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About the VMC 1000

Overview

This chapter explains key concepts about the VMC 1000 appliance as part of the Polycom video conferencing solution.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•About the VMC 1000

•Key Concepts

About the VMC 1000

The VMC 1000 manages live and video-on-demand (VOD) content created by Polycom RSS 2000 devices and manages video streams (in Windows Media format) created by other devices and uploaded to the VMC 1000. It provides scalable and reliable content access by means of streaming protocols to end users across the entire enterprise.

The VMC 1000 discovers new live and archived video calls recorded by RSS 2000 devices by periodically polling all registered RSS 2000 servers for a list of live and archived calls. After each request, the VMC 1000 compares the current list with a list obtained by the previous request and discovers the difference between the two states (i.e. which live conferences and recorded files were added).

The VMC 1000 uses this information to create assets (Resource Bin items) and published events (Programs) to be accessed by end users (Content Owners, Site Administrators, and Viewers). The VMC 1000 uses different time frames to query for live and recorded content - for example, it could query every 10 seconds for new live streams and every 60 seconds for new recorded files.

Once a live stream from the RSS 2000 is discovered, it is connected to an entry point (publishing point) on a standard Windows Media Server 9.

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Contents

Video Media Center VMC User Guide Version Trademark Information Contents Managing Content in VMC Managing Access to Video Media Center Creating Reports Using the Media Editor Setting Page Print Margins Documentation About This ManualPurpose Document Conventions Audience Customer Support Polycom Global Services Telephone Video Media Center VMC 1000 User Guide About the VMC About the VMCOverview RSS 2000 Registration and Monitoring Key VMC 1000 FeaturesContent Creation and Publishing VMC 1000 System Monitoring Content EditingContent Backup Security and Access Control Reporting Key ConceptsRealm Channels RolesCategory Resource Bin ProgramsGroups Logging into VMC Getting Started with the VMC Logging in as a Viewer Logging in as a Site Administrator or Content Owner Navigating the VMC 1000 User Interface Video Media Center VMC 1000 User Guide Adding New Users Managing Access to Video Media CenterAbout Users Click Add Users Editing a User Click Show Users Changing a Users PasswordClick Change Password Emailing a User Deleting a User Users Send Email page appears Video Media Center VMC 1000 User Guide Resource Bin Items Managing Content in VMCAbout the Resource Bin Click Media Management Click Resource Bin Adding a New FolderRSS 2000 Resource Bin Items Resource Bin New Folder page appears Adding New Resource Bin Items Moving Items Between Folders Specify a Display Name Adding New Streaming MediaAdding New Downloadable Media Enter a Display Name Editing Resource Bin ItemsAdding New Thumbnails Adding New Slides Searching the Resource Bin Deleting Resource Bin Items Resource Bin Search Results page appears Resource Bin Advanced Media Search page appears About ChannelsAbout RSS 2000 Channels Click Add a Channel Adding or Editing a New Channel Adding Channel Information Click Your Channels Copying and Pasting Channel URLsAdding Channel Details Review Channel Summary Information About Conference Call Channels About Programs Understanding Program Access Status Details Program Types Program Information page appears About RSS 2000 ProgramsCreating a VOD Program Program Creation Wizard appears Adding Program Information Adding a Program Listing Adding Program Media Click Continue Setting Program Access Reviewing the Program Summary Creating a Scheduled Rebroadcast Program Click Next to continue Program Listing page appears Adding a Program Listing Adding Program Media Setting Program Access To set program access Editing a Program Copying and Pasting Program URLs Previewing a Program Saving a Program’s Downloadable Media About Media Editor Using the Media EditorEditing Video Content Resource Bin Edit Hosted Streaming Item page appears Resource Bin Media Events Editor page appears Timeline AreaSlide and Caption Preview Area Adding Slides, Chapters, or Captions Filtering Events Select the Continuous Captioning checkbox Enabling Continuous CaptioningDisplaying Transcript Text Trimming Video Video Media Center VMC 1000 User Guide About Aggregate Program Reports Creating Reports Click Generate Report Generating Aggregate Program ReportsTo generate Aggregate Program Reports About Program Reports Generating Detailed Program Viewing Reports Setting the Page OrientationSetting Printing Background Color & Images Printing Reports From Internet Explorer Setting Page Print Margins Video Media Center VMC 1000 User Guide