RabbieBurns Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 our music dept want to stream a concert they are putting on in the school hall to the projectors in the classrooms. Looking for suggestions on how to do this. What software would be needed, what hardware (will we need a special IP camera?) Cheers!
robk Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 I would look at vlc and multicast for that will be a few secs behind live, but all rooms should be in sync. Have a look at angry technicians blog for the multicast details.
RabbieBurns Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 cheers, but what about the cameras? How do I go from a video camera onto the network? Apart from webcams build into laptops, I dont think we have an IP camera. Will we need to buy one or is there some sort of digibox interface box we can buy ?
featured_spectre Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 IP camera is the best way forward imo. Makes streaming easier.
RabbieBurns Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 any suggestions of a make / model that will interface well with windows 7 and VLC ?
SYNACK Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 You could also use Windows Media Services on a Windows server Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Media Services 2008 R2 Part 1 (HD)‬ - YouTube[/url] There are versions avalible all the way back to 2003. You can then use something like Windows Media Encoder 9 or Expression Encoder depending on how new your system is to grab a live stream from an attached cammera and push it via the server. I think you can even do this without the server. I think there may be a way to grab a stream from certain cameras with VLC too so both could be decent and free solutions.
Chris_ Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 I've done very similar to what Synack suggested. Windows Media Encoder 9 (on an XP computer) streaming audio and video from a Sony Handycam connected via firewire.
SYNACK Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) As the forum software has garbled, chewed and hashed my post above to the point that I can't edit it, here is the link to the youtube bit: Expression Encoder: Expression Encoder 4 Overview | Microsoft® Expression® http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/Windows-Media-Encoder.shtml Edited July 25, 2011 by SYNACK
featured_spectre Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 AXIS 2100 Network Camera - Streaming video over the IP network | Axis Communications works VERY well with the above mentioned methods
robk Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Failing the axis cam, I believe vlc will pick up a FireWire camera as a source.
robk Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Just checked as I couldn't remember the axis cameras are only up to 15fps so the stream will be a little juddery, and there is no sound by default, so maybe not perfect for a music concert. I have used a CCTV camera and a comp video to USB adapter in the past to get a video signal into a pc.
glennda Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 We use media services for broadcasting our Radiostation to the world - we will shortly be setting up Webcams etc in there new studio to stream that aswell! can't fault media services - something which tends to just work!
maniac Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 I wuld just use the video output on a normal camcorder and a USB video capture device together with VLC players multicast ability. You'll get a better quality video than using an IP camera, and much better quality sound. Just make sure you turn off any 'sleep' mode on the camera and any on screen display and it'll do the job nicely - I've done this many times in the past. Mike.
RabbieBurns Posted July 27, 2011 Author Posted July 27, 2011 I wuld just use the video output on a normal camcorder and a USB video capture device together with VLC players multicast ability. You'll get a better quality video than using an IP camera, and much better quality sound. Just make sure you turn off any 'sleep' mode on the camera and any on screen display and it'll do the job nicely - I've done this many times in the past. Mike. Can anyone suggest a decent quality one of these? Will they also do audio?
ben604 Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Axis P1344 indoor, HD 720p, varifocal DC-Iris lens IP security camera with day/night function, on-board SD recording, H.264, PoE That does 30fps, in HD too, with Audio. There's a 3.5mm jack in, so you could and should use an external mic as all integrated mics in camers will be useless. Especially for music.
maniac Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Can anyone suggest a decent quality one of these? Will they also do audio? Usb Video Capture is the one I've used before with good results, and yes it does do Audio in stereo as well don't ya know.
exim Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I've used DV camera > Canopus ADVC-300 > QT broadcaster > VLC in the past. Of course any DV cam (even analog) and AV capture device would do the trick.
mb2k01 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I've used exactly the same card that Maniac suggest above, with a Sony HandyCam, streaming via Windows Media Encoder (mentioned previously in the thread too). I think I'm correct in saying there is a limitation of 5 or 6 feeds from Media Encoder. I did try and have a play with Microsoft Expression Encoder first, but couldn't for the life of me get it working, so reverted back to Media Encoder as i'd used it a few times previously. Works flawlessly. You can set it up to stream direct from a host PC next to the source camera and distribute over the lan. At the classroom end they can access via Media Player / Real Player / VLC via mms://hostipaddress:portnumber *Edit - Replace the smiley face with a : and a portnumber!
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