics to capture, encode, distribute, and play media
  • accessible media player and its unique hybrid architecture
  • administrative lecture capture tools
  • lecture capture automation
  • inexpensive media appliance
  • workflow configuration
  • and it's free and open source!

Release Notes

Covers "what's new", install/build instructions, known issues, and frequently asked questions . Please read these notes and the bug/feature reporting instructions before reporting any issues.

Administrative Tools

These tools enable the capture, ingest, and distribution of lecture recordings:

  • Schedule an event for automated capture
  • Upload a media file for processing and distribution.
  • Monitor progress of recording through media pipeline.

Engage Tools

These tools support enagement and discovery of distributed media derived from the admin tools:

  • Create custom RSS feeds
  • Search for Video by keyword
  • Accessible media player

Services Documentation