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(1) Specification of LIVE Recommender system (D6.4)

This deliverable presents the updated specification of the Recommender system, which was developed on the basis of the results presented in the mentioned reports. The specification presented in this document is based on the updated requirements and results of the evaluations of the First Prototype. It represents a specification of the Second Prototype of the Recommender system which will be implemented during second phase of the project (until August 2008) and used and evaluated during field trial Olympic Games 2008.

(1) LIVE Staging of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Experiences and Results (D4.10)

After having performed the LIVE Field-Trial in August 2008, experiences and results have been gathered, structured and evaluated. This document sums up all relevant experiences and results from various perspectives. The document “explains” the results behind the level of interpretation of figures and numbers – since the performance of the field trial was – as expected and planned – a very complex and (therefore) a very human process – a communication process. Beside the description of the basic sources of this document, the field-trial itself is described as an evolutional and collective learning process. “Highlights” and not expected moments are mentioned for further creative ideas. In addition the basic key variables for content formats are identified. The question about the LIVE staging concept and the task “preparation” (in terms of flexibility) are now defined on the basis of the latest experiences. Statements of the professional users and from responsible persons at ORF should give an outlook for further developments of the “idea LIVE” in the area of the European public broadcasting world.

(1) Report on Test and Evaluation Methods

The present document provides an overview of approved testing and evaluation methods likely to be applied in the LIVE Project. Aiming at the LIVE System, the User Interfaces (UI) and the production workflow, the methods are adjusted to meet the specific requirements of the different sections.

(1) Field Survey of Broadcaster (Field Trial Olympic Games Beijing 2008)

By a first field survey, this deliverable describes the first outline on the way to the olympic broadcast operation of ORF and the EU-Live project. It gives also further details of the planning phase of the Beijing Broadcast Organisation (called BOB) as well as the planning of the broadcast intensions of ORF. This document is a living document.

(1) Evaluation and Validation Plan

On the basis of Deliverable D10.1 this document describes the methods of usability evaluation and testing used for the LIVE System (the LIVE Methodology) and the organisation, consisting of management, communication, accomplishment and the schedule concerning the evaluation and testing of the LIVE System. The schedule is in accordance with the De-liverable 8.1 Description of the overall Implementation and Integration Plan.

(1) D8.4 Implementation and Integration Plan for the second prototype

Based on the implementation of the first prototype version of the LIVE System [LIVE D8.3] and the experiences made during testing and evaluation done by WP10, the system requirements and the related architecture have been revised by WP9. Based on the outcome of this work the second prototype will be implemented, which is intended to be already used in a real live TV production scenario. During the Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing the ORF plans to conduct a field trial covering up to six inter-linked multi-stream video shows. The LIVE System shall support the video conducting team in this task. This includes technical implementations in terms of software tools developed by the technical work packages WP5-8 as well as concepts and methods invented and tested by the content research and TV production related work packages WP4, WP10 and WP11. The second prototype of the LIVE System is again supposed to demonstrate the results of the research and implementation work so far. But in contrast to the first prototype this one is foremost targeted to the goal of supporting the staging of six inter-linked multi-stream video shows during the Olympic field trial in summer 2008. The second prototype no longer comprises only software tools and methods for the production phase of the staging process, but also deals with the required preparation for this process. This deliverable introduces the second prototype version of the LIVE System as it will be used during the Summer Olympics 2008 taking place in Beijing. It summarises the current status of the planning and specification work of the last 6 months and gives an outlook on the upcoming steps in terms of a time table. The document is therefore divided into two main parts; the first part introduces the current state of the second system prototype, summarising the current state of planning and specification first and depicting the integration task in more detail afterwards. The second part presents the steps, phases and milestones towards implementing and integrating the system in a condensed way.

(1) LIVE Olympic Trial Press Release Brochure

The LIVE production system will be tested at ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) during the Beijing Olympic Games. A total of 500 Austrian households will view and interact with the "LIVE Olympic Show". Over the two-week period a total of four interlinked channels will be produced. If successful LIVE could change the way we view live events such as the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup or a political election - on a permanent basis. Beyond the clear advantage of having fuller coverage of the event itself, those irritating moments of not knowing about the details of a sporting event—e.g. details about the contestants, the history behind it or, information on the venue—will be conveniently dispensed with by the power of this latest and pioneering broadcasting information technology. But what might even be more important: For the first time it will be possible to serve the always diverse moods of viewers by simultaneously offering multiple points of view on one and the same live event. As in real life there is always more than one story to be told.

(1) D9.6 Report on requirement monitoring

As the final document of WP9 this report lists various revised issues that have been described in separate deliverables in former times. Chapter 3 depicts the relevant actors and roles within the LIVE system. The final usage scenarios that could be observed during the preparation, production and post-processing of the Olympic Trial are described in chapter 4. They were the precondition for the revision of the final requirements presented in chapter 5. The description of the final requirements is oriented towards the presentation of the revised requirements in [LIVE D9.4] and follows the same outline. They again served as a foundation for the revision of the final system architecture of the LIVE production support system. Chapter 6 picks up the already defined workflows from [LIVE D9.5] and adapts and amends them according to the final requirements from chapter 5. This is accomplished by providing a componentbased view on the one hand and more detailed inspections on components which have been subject to major changes on the other. The first part intends to give an overview on the performed adaptations of the architecture for each component. The latter part is meant to serve as a guideline for the developers of the various components and tools on which interfaces will be needed between which components and which data has to be exchanged.

(1) D8.6 Report on the integration of the second system prototype

This document reports on the process of integration, testing and operation of the second prototype version of the LIVE System. It presents the complexity of the system including the implemented internal and external interfaces. In order to verify the development of the required and agreed function set and to ensure a certain level of stability, scalability and performance, extensive system testing was performed. The chosen approach, its realisation and conclusion comprise a major part of the report. In contrast to the first system prototype this version was foreseen to come to operation during the Summer Olympics 2008. A production team at the ORF in Vienna should be supported in their task to produce a multichannel interactive live programme. The operation of the system during the Olympic field trial is summarised from an integration point of view.

(1) D8.7 Evaluation of LIVE system integration in other broadcast environments

This document deals with the LIVE System integration in other broadcast environments. It provides an overview on the required facilities and necessary adaptations when bringing all or only some of the LIVE components into an existing broadcast environment. Especially the option to only select some of the usage scenarios supported by the LIVE System is stressed in the report. The report concentrates on the aspects of integration that are independent from a specific broadcast environment. The findings were made during the system integration for the Olympic field trial and will be outlined in chapter 3. Afterwards the usage scenarios supported by LIVE are summarized in chapter 4 as introduction to the following sections dealing with the related requirements and adaptations. Due to the only limited number of connections and dependencies, there are only few requirements for broadcast equipment as presented in chapter 5. A special focus was laid on the consumer system, since the need for adaptations is foreseen to be much higher than for the other fields. But as LIVE already proved by integrating with three different consumer systems the efforts are predictable and reasonable. Chapter 6 concentrates on the practical requirements entailed with a use case of the LIVE System. Here the personnel as well as the technical resources are described and the work spaces with their related work flow are presented. The document is finished with chapter 7 giving a summary on the necessary adaptations.

(1) D8.3 Report on the integration of the first system prototype

This document mainly gives a detailed summary on the components of the first prototype of the LIVE production support system. It reflects the implementation and integration plan and depicts the differences to the first prototype’s current status. Results from the evaluation of the first system integration test are given as well as conclusions based on the tests.