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_Updated to Galicaster 1.2.0_

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h4. Basic

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

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h4. Opencast Matterhorn

1.2 and 1.3 compatible
Works as a capture agent
Series harvest and edition
Enhanced ingest options
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h4. Recording

Live preview of every stream
Multi-stream sync recording
Multiple audio streams
Pause available on v4l2 devices
Input profile selection
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h4. Browsing

Multistream playback
Seek available
Metadata Editon
Sorting media by multiple values
Exported Operations: zip, side-by-side,
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h4. Ingest

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

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h4. Video formats

S-Video
Composite
VGA and DVI
DV and HD cameras
HDMI
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h4. 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


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h4. 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

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h3. 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


h3. 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.