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Smile, you're on GradCam

April 07, 2006

Gradcam imageThose who can't make it to Autumn graduation at UNE will be able to experience the next best thing to being there, thanks to “GradCam”, a digital video camera that will post live images and sound of the ceremonies to the World Wide Web.

Broadband users will be able to watch live, streaming video of the ceremonies, with sound, while dial-up and low bandwidth users will be able to view a still image that is updated every 30 seconds.

The camera has been placed in a window on the first floor of Booloominbah, the historic UNE homestead on whose lawns the cermonies will take place. In the event of inclement weather the ceremonies will be moved inside Lazenby Hall, and with them GradCam, which will be placed in the projection booth that overlooks the hall.

GradCam was first trialled in 2005, to great success. Hundreds of people viewed the GradCam site over two days, from Australia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
Try the new, improved GradCam for yourself at http://grad-cam.une.edu.au or, for the low bandwidth version, go to http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~gordon/gradcam.

Please note: viewers should be aware that using this facility for any length of time may download a large amount of data which will be deducted from their usage quota if their ISP provides them with an internet connection on a monthly download quota basis.

Posted by Leon Braun at April 7, 2006 09:00 AM