2015.06.TE-001 viaplatz - Video-based Knowledge and Information Sharing - NTT IT Corp.
Problem? Too much time, work and cost for employee training and seminars for compliance. We are not good at sharing skills and know-how. How can we improve this? We distribute DVD s to branches for training, but it s a lot of work and costs. 2014 NTTIT We wanted to share our enthusiasm and commitment for new products with remote agencies and sales persons. But document-based explanation didn t convey our thoughts. Workers do not understand the management policies in our organization. I see video manuals are efficient and convenient. But making videos seems very difficult. Precious skills of veteran workers are consistently being lost. 2
2014 NTTIT 3 Point 1 Point 2 viaplatz provides solutions! Uses the appealing and expressive power of video Video can convey enthusiasm, emotion and commitment Important skills are easily shared viaplatz allows users to make videos easily and efficiently Shared drawing (on-video annotation) Bulletin board associated with time on video Live broadcasting (recordable) Point 3 viaplatz is easy to use Simply upload video files from consumer cameras to start publishing New style video editor designed to select useful scenes from videos and merge them Point 4 Multi Device Support PC, Mac, Android and ios
Use Case 1:Skill/Know-how Sharing and Video Manual Operation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2014 NTTIT Preparing Videos Video Shooting (only requires consumer cameras) Existing video files PC Screen capturing Upload videos to viaplatz and extract useful scenes Connect camera to PC s USB connector. Upload files in camera directly to viaplatz Edit videos if necessary (extract useful scenes and merge with intuitive operations) Completely browser-based Information sharing, extracting hidden know-how, bi-directional learning Draw on video to point out the area of interest easily Bulletin board for discussion, Q and A All network/browser-based The members of organizations can share personal skills and know-how (productivity improvement) easily. Efficient and cost effective way of training new employees. Improve video manuals internally (reducing costs and improve productivity). 4
2014 NTTIT 5 Use Case 2: Live Broadcasting of CEO s Speech Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Preparation Set-up a shooting environment Connect a camera to a PC and configure it properly Live Broadcasting A wizard lets you start live broadcasting with simple and easy operations A click on an icon on the main page of viaplatz starts to receive the program Video is recordable and can be used as VOD material Unnecessary parts in the beginning and the end of the stored video can be removed easily by using the built-in editor Video annotation and bulletin board helps viewers and the speaker to communicate Leader s thoughts are shared across the organization and individual employees and business units are aligned toward the CEO s corporate vision
2014 NTTIT 6 Other Use Cases Companies/Organizations Corporate compliance seminars Live broadcasting and using recorded video as VOD Sharing Skills and know-how Efficient Video Manual Operation improve manual content using bulletin board and video annotation. Local Governments Promoting the area and local culture Promoting the local specialties in a cost effective way, while helping to coordinate volunteers Support for traditional local manufacturing Local traditions Education Lecture Archive Record lectures automatically and use the video as self-improving content Online Lessons Video annotation helps the participants to easily find points of interest Zoo, Aquarium Employees may share knowledge about upkeep Visitor service
System Configuration viaplatz Main Server (RHEL/CentOS) Video Distribution (AMS) (RHEL/CentOS) Video Distribution (WMS) (Windows Server 2008 R2 ) Internet / Intranet Viewer s Terminal (Windows/Mac) Viewer s Terminal (Tablet/Smart Phone) (Android, ios) Management Terminal (Windows/Mac) Live Source (Windows) 2014 NTTIT (RHEL=Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS) 7
Features of viaplatz 2.0 Effortless Video Preparation Shoot Consumer HD Video cameras produce videos with enough quality Upload Start to Share Files uploaded simultaneously are combined content A content consists of plural files (a scene = a file) Point 2014 NTTIT viaplatz transcode the original video files to video formats suitable for distribution automatically Connect video camera to a PC with USB cable, Scene Editing Scene Editor omits unnecessary parts and organizes scenes Upload video files from video camera to viaplatz directly using Video Upload Wizard. 8
Features of viaplatz 2.0 Live Broadcasting Video Shooting Preparation Prepare to shoot a video and a PC with a camera (live source) Program Registration Register the time, length, title, etc. of the program using a wizard Watching the program Click on the screen to select and watch the broadcast You can broadcast live videos wherever an IP connection is available Live video can be recorded and used as VOD material POINT 2014 NTTIT viaplatz maintains settings and configurations for minimizing user s operation. 9
Features of viaplatz 2.0 Functions for Collaborative Activities Drawing on Video Pausing the video playback enables video annotation function Bulletin Board A thread of the bulletin board is associated with a time in the video POINT 2014 NTTIT Specify the duration to show the annotation then save it Adding annotations and comment helps viewers to understand the content in depth Bi-directional communications makes implicit know-how explicitly recognized. 10
2014 NTTIT 11 Features of viaplatz 2.0 Project Communication Bulletin Board email Manager Video (annotated Content) Project Project Members Shared Information Communication is one of the most important aspect for successful projects. viaplatz supports the communication among the project members providing mailing list, bulletin board, together with annotated contents. POINT The system automatically adjust the mailing list setting according to changes in project members.
