Galicaster CUBE-2 (GaliCUBE-2)

What is Galicaster CUBE-2?

Galicaster CUBE-2 (GaliCUBE-2) is a mobile multistream recording station designed for mobile operations.

At first glance, Cube2's main characteristic is its case-integrated 15.4" wide touchscreen and wireless keyboard, which significantly reduces the space and time needed for setting up the recording station. Altogether, Cube2 provides mobility and a quick setup with minimun wiring.

From a hardware's point of view, it is a powerful, extremely silent, heavy-duty unit, based on an Intel i7 processor.

Main features

• Galicaster 1.3 installed and configured
  Teltek's Galicaster Cube2 has Galicaster 1.3.0 pre-installed and ready to run with the assembled capture hardware.

• Real-time feedback and control
  Galicaster software provides real-time feedback of both the audio and video being captured, allowing operators to monitor and control the recordings*, and react to and solve unexpected situations on the spot.

• Prepared for automatic/manual and online/offline operation
  Galicaster Cube2 is can work offline, allowing operators to manually start/stop/edit recordings. However, it can also be connected to an Opencast Matterhorn server to receive recording schedules and automatically export them to Matterhorn, thus minimizing the time between recording and publishing.

• Compatible with many video devices
  Galicaster Cube2 works with a wide range of capture devices, from USB webcams to proffesional cameras, and is compatible with most video input formats: composite, component video, S-video, HDMI, SDI, DV... It also captures synchronously from VGA sources (e.g. a laptop or computer sharing its desktop) and audio sources (e.g. microphones, audio mixers, MP3 players, etc.).

• Easy change between combinations of inputs
  "Input profiles" are Galicaster Cube2's mechanism to create groups of capture devices that can be previewed and recorded together. Thus, you can switch from recording a single video to capture a multi-camera environment in a few clicks.

• All media accesible and operative
  Galicaster Cube2 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, adding information to the recordings, etc.

• Flexibility on encodingc and bitrate selection
  Galicaster allows you to choose the encoding and bitrate of each of your streams - typically 2 videos and 1 audio - giving the option of creating light files ready to be published without further processing.

Teltek's units are configured to activate a secure network channel to provide immediate remote support.

Cube2 use cases

Galicaster Cube2 is commonly used on mobile operations. Having the computer and the screen integrated allows you to move the unit to the right location, prepare the wiring easily and be ready to test and record in a few minutes.

Together with a OnWheels kit LINK, you can transport your unit and the auxiliary hardware ( camera, tripod, wiring, audio mixer ...) in and protected wheeled case, safe from damage and all in one bundle.

However, if needed, Galicaster Cube2 can assume the role of a fix recording station on a classroom, a MOOC studio or a conference hall.

Galicaster Cube2 models

Galicaster units can capture multiple video formats and combine different audivisual sources, even several combinations on the same unit. For simplicity we include the usual camera+slides capture combinations, including:

Why purcharse Teltek's Galicaster units?

Teltek's is the developer of Galicaster and also a contributor to the Opencast Matterhorn platform. We work as responsibles or advisors to several deployments of Galicaster + Opencast Matterhorn around the world and we handle dozens of hours of recordings every week.

Galicaster units answer the needs for a constant development and integration within the system administration of your institution or company allowing the use of typical monitoring tools. Our units are assembled as clonics computers with mainstream heavy duty computer components which pass additional testing and resist the day-to-day work of production systems.

In addition, Teltek provides advise and support not only for your unit but also for the adaptation and enhacement of facilities to a renewed multistream environment, the set up of a Opencast Matterhorn cluster and the publishing of media through channels such as Youtube, iTunes-U, media portals, Moodle, Pumukit, Paella Player and others.

* When refering to DVI slides capturing, the unit is capable of recording VGA formats (video and non-pure video formats) from VGA, DVI and HDMI sources (even SD sources such as composite, components and Svideo). Analogic inputs are digitalized and interlacing removed , if present.

Contact Teltek for more details on resolution and format specifications as well as hardware compatibility.
Custom configurations available on demand, various combinations can be installed on the same unit.