Qumu Unveils the Qumu Capture Studio
Appliance captures every aspect of a rich media presentation and recreates it for live broadcast and video-on-demand viewing to thousands of viewers
Emeryville, CA — May 20, 2008 — At the Streaming Media East tradeshow today, Qumu, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications (EVC), announced the Qumu Capture Studio, a complete appliance solution for recording and broadcasting video and multi-media presentations. The Qumu Capture Studio provides presenters with a portable solution to easily record every aspect of a presentation and transform it into a high impact, rich media experience that can be broadcast live and archived for video-on-demand viewing.
“The use of video as the preferred-choice for communicating in today’s dispersed work environment is at an all-time high, but the implementation challenges can be daunting,” said Ray Hood, president and CEO of Qumu. “Qumu Capture Studio uniquely simplifies a complex problem by eliminating the need for expensive professional media services, and enabling management teams to communicate via video at the click of a button.”
The Qumu Capture Studio appliance is feature rich and easy to use, and changes the way enterprise teams communicate - from executive broadcasts to corporate and product training, sales demonstrations, and departmental meetings. It’s the next best thing to being in the room with the presenter. Specific capabilities include:
- Complete presentation experience – Unlike current approaches that provide limited media input and performance, the Qumu Capture Studio delivers full frame rates (up to 30 fps) from both a camera(s), and visual content from a presenter’s laptop, PC, document cameras, etc. This means the viewer can watch the speaker in a video window while also viewing the presenters PC desktop displaying presentations, website navigation and video clips, all in full motion video at the same time.
- One click recording – Employees present normally and Qumu Capture Studio does the rest, capturing every slide, video, animation, and website reference, and turning it into a rich multi-media presentation. Presenters capture the entire experience by controlling up to 3 PTZ cameras from their desktop.
- No post production work - Corporate communications, dynamic presentations, lectures, and training videos are available without any post-production work. Easy to use presets enable one click production - Audio and video mixing is automatic, chapters are dynamically created and indexed, and all content is searchable.
- Multiple viewing options – Presentations can be streamed live via any standard web/media server. Video-on-demand is available through Qumu Capture Studio’s open API which fully integrates with Qumu Video Control Center. This integration enables publishing to portal standards including Microsoft Sharepoint and IBM Websphere, video content management and user authentication, and secure distribution across iCDN and eCDN networks.
- Flexibility – Qumu Capture Studio supports multiple video formats, 6 simultaneous video, 2 PC and 4 audio inputs, viewing options (PIP, POP, side by side) and support for both PC and Mac OS.
- Portable – Compact size makes it easy to transport to different locations.
The average price of a Qumu Capture Studio is $24,995, and will be generally available in Q3 2008. For more information, visit Qumu at booth number 115 at Streaming Media East in NY on May 20-21 2008, or contact info@qumu.com
About Qumu, Inc.
Video plays an increasingly strategic role in the way enterprises communicate internally and externally. Qumu, the leader in Enterprise Video Communications (EVC), enables organizations to easily capture, manage, publish and distribute live and on-demand video content. The company provides a single web services based software solution that seamlessly manages all video applications, and leverages existing video, storage and distribution hardware and software infrastructure. Customers worldwide, including AT&T, Abbott Labs, Capital One, Citigroup, Dell, eBay and others are experiencing the value of the company’s patented solutions. For more information, visit www.qumu.com.