How to add live streaming (a live broadcast of audio & video) to your videoconferencing system & web site. . .

How to add live broadcasting . . .

With our live broadcast Video Streaming Solution VSS (tm), you get these types of features and benefits:

simple production and distribution of live broadcast and stored streaming video

improve the usage & value from your existing cameras, sound systems and video conferencing systems

extend the reach of your live event, videoconference or presentation to the entire world, company or to a select department or group.

improve & speed up communications with your staff, customers and partners.

reduce time & cost spent for travel for people coming in person to see live events.

For Executive Announcements. Watch from your own PC . . . live or later on-demand.

For Virtual Meetings. You can attend the meeting live, or watch it on-demand later.

For Distance Learning. Turn any training session into a live web-class or on-demand lesson. Replay the sessions as many times as you need.

To get these benefits, your existing cameras, sound systems, or videoconferencing system needs to add the following:

our live broadcast Video Streaming Solution VSS hardware, software & services

The live broadcast Video Streaming Solution includes the hardware, service, support, installation & training to unsure smooth operations of the system - for streaming and producing live and recorded video streams . . . plus a year of streaming hosting, monthly bandwidth and web site setup. It's a very affordable and good quality solution. It includes the encoding and distribution of the live sessions. Most people (administrators, product managers, executives, teachers, trainers and operations people) can use the system without having to rely on busy technical staff. We have set up this VSS-1 system to make it easy to broadcast your live event and save it for later viewing.

Here's more detail on the Video Streaming Solution VSS, it's requirements and pricing:

1. high speed internet access with fast upload capacity.

Any broadcast streaming system requires good upload speed and quality - see the TeleSOHO 3.0 service with a 3.0 MB download and 768K upload speeds for just $99.95 per month. and other services at http://www.1pcn.com/DSL/index.htm

Some legacy videoconferencing systems have ISDN capability only. Internet access to the room would then need to be added for streaming from the IP or ISDN based systems.

2. the appropriate hardware & software setup in your conference room.

The VSS system adds streaming media capabilities to any NTSC based camera systems such as the Sony EVI-D30, D70 or D100 . . .or any camcorder. . . or to your existing videoconferencing system of any type, including Polycom, Sony, Tandberg and most other similar videoconferencing system.

Encoder: The VSS system includes a dedicated PC encoder with the hardware and software pre-configured to make setup and operation of system as easy as possible.

Local ISP Service for Small Groups Included: The VSS system now includes optional 1,500 GB of online file storage for saved video streams, and 15,000 GB of transfer bandwidth per month.

(Bandwidth usage is generally 300k per viewer over the internet . . . and it can be up to 2 MB per minute per person depending on the encoding. For typical video streaming at 300K bandwidth usage, 8 hours of streaming is 1 GB approx).

This setup gives you the high quality Internet Service Provider you need for serving and storing the video & audio on the web. This local ISP provides your own account and control - it does require a credit card to cover any excess charges for bandwidth, storage etc.

The local ISP also gives many other optional features. You can use your own ISP, rather than this optional ISP.

Global ISP Service for Unlimited Broadcasts: We also offer optional higher capacity broadcast sessions - accommodating hundreds or thousands of people at the same time. This account can be added for extra costs.

Click here to request a bandwidth and cost calculator spreadsheet to help you calculate projected costs for different audience sizes and hours of usage per month.

The VSS system can record and broadcast high quality video at a resolution of 720 by 480 pixels at 30 frames per second. Prior versions had a maximum resolutions of 320 by 240 pixels at 30 frames per second.

3. good service, support, installation & training to unsure smooth operations of the system

To get full use from your live Video Streaming System VSS system, you need professional installation, plus great service, support and training. This is particularly important for the mission critical live streaming sessions.

Installation of the Video Streaming Solution VSS.

Installation of the VSS system involves the simple connection of the VSS PC to the web and connection of the video and audio source to the system. The installation support will be handled remotely with via phone, fax, web and email . . . and with the help of the IP videoconferencing system itself if available.

The Video Streaming Solution VSS-1 includes:

a configured PC with the AV integration hardware and software, plus

remote installation support. monitoring and management of the system, and

optional one year of hosting, web page setup, and streaming bandwidth per month, and online storage.

remote training on the use and production of the live and recorded video streaming sessions.

(Item ID Number: VSS-1).

Frequently Asked Questions: including answers to the following questions . . .

Doesn't the Polycom VSX, ViewStation FX , VSX and VS 4000 . . . and the Tandberg line . . . already support streaming? No - not over the web . . . only over the local area network.

Can this system work with any type of video conferencing system - e.g. the low cost ViewStations? Yes . .

Can the live video be saved for later playback locally and playback over the web? Yes . .

What does each person need to see the live stream? . . .

06/22/2008