Salem State College Main Page COOL TECH is a division of the Instructional Media Center site which highlights the latest innovations in technology currenty being used or researched by members of the Instructional Media Staff. Please select a cool topic from the Cool Tech menu above. The Multimedia Workroom is currently working with the latest in streaming audio and video technology from Real Networks. Utilizing Real Networks' Real Server G2 and Real Producer Plus G2, the staff are able to stream encoded pre-recorded and live content to the Internet via a server. The steaming media protocol allows the end user to listen or view a file as it is downloaded, therefore eliminating the dreaded lag time associated with downloading audio and video content from the Internet to the desktop.
Live encoding offers real time simulcast capabilities for large campus events.
A link has been provided to download the G2player if not already installed on your computer. The Instructional Media Center offers a closed circuit messaging system capable of being displayed at any point on campus through Time Warner Cable's INET network . Our system is PC based and possesses a composite out on its ATI PC2TV video card. Please contact Trisha Girard-MacGregor at extension 6260 for information regarding postings.