Description
Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with the School of Dental Medicine implemented the Echo 360 Lecture Capture system in 2009.
The Echo360 lecture capture system includes components that allow the automation of capturing, packaging, publishing, and distributing recorded content. The Echo360 system generates a variety of file-types for playback on the web or on mobile devices. Format types include a full rich-media capture (Flash version), a podcast version (audio-only .mp3 file), and a VODcast, which includes the audio file plus image visuals which playback at five frames per second (.m4v). The full rich-media Echo360 playback environment is designed to be viewed in a web browser, and is typically streamed using a media-server.
How do I access the service?
The systems are permanently rack-mounted in all the major auditoriums on the Boston campus and controlled through Crestron Control panels at the podium.
The Medical School and Dental School curriculum are the primary users of the system, but the system may be made available for other Medical/Dental School needs if available. To request access to the system, please contact the Medical School office of Educational Affairs or TUSK (tusk@tufts.edu)
Locations
- Sackler Auditorium, 145 Harrison Ave (SafeCaptureHD)
- Behrakis Auditorium, Jaharis Building, 150 Harrison Ave (SafeCaptureHD)
- Posner Auditorium, 200 Harrison Ave (SafeCaptureHD)
- Sackler B09, Sackler Building, 145 Harrison Ave
- Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, 3rd Floor, 35 Kneeland St.
- Jaharis 508, Jaharis Building, 150 Harrison Ave
- Sackler Mobile Unit
- Merrit Auditorium, 7th Floor, Dental Building, 1 Kneeland St.
- Pre-clin Laboratory, 8th Floor, Dental Building, 1 Kneeland St.
- Patient Simulation Clinic, 14th Floor, Dental Building, 1 Kneeland St.
- Dental Mobile Unit 1
- Dental Mobile Unit 2
- Dental Mobile Unit 3
Devices
- SafeCaptureHD** 480p to 1080p at 30fps
- 1920x1200 monitor input
- Full-motion playback of embedded video, handwriting, and mouse movements.
- VGA, DVI or HDMI input
- H.264 encoding
- 240kbs to 3.1Mbps bitrates
Support
The Lecture capture system is maintained by Mark Bailey in TUSK and Educational Media.