750 research outputs found
Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts. EVA 2013 Florence
Important Information Technology topics are presented: multimedia systems, data-bases, protection of data, access to the content. Particular reference is reserved to digital images (2D, 3D) regarding Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, Palace – Monuments, Archaeological Sites). The main parts of the Conference Proceedings regard: Strategic Issues, EC Projects and Related Networks & Initiatives, International Forum on “Culture & Technology”, 2D – 3D Technologies & Applications, Virtual Galleries – Museums and Related Initiatives, Access to the Culture Information. Three Workshops are related to: International Cooperation, Innovation and Enterprise, Creative Industries and Cultural Tourism
HbbTV-compliant Platform for Hybrid Media Delivery and Synchronization on Single- and Multi-Device Scenarios
[EN] The combination of broadcast and broadband
(hybrid) technologies for delivering TV related
media contents can bring fascinating opportunities. It is
motivated by the large amount and diversity of media contents,
together with the ubiquity and multiple connectivity capabilities
of modern consumption devices. This paper presents an
end-to-end platform for the preparation, delivery, and synchronized
consumption of related hybrid (broadcast/broadband)
media contents on a single device and/or on multiple close-by
devices (i.e., a multi-device scenario). It is compatible with the
latest version of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV)
standard (version 2.0.1). Additionally, it provides adaptive and
efficient solutions for key issues not specified in that standard,
but that are necessary to successfully deploy hybrid and multidevice
media services. Moreover, apart from MPEG-DASH and
HTML5, which are the broadband technologies adopted by
HbbTV, the platform also provides support for using HTTP Live
Streaming and Real-time Transport Protocol and its companion
RTP Control Protocol broadband technologies. The presented
platform can provide support for many hybrid media services.
In this paper, in order to evaluate it, the use case of multi-device
and multi-view TV service has been selected. The results of both
objective and subjective assessments have been very satisfactory,
in terms of performance (stability, smooth playout, delays,
and sync accuracy), usability of the platform, usefulness of
its functionalities, and the awaken interest in these kinds of
platforms.This work was supported in part by the "Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional" and in part by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through R&D&I Support Program under Grant TEC2013-45492-R.Boronat, F.; Marfil-Reguero, D.; Montagud, M.; Pastor Castillo, FJ. (2017). HbbTV-compliant Platform for Hybrid Media Delivery and Synchronization on Single- and Multi-Device Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBC.2017.2781124S12
Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts. EVA 2012 Florence
The key aim of this Event is to provide a forum for the user, supplier and scientific research communities to meet and exchange experiences, ideas and plans in the wide area of Culture & Technology. Participants receive up to date news on new EC and international arts computing & telecommunications initiatives as well as on Projects in the visual arts field, in archaeology and history. Working Groups and new Projects are promoted. Scientific and technical demonstrations are presented
Development of an integrated interface between SAGE and Ultragrid
In this document the Master thesis called “Development of an integrated
interface between SAGE and Ultragrid” is presented.
During this document, new users’ and companies’ necessities, that come from
the knowledge sharing to the productivity improvements, in the scope of the
advanced tools for videoconferencing are set out.
From these new necessities and after the analysis of the state of the art in
videoconference and high definition, a new technological challenge to solve
these necessities appears.
During the master a novel design is set out, a design for a new kind of High
Definition (uncompressed HD-SDI) videoconferencing system fully adaptable
and scalable. By joining different technologies of distributed visualization and
technologies of advanced streaming of high definition audiovisual contents
over IP networks, a new prototype has been deployed, able to solve the new
technological requirements.
The new deployed system is able to visualize several HD-SDI streams
simultaneously in a unique application. Also the new transmission/visualization
module, allows to divide the HD-SDI stream in different self-content substreams,
in order to give to the receptor user the possibility to choose,
according his capabilities, the number of sub-streams that will be able to
receive and process. This procedure will allow the user to always work with the
best quality he is able to.
The result of the thesis has been a high definition multi-videoconference low
latency system, able to work point to multi-point where each user receive
different resolutions, without transcoding.
