Features

Updated to Galicaster 1.2.0

Basic

Works on Ubuntu 12.04
Depends on Python and Gstreamer
Automatic and manual control
Works online and offline
Allows remote monitoring

Opencast Matterhorn

1.2 and 1.3 compatible
Works as a capture agent
Series harvest and edition
Enhanced ingest options

Recording

Live preview of every stream
Multi-stream sync recording
Multiple audio streams
Pause available on v4l2 devices
Input profile selection

Browsing

Multistream playback
Seek available
Metadata Editon
Sorting media by multiple values
Exported Operations: zip, side-by-side,

Ingest

Enqueued operations
Manual, Nocturne or Immediate triggering
Re-ingestion allowed
Separate behaviours for manual and scheduled recordings

Video formats

S-Video
Composite
VGA and DVI
DV and HD cameras
HDMI

Devices

HD webcams
TV cameras (PAL or NTSC)
HD and DV cameras
VGA, DVI or HDMI slides, upto 2048×1080k
Line or USB audio capturing

Hardware

UVC webcams, i.e., Logitech C Series Webcam
Epiphan VGA2USB DVI2USB, VGA2PCI and DVI2PCI
Blackmagic Intensity Pro and Decklink SDI
Hauppauge PVR Series
NCast digitalizers - those compatible with kernel 3 NCast drivers
Bluecherry non-hardware cards

Opencast Matterhorn compatible

1.2 and 1.3 OC-MH Compatible
Posses as a capture agent
- Scheduling
- Track selection
  - Track selection block available
- Admit series
- Constant communication
  - CA-server communication frequency configurable
- Automatic ingestion
  - Enhanced ingestion service: nocturne ingestion, manual ingestion
Series harvest and edition
- Series can be set after a recording was made - on the Media Manager
Works offline
Worker & Capture Agent on the same machine
Monitoring through VNC technology

Recording media

Live preview of every stream
- Vu-meter included
Streams are recorded separated, thus enhancing adaptability
Handle more than 2 video-streams, depending on CPU capacity
Records multiple audio streams
Input profile selection
Pause recording available for v4l2 compatible devices
Metadata edition, keyboard necessary
Visual warning on audio mutted or device off.

In general any v4l2 compatible card is suitable to be used. This is also valid for any pulse compatible audio device.