live event streaming - how?

[weedy]

I would be capturing from a DV cam/pci card. I see that vlc can open devices and transcode on the fly but can it stream to other clients? I don't want to force every user to download vlc. I have also read that flash can stream H.264. Can vlc stream to a flash player with H.264?

[Soopafresh]

Easiest would be to use your DV Cam as a webcam, then stream to a free service like http://www.ustream.tv/

http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/webcamdv.html

[Bjs]

www.camstreams.com, another free service

[weedy]

I have used ustream.tv in the past but i was hoping for something more "in house" this time around.

[edDV]

I have used ustream.tv in the past but i was hoping for something more "in house" this time around.

What is your upload bandwidth? How many viewers?

If 3 or so check the guides for WME and VideoLan.

[weedy]

all the guides I have found relate to streaming files or streaming between VLC clients. I want to pretty much make my own ustream.tv and I was thinking around 10-15 viewers

[edDV]

all the guides I have found relate to streaming files or streaming between VLC clients. I want to pretty much make my own ustream.tv and I was thinking around 10-15 viewers

What is your upstream bitrate and monthly bandwidth? Your provider will freak at a few GB upload. You will need to contract business internet rates based on bitrate and overall capacity used. Expect to pay large $$$.

This is why people uplink once to a third party server.

"event streaming" implies buying temporary bandwidth on site. This gets very expensive depending on venue.

[weedy]

I have a dedicated linux server, could I transcode on site and then let my server handle the client connections? even on my home ISP I normaly do 250GB+ BW a month

[Soopafresh]

Test your the performance of your line

http://speedtest.net/

[weedy]

100KB/s upload at home and 12MB/s on the server. Could we stop focusing on my bandwidth and start recommending options or avenues for research? I can double or triple my upload bandwidth if needed but I still have not found information on a solution that fits my needs.

[edDV]

I'm unfamiliar with Linux host streaming. I've pushed to third party host servers.

Basics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technology
http://www.streamingmedia.com/
http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/pdfs/AdobeStr.pdf

This company explains their infrastructure. Good read.
http://www.streamingmediahosting.com/streaming_video_hosting.htm

[weedy]

hmm FVSS looks interesting but are there any open source options?

[weedy]

ok new idea, icecast can do video. are there any video players I can embed that will decode theora? or can icecast send out something other then theora?