2014 NTTIT 12 Features of viaplatz 2.0 Multiple Viewing Device Support Android Windows/Mac ipad/iphone POINT Users can access the content from any location on demand using any device.
2014 NTTIT 13 Features of viaplatz 2.0 Scene Editor Video Material Choose video materials from the inventory Scene Cut Users may view the entire video at a glance using viaplatz innovative thumbnail view Merge Determine the order of the video scenes Move mouse cursor on thumbnail to browse the video Point No need to handle video files. The GUI is intuitive and helps users to easily understand the operations Specify in/out points using traditional methods Register Register the edited result
Specification Item Common Functions VOD Collaboration *1 Live Broadcasting *1 Video Distribution *2 Audio/Video Codecs Video Streaming Speed Scene Editor Content User Management, Group Management, Resource Management (Permission Control, Viewer Control), Meta Data, Distribution format/speed Management, Project Communication, Personal Setting, System Setting, viaplatz Concept Explanation Pages Video Material Management, Scene Editor (Scene extraction from video materials and merge), Content Management, Video Upload Wizard, Content Search Drawing on video (Shapes, text, free-hand drawing) Bulletin Board, File Sharing, Bookmark, Bulletin Board, Mailing List Live Source Management (PC with Camera), Channel Management, Program Management, Live Broadcasting Configuration Wizard, Channel List, Today s Program List on Viewer s home page WMS*3, AMS, SHS XMS (for up to 4K/60P uncompressed video@12gbps) Video Encoder: H.264, H.263, MPEG4, MPEG2, MPEG1, VC1, MJPEG Video Decoder: H.264, H.263, MPEG4, MPEG2, MPEG1, VC1, MJPEG, FLV, WMV2, WMV1 Audio Encoder: AAC, MP3, WMVA2, PCM Audio Decoder: AC3, AAC, MP3, MP2, WMVA2, PCM Container Format: MPEG-TS, MP4, ASF, FLV, SDI Multiple speeds from 128Kbps to 12Gbps Thumbnail representation for easy comprehension of entire video, Intuitive operations, automated scene extraction using video indexes (cut, camera movement, music, human voice and close-up) 2014 NTTIT *1 Optional Function *2 either of WMS or AMS as video distribution sub-system is necessary *3 Not to be combined with collaboration functions. Android/iOS not supported 14
System Requirement Component Item Content Viewer s and Management terminal (Windows) Viewer s and Management terminal (MAC OS) Viewer s terminal (Android) Viewer s terminal (ios) CPU Memory OS Browser Plug-in CPU Memory OS 2.33GHz or greater 2GB or more Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11, Firefox 17 or later, Chrome, Opera Adobe Flash Player 11.4 or later Inter Core Duo/1.33GHz or grater 1GB or more Browser Safari 5 Plug-in CPU Memory OS Software OS Device Mac OS X v10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9 Adobe Flash Player 11.4 or later 1GHz ARMv7 Dual Core or greater 1GB or more Android 4.0-4.4 (Adobe AIR) Android Web Browser and viaplatz Viewer (an application *) ios 5.1 and later iphone 4S and later, ipad 2 and later Software Safari and viaplatz Viewer (an application *) Other Wi-Fi connection required Component Item Content viaplatz Main Server Video Distribution (Flash Media) Video Distribution (Window Media) CPU Memory OS NIC CPU Memory OS NIC Software CPU Memory OS NIC Software Intel Xeon 2.4GHz/4 core or greater 16GB or more CentOS 5.x 64bit or CentOS 6.x/64bit 1Gb Ethernet Controller Intel Xeon 2.4GHz/4 core or greater 8GB or more CentOS 5.x/6.x 64bit 1Gb Ethernet Controller Adobe Media Server Intel Xeon 2.4GHz/4 core or greater 8GB or more Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit 1Gb Ethernet Controller Windows Media Service Live Source CPU Intel Core i5/7 Memory OS 4GB or more Windows 7 64bit Software Windows Media Expression Encoder 4 (for WMS) or Flash Player 11 (for AMS) Camera and Microphone Flash Player-compatible camera or video capture device and audio input device * See detail requirement in http://www.adobe.com/products/air/tech-specs.html 2014 NTTIT 15
2014 NTTIT 16 Contact Information Yoichi Kato Broadband Media Business NTT IT Corp. Address: 2-9-1 Furo-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0032 Japan Phone: +81 45-651-7650 FAX: +81 45-651-7648 URL: http://www.viaplatz.com/en http://www.ntt-it.com/ Mail: info@viaplatz.com