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Better Video Starts With Better Capture Too often, great ideas and important details are lost when the video conference ends. Many organizations still rely on cumbersome or ad-hoc processes to capture and manage video recordings, so recorded content is often abandoned and forgotten once the initial need is over. Mediasite Join solves this problem and unlocks a world of opportunities to get more out of your video content. 2
Maximize the Power of Your Video Content IN THIS EBOOK YOU LL LEARN HOW MEDIASITE JOIN OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF OPTIONS FOR YOUR RECORDED VIDEOS AND WHY THAT MATTERS TODAY MORE THAN EVER. How valuable are your meetings, lectures and training sessions? And how great would it be if you could direct people to a searchable video library of these events, one that they could easily refer to whenever they wanted? What if there was a way to turn that lecture or meeting into a dynamic, interactive video one that s accessible anytime, anywhere to students, employees or trainees? You likely already have the infrastructure to handle web or video conferences or deliver classroom lectures to remote viewers. So why not maximize your investment by using a technology that can preserve valuable discussions, lectures, and training sessions not to mention missed meetings? WITH MEDIASITE JOIN, IT S EASY. 3
Mediasite Join in a Nutshell Mediasite Join uses your existing web or video conferencing system to capture audio, video, and screen sharing content, and automatically assembles it into a usable, sharable, searchable video that can be played on any device. HOW IT WORKS Let s say you have a video conference with participants in three different locations, in addition to content from a slide presentation. 1 Whoever initiates the video call can invite Join to the call string just as if it were any other participant. 2 Join sits in on your meeting like a silent participant while it records everything: audio, multiple video streams, as well as any slide content or shared screens. 3 4 Join automatically assembles the recordings into a single, comprehensive video and saves it to a designated Mediasite folder so that it is readily accessible immediately after the meeting. The video can then be viewed, shared, searched, and even edited to include engagement pieces like quizzes and trainings. SEE JOIN IN ACTION! Watch a sample Join recording 4
All Videos Are Not Created Equal Video is one of the most sought-after forms of content. People want it. Employees, trainees, students they re all coming to expect access to ondemand video. That s not going to change. In fact, that expectation is only going to grow more intense in the future. But we all know not all video is of equal worth. There s a ton of video content out there, but it s not all high-quality, valuable, or even useable. That s where Mediasite Join can help. From tracking usage to adding engagement features and more, Join helps you get more out of your video content. 5
Turn Your Videos into Valuable Tools Being able to easily capture, watch, and share high quality video content is valuable but it s only scraping the surface of what s possible! What if all your videos were automatically uploaded to the right place and searchable so you can always find what you re looking for? What if editing was quick and easy? What if you could add links or polls within a video? What if you could see which parts of your video people watched the most and when they clicked away? Join is built to make it easier to get the very most out of video by turning your video content into valuable tools. MEDIASITE JOIN HELPS YOU ADAPT VIDEO CONTENT TO BECOME A POWERFUL TOOL FOR: Sharing insight and expertise Promoting a more effective learning experience Creating high-quality content for a unified, searchable video library 6
Go Beyond Viewing CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT This is where the benefits of Join really come alive. In addition to easy-to-use editing tools that allow you to quickly touch up or repurpose a video, Join empowers you to add engagement features to your video content. DEEPEN VIEWER ENGAGEMENT WITH: Polls Bookmarks Helpful links Questions Quizzes Post-video surveys Comments Annotations These engagement features work across all devices. So whether your viewers are using mobiles, laptops or computers, you can be sure they ll have access to all your content. 7
Always Find What You re Looking For Mediasite SmartSearch automatically makes all your video calls as searchable as a document. You can find keywords anywhere in audio, slides, handwriting, video or tags. You can even start playing the video from the timestamp of your keyword. Imagine the time you, your team, and your viewers will save! VIDEOS ARE 100% SEARCHABLE WITH MEDIASITE Slide previews and chapters are auto-generated for quick video navigation Optical character recognition scans slides and all recognizable text (screencasts, handwriting, annotation, etc) Audio indexing for spoken word Tags & metadata The result isn t just a more usable video it s an entire video library that is searchable and metadata-rich. 8
