This release is all about user interface. We have revisited the entire workflow on both ePresence Server and ePresence Capture Station.

ePresence Server 4.2

The back end has been completely re-designed. It now relies on various framework technologies, including MonoRail and Hibernate. These frameworks allowed us not only make the web interface ”2008-looking” but also highly customizable. The new features include a calendar view for the webcast schedule, waiting rooms that allow users to login into events in advance, a media portal view for the archive repository with automatically generated thumbnails, and multiple other enhancements.

ePresence Capture 4.2

The main focus on the capture station side was simplification. We decided to develop a brand new application for the capture station that fully supports our new hardware with embedded touch screen. Although the code is heavily based on ePresence Producer, the user interface has been completely re-designed. We decided to develop a very simple rich media capture application with no more than 3 clicks involved in a process, whether it is a recording session or publishing procedure. Big touch screen controls are now easy to operate so there is no need for a mouse or stylus. There are several functionality enhancements, but the most important one is related to our VGA processing module. We have significantly improved our VGA processing allowing not only fast and stable VGA screen shot capture but also a Flash video streaming from the presenter’s screen. Now ePresence is good not only for grabbing static Power Point slides but also for various types of animations, drawing, etc. The ePresence Producer is still supported for advanced users.

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