![]() Equipping You to Communicate Effectively | support CMN & share a library of 19K+ images, videos, etc Go Pro! |
![]() | ![]() |
| |||||||
![]() |
| | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
| |||
| Live streaming Hi everybodyIs anybody out there that can tell me when it comes to live streaming which way to go. Built a dedicated server OR Using existing streaming provider like,USTREAM or LIVESTREAM or some other providers. Thank you very much |
| |||
| I would say it really depends on how much time you're willing to dedicate to upkeep of a dedicated DIY streaming computer. Short of spending the thousands of dollars on a streaming appliance, like a Touchstream (or the one Microboards recently came out with), you're looking at building and maintaining yourself, or using a solution like UStream. The other, VERY important component to realize is that while you can provide a stream out to the Internet, you will NOT be able to support more than 2-5 people off your connection (unless you have some huge bandwidth). You'll need a streaming host that can support lots of viewers because you never know how many people will latch onto your stream on a given day and the last thing you want to have happen is your server gets overloaded and the stream crashes. Invest some time and research into content delivery networks. A church I know of here in the area is using a place called hiwinds (sp.?) and there are other places out there, too. If you buy lots of Gigabytes of transfer at a time, you can literally pay pennies for each GB you purchase. You won't necessarily get the glitz and glamor of Ustream, but you also won't be shelling out $300+ every month for it, either. |
| ||||
| We just started using the Livestream Broadcaster and it's working BRILLIANTLY!! Plug it in, configure Livestream credentials, hit go -- we're broadcasting! Here's a link to the service we streamed last night. We had some audio issues back at the sound board in the studio, but the live-stream worked flawlessly. Not bad for our first ever attempt! We're streaming live again tonight at 7:00 eastern. http://new.livestream.com/fwc/spiritconf
__________________ Mark Petereit - iOS Development Team Leader Family Worship Center, Florence, South Carolina |
| |||
| Quote:
Is this an issue for you guys who use Livestream? Or is sending someone to livestream.com/mychurchhere easy enough for people?
__________________ Josh Guerette Producer, Bethel Sarnia - Freelance Operations, CTV |
| ||||
| Yeah, for us that's an issue, because we have a pretty cool web site and we'd love to embed the live stream right in that big window on our home page. But since we JUST started live-streaming, we're OK with redirecting to our channel on LiveStream's site. Our bigger issue is that there seems to be a real problem with their mobile streaming. I didn't have any luck at all viewing our live stream on my Android phone or my iPad, and on mobile devices our archived services are stamped with "Sorry, we're working on it." But we know that their "new" services are still "new." They'll get the kinks worked out. For us, it was all about going from NO streaming of any kind (not even THINKING about streaming) to plugging in one little magical box three days later and instantly streaming flawless full-HD video. I mean, I want to pop the screws on that little box and see if Steve Jobs is hiding in there. ![]()
__________________ Mark Petereit - iOS Development Team Leader Family Worship Center, Florence, South Carolina |