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Not really. Virus updates, roll log files, reboot once per month, that type of thing. Note that they have to have a decent UPS.
Yes, you need a static IP address for the encoder. Dynamic DNS will not work.
You can do one channel per encoder with a standard computer. Use Windows XP Pro or better for the encoder.
Viewers will go to the TV Station or network that they want to view, and click on the link at that station.
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It is a function included with Windows software.
It is a function included with Windows software.
TotalStream will 'pull' the signal from the encoder (above) to the streaming servers. Depending on the location of the foreign country, TotalStream make require an intermediate relay server. To connect to the encoder you must tell TotalStream the static...
The furthest that TotalStream has pulled a signal is from Bangalore, India to San Jose, CA; and from Reykavik, Iceland to Dallas, TX. We prefer not to do that, as latency and packet loss increases with distance; resulting in lower stream quality to the vi...
The TV station is responsible for publishing the program viewing and time. Most stations provide this in GMT with cross-references to east coast and west coast time zones.
Yes -- At each TV station install a workstation, to be used as the encoder. Basic box such as a Dell 420 with a 2 ghz CPU, 512 MB ram, NIC, running Windows XP Pro. The workstation will need a good video encoder card that is connected to the A/V cables fro...
Yes, we do that all the time. You will need to install PCanywhere or Remote Desktop on the computer at the TV station.
You will need to provide multiple encoder streams. This can be done by: 1. utilizing a video card that has three outputs 2. utilizing an encoder specifically designed for this. (Extremely expensive) 3. utilizing three different computers with three...
You will need to obtain licensing from the TV stations to broadcast the content outside of the foreign country. Also, you will need to conform with the DMCA compliance requirements, copyrights, etc. The next step is to determine how to get the signal to ...
They can watch on their computers with no issue. There are several devices out there now for connecting to their TV.
TotalStream can easily handle that. Your company will only need enough bandwidth for the encoder - TotalStream will handle the bandwidth for the viewers from the streaming servers.
* Lack of bandwidth, due to a poor connection to the ISP, occasionally due to employees downloading files on the same network. * Employees using the encoder computer as a workstation, to play games, etc. * Network cabling being disconnected. * N...
If you are in a foreign country, you want to connect to the Internet as close as possible to the main connection for that country to minimize routing issues, packet loss, and latency. (These three factors negatively impact your encoder signal, thus hav...
We recommend following specification for Live Streaming. Container - mp4 Video Codec - H.264 Profile - Main Method - CBR 4:3 Aspect Ratio 640x480 - 29.97 fps @ 650kbps 1024x768 - 29.97 fps @ 800 kbps 16:9 Aspect Ratio 640x360 - 480p - 29.97 fps @ ...
If you are certain that you have a solid internet connection, that the video card is operating correctly, and that there is not a cpu or memory issue with the encoder, the next thing would be to increase the encoder bit rate. Many customers are no longer...
The quality of the stream to the viewer is largely dependent on the quality of the stream from the encoder. Cheap DSL connections result in very poor viewer quality. Business class, dedicated DSL is the minimum requirement for video streaming. It is stron...