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Hauppauge HD PVR, which allows for HD (High Definition) 1080i recordings of com-
puter footage such as TV programs of video game play. [1] After recording there are a
few alternatives for video editing software such as Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere and
After Effects.
The idea for this thesis started from the request of Metropolia’s Information Manage-
ments Mikko Mäkelä and Tuomo Rintamäki and Media Engineering department’s Harri
Airaksinen, Jonna Eriksson and Erkki Aalto, to conduct an investigation about the pos-
sibilities of capturing and streaming footage for eLearning purposes. The reason for
such a request is due to the situation being unclear. The main point of the inquiry was
to find out if there is a service or standard at Metropolia for capturing and streaming
lectures and if it is even possible with Metropolia’s current infrastructure.
The answer to these questions is simple. There is no capture and streaming service
available anywhere at the university, nor is there a standard for capturing footage, let
alone a definition on how to record, publish or share produced material. Therefore, eve-
ry teacher who wishes to record their lectures and upload them to any service they
wish, is free to do so; be it uploading the material to Youtube and then sharing the link
on Tuubi or Moodle or some other platform used in the University. This lack of infor-
mation and services leads to the investigation of alternative options for capturing and
streaming solutions and publishing platforms that could be used at Metropolia and set
as a standard for the entire university.