avalon media system version 1.0 webinar
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Slides presented during the Avalon Media System Version 1.0 Community Webinar on May 29, 2013. Presenters: Jon Dunn, Mark Notess, Claire Stewart.TRANSCRIPT
Avalon Media System Version 1.0 Jon Dunn Mark Notess Claire Stewart Community Webinar 29 May 2013
About Us • Jon Dunn – Interim Assistant Dean for Library Technologies, Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
– Project Director, Avalon • Claire Stewart – Head, Digital CollecOons and Scholarly CommunicaOon Services, Northwestern University Library
– Co-‐Product Owner/Director, Avalon • Mark Notess – Head, Teaching & Learning Systems Development IU Bloomington Library Technologies
– Co-‐Product Owner, Avalon
Agenda
• Overview of version 1.0 funcOonality and the download/tryout opOons
• Demo of version 1.0 • Roadmap and schedule for planned future releases
• QuesOons and discussion
1.0 Release FuncOonality • Secure delivery of video and audio to desktop browsers and
iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices • IntegraOon with a variety of authenOcaOon systems are
supported, along with management of group-‐based authorizaOon
• Content can be added using manual upload and descripOon, or using the batch import facility (dropbox + spreadsheet)
• For fast and easy discovery, faceted search is based on the Blacklight discovery tool using MODS metadata
• Ingest, management, and search funcOonality are built using Hydra, an open source repository framework including Fedora, Solr and Blacklight
• Support for both Adobe Media Server and the Red5 open source media server for audio and video streaming
1.0 Demo Server On the demo server you can
– Search for audio and video items – Play back items in your browser or on your iOS device
If you request collecOon manager access, you can – Upload audio or video files – Add/edit descripOve metadata – Publish items to make them available – Restrict access rights to public (no restricOon), collecOon managers
only, all logged-‐in users, or specified users or groups – Delete a resource
See h`p://www.avalonmediasystem.org/try-‐out-‐avalon
Avalon 1.0 InstallaOon OpOons Approach #1: Downloading a Virtual Machine Image An easy way to try out your own instance of Avalon is to use a virtual machine image. There are two opOons for accomplishing this.
1. Install an Avalon Virtual Machine image as a portable .ova file that can be opened and run within a virtual machine environment such as VirtualBox or VMware. The image is based on CentOS Linux and includes sample content and an interacOve interface for configuring Avalon that runs on first boot.
2. Install a Vagrant/VirtualBox-‐based image. This opOon uses the command-‐line Vagrant tool along with VirtualBox to build a CentOS Linux-‐based virtual machine running Avalon.
See h`p://www.avalonmediasystem.org/download
Avalon 1.0 InstallaOon OpOons Approach #2: Manual Install To set up Avalon manually, whether within a VM environment or on hardware, choose one of the opOons below.
1. Follow the instrucOons for a Puppet-‐assisted manual install. Puppet automates part of the process but is a "black box.”
2. Follow the step-‐by-‐step manual instrucOons to see all the pieces and all the steps.
See h`p://www.avalonmediasystem.org/download In addiOon, Avalon source code is available on Github:
h`ps://github.com/avalonmediasystem
Support
• Join the Avalon discussion list – E-‐mail avalon-‐discuss-‐l-‐[email protected] to subscribe
– The primary mailing list for discussion among those evaluaOng, piloOng, or implemenOng Avalon. Discussion may be technical-‐ or feature-‐oriented.
Demo of Version 1.0
Future Avalon Releases – 2.0 Releases planned every 3 months • Release 2 (late summer 2013) – key improvements planned
– Permissions can be restricted and defaults set for units and collecOons – Tracking and management of master and derivaOve files in Fedora – IniOal support for automated authorizaOon groups (e.g., class rosters
from LDAP or other external source) – AutomaOc import of MARC bib data via SRU/SRW – Media player improvements – Improved workflow and opOons for batch and manual ingest – Basic monitoring and troubleshooOng support – Other changes based on community feedback
Future Avalon Releases – 3.0 • Release 3 (end of 2013) – key improvements planned
– NavigaOon by structural metadata (chapters, acts, scenes, tracks, etc.) – Import of previously transcoded derivaOves – Batch updaOng of exisOng records – AddiOonal authorizaOon improvements – Logging (usage, errors) and usage staOsOcs – MigraOon and assignment of persistent URLs – Video transcoding improvements (profiles? speed-‐up?) – Other changes based on community feedback
Track the roadmap: h`ps://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/VarVideo/Road+Map+Post+R1
QuesOons? Please type any quesOons you have in the chat window.
Take our Survey
• h`p://goo.gl/6cXCt
Development Team
Northwestern University • Stu Baker, project director • Steve DiDomenico, scrum master • Stefan Elnabli, metadata/preservaOon specialist
• Adam Halle`, developer • Michael Klein, lead developer • Karen Miller, metadata analyst • Julie Rudder, product owner • Claire Stewart, product owner/director • Andrea Zielke, project assistant
Indiana University • Jon Dunn, project director • Chris Colvard, lead developer • Phuong Dinh, developer • Julie Hardesty, metadata analyst • Brianna Marshall, project assistant • Mark Notess, product owner/manager • Nathan Rogers, developer
Learn More About Avalon • Website: h`p://avalonmediasystem.org/ • Listserv: E-‐mail avalon-‐discuss-‐l-‐[email protected] to subscribe • Social media:
@avalonmediasys facebook.com/avalonmediasys
• Or contact: Jon Dunn: [email protected] Claire Stewart: claire-‐[email protected] Mark Notess: [email protected]
Avalon is funded in part by a NaOonal Leadership Grant from the InsOtute of Museum and Library Services.