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Academic Venues
aïd Business
School, Oxford,
recently won
the Best In-House
Technology award at
the annual Academic
Venue Awards, hosted
in London, for its
RapidMooc video
platform solution.
The One-Touch Video
Recording Studio
Service allows anybody
to record an
educational or
promotional video
without any on-site
technical support or
without the need for
later editing. The role of
video in education has
increased exponentially
in the last few years.
This system allows you
to produce high quality
videos to support
courses and other
events without the
necessity of external
media specialists.
The Studio was
implemented using a
new technology
integration provided by
RapidMooc,
establishing effective
support policies with
the AV team. The studio
is set up in such a way
that it can be used
autonomously. The
process for recording a
video consists of three
simple steps:
1. Turn on system and
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Saïd Business School, Oxford, won Best In-House Technology
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2. Connect laptop with
presentation to serve
as a background
3. Record video by
pushing a single button.
The presenter can see
themselves in front of
their presentation as
video is being recorded,
giving them an
accurate presentation
of the final product. The
presenter can also use
the built-in autocue or
teleprompter.
The recorded video is
copied to a USB key to
be shared via Vimeo,
YouTube or other
internal systems. The
video can be edited
later but this is not
necessary in most
cases.
Rapidmooc has been
used to create
successful videos for a
variety of purposes
including:
• Mini lectures
presenting academic
content
• Short summaries of
academic papers
• Pitches for elective
lectures
• Staff training and
induction videos
• Presentations of
student projects
• Video CVs summary
The technology
contains the following
highlights:
• Easy to use, no
technical skills
required, no
post-production
needed
• Real time chroma key
recording monitored
live on a large TV
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Phone: 01865 288846
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screen: what you see is
what you get.
• Video background
captured from your own
device using a simple
HDMI cable or Apple
Airplay
• Customizable
teleprompter (text size,
speed) including a text
editor
• Auto generated
closed captions for
accessibility
• Integrated tools for
video post-production
• Videos can be
exported to USB Key,
YouTube, and Vimeo
The system was
deployed in early 2019
and has subsequently
been used to produce
over 200 videos. This
represents close to
£100,000 in savings
compared to using an
external video
production provider. In
reality, it enabled us to
produce videos that
would not otherwise be
possible due to
budgeting restrictions.
It also freed up internal
AV support from
recording and editing
videos.
The conference team
recently used the
technology to produce
videos regarding health
and safety information,
which can be sent to
the event organiser
prior to the event as
well as playing
on-screen upon arrival
for all delegates. The
videos are bite-sized
and easy to digest
rather than word-heavy
PDF instruction guides.
We are looking to
provide more how to
guides in the future as
well.
RapidMooc is
available to hire as part
of our conference
package so please do
get in touch if you
would like further
information.