Live-stream Ideas

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Originally Posted by Nathan4567a

Hey. I am trying to work out live-streaming for some events. I was wondering about anyone's thoughts on xSplit. I am planning to grab a couple of axis IP cameras and run them into my PC running xSplit and broadcast that way. To me is seems like a relatively low cost way to stream events. Thoughts anyone?

For the last 2 FTC qualifiers at our school I setup a similar live stream. We used the KOP Axis camera, ran into a switch which also had an internet connection. Then a dedicated computer was running Adobe FMLE with a "IP camera driver". We had various amount of success with different drivers, but this one worked with the axis camera IIRC, but you can find more info on similar drivers by searching Google. With FMLE you can stream directly to UStream and a few other services as well. If you are using a streaming service you can utilize their own streaming software, but FMLE gave the best quality and frame rate in my experience. Having a solid internet connection is the only drawback I can see with this setup.

[Robby Unruh]

3266 has used Xsplit in harmony with a HD Haugepauge box (optional, you can use a direct feed as well) to webcast two events this year. It will detect pretty much any video input (RCA/HDMI/Component), along with being able to add your own titles and image layers. It's a very powerful program and has a lot to offer, I would strongly recommend it.

edit: should also mention that Xsplit has it's own "Add IP Camera" option. Axis Cameras will work fine with this.

[Nathan4567a]

This setup will probably be used at multiple events and I cant always count on using the venue's cameras. Yes, Internet will be an issue. I will probably get a 4G usb wireless card from clear or something to provide internet. If it turns out well, I'll be using the same setup for several events. As mentioned xSplit has its own IP camera setting. I figure that the Adobe encoder is higher quality probably, but wouldn't that introduce a higher level of latency to the stream? What would be the major benefits of using the Adobe encoder instead of the built in xSpit one?

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Originally Posted by Nathan4567a

This setup will probably be used at multiple events and I cant always count on using the venue's cameras. Yes, Internet will be an issue. I will probably get a 4G usb wireless card from clear or something to provide internet. If it turns out well, I'll be using the same setup for several events. As mentioned xSplit has its own IP camera setting. I figure that the Adobe encoder is higher quality probably, but wouldn't that introduce a higher level of latency to the stream? What would be the major benefits of using the Adobe encoder instead of the built in xSpit one?

Go ahead and use XSplit if that's what you're comfortable with, I was just explaining my setup and how it worked out for me. I'm not sure how a 4G usb card is going to work out for you in terms of a reliable and fast connection, but I've never used one so I can't say.