Multimedia and Computer Lab Integration INFOCOMM

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Multimedia and ComputerLab IntegrationINFOCOMM

Jerry Forstater

Professional Systems Engineering

Orlando, Florida

S50 10:00AM - 12:00AM


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Facilitation of Multimedia and Computer Lab Spaces

What is it?

What’s in it?

What does it do?

What does it look like?

What do I have to do to get it?


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Pedagogical Aspects of Multimedia and Computer

Lab Spaces

When will it be used?

How will it be used?

Who will use it?


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in Facilitation

Part I• Planning for multi-variant media transmission• Selecting the distribution / delivery system• Media center requirements• Presentation hardware• Integration in the room/building

5 minute break


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in Facilitation

Part II• Computer lab integration• Consulting / documentation / commissioning• Sight and sound• The A/V awards - fill out cards


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Things Having to Do With Video

• What is a IEEE 1394 Interface?__________ __________

• Where will it be used? Multiple choice:Nowhere, Everywhere, Somewhere, orI Don’t Know Where

• The simplest form of video? _________ video


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Things Having to Do With Video(cont’d)

• Another name for L, R/RGB(S)(home theater).__________ video

• Another name for L, R, LS, RS, C, LF, RGB(S) (in home theater)_______ __.__output

Hint: Sometimes a DB-25 pin output


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Things Having to Do With Video (cont’d)

• What you get when you add c to y?__-video

• What happens when you try to put 800 x 600 resolution apps into most 600 x 480 LCD projectors? ___ video

• What is synonymous with digital “video”?Digital __________ Disk (DVD)


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The Past 100 Years

• 1896-1940 Chalk and Talk/Lantern

• 1940-1960 Paper (mimeo)

• 1960-1969 Videolab Experimentation

• 1969-1975 Transparency (slide/overhead)

• 1975-1985 Video Transmission (RF)

• 1985-1993 Audio/Visual/Telecon (limited)

• 1993-1999 PC and room/building integration/distributed learning


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The Next 100 years• 1999-2002 Experimental/increased media

infrastructure - get wired/rewired…rewired

• 2002-2007 Self-awareness/computer instruction (still 2-D) Computer Interactivity Syndrome (CIS) Home enrollment via authentication improvements

• 2007-2013 General employment of 3-D, standards of media - universal pixel applications _____.PAP


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The Next 100 Years

• 2013 - ?

– New sophistication in projection, real time, interactive, expert systems

– Students handed Packeted Education Programs (PEP’s) i.e., two-way information programmed instruction/homework/testing

– Multi-tracking of students in specializations


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The Next 100 Years(cont’d)

• 2013 - ?

– Industrialization of education

– Re-emergence of the “tech school” from research to manufacturing

– Specialized curriculums - world population so great this leads to competitive environment where countries / populations are on educational par with one another


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What Will Your Space Look Like?

• Some slides of the history of media presentation and lab suites through Powerpoint


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Defining the MultimediaResource Environment

Classroom Roles

• Classroom• Computer lab• Learning resources instructional lab• Multimedia lecture rooms• Writing center• Math learning center• etceteras


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Specialized Rooms

• Auditorium/lecture/music instruction• Technical resource center• Media resource suite• The help desk• Distance learning rooms• Conference/Presentation rooms


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Support Spaces

• File server/network/exchange

• Internet/intranet point-of-presence(IPOP)

• Media retrieval/digitizing/distribution center “Information Transportation Center”


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Planning for Multi-VariantMedia Transmission

• Multi>multimedia applications

• Variant>varied transmission of media


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What will you plan for?

• Slides of real sites

What’s in there?

Fade to black for real slides


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Multimedia and Multimediums

• Smart lecterns

• Smart classrooms

• Smart buildings

• Smart campus

• Centralized vs. decentralized equipment

• What is smart(?) is what is hip!

• Today's “cool” is tomorrow’s “me too”

• Design using the “elevator music” method


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Smart Lectern

Pack it in, pack it out• VCR, video overhead, PC, slide to video, switching,

wireless mic, amp ...

