MediaPlatform Director, an add-on to IVT MediaPlatform, allows Flash-based webcasting of live video/audio streams from multiple remote presenters, live screen demoing from remote sources, and pre-recorded video/audio. For example, a live webcast originating in New York can include presenters from all over the world. The director of the webcast can switch seamlessly from presenter to presenter or play a pre-recorded video from their custom library. Remote presenters see an indication on their computer screen whether they are in broadcast mode or standby mode, and when they are in broadcast mode, they simply look into the video camera/webcam and start speaking into the microphone. The presenters can broadcast themselves with video and/or audio or easily show their computer screen to the audience, and have the ability to chat directly with the director via text-based messaging anytime during the event.

An Interface for Controlling and Switching Between Multiple Video Sources
MediaPlatform Director is the control interface for multiple broadcast streams, i.e., geographically dispersed locations or different camera angles of the same event. MediaPlatform Director uses a switchboard to organize multiple video sources and switch to any of those sources, controlling what the viewer sees. In addition to source switching, the MediaPlatform Director interface also gives the director control over a remote presenter's bandwidth, video settings and encoding source (video, audio or screen capture). The video source can be live or prerecorded, and all streams are delivered in Flash. The MediaPlatform Director interface uses a native Flash encoder, allowing the director to also be a presenter.

Conversion of Video to Flash
MediaPlatform Director also has the capability to convert other video format content to Flash format as well as store the Flash content. Thus, previously recorded rich media webcasts can be converted to Flash. As with all IVT MediaPlatform content, MediaPlatform Director allows webcasts to be archived for delivery as video-on-demand presentations, which can later be indexed, searched, and viewed by anyone using IVT PrimeTime.

All the Benefits of IVT MediaPlatform and IVT Enterprise Video Communications Platform
MediaPlatform Director is tightly integrated into IVT MediaPlatform, allowing for all the benefi ts of synchronized PowerPoint slides, interactive polling and surveys, Q&A, viewer tracking, and many other interactive elements.
MediaPlatform Director can be deployed with MediaPlatform on a standalone basis or together as a component of the IVT Enterprise Video Communications Platform which includes the IVT Studio desktop webcasting offering and IVT PrimeTime searchable media management and video portal.

Specific MediaPlatform Director Features Include:

EVENT FEATURES:
• Live Video Switching: Multiple Flash broadcast streams from different locations during the same webcast


• Multiple Live Remote Presenters: Enabling multiple geographically dispersed presenters during the same live webcast


• Multiple Cameras: Recording a live webcast with multiple cameras and capturing different angles and perspectives


• Live Screen Demoing: Showing the desktop of any of the participating locations


• Live AV Management: Dynamically change the video settings, audio settings, and bandwidth input of sources on the fly during a live event


• Playlist: Creating and adding live and / or on-demand content to a playlist, and having parts of it or all of it auto repeat in many different ways; one possible application could be the integration of commercials into the webcast

MANAGEMENT FEATURES:

• Auto-Archive: Auto-archiving of Flash video with instantaneous availability for use when creating the on-demand version of the live event


• Content Conversion to Flash: Uploading of existing video content to convert to Flash


• Video Preview: Previewing of all live feeds before pushing them live


• LiveEditor Integration: Completely integrated with the LiveEditor part of IVT MediaPlatform to coordinate the event with a central management screen


• Chat: Sending of messages by remote presenters to the MediaPlatform Director


• Hand Raising: Ability for remote sources to alert the director of the webcast that they would like to speak

MediaPlatform Director Installation
The MediaPlatform Director add-on requires a standard IVT MediaPlatform license to operate and enable the MediaPlatform Director functionality with the other components of IVT MediaPlatform. MediaPlatform Director is completely integrated with LiveEditor. MediaPlatform Director licenses are named licenses and are assigned to specific individuals. MediaPlatform Presenter licenses are needed to enable different locations to participate in events with multiple remote presenters. Each location requires one MediaPlatform Presenter license which connects to and is orchestrated by MediaPlatform Director. MediaPlatform Presenter locations do not require a regular IVT MediaPlatform license. MediaPlatform Presenters are floating licenses and can be used by different people at different times.

Technical requirements: Mediaplatform Director requires Flash Player 9, and if the director is also presenting, a video camera/ webcam or microphone; presenters require Flash Player 9 and video camera/ webcam or microphone. See IVT MediaPlatform for system technical requirements.