Portfolio Case Studies
VideoSight Product Development
Sanmita has been partnering with Mark Lawerence, Web and Communications Manager for Cornell's Center for a Sustainable Future (CCSF), to research and develop an advanced video-player for Higher Education. The goal of the project has been to make learning easier, both in and out of the classroom. This month, all that hard wok will finally pay off with the introduction of VideoSight.
VideoSight is an advanced web-based video-player specifically designed for Higher Education based on customers' needs and users' feedback. There are many web-based video solutions on the market, but few of those solutions have the capability to stream video files larger than 300 x 280 pixels or video files over a few minutes in length. Sanmita's new product, VideoSight, can stream larger video files of 640 x 480 pixels as well as video files more than an hour in duration. To top it off, the uploading and encoding process can be automated or semi-automated, making it more useful for educational purposes.
Additionally, VideoSight goes beyond simply streaming video files. This new product attempts to enhance the out of the classroom learning experience for students and engage responsive faculty by tracking results. The VideoSight player is designed to include a video content index, allowing administrators to post notes about the video embedded into the video's time-line, improving the experience for viewers. It also allows users to comment or post questions regarding the video in a discussion board. Both users and administrators can share the video across different channels, the former via a web link attached to the video and the latter via simple and quick reprocessing of the video content. Finally, VideoSight can track the number of views per video to help Faculty judge which videos users are watching and responding to the most.
Cornell's Center for a Sustainable Future is currently streaming an Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture video through VideoSight. Mr. Lawerence was satisfied with the result, "Now that we've had such success with the Iscol video, people are clamoring for the other ones we've shot," and is looking forward to hosting future videos with VideoSight. He thanked Sanmita Inc. for its "hardwork and responsiveness."