Using UStream to broadcast your family event

[LazyLion]

Hey guys,

A friend has asked me to broadcast her wedding over the internet to her family in the USA.

So I came across this site...

http://www.ustream.tv/

It allows you to live stream / broadcast events to people over the internet.

Here is an example of a funeral that was recently broadcast....

http://www.apexbaptist.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=41488&PID=778514

We already have the webcam/camcorder all set up at the church ( the one the church normally uses) and we just plan to log in and stream the event. we are going to run some tests this Saturday. The church has a 4 mbps ADSL line and I have uncapped internet. Obviously the upload portion will only be running at 512.

Does anyone have a better idea for a live broadcast? Any tips? any of you ever done this before? It looks like a great site and can be used for families who are spread across continents. Could be a great tool to include families in your lives from far away.

 

[diabolus]

Don't know of a better idea, but i DO know EnGadget [the tech magazine/site] uses UStream in their podcasts/webcasts. It does seem to work quite well , since it allows "live feedback" too [from the viewers] . You'd see the Engadget guys talk about some gadget and sometimes they ask a question and then the audience can respond "live" via ustream, which is quite nifty.

So even though you intend to broadcast, always worth considering some two way interaction there too.

 

[avert]

you can take a look at livestream.com as well. They pretty much do the same thing. Procaster(the app livestream uses to stream) is quite nifty too with regards to video quality

 

[tco21]

No to slightly derail, but you can also download an application called Qik (Blackberry, iphone, android, s60) and stream directly off your phone.