Streaming content using TV-Capture device

[MyNameIsNeo]

I want to stream the content using my TV-Capture device (AverMedia TV Stereo). Can anyone help me by set this up. I am quite new to this stuff.

I haven't ever used any streaming software. But I am planning to stream the media such that people can just use Windows Media Player to play it.

Any help will be appreciated. If there is already a previous post on this, I couldn't find it. Point me in the right direction.

regards,
Chris

[Emp3r0r]

I believe you are looking for Video Lan (http://www.videolan.org/)

[Neo Neko]

Strictly speaking that will not do what he wants. Though I really must say that Videolan is a better solution than Windows Media Player. And I have done exactly what he is outlining with Videolan and my Hauppage card to broadcast non-basic cable stations to every PC on my network.(Windows, Linux, and BSD) It works like a charm. Though it is not very reliable over WIFI. Not that WM would be any better.

No in order to do what he desires he is going to need Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. And the Windows Media Streaming server only avalible on those OS. No big deal though. They are only about $600 bucks for a license. Though you may be able to get Windows 2000 Server for less since it is theoretically out of date. That will output the stream over a MMS connection with codecs that WMP will understand. Technically this should be possible with videolan but I have not gotten it to ever work propperly. Or at all for that matter. Have you had any luck with setting up a working MMSH Emp3r0r?

[moon1234]

Ohh come on. He does not need any other software than Windows Media Encoder 9. You can set it up to have people pull the stream right from the encoder. I do this at work around basketball playoff time and it gets rave reviews. My setup is very simple. Just a DV capture card and a VCR with Rabbit Ears.

I can encode at 576/432 @ 1.5Mbit WMV9 (With realtime deinterlacing) with 128K WMA9 and serve it to 5 people at once on a P4 2.8Ghz with 512MB of RAM and still have some CPU cycles to spare.

You only need Windows Media Services on a server if you want to Multicast the broadcast to 10's or 100's of people or host multiple different streams. If you just want simple streaming to a few computers you can do it free.

Heck at home I have a canopus ADVC-100 hooked up to Digital Sat system and run that into Windows Media Encoder 9. I also have a serial infrared transmitter hooked up and pointed at the Digital Sat system. I can watch any sat channel I want from anywhere in the world. I can even change the channel!!

-Moon1234

[MyNameIsNeo]

well i dont have a DV tuner card, its a simple one. Can anyone get me through the steps involved on setting up a stream so that atmost 2-3 people can watch it. I'm not streaming for 20 people. its just for 2 people so that they can watch certain international programming at the same time, im watching.

all help will be appreciated. How do i set it up using the windows media ?

Neo

[Neo Neko]

Originally posted by moon1234
Ohh come on. He does not need any other software than Windows Media Encoder 9. You can set it up to have people pull the stream right from the encoder. I do this at work around basketball playoff time and it gets rave reviews. My setup is very simple. Just a DV capture card and a VCR with Rabbit Ears.

Well then you might mention some specifics so neo knows how to. I would look into it but I killed my Windows machine yesterday and Microsoft software of that nature will not work on my Linux, FreeBSD, or even Darwin boxes.[ding dong the windows's dead] I will get a new power supply monday.

Originally posted by moon1234
I can encode at 576/432 @ 1.5Mbit WMV9 (With realtime deinterlacing) with 128K WMA9 and serve it to 5 people at once on a P4 2.8Ghz with 512MB of RAM and still have some CPU cycles to spare.

You should try videolan. :D I can encode with MPEG4 video and audio in real time as well as deinterlace and serve it up to 255 people or more. If I drop the bitrate or got 1Mbps upstream I can point Videolan to the Mbone and simultaneously stream video and audio to every person in the world who has enough bandwidth to recieve. And even those that don't.

Originally posted by moon1234
You only need Windows Media Services on a server if you want to Multicast the broadcast to 10's or 100's of people or host multiple different streams. If you just want simple streaming to a few computers you can do it free.

Good to know.

Originally posted by moon1234
Heck at home I have a canopus ADVC-100 hooked up to Digital Sat system and run that into Windows Media Encoder 9. I also have a serial infrared transmitter hooked up and pointed at the Digital Sat system. I can watch any sat channel I want from anywhere in the world. I can even change the channel!!

-Moon1234

I can do all that with videolan and all the stuff I mentioned before. Though out of curiosity do you know where one can get USB or serial interface IR trancevers? I have looked but never found a plave that sells them. It is not a big issue since I can use videolan and my hauppage to change channels and recieve any non-digital cable broadcast via the http interface. And then pipe it out to the rest of the internet community. ;)

[KenKK]

I am looking for the information on changing channels
while using Windows Media Encoder 9.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ken

Ohh come on. He does not need any other software than Windows Media Encoder 9. You can set it up to have people pull the stream right from the encoder. I do this at work around basketball playoff time and it gets rave reviews. My setup is very simple. Just a DV capture card and a VCR with Rabbit Ears.

I can encode at 576/432 @ 1.5Mbit WMV9 (With realtime deinterlacing) with 128K WMA9 and serve it to 5 people at once on a P4 2.8Ghz with 512MB of RAM and still have some CPU cycles to spare.

You only need Windows Media Services on a server if you want to Multicast the broadcast to 10's or 100's of people or host multiple different streams. If you just want simple streaming to a few computers you can do it free.

Heck at home I have a canopus ADVC-100 hooked up to Digital Sat system and run that into Windows Media Encoder 9. I also have a serial infrared transmitter hooked up and pointed at the Digital Sat system. I can watch any sat channel I want from anywhere in the world. I can even change the channel!!

-Moon1234

[KenKK]

I started using a program called IRCommand2. Easy to use.
It learns the commands from your handheld remote.
Then using a IR RS232 or USB dongle the computer transmits
the IR to your video device. Using VNC you can remotely
access this and have it change channels while your streaming.

They also offer a free client program that will let you remotely
access your computer and change channels.

Ken


I am looking for the information on changing channels
while using Windows Media Encoder 9.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ken