• Phone, tele/data, CATV, etc. ...

• Projection? LCD, ceiling projector ...

• Connections? Umbilical!

• Uniformity and ADA accessibility

• Decentralized


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Smart Classroom

In the closet approach• Make everything disappear

• Multiplication of devices

• Outboard equipment easier to add

• Remoting of controls easier, as well as switching upgrades

• Uniformity is key!

• Decentralized


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Smart Building

As opposed to smart rooms ...

• Centralized distribution of media through baseband, broadband, fiber or digital techniques

• Rooms have wireless remote, keyboard, mouse, speakers, projector and as little or as much as desired


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Smart Campus

Main St. (Stream) USA

• Digital networks, internet, library, server resources

• Broadband CATV, mid/sub split coax …

• Digital telephony

• Analog/digital fiber distribution


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Planning Aspects• Space• Utility infrastructure• Video• Audio• Remote control/switching• Tele/data• Lighting• Acoustics• The guideline matrix

What Still Doesn’t WorkSpreadsheet in 8-1/2” x 11” Portrait

General Studies LectureMusic LectureClassroomsLeanring CenterDistance LearningMedia CenterPresentation PreparationOfficesVideoVideo (Composite-Chroma/Y-RGBSRGBSRGBSRGBSC/YRGBSALLRGBSC/YVGA Compatibility

p p p p p p

Video Projection

p p

Video Monitors

p p p p

Distributed Conferencing

p p

Camera Input

p p p

Cable

p p p

Satellite

p p p p

Fade to black for overhead


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Fade to black for quality


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Selecting the Appropriate Audio/Video Distribution and

Delivery System


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System Types

Modulated Carrier

• Analog

• MATV

• One-Way

• Coaxial

• Lowest cost

MMRC

M

I/O

SC PC

RC RC

I/O I/O

TO NETWORK


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VCR

VDISC

VCR MEDIA

CENTER

M

I/O

RCM

RC

I/O

M

I/O

RC

M

PROGRAM SCHEDULINGPS

SCAN CONVERTER

DISTANCE LEARNING

REMOTE CONTROL

PERSONAL COMPUTERPC

SC

I/O

EQUIPMENT

INPUT/OUTPUTPLATE

RC

M

RECEIVER

COMPOSITE MONITOR

M MODULATOR

PS PS COMPUTER


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System TypesSub- and Mid-Split

• Analog

• Two-Way

• Fixed frequency and frequency agile conv’s

• Coax

• RF, EMI, EMP, and grounding risks are the highest

• “Drop-type” distribution cost is attractive

• RGBS transmission impractical

• Mods/demods & policing costly-example


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System Types

Composite and RGBS switched systems

• Composite-computer inadequate

• RGBS-wire intensive

• an example


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M RC

I/O


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MMRCM

I/O

SC PC

RC RC

I/O I/O

TO NETWORK


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VCR

VDISC

VCR MEDIA

CENTER

MMRCM

I/O

SC PC

RC RC

I/O I/O

PS PS

RC

I/O

M RC M

I/O I/O

M RC

TO NETWORK

TWO-WAY SWITCHED RGBS/CONTROL TRANSMISSION

PSPSPS

PROGRAM SCHEDULING

PC PERSONAL COMPUTER

REMOTE CONTROL

RGBS MONITOR

INPUT/OUTPUT

DISTANCE LEARNING

SCAN CONVERTERSC

EQUIPMENT

I/O

RC

M

RECEIVER

PLATE

PS COMPUTER


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System Types

Directional fiber• Fiber optics

• Directional FO converters

• RGBS, audio, data (all two-way)

• Uses RGBS, L/R, RS-232/422

• Use cascaded YYxZZ, high capacity, high bandwidth, multiple cross point switcher

• Highest quality, highest cost, superior application for real time, two-way transmission - an example


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What Does a Fully IntegratedM/M Architecture Look Like?

Let’s break it down into its pieces“Go to “Part II”

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