Live Streaming A To Z - Worship Facilities Magazine

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Live streaming A to Z Presented by Michael Smith What is live streaming?  Technology that enables you to broadcast high quality video and audio to viewers across the globe Example Viewers        Elderly Nursing/Retirement Homes Deployed military College students People on extended vacation Potential new members Congregation that wants to replay the service when they are at home Example Events     Weekly worship services or bible studies Weddings Funerals Plays/Performances 3 Steps to Live Stream Your Event 1. 2. 3. Send the video & audio to the provider Distribute View Send Distribute View Video  Many different types of camera and audio systems are used to capture services Streaming Devices  Many different devices can be used to send the broadcast to your viewers  Newtek Tricaster  Teradek Vidiu Capture  The video and audio signals from your camera or switcher must be captured (aka converted) so the computer can understand them. Capture: Windows   The WinTV-HVR 950Q will take a component A/V in and convert it to USB (Available for $70 at Best Buy or online) The Blackmagic Ultra Studio for USB3 will take component A/V or HDMI and convert it to USB ($395) Capture: Mac   The Blackmagic Intensity family will take component A/V or HDMI and convert it to Thunderbolt or PCI. Available for $230 online or a Blackmagic dealer. Computer & Encoding  Once the video and audio signals are available to the computer they must be encoded into a stream.  A stream is term that represents the combination of video and audio. – H.264 & AAC/MP3 COMPRESSION  Encoding is a resource intensive process; the higher quality you are encoding the more resources (CPU/RAM) are required  Get a computer that will scale on what you will be doing not necessarily what you are doing now Computer: PC    Intel or AMD quad core processor 4GB RAM Windows 7 Computer: Mac   Intel I5 processor or higher 4GB RAM Encoding Software Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2 (FMLE) Telestream Wirecast Encoding only – no production features Encoding and production Pros Pros      Free No learning curve Adaptive bitrate H.264 AAC Plugin Cons  No production features (overlays, etc.)  –    Overlays, embedded videos Multi Camera H.264 & AAC Audio Adaptive bitrate Cons   Recommended if you are new to streaming Production features $500 - $1000 per license Slight learning curve Step 1: Send the video & audio Video / Audio ↓ Capture ↓ Computer ↓ Encode ↓ Internet ↓ Provider Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE) Sample FMLE encoding options: Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE) Sample FMLE encoding log: Wirecast Internet Internet speed is broken down into:   Download: The speed (MB/s) in which you can download Information from the Internet to your computer Upload: The speed (MB/s) in which you can upload information to the Internet from your computer Visit speedtest.net to determine your Internet speed. Internet Guidelines when streaming:     1.5 – 2 MB/s upload recommended 50% of your max upload speed can be used for the stream, the other 50% is for general network traffic Streaming computer hardwired into the network (preferred) Private network (e.g. not using the same network all 400 people in the congregation on a Sunday morning) Example: If you have a 1.5 MB/s upload speed, then the max you should be streaming is 750kb/s (50% of 1.5MB/s). 750kb/s is a GREAT stream quality. Stream from iPad or iPhone  The Wowza gocoder app allows you to broadcast high quality streams right from your iPhone or iPad.  Wowza gocoder costs $4.99 in app store iShot tripid mount costs $70  Stream from an appliance Questions? ? Step 2: Distribute The streaming provider:  Accepts your stream and distributes it across their server network  Live records your stream for replay viewing  Translates your stream into different protocols so each device can view it: – – – RTMP/Flash: Computers HLS: iOS RTSP: Android 4.2+ Distribute Converting To all protocols Stream Real-time archiving Step 3: View View: Embedding in your web site Embedding is a method to enable viewers to see your live stream and archives.  Embedding is used to describe a process of where you insert code in your web page that loads from another web site  Benefits of embedding: – – – – User’s never have to leave your site/brand You have 100% control of what they see No advertisements No unwanted branding by 3rd party’s Embedding Sample Tabs When you add this to your web site: Embedding Sample Tabs Your visitors see this: Embedding Sample Tabs Embed Sample Advanced Podcasting Podcasting:  Allow people subscribe to your feed using a podcast catcher program on their computer or mobile device  As new content is made available, the podcast catcher automatically updates with the new content  In our case, the new content is an event video Podcasting Facebook Sharing  Facebook sharing allows you to share a video so that it appears embedded in your news feed. Roku   Own custom channel Nursing/Retirement homes What to look for in a provider?      Do they charge for bandwidth or viewer hours? Do they charge for key features such as embedding and custom branding? How is their support and response time? Do they require a contract? Is their service ad-free? Questions and Answers? ?