Experiences with openEyA Lecture Capture System (Pros and Cons)

Scienti c m-Learning Workshop SDU, ICTP - Trieste, 4-7 June 2012

UniPR Co-Lab
Cross-department Research Center for Educational and Digital Publishing Support
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Can OpenEyA system be a proper system to capture lectures and other events (at the University of Parma)? Which are pros, cons, and critical issues? Is it worth going on using that system? Why? Is it just a matter of SOFTWARE?

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2 levels
methodology technology

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inspiring models knowledge involves participation Wenger, 2008 idea of "augmenting human intellect" and extend human capabilities with prosthesis Engelbart, 1962 when minds interact, new ideas emerge Licklider & Taylor, 1968

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2008 Alternative system to videocamera

The guideline: little cost - in terms of:

investment support little work effort for the lecturers

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USB switch

microphone

Webcam

Hd webcam Laptop

OpenEyA: necessary hardware www.openeya.org

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Video (webcam)

zoom on image

Hi-Res image

Output
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Experimentation timeline

http://bit.ly/Lsgshy
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Previous problems... and found solutions 1/2

how do I know that microphone works? --> audio setup and test fast change in camera market: different models and features --> HD webcam support for photo (slide) recording teachers would like to use with slides directly on computer --> 2 recording modes, computer screen capture available room variable light conditions --> webcam photo setup (Exposure, Focus, digital zoom, brightness)

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Previous problems... and found solutions 2/2

necessity of setup each time

-> now possible to save setup le - photo setup conguration of problems --> log le saved together with other les in the zip package recording... -->high resolution images real time preview (partly solved, images)

not easy to understand what happened in case no perception of the good working of the

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Audio test

SAVE and LOAD CONFIGURATIONS RECORDING INFORMATION (into a text and XML le): patch from UniPR for automatic processing, patch from UniPR to set recording from command line computer screen capture available

webcam HD support for photos Shows Slides during recordings Allows zoom in the Preview Photo

activate webcam photo settings + conguration save

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Who needs recorded lectures?

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Pots????

or Potters?

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Methodology and approach

change in point of view and methods etnographic research eld study

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Active learning

practical activities interactive tutorials seminars

Data collection
interviews participants observation working together conversation, confrontation

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Student team 2012 Faculty of Humanities Communication Science Course Irene Vezzani Teresa Martino Danio Rossi Sami Jaber Darika Fuochi Francesca Fati
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PROS? LETS ASK THEM open source low cost one operator is enough easy to use not intrusive no postprocessing is needed! zooming option!

portable, exible small les!

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Critical / crucial issues

portability Vs usability audio quality organization

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Portability Vs Usability
most of critical issues concern LOGISTIC system repositioning every time:

supervision, setup speed, USB cable lenght, furniture, light

HD webcam positioning and setup (exposure, zoom) blackboard and screen visibility (distance, zoom) microphone positioning: projector fan noise, heating fan noise, people talking during lecture, footsteps noise

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Audio Quality
people: possible noise (whispers, talking,
walking around)

OpenEyA connected microphone quality room amplication and room microphone students test to demount and remount FLV
streams: open source software, video quality loss, sync loss... time needed!

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Organization
coordinating with the lecturer if you have one kit:
- to make separated recordings - to know how he's lecturing (black or whiteboard, slides, no slides at all) le processing and saving immediately: often there is no time left

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CONS (OpenEyA)

Ubuntu releases and OpenEyA relevant Update:

re-install rather than updating it

no perception of the good working (audio, video)

no editing to cut video and slides at the beginning and at
the end

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CONS (OpenEyA)
structure of the packet:
separated les and streams not possible to transform it easily in a podcast subtitling is difcult not a single le for upload on different video channels

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slow scanning forwards/backwards through the lecture on the timebar

audio setup is not so clear to understand and setup

mixer settings and software gain levels: tests but still not clear which are the best settings
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Todays problems
openEyA v5.4.0 for Ubuntu 11.10

HD webcam stops recording with errors

[0m[31mError setting pixel format. [0m[31mVIDIOC_S_FMT: Input/output error [0mstop recording

editing features: bugs

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What did we record?

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Since September 2011 29th April 2012: 42 videos 28,5% of videos available on YOU.unipr.it video server (147) 27 videos recorded with OpenEyA system colab.cce.unipr.it

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3 student seminars for working students (Faculty of Engineering) April and May 2012

http://bit.ly/LsHghv
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HD webcam positioning
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Joint UniPR UniMO course presentation 16th May, 2012

HD webcam resolution
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UniPR Co-Lab presentation Conference

projector fan noise

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City Council in Sala Baganza (26th April, 30th May, 2012)

http://bit.ly/MkrGp4
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but also...

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DILL International Digital Libraries Learning Master lectures Open Conferences about Information Science Seminars about Digital Humanities (Digital Publishing course, extra curricula) AIB courses for librarians

http://bit.ly/M9Wd9J

Further features? #4openEyA #ICTP mLearning

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REQUESTS? LETS ASK THEM video channels upload recordings start and joining? end cutting interactivity? (note taking, chapters) Multiplatform? (Windows? Mac?) view on mobile devices?

podcast? audio check

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 software perception: complicated (Linux) necessary to have somebody there? (portable solution) future of archiving solutions at the University? not clear SDU are not software developers you can contact for
support - rst UniPR experimentation stop

ALREADY DISCUSSED: cultural obstacles, teacher role,

spent time rewarding

CONS (environment)

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CONCLUSION Will we keep on using it? why?

COST INVOLVEMENT: ASK STUDENTS...

opportunity to give our feedback and help UniPR Co-Lab: engineering student thesis? as educational method to gain practice and competences Collaboration students/teachers. New Perspectives in students/teachers relationship besides the exams

CHALLENGING: future opportunities for research

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Unipr Co-Lab contacts and channels

E-mail: colab@unipr.it Twitter: @CoLab_UniPR - hashtag: #colabunipr Facebook page: www.facebook.com/colabunipr UniPr Co-Lab on You.unipr.it video channel:
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YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/

CoLabUniPR

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Thanks for Yr. attention! Questions?

Sara Valla E-mail: sara.valla@unipr.it Twitter: thuridilla Skype: saraunipr
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