How to stream a meetup or live event. 1 Jason Tucker Web Developer
How to stream a meetup or live event
Jun 27, 2015
I would like to see more meetups stream their content and make it available both for their attendees and for people thinking about attending their meetups. I think this is uncovered territory and that more folks should be doing this at their local events. I am a big advocate for exposure and making your presence known in the community and I feel that a lot of developers are just not doing so well at marketing. I am not a marketer but as a small business owner I am realizing more and more that exposure, being an advocate and making your skills known is something folks like me need to do more of.
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How to stream a meetup or live event.
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Jason TuckerWeb Developer
Good content wants to be shared with others.
I saw a need....
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“We don’t have it in the budget”
Version 0.00001 beta (June 2011)
Cheap webcam, onboard mic, elevated camera on boxes, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Version 0.00001 beta (June 2011)
Cheap webcam, onboard mic, elevated camera on boxes, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Vista Explorer 60” Lightweight Tripod•Great for travel•Will break
$23.99
Version 0.00002 beta (July 2011)
Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Version 0.00002 beta (July 2011)
Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Version 0.00003 beta (August 2011)
Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Version 0.00004 beta (Sept 2011)
iPhone 4, onboard mic, cheap tripod, SocialCam app on iPhone.
Version 0.00006 beta (October 2011)
Logitech C series 720p webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Version 0.00007 beta (January 2012)
Logitech C series 720p webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.
Experimentation
Version 0.00008 test (January 2012)
iPad 2 Movie Mount $99.00Device is great, iPad 2 makes bad movies.
Version 0.00008 beta (January 2012)
iPad 2 Movie Mount + 2x camcorder lens, Logitech C series 720p webcam
The two camera setup
Version 0.00008 beta (January 2012)
2 webcams one pointed at presenter the other pointed at the projected screen.
Version 0.00008 beta (April 2012)
Two webcams: one pointed at presenter, the other pointed at the projected screen. BoinxTV
My current setup
Webcam + VGA2USB + BoinxTV•Requires 1 webcam•Split the signal from the presenters laptop•High quality video of the presentation and presenter
Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam•Tripod Mount•Full HD 1080p •30 frames per sec•H.264 encoding onboard $79.99
VGA2USB•Retails for $299, Ebay for $99.•Max resolution: 1024x768•Does weird stuff with retina display macs•Set resolution to 1024x768 for best results
Slik Compact Alloy Travel Tripod•Harder to break•Stable•Tall when extended•All-metal•Easy-to-use quick release.
$99.99
Webcam Settings $4.99By Mactaris
• Auto-Exposure Mode• Exposure Time• Gain• Brightness• Backlight Composition
Additional items•Passive VGA Splitter $10•VGA cords $20
Boinx TV Home$49.991 camera limitation
Boinx TV $499.99Unlimited cameras
Boinx TV
Embedding video and chat on your meetup website.
Live stream can be embedded on a website using a <object> <embed> tagChat can also be embedded and is typically provided by the streaming service or use freenode.com for IRC
Embedding video and chat on your meetup website.
Streaming services
Google HangoutUstream.tvLivestream.com
One person google hangoutIf you don’t invite any one, no one will crash the party.
Future ImprovementsLightbox pointed at the presenter
Wireless Lapel Mic
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