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channels or game related Youtube-channels. Larger events, such as gaming competi-

tions like LCS for League of Legends or DreamHack for Starcraft 2, are still streamed

via Twitch’s service but there is a lot more production put into these types of events,

with commentators and several cameras showing footage of the audience, the com-

petitors and commentators, as well as actual gaming footage.

Moving away from the whole entertainment aspect and keeping in mind the idea of

eLearning, services such as MOOC and Khan Academy are doing great things. Espe-

cially the content and material available in MOOC is impressive, and it would be for

Metropolia’s best interest to take the post-production heavy route, to capitalize on the

wave of eLearning. Unfortunately, it is not a valid option at this time due to restrictions

in budget and lack of an all-encompassing standard. The general consensus is that

everyone can do what they want relating to streaming or capturing lectures, since there

is neither a recording and streaming service in Metropolia nor a support system that

would allow for such a service, let alone produce such high-quality content. This means

that for the time being the only available solution is to continue using whatever solution

is available to Metropolia.

When considering the key requirements set by Metropolia which are a classroom inte-

grated system, requiring little knowledge to use, a one-button start function, to be as

automated as possible, and to require as little post-production as possible. Not a single

one of the three solutions tested fulfils all, if any, of the requirements, but some solu-

tions did fair better than others. The Crestron CaptureLive HD is a good solution that

does what it is supposed to, the solution does have several flaws, such as the requiring

several different components to work, the lack of the Fusion-management system, the

integration of the Outlook scheduling system and the lack of a simultaneous capture

and streaming possibility. This diminished amount of features available leaves the

overall experience of the Crestron CaptureLive HD lacking.

The Haivision Viper, on the other hand, was promising on paper, but following the start

of testing period, problems kept arising one after the other, beginning with the time-

consuming set-up and the complete malfunction of the touchscreen stopped after the

initial testing period. The Vipers’ good points included the all-in-one solution, straight-

forward and easy menu design as well as its simultaneous capture and streaming ca-

pabilities. Also the possibility to publish directly to a server, the VoD (Video-on-

Demand) and exporting content from the servers on demand options were essential to