Lecture Capture & Distance Learning

Lecture capture and distance learning have a specific requirement most other capture use-cases don't share: the hardware usually needs to fit inside a compact, often wall-mounted or lectern-integrated PC, not a full-size production workstation. As a UK supplier, EMS's XtremeLC range was built specifically for this — small form-factor PCIe cards that still deliver the reliability of a permanent hardware capture path rather than a consumer USB device.

The XtremeLC-HD covers a single-camera or single-source lecture capture setup over HDMI, while the XtremeLC-HD2 adds a second HDMI channel on the same small card — useful for combining a presenter camera with a laptop or podium feed on one machine. Where the source is SDI rather than HDMI, the XtremeLC-SDI is the direct equivalent.

Every card works standalone in a normal PC and integrates directly with lecture capture platforms like Panopto, alongside general streaming software (OBS, vMix) for simultaneously broadcasting a live session to remote students — no proprietary EMS software or wall controller required.

For institutions also running a multi-display wall — an open learning space, a library information wall, or a lecture theatre with multiple screens — our wall controller range extends the same signal path across a full display array. See our guide to choosing a capture range, or get in touch with your room count and source signal and we'll help you spec it.