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What is live streaming? Technology that enables you to use a computer to broadcast high quality video and audio across the globe Viewers who can’t physically attend are able watch the live broadcast on their: any user, any device, any – Computer (PC or Mac) – Tablet (iPad, Nexus) – Smart phone (iPhone, Android) – Set top device (Roku)

Example Viewers Elderly Deployed military College students People on extended vacation Potential new members Etc.

Example Events Weekly worship services or bible studies Weddings Funerals Limited only by your imagination

3 Steps to Live Stream Your Event 1. Send the video & audio to the provider 2. Distribute 3. View Send Distribute View

Step 1: Send the video & audio Video / Audio ↓ Capture ↓ Computer ↓ Encode ↓ Internet ↓ Provider

Video Any camera can be used from a $200 Panasonic camera to a $20,000 Blackmagic

Audio The sound can be picked up from the camera itself or from the church sound system

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) Encoding only – no production features Pros Free No learning curve Adaptive bitrate H.264 AAC Plugin Cons No production features (overlays, etc.) Recommended if you are new to streaming Telestream Wirecast Encoding and production Pros Production features – Overlays, embedded videos Multi Camera H.264 & AAC Audio Adaptive bitrate Cons $500 - $1000 per license Slight learning curve

Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE) Sample FMLE encoding options:

Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE) Sample FMLE encoding log:

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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 Newtek Tricaster Teradek Vidiu

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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 Stream Real-time archiving Converting To all protocols

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 3 rd party’s

Embedding Sample Tabs When you add this to your web site:

Embedding Sample Tabs Your visitors see this:

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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?

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