I'm trying to understand the process involved in broadcasting live videos on the internet. My goal is to understand how/if I can hook a camera to a computer and broadcast the live event on the net with good quality (I know some stuff about different qualities but not the nitty gritty details -- what I mean by good quality, is basically somewhere along the lines of SD).
I want to know if a video with that quality can be sent via the internet connection to a server where it can then be broadcasted to different viewers or not. Does the data need to go through Satellite? or is the internet connection enough?
Any pointers that can get me rolling with my research will be much appreciated. If you know of any good sites that address these issues, please reference them since I believe I am the one who should do the research.
Re: Broadcasting live on the net by Mike Skibra on Mar 27, 2008 at 4:04:22 am
There are applications that you can use to directly capture video and send it out to the net. Then there are applications that can be used for broadcasting by satellite. Then there is the issue of making your "broadcast material" available on the net - this assumes you are broadcasting traditionally and doing IPTV.
In my view, the biggest problem people have when they "broadcast" via the net is that their input device - the camera - is not great. The old adage, garbage in, garbage out - always applies. This is one reason why professional IPTV is usually done via SDI - the incoming video is clean and makes for great compression.
There is an article that I wrote about using SMS software in conjunction with other apps and cards. When researching the topic, look for articles on IPTV, H.264, web casting and the like. That will get you in teh right direction.
