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Basic foilset Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey

Given by Rick Stevens (Argonne) at Team B C G Meeting Argonne on February 1 2 1999. Foils prepared 26 March 99
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Presented in Team B C G Joint Meeting
Collaboration including Digital Audio-Video

Table of Contents for full HTML of Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey

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1 Access Grid: Technology Survey
2 Technologies to Enable Group Collaboration
3 Network Audio
4 Network Audio Technologies
5 Audio tech, continued
6 Audio tech, continued
7 Network Video
8 Network Video tech
9 Video tech: Capture
10 Video tech: Playback
11 Integrated systems
12 Application Sharing
13 Large Screen Displays
14 Two-display Wall
15 Active Mural
16 Electronic Meeting Support
17 Integrated Collaborative Environments Software
18 MCS Prototype

Outside Index Summary of Material

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Foil 1 Access Grid: Technology Survey

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Foil 2 Technologies to Enable Group Collaboration

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Network Audio
Network Video
Application Sharing
  • Desktop
  • Large-scale (Remote Visualization, Teleimmersion)
Large-Screen Displays
Electronic Meeting Support
Integrated Collaborative Environments Software
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Foil 3 Network Audio

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Hard to do right, and
Critical to do right!
Highly dependent on quality endpoint equipment
  • Microphones
  • Speakers
  • Echo cancellation
Capture devices
Playback devices
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Foil 4 Network Audio Technologies

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Microphones
  • Wireless
  • Desktop
  • Arrays
Mixers
Telephone Interfaces
EVL-designed portable audio rack
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Foil 5 Audio tech, continued

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Echo cancellation
Capture/playback devices
  • SGI O2
  • SGI Onyx with digital audio (many channels)
  • Linux PC
  • Windows PC
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Foil 6 Audio tech, continued

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Spatialization
  • Intel RSX
  • LakeDSP Huron
Other audio
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Foil 7 Network Video

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Required for sense of presence
Talking heads / group image / etc
Cameras
Remote control cameras
Formats
  • h.261
  • MJPEG
  • MPEG-1,MPEG-2
Capture devices
Playback devices
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Foil 8 Network Video tech

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Cameras
Remote control cameras
Video formats
  • h.261: 128Kbps - 2Mbps
  • MJPEG: 3-5Mbps
  • MPEG: 3-15Mbps
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Foil 9 Video tech: Capture

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Windows
SGI O2
  • MJPEG compression
  • vic
MPEG Capture/decode cards (Windows NT)
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Foil 10 Video tech: Playback

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Video in a window (Windows / X11)
Analog output (SGI O2, MPEG decoders, some PC hw)
Analog overlay onto desktop (MPEG decoders)
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Foil 11 Integrated systems

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Commercial systems that might work for us
  • Microsoft NetMeeting
  • Real Networks with MPEG streaming
  • PictureTel StarCast
    • http//www.starlight.com/starlight/start.htm
  • Cisco IP/TV
    • http//www.cisco.com/warp/public/732/net_enabled/iptv/
  • Lucent Collaborative Video
    • http//208.200.103.25/index.html
  • Fore/Intel TeamStation/ProShare
    • http//www.fore.com/press/archive/1998/PR811_04.html
    • H.323-based solution with ATM transport & QoS
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Foil 12 Application Sharing

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Desktop
  • Leverage H.323
    • High entry cost intellectually and financially
    • Interoperates with existing H.323 applications
    • Databeam
    • Microsoft NetMeeting
  • VNC
    • Lower level technology
    • Open Standards, Protocols, and Source
  • Java-based tools
Large Scale
  • Remote Visualization
  • Teleimmersion
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Foil 13 Large Screen Displays

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Low-cost multiscreen displays
  • Multiple head Windows 98/NT
  • Commodity video adapters
  • Desktop projectors
TeleCubical, ImmersaDesk3 - EVL
ActiveMural, StationOne - ANL
PowerWall - Minnesota
Giant Display Wall - Princeton
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Foil 14 Two-display Wall

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Foil 15 Active Mural

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Foil 16 Electronic Meeting Support

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Group-to-Group collaboration
Modality support
  • Presentations
  • Demos
  • Site visit
High-level tools
  • Scheduling
  • Scripting
  • Summarization
Custom tech probably required
  • Voyager, Metro
  • StreamRouters, ActiveDisplay Panels, MPEG Voyager
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Foil 17 Integrated Collaborative Environments Software

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Habanero
Metro
CAVEav, ManyWorlds
Limbo-Bamboo
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Foil 18 MCS Prototype

From Team B C G Multimedia Access Technology Survey Team B C G Meeting Argonne -- February 1 2 1999. *
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Active Mural / 2-projector wall
Multihead NT
100mbit ethernet / ATM
WinTV video capture / vic
FutureTel MPEG Encoder/Decoder
Powerpoint / multicast Powerpoint
IBM WebCollab
Metro
MOO
etc
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