problems with BU.tv

[Heemeskerk]

Is anyone familiar with the video feed Bradley provides to xostech (bubraves.tv)? With a little work, some hardware, and some information on what kind of feed Bradley provides I can create a live streaming solution. And if Bradley can provide a 720p/1080p signal from Carver I can get us an HD internet feed on par with the March Madness feed ESPN provides. Albeit without the DVR functionality. The easiest way would be to get a composite/component/HDMI hookup. Although I doubt Bradley has HD cameras in Carver. LETS SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS.

Guinness, if you can help pull this off... we will all owe you a frosty Guinness!

[Guinness]

Any progress on this front?

Yes, I have a general static/color bars stream up at home. I'm getting it set up in the data center. Talked to some gstreamer/flumotion people today about HD streams. They might be tricky but SD is easy. I'll see if I can get the stream up in Savvis tonight. It will just be static though...

[Braves4Life]

Yes, I have a general static/color bars stream up at home. I'm getting it set up in the data center. Talked to some gstreamer/flumotion people today about HD streams. They might be tricky but SD is easy. I'll see if I can get the stream up in Savvis tonight. It will just be static though...

Geez. I don't think I understood a word you just said

[peoriaspitfire]

I would be happy to test any alternate solutions!

[amckillip]

Geez. I don't think I understood a word you just said

I know what the Savvis is...

[jasonpeoria911]

The only problem is, how are you going to get permission to stream the Bradley games? I would assume Bradley is under contract with jumptv or whoever does the streaming?

Jason

Yes, I have a general static/color bars stream up at home. I'm getting it set up in the data center. Talked to some gstreamer/flumotion people today about HD streams. They might be tricky but SD is easy. I'll see if I can get the stream up in Savvis tonight. It will just be static though...

[Guinness]

The only problem is, how are you going to get permission to stream the Bradley games? I would assume Bradley is under contract with jumptv or whoever does the streaming?

Jason

Yup, pretty much, this wont go anywhere without permission. But its free to mess with and I've always wanted to learn how to stream HD content.

[SFP]

I wonder what BU's SLA is with Jump.tv? I should check mine to see if I can get a refund. I like Guiness' approach to this! The BU.tv problem has to do with the equipment they are using.

[Braves4Life]

The only problem is, how are you going to get permission to stream the Bradley games? I would assume Bradley is under contract with jumptv or whoever does the streaming?

Jason

From what (little) I understand there are ways around the system. You could stream the game and set up a private URL OR password protect a JustinTV stream. That way you could give out the PW on a selective basis to people you trust.

The end result: No one "officially" knows that you streamed the game.

[jasonpeoria911]

But don't you actually have to have a camera or access to the arenas camera to provide the stream? If Guinness is just relaying the BU.tv stream, then it's the same as what everyone else is viewing on BU.tv. What Guinness has to do is setup the server and have the arena's cameras feed into his server. They can't go into Jump.tv's service and then into Guinness, otherwise it's the same service as everyone else is seeing.

Jason

From what (little) I understand there are ways around the system. You could stream the game and set up a private URL OR password protect a JustinTV stream. That way you could give out the PW on a selective basis to people you trust.

The end result: No one "officially" knows that you streamed the game.

[amckillip]

But don't you actually have to have a camera or access to the arenas camera to provide the stream? If Guinness is just relaying the BU.tv stream, then it's the same as what everyone else is viewing on BU.tv. What Guinness has to do is setup the server and have the arena's cameras feed into his server. They can't go into Jump.tv's service and then into Guinness, otherwise it's the same service as everyone else is seeing.

Jason

I don't think anyone is suggesting the scenario you're describing at all...

[Guinness]

TEST IS UP. You'll need either FireFox 3.5 or VLC Media player. HD Capture card should be here sometime next week, but I wont be able to do any REAL live video testing anywhere but at home. No video feed where the server is


Stream test: http://208.100.57.163:8800/ogg-audio-video/
VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

[Braves4Life]

TEST IS UP. You'll need either FireFox 3.5 or VLC Media player. HD Capture card should be here sometime next week, but I wont be able to do any REAL live video testing anywhere but at home. No video feed where the server is


Stream test: http://208.100.57.163:8800/ogg-audio-video/
VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

That's great Guinness! Now you've just got to find something to show.

[amckillip]

TEST IS UP. You'll need either FireFox 3.5 or VLC Media player. HD Capture card should be here sometime next week, but I wont be able to do any REAL live video testing anywhere but at home. No video feed where the server is


Stream test: http://208.100.57.163:8800/ogg-audio-video/
VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

I LOVE this. I absolutely love it when people don't just complain, but do something to fix the problem. Props to you Guinness!

[Guinness]

That's great Guinness! Now you've just got to find something to show.

Hmm, I think I can stream actual recorded files. Let me figure out how to do that. I have something that might be right up our alley.