A bit off topic: Video streaming/video on demand server
My company has been using an online video service for certain shows on our local access channel, to stream them live over the internet and make them available as video on demand. This is stuff like city and county meetings, parades, that sort of thing. We're getting complaints because the ads had become very intrusive and annoying (budwiser swimsuit girls dancing across the screen in the middle of watching the Alderman meeting, for example). They are balking at the yearly 'subscription' cost, especially as we don't even come close to needed the amount of bandwidth/storage that provides. So I've been asked to look into setting up something locally (we have more than enough bandwidth to support what little use we're getting, with plenty of room to grow), but I really don't know where to start. So I'm looking for some help, perhaps experience with products, or someone who could consult with us on this. Also, my content creator needs an easy path to get the content online. He does his editing with a computer but trying to get him to convert formats and such is somewhat difficult. __________________________ Eric Esslinger Information Services Manager - Fayetteville Public Utilities http://www.fpu-tn.com/ (931)433-1522 ext 165 ________________________________ This message may contain confidential and/or proprietary information and is intended for the person/entity to whom it was originally addressed. Any use by others is strictly prohibited.
On Jun 22, 2010, at 9:57 PM, Eric J Esslinger wrote:
So I'm looking for some help, perhaps experience with products,
I'm a big fan of QTSS for this type of application, myself: <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/streamingserver/> and use Wirecast for the broadcasting client: <http://www.telestream.net/wire-cast/overview.htm> along with a good video camera, a decent set of mics, and a Griffin iMic; I use a portable Behringer mixer for multi-input audio setups. Something like <http://www.justin.tv> might also be an option. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. -- H.L. Mencken
So I'm looking for some help, perhaps experience with products,
I'm a big fan of QTSS for this type of application, myself:
<http://www.apple.com/quicktime/streamingserver/>
and use Wirecast for the broadcasting client:
<http://www.telestream.net/wire-cast/overview.htm>
along with a good video camera, a decent set of mics, and a Griffin iMic; I use a portable Behringer mixer for multi-input audio setups.
Something like <http://www.justin.tv> might also be an option.
I'll echo Roland's suggestion.. we use QTSS + Wirecast with great success. I believe our kit includes a reasonably priced JVC camera that does pretty well for the price. We use a simple mixing board with a few mics for presentations / conferences. We even pump the video out with a multicast option for folks who have access. Seems to work pretty well with a relatively low entry cost.
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Brad Fleming
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Dobbins, Roland
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Eric J Esslinger