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openEyA is a Linux-based automated lecture capture system developed by the ICTP Science Dissemination Unit (SDU). openEyA integrates different technologies under Linux O.S. (Ubuntu) to synchronize:

1. video in Flash format (to see whatever happens in front of a classroom), -see examples
2. Slides from screen captures or any USB webcam (to zoom specific areas of the classroom podium, blackboard and/or projector screen) and
3. classroom audio (without the need to wear a microphone).

Snapshot of EyA in action (click to zoom)

EyA stands for “Enhance your Audience”. It is being used to record continuosly, complete maths and physics courses within the ICTP Diploma Programme as can be see at www.ictp.tv -EyA recordings of International conferences (with parallel sessions), seminars, talks, etc can be found here. openEyA can be used in e-learning as content producer.

openEyA (and EyA) allows to archive and share traditional (scientific) lectures and talks carried out using, e.g., very large chalkboards found in classrooms and/or using modern presentations (PPT, PDF, animations, etc). It is innovative. It has these main features:

• no dedicated human intervention during recording and post-processing (no need for an operator or editor); The automated audio-video-slides synchronization is done in few minutes.
• scalable architecture and portable (from one classroom to many);
• no special requirements for the speaker or lecturer (no need to press buttons during the lecture or to wear a microphone, etc) ;
• Zoomable images/slides (taken from screen captures or using any webcam -including HD webcams 10 Mpx); space disk is saved by cropping pictures when processing the synchronized audio-video-slides openEyA recordings. Duplicated slides, or slides that have slighltly changed, are automatically discarded. Furthermore, Slides can easily be straighten out.
• The openEyA video-audio-slides can also easily be edited a-posteriori!
• Low total cost of hardware implementation;