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ECS-TV was exclusivly asked to produce an end of project video for the Preserv Project. The outcome of this video can be found by clicking here. ECS-TV would like the thank the parties who cooperated in the production of this video. The video was directed by Steve Hitchcock, filmed by Sarah Prendergast and edited and directed by David Tarrant | ||||||||||||
| New Look ECS-TV - Now with Widgets/Gadgets | Wednesday 4th April 2007 |
To coincide with the launch of the new look website, ECS-TV now has player software which not only works in the browser but is also available for downlaod direct to your desktop to use as a widget/gadget. The new look player is still under development however the latest version can be found via the LIVE link on the home page. The Mac OS X widget can be found on the software page. Expect the Vista gadget in the near future.
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ECS-TV is proud to be the official provider of the much awaited inaugural lecture of Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee at the University of Southampton. The Lecture entitled "The World Wide Web: looking back, looking forward" provides a rare opportunity to see the inventor of the Web, hear his views on what he thinks of the web now and where this big part of everyday life is now heading. We hope that everyone was able to connect to the stream on the day, ECS-TV would like to appologise on behalf of the University of Southampton for the audio levels which could not be adjusted during the lecture. Slides from the presentation are available online from the w3.org website, or by clicking here. As soon as the video is available from the day this will also be made available here. |
After the recent expansion to 45 Freeview channels ECS-TV now provides a LIVE! Audience Figures page so you can see what is being watched and when. The latest IPv6 technologies on the ECS network make this possible. To learn more about IPv6 for your Organisation why not attend one of the Workshops which ECS-TV plays a strong part in, the next is at Lancaster between the 13th and 14th of September and more details are available here. | ||||
Yes! The project is project still going and has some major work done on it so this is a big news update. Many areas are now finished and in use, with new exciting new sub projects under development. ECS-TV Interactive Service Online
ECS-TV Admin is now online allowing users to customise their own learning experience as well as adding to that of others. ECS-TVi provides a service for registered users (all ECS members) allowing them to take control of their own TV service and content, including both 'Live' and 'On Demand' content. Podcasting Service Online
The ECS-TV Podcasting Service provides latest feeds from the ECS-TV service available to download. Fully compliant with the Apple iTunes and iPod standards these feeds can be viewed and downloaded to the new video iPod. | ||||
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A group of students from ECS, the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, are currently showcasing the new ECS-TV service at the Blue Fusion Science Week event at IBM.s Hursley Research Lab. According to Dr Tim Chown, who leads the IPv6 initiative in Southampton: "ECS-TV realises the coming of age of multimedia communications. It also represents the next generation of educational computing." Read the full story here. | |||
The ECS-TV website was launched today to accompany the project. Many thanks to Andy Landells and John Hallet for setting this up for the team. |  |
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Plans for the Video on Demand service were announced today. This service intends to provide content via a multiplatform browser plugin which not only enables viewers to see a video of the requested lecture but also see the slides that were presented at high quality in the same window. These slides are syncronised to the video and switch and the correct moments as if being presented live. Users are however able to pause, fast-forward and rewind the content as they wish to enhance their learning abilities. Future plans also involve providing users the opertunity to get help on a lecture by marking the point in the video they don't understand and emailing the lecturer to ask questions regarding the content. |
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton paid a visit to the school today to witness the latest technological developments and research projects being undertaken in each department. ECS-TV was honored to be given a apot in this busy schedule with positive feedback being given all round for the work done so far. Pictured right (from left to right): Professor Wendy Hall - Head of School, Professor Bill Wakeham - University Vice Chancellor, David Tarrant - ECS-TV Project Leader. |  |
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Today saw the official launch of ECS-TV in the School of Electronics and Computer Science both as an academic service and a reconised reseach project led by Dr Les Carr. The ceremony proved to be the place to be with many staff turning up to witness not only Wendy's speech being transmitted live accross department but also many examples and talks on possible applications for the service. |