NewsForge: Building a Linux Video Jukebox for an Anime Convention

“How do you run video to four different video rooms at an anime
convention without having a staff member change tapes or DVDs at
regular intervals? How do you run a video room where viewers can
choose what to watch and when to watch it? You hire an open source
developer to code a video keg and video jukebox.

“Roy Harms, the CEO of METROCON, Tampa, Fla.’s largest anime
convention, was trying to figure out a way to play non-stop anime,
Japanese live action films, and other videos of interest in four
video rooms at the convention. He wanted an inexpensive solution
that was stable, and that wouldn’t require a staff member to change
out videotapes or DVDs at the end of every program. And he needed
something that could play for three days straight with no
interruptions…”

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