Multi-party HD Conferencing System for Wired and Wireless Networks

With High Definition (HD) consumer cameras and dis- plays increasingly affordable and large network bandwidth available, high quality video streaming has become feasi- ble and novel, innovative applications possible. Here we present our work on the HYDRA project (High-performance Data Recording Architecture) which aims to create an over- all architecture for the acquisition, transmission, storage and rendering of high resolution media such as HD quality video and audio. Our demonstration showcases HYDRA's live streaming capabilities that enables media streaming across both wired and wireless IP based network with com- modity equipment.