Tracking viewer behavior and why it matters As soon as your video automatically uploads to your Mediasite server or cloud, video creators and system administrators can begin to identify viewer behavior. For example, intensity maps and related data can indicate the most viewed segments, as well as viewer drop-off points. Customizable reports and graphics, allow you to better understand all viewing activity. These robust analytics are a valuable tool to help: Shape follow-up discussions Indicate where viewer interest is and isn t Inform the way you enhance the video further to promote viewer engagement. For example, you could add quizzes, related links, study guide questions or post-video surveys. KNOWING HOW YOUR USERS ARE VIEWING VIDEO GIVES YOU THE POWER TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS Whether it s to delineate a new marketing campaign, present a compelling description of a new product or service or improve learning outcomes for students or trainees, analytics help you learn what works for your audience. 9
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Integrating Join You have two integration options, and both deliver the same high level of quality: USE JOIN AS A HOSTED SERVICE IN MEDIASITE VIDEO CLOUD. There s no installation of equipment. For most customers, the service option works great. USE JOIN AS AN APPLIANCE. That means we do an on-premises installation of an actual piece of hardware that has your server OS and the Join software on it. This can work better for healthcare systems and certain corporations that have more stringent privacy requirements. PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY Good news: it doesn t matter what platform you re on or how old your system is. Join simply records in the standard video codecs, i.e., H.323, H.239, and SIP. So, even if your system is older as long as it supports those three standards you should be able to use it with no problems. (JOIN IS) INTEGRATED WITH OUR MEDIASITE VIDEO PLATFORM ALREADY, MAKING OUR LIVES MUCH EASIER WHEN EVERYTHING IS ON ONE PLATFORM. BRANDON TELG, IT SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 11
Mediasite Join in Action ACHIEVING NEW LEVELS OF SUCCESS WITH VIDEO How does Mediasite Join revolutionize video for real life customers? MEDIASITE JOIN HAS BEEN VERY EASY TO IMPLEMENT AND INTRODUCE TO FACULTY, AND THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR IT. APRIL HANSON, VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY IT Two universities immediately come to mind: University of Florida and Western New Mexico University. They were already using video or web conferencing for classroom scenarios that involved both a primary location as well as satellite locations. In both cases, Mediasite Join enabled them to leverage their existing video infrastructure to create a better learning experience for students. WNMU relies heavily on video and web conferencing for instruction due to its multiple rural satellite campuses. The university has been using Mediasite since 2010 and added Join to its suite of solutions in 2015. Faculty have reported improvements in student pass rates since implementing Mediasite Join. Along with that, the university has benefitted from the ease of integrating it into its existing video-conferencing systems. No matter where WNMU students are, Join enables them to benefit from a state-of-the-art technology that promotes better learning outcomes. LEARN MORE» Similarly, University of Florida uses Join campus-wide. It records high-profile campus events and faculty meetings occurring within its large agriculture and health colleges, which have satellite offices around the state. Faculty can t always attend meetings, and some don t have the necessary video conference equipment to dial in remotely, so Join records the meetings for people to watch when it s convenient. LEARN MORE» 12
Mediasite Join vs. Built-In Video Conference Capture Capabilities Sure, the capture capability that you have from your provider is an option. However, it s not a solution for creating unified, easily accessible, highly useful video content. And here s why: Join Mediasite Join Built-In Capture With most built-in capture tools, you re likely going to be left with a large video file that s way more cumbersome than it is useful. Emailing it doesn t work well, and even putting it up on your network drive has its problems. On top of that, the video itself will be limited in what it presents. So, let s say you had a collaborative, highly informative meeting involving three locations, numerous attendees and slide presentation content. Your basic recording option will probably only capture audio and screen-share content. In other words, a lot of great detail will be missed. GET A COMPREHENSIVE CAPTURE & MORE USEFUL CONTENT WITH MEDIASITE JOIN With Join rather than a stripped-down version of a meeting, discussion or lecture you can have a comprehensive record of what happened. You get a recording of the audio, the various camera feeds, and any content that s shared. And just to be clear, Join lets you deliver the same video experience to mobile, laptop, and desktop users. Accessible File Management? Multiple Video & Audio Feeds + Screen Capture Engagement Features? SmartSearch & Navigation? Mobile friendly?? 13
The value of using Join Video has consistently proven to be a profound tool for teaching and learning. Along with that, the need and expectation for high-quality, interactive ondemand video continues to grow. Join empowers you to take video content and transform it into a vital resource that s easily accessible to users. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Watch this webinar on the benefits of Join 14