Educast
Educast is a service provided by FCCN (Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional) that allows users to record, edit, and publish educational videos. It serves as a repository for educational content, making it easier for the academic community to create and share multimedia resources.
With Educast, you can:
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- Record lessons or presentations.
- Edit videos online.
- Publish content in a simplified manner on the web.
This platform is designed to support various scientific areas, including arts, humanities, social sciences, law, business, natural sciences, technology, health, and education.
- Access the Educast platform at https://educast.fccn.pt/.
- Click on the “Login” button in the upper right corner of the browser window.
- Perform federated authentication (SSO) using the Iscte account credentials (e.g., xxnes@iscte-iul.pt and its password).
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- Videos are captured through a Recorder, which allows you to synchronously record audio, video and data.
- Additionally, external videos can also be imported through a web video upload interface, present in the Educast Manager (e.g. recording a Zoom session).
After recording the videos are uploaded to the Educast Manager, where you can store, manage, administer and edit the videos submitted to the platform.
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- Importing external videos via web interface or Recorder Educast
- Online video editing via browser
- Metadata customization (Title, subtitle, speaker, location, date, description, tags)
- Creating chapters for key moments of presentation
- Branding customization (cover image, header image, pre-roll video)
- Multi-format export to the web and mobile devices
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The final video delivery formats (streaming, desktop and mobile) can be easily downloaded, viewed and shared via the web.
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- Internet and intranet
- Social Networks
- LMS (Learning Management Systems)
- Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas and Sakai
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All videos produced on the platform are available through the Educast Portal, grouped into the following scientific areas: