Galicaster CUBE (GaliCUBE)

h4. What is Galicaster CUBE ?

Galicaster CUBE (former Galicaster Mobile) is a complete multistream recording station designed for mobile operation.

From the hardware point of view, it is a powerful unit based on Intel i7, with a extremely silent box and power supply and based on heavy duty components

h4. Main features:

GaliCUBE runs [Galicaster SW|Galicaster:Galicaster project Home] so, it provides *real-time feedback from video and audio sources* \--any unexpected situation can be detected and solved immediately. Recording may be started and stopped automatically, by scheduling the start and stop instants, but GaliCUBE also supports manual control of the recording, enabling the operator to start, pause and stop recordings at will \--even if they were started automatically.

It is *adaptable to many video devices* from USB webcams to HDMI or professional HD-SDI cameras. It also captures synchronously from VGA sources (presenter laptop, for instance) and audio sources such as players and microphones. GaliCUBE will walk you through the identification, selection and configuration of such devices.

GaliCUBE also features a *repository with all the recorded media*, with a comprehensive set of operations to manage the collection: sorting old recordings, deleting many recordings in a single operation, sending and resending media to the distribution channels, ingesting to Opencast-Matterhorn servers, labelling tracks, etc.

h4. GaliCUBE common use case:

Common GaliCUBE use case is the recording of conferences and meetings, some examples of conferences recorded with GaliCUBE:

* [1st Opencast-Matterhorn Unconference|http://opencast.org/video/opencast-matterhorn-2012-unconference-recordings], Oxford (UK) Jan2012
* [SLUNG 11 Open Software conference|http://tv.teltek.es/es/video/1.html], San Sebastian (ES), Dic 2011


h4. Galicaster CUBE models:

* *GaliCUBE-DVI-SD*
** _inputs:_ VGA/DVI framegraber in + Composite video PAL/NTSC in
** Great to reuse your existent SD video cameras
* *GaliCUBE-DVI-FW*
** _inputs:_ VGA/DVI framegraber in +  Firewire (DV or HDV) in
** Perfect to work with DV and HDV cameras
* *GaliCUBE-DVI-HDSDI*
** _inputs:_ VGA/DVI framegraber in + SDI and HD-SDI in
** Ready for professional HD.SDI cameras
* *GaliCUBE-DVI-HDMI*
** _inputs:_ VGA/DVI framegraber in + HDMI in
** Great to work with current HD cameras
* *Others configurations on demand*


h4. Common specifications:

* VGA/DVI video input up to 1920x1024 @ 35 fps

* Ready for TELTEK Remote support

h4. GaliCUBE user interface tree:

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*GaliCUBE capturing VGA + Profesional HDV camera, during SLUN 11, San Sebastian Dic2011*