How to stream a meetup or live event

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I would like to see more meetups stream their content and make it available both for their attendees and for people thinking about attending their meetups. I think this is uncovered territory and that more folks should be doing this at their local events. I am a big advocate for exposure and making your presence known in the community and I feel that a lot of developers are just not doing so well at marketing. I am not a marketer but as a small business owner I am realizing more and more that exposure, being an advocate and making your skills known is something folks like me need to do more of.

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How to stream a meetup or live event.

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Jason TuckerWeb Developer

Good content wants to be shared with others.

I saw a need....

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“We don’t have it in the budget”

Version 0.00001 beta (June 2011)

Cheap webcam, onboard mic, elevated camera on boxes, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Version 0.00001 beta (June 2011)

Cheap webcam, onboard mic, elevated camera on boxes, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Vista Explorer 60” Lightweight Tripod•Great for travel•Will break

$23.99

Version 0.00002 beta (July 2011)

Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Version 0.00002 beta (July 2011)

Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Version 0.00003 beta (August 2011)

Cheap webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Version 0.00004 beta (Sept 2011)

iPhone 4, onboard mic, cheap tripod, SocialCam app on iPhone.

Version 0.00006 beta (October 2011)

Logitech C series 720p webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Version 0.00007 beta (January 2012)

Logitech C series 720p webcam, onboard mic, cheap tripod, Ustream and a Windows computer.

Experimentation

Version 0.00008 test (January 2012)

iPad 2 Movie Mount $99.00Device is great, iPad 2 makes bad movies.

Version 0.00008 beta (January 2012)

iPad 2 Movie Mount + 2x camcorder lens, Logitech C series 720p webcam

The two camera setup

Version 0.00008 beta (January 2012)

2 webcams one pointed at presenter the other pointed at the projected screen.

Version 0.00008 beta (April 2012)

Two webcams: one pointed at presenter, the other pointed at the projected screen. BoinxTV

My current setup

Webcam + VGA2USB + BoinxTV•Requires 1 webcam•Split the signal from the presenters laptop•High quality video of the presentation and presenter

Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam•Tripod Mount•Full HD 1080p •30 frames per sec•H.264 encoding onboard $79.99

VGA2USB•Retails for $299, Ebay for $99.•Max resolution: 1024x768•Does weird stuff with retina display macs•Set resolution to 1024x768 for best results

Slik Compact Alloy Travel Tripod•Harder to break•Stable•Tall when extended•All-metal•Easy-to-use quick release.

$99.99

Webcam Settings $4.99By Mactaris

• Auto-Exposure Mode• Exposure Time• Gain• Brightness• Backlight Composition

Additional items•Passive VGA Splitter $10•VGA cords $20

Boinx TV Home$49.991 camera limitation

Boinx TV $499.99Unlimited cameras

Boinx TV

Embedding video and chat on your meetup website.

Live stream can be embedded on a website using a <object> <embed> tagChat can also be embedded and is typically provided by the streaming service or use freenode.com for IRC

Embedding video and chat on your meetup website.

Streaming services

Google HangoutUstream.tvLivestream.com

One person google hangoutIf you don’t invite any one, no one will crash the party.

Future ImprovementsLightbox pointed at the presenter

Wireless Lapel Mic

Jason Tucker

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