Finally, the obtained results have been analyzed, opening new research lines,
and possible system improvements has been raised
Web-based Stereoscopic Collaboration for Medical Visualization
Medizinische Volumenvisualisierung ist ein wertvolles Werkzeug zur Betrachtung von Volumen- daten in der medizinischen Praxis und Lehre. Eine interaktive, stereoskopische und kollaborative Darstellung in Echtzeit ist notwendig, um die Daten vollständig und im Detail verstehen zu können. Solche Visualisierung von hochauflösenden Daten ist jedoch wegen hoher Hardware- Anforderungen fast nur an speziellen Visualisierungssystemen möglich. Remote-Visualisierung wird verwendet, um solche Visualisierung peripher nutzen zu können. Dies benötigt jedoch fast immer komplexe Software-Deployments, wodurch eine universelle ad-hoc Nutzbarkeit erschwert wird. Aus diesem Sachverhalt ergibt sich folgende Hypothese: Ein hoch performantes Remote- Visualisierungssystem, welches für Stereoskopie und einfache Benutzbarkeit spezialisiert ist, kann für interaktive, stereoskopische und kollaborative medizinische Volumenvisualisierung genutzt werden.
Die neueste Literatur über Remote-Visualisierung beschreibt Anwendungen, welche nur reine Webbrowser benötigen. Allerdings wird bei diesen kein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf die perfor- mante Nutzbarkeit von jedem Teilnehmer gesetzt, noch die notwendige Funktion bereitgestellt, um mehrere stereoskopische Präsentationssysteme zu bedienen. Durch die Bekanntheit von Web- browsern, deren einfach Nutzbarkeit und weite Verbreitung hat sich folgende spezifische Frage ergeben: Können wir ein System entwickeln, welches alle Aspekte unterstützt, aber nur einen reinen Webbrowser ohne zusätzliche Software als Client benötigt?
Ein Proof of Concept wurde durchgeführt um die Hypothese zu verifizieren. Dazu gehörte eine Prototyp-Entwicklung, deren praktische Anwendung, deren Performanzmessung und -vergleich.
Der resultierende Prototyp (CoWebViz) ist eines der ersten Webbrowser basierten Systeme, welches flüssige und interaktive Remote-Visualisierung in Realzeit und ohne zusätzliche Soft- ware ermöglicht. Tests und Vergleiche zeigen, dass der Ansatz eine bessere Performanz hat als andere ähnliche getestete Systeme. Die simultane Nutzung verschiedener stereoskopischer Präsen- tationssysteme mit so einem einfachen Remote-Visualisierungssystem ist zur Zeit einzigartig. Die Nutzung für die normalerweise sehr ressourcen-intensive stereoskopische und kollaborative Anatomieausbildung, gemeinsam mit interkontinentalen Teilnehmern, zeigt die Machbarkeit und den vereinfachenden Charakter des Ansatzes. Die Machbarkeit des Ansatzes wurde auch durch die erfolgreiche Nutzung für andere Anwendungsfälle gezeigt, wie z.B. im Grid-computing und in der Chirurgie
Програмне забезпечення: практикум з англійської мови для студентів фізико-математичного факультету спеціальностей: «Інформатика», «Математика та інформатика», «Фізика та інформатика»
Практикум складається з 8 розділів, текстів для самостійного опрацювання, додаткового читання та додатків. Тексти підібрані з оригінальної науково-технічної літератури та містять необхідну термінологію зі спеціальності. До складу розділів входять вправи на закріплення лексико-граматичного матеріалу, тести, запитання. Вправи та тести побудовано на мовному матеріалі, який використовується в текстах розділів. Додається підсумковий тест для перевірки знань всього курсу.
Для студентів неспеціальних факультетів денної, заочної та дистанційної форми навчання, які вивчають інформатику. Пізнавальний характер текстів зацікавить не лише зазначене коло студентів, але й усіх тих, хто поглиблено вивчає англійську мову
Development And Validation Of The Beile Test Of Information Literacy For Education (b-tiled)
Few constituencies exist where it is more important to produce information literate individuals than teacher candidates, yet rarely is it suggested that practitioners entering the field are adequately prepared to teach and model information literacy to their students. As a result, information literacy has been established as a key outcome by a number of teacher education accrediting bodies and professional associations. Corollary to this initiative is the effort to develop valid instruments that assess information literacy skills. Yet, at the time of this dissertation, no rigorously reviewed instruments were uncovered that measure the information literacy skills levels of teacher candidates. The study describes the development and validation of the Beile Test of Information Literacy for Education (B-TILED). Funded in part by the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the study is part of a national initiative spear-headed by the Project for the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS). Test content is based on nationally recognized standards from the International Society for Technology in Education and the Association of College and Research Libraries. Procedures designed to enhance the scale\u27s validity were woven throughout its development. 172 teacher education students at a large, metropolitan university completed a protocol consisting of 22 test items and 13 demographic and self-percept items. This instrument can be used to inform curricular and instructional decisions and to provide evidence of institutional effectiveness for program reviews
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