“Òpera Oberta”Open Opera:

The opera at the university

Xavier Carreras Díaz

INDEX:• Gran Teatre del Liceu

• Òpera Oberta Project1.The opera as a subject 2.Joint management:

– Academic– Technical

3.Technical Description:– Audiovisual production– Broadcasting– University: decoding

• Plans for the near future

Barcelona’s Opera House from 1856

We think in technology as a new way to arrive to new audiences

The Barcelona opera house:

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Connected to main internet networks

Rebuild at 1999

Equipped with the last audiovisual technology

Òpera Oberta Project

1. The opera as a subject2. Joint management:

– Academic– Technical

3. Technical Description:– Audiovisual production– Broadcasting– University: decoding

1- The opera as a subject

Attending to five Liceu’s season operas

Attending to an opera introduction seminar

A final evaluation test

Attending to a conference about the opera

A web site www.opera-oberta.org with complementary materials

Each university is free to define the course development.

2- Joint managementAcademic management

Technical management

–Previous seminar scripts–Organizing conferences–colaboration in subtitles translation

Annual academic meeting

–Test sessions–Dress rehearsal

3- Technical Description

–Audiovisual production

–Broadcasting:• Encoding• Network topology

–University: decoding

3- Technical DescriptionAudiovisual production

VIDEO

AUDIO

SUBTITLES

3- Technical Description

DVB

Broadcasting

H.264/AVCBitmap Subtitles

(multilingual)

MulticastPIM-SM

3- Technical Description

MPEG-2MPEG-4 part 10

SDLevel&Profile MP@ML HP@L3

Resolution 720x576 720x576Video Bitrate 8 Mbps 2.5 Mbps

SubtitlesSD bitmap

Cast / Cat / Fre / Port / Gae

Previous seminar(Audio)

MPEG1 Layer II384 Kbps x (Cast+Cat+Fre+Port)

Opera 640 Kbps - Dolby (5.1)

BITRATE >10 Mbps <5 Mpbs<5 Mpbs

OPERA OBERTA

SERVICE

3- Technical DescriptionBroadcasting: TOPOLOGY

3- Technical DescriptionBroadcasting: TOPOLOGY

3- Technical DescriptionBroadcasting: TOPOLOGY

3- Technical DescriptionUniversity: decoding

• One standard PC and smart card reader (Windows XP)• Decoding software (VLC)• Smart card and decryption software • Projector and projection screen• Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound equipment

• Mutlicast Enabled (15 Mbps)• Network control to avoid unspected load on local net

• Technical operator (PC - Chat room)

Plans for the near future

•Media Techcnologies•STB•Dbeacon•Web •More lengauages

3- Technical DescriptionBroadcasting

3- Technical Description

MPEG-2MPEG-4 part 10SD HD

Level&Profile MP@ML HP@L3 HP@L4Resolution 720x576 720x576 1080ix1920

Video Bitrate 8 Mbps 2.5 Mbps 6-8 MbpsSubtitles SD bitmap HD bitmap

Previous seminar(Audio)

MPEG1 Layer II AAC

Opera (Audio) 640 Kbps - Dolby (5.1)

BITRATE >10 Mbps <5 Mpbs<5 Mpbs <10 Mbps

OPERA OBERTA

SERVICE

Demonstration

BarcelonaBarcelona

TriesteTrieste

For today, I use a unicast connection, cos only us will be receiving.This contents have hd resolutions, anb in-vision subtitles.Lets evaluate it for a minuts.

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Xavier CarrerasÒpera Oberta technician

Xavier.Carreras@liceubarcelona.cat

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