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Know Jesus Fully: Steps to Live Broadcasting- 3
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Equipment-- The best thing to say about equipment is- Buy the best you can for the dollars you have! Refer to the budget you have already established and shop the internet. We have had great success with Dell, Canon camera's, and the Edirol video mixer, all of which were purchased online. Refer to the basic equipment list for a startup package. Some upgrades might include a digital video/audio mixer, additional camera's including remote pan & tilt, dedicated encoding hardware, or post-production software such as Adobe After Effects®. The goal here is to focus on an affordable level that any church can start with. |
Hosting- Hosting includes 3 basic components:
1) Static web hosting. This is your web location. When someone is searching for information about your church, they can find you at your virtual "home".
2) Live streaming host- This is the "re-broadcasting" component of the live service. In short, the signal is encoded and sent via the internet to another server computer. The software on that computer "serves" your broadcast to those that sign on. Your local computer is not able to do that, nor do you have the bandwidth that is necessary to accomplish this task.
3) Archive media hosting- After your live service is complete, you'll want to make your service available for those that weren't able to join you live. By uploading a copy of the service to your web site, viewers are able to view at their convenience. Some providers require a separate server for your archived media.
We have been using a company that provides all 3 services. Check out www.churchquest.com.
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| Internet Requirements- Locally, you will need a good, clean high speed internet connection. A separate IP address can be useful if you need to remotely access your computer. It is not necessary to have this. You are most likely going to have someone operating the equipment on-site. Commercial internet accounts are given priority to residential customers when it comes to bandwidth. This generally means you'll have fewer upload problems. When you order the service from your provider of choice, be sure to ask for 768 kbps upload and 1.5 mbps download speeds. We have found this to work well. Either cable or ADSL will work. A word about ADSL- the greater this distance from the "node" to your location, there is a chance of diminished performance. Cable doesn't seem to experience this same issue. Just be sure you have verifiable up- and download speeds. |
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