Matrox Helps Santa Clara University Shift to Virtual Learning
By Adam Noyes
Matrox devices have always been at home in the classroom. One recent workflow we want to share is the Matrox Maevex being used as a video lecture capture appliance at Santa Clara University.
Check out some highlights from this article from avnetwork.com to learn more.
With the early 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Clara University, California’s oldest higher education, institution was faced with the challenge of making a complete shift to remote learning. Thankfully, SCU’s existing Matrox Maevex 6020 Remote Recorder appliance and Panopto video management system (VMS) lecture capture solution enabled the university to integrate Maevex 6020 devices and deploy them quickly across all buildings, allowing SCU students and faculty to transition seamlessly from the classroom to the remote learning platform.
A Sustainable Solution
In 2016, SCU started using the Panopto VMS in combination with a Windows-based, computer-and-capture card solution that was built, imaged, and maintained by the university’s media systems team. Not only did this solution require a tremendous amount of time to build and maintain in-house, it was also far too labor-intensive to manage with a small staff. Furthermore, unexpected updates and shutdowns of the systems made it particularly difficult for the team to maintain uniformity across devices. Lacking configuration for mass deployment software, the Windows-based solution required security and software updates that forced staff to manually update each system one at a time.
Three years later, the team began to realize that this solution was unsustainable in the long term and began to look for alternatives in order to save on time, resources, and cost. A turnkey solution that comes fully integrated with the university’s existing preferred VMS, Maevex 6020 turned out to be the perfect fit. Between the standalone appliance’s ability to function without unexpected operating system updates, its configuration and firmware utility for centralized control of the devices, and its highly competitive price point with no reoccurring licensing fees, Maevex 6020 was a clear choice.
