Galicaster, Matterhorn Recorder for AccessGrid

What is AccessGrid ?

Access Grid® (AG) is an advanced, open source, videoconference system. AG is an ensemble of resources including multimedia large-format displays, presentation and interactive environments, and interfaces to Grid middleware and to visualization environments. These resources are used to support group-to-group interactions across the Grid.

More info on AccessGrid.org

Galicaster: Recording for AccessGrid rooms

Galicaster can be succesfuly used as a multistream recording solution for AccessGrid nodes, especially when used for teaching and learning.

Key features:

• Recording may be triggered automatically or manually.
• AG operators are able to check sound level and quality in real time.
• AG operators are able to check video and VGA streams quality in real time.
• Finished recordings can be browsed, played, deleted or downloaded from Galicaster as a single "zip" file (MH-Media package format)
• Recordings can be ingested directly to an OC-Matterhorn core for publishing.