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Title: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on February 28, 2005, 04:07:28 PM: looks like i might have the option to be able to do this if i can get it all together in time. so what exactly would i need to do this? how hard is it?

and simp-dawg if you read this it's about what we've been talking about.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: jaguaracer on February 28, 2005, 05:42:55 PM: I did one and found it was not so hard. That is, until I was shut down by the university I go to. haha. I am pretty tech-savvy tho.
http://www.shoutcast.com/download/broadcast.phtml is the way to go. http://www.shoutcast.com/index.phtml
Try and follow the directions as best as possible and if you have any questions, post and I'll try to answer if I can.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on February 28, 2005, 05:45:32 PM: so i'd be using shoutcast's bandwidth for this? what if i have my own bandwidth that i can use? maybe i'm not understand shoutcast.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: fozzy on February 28, 2005, 06:11:40 PM: Quote from: philR on February 28, 2005, 05:45:32 PM
so i'd be using shoutcast's bandwidth for this? what if i have my own bandwidth that i can use? maybe i'm not understand shoutcast.

there is a windows media server option for IIS if you can get together a windows 2000 server. I remember it was pretty easy to setup and just fed it via line in on a soundcard
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on February 28, 2005, 06:14:50 PM: so if i'm doing this remotely, i'd just dial into the server that will be broadcasting it then with this windows 2000 server?

maybe if i include some more info. at the boulder theater they have wi-fi already set up. i'd be using a server down in denver to use for bandwidth and to actually broadcast the show.

thanks for all the help so far.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Tim on February 28, 2005, 06:20:31 PM: Quote from: philR on February 28, 2005, 04:07:28 PM
and simp-dawg if you read this it's about what we've been talking about.

do you really think people want to watch you and simpy roll around together and play hide the salami?
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on February 28, 2005, 06:21:05 PM: lol, you got me there tim.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: jaguaracer on February 28, 2005, 06:31:55 PM: I'm pretty sure I ran the shoutcast server app (http://www.shoutcast.com/download/serve.phtml) off of the same machine I used to broadcast and it was secure and all you need. If you have a spare computer lying around though, go for it.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Tim on February 28, 2005, 06:36:54 PM: Quote from: philR on February 28, 2005, 06:21:05 PM
lol, you got me there tim.

you set yourself up for that one son ;D
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on March 01, 2005, 02:50:20 PM: still looking for any input on this...thanks.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Simp-Dawg on March 01, 2005, 03:41:44 PM: hey phil i'll check the setup we had for the 'bfr and let you know how we did it...thanks tim for pointing me over here :P
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: philR on March 01, 2005, 03:46:09 PM: cool, cause it looks like i've found someone whose bandwidth we can use, we just have to figure out how to do it. i almost have the go-ahead from the band too.
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Tim on March 01, 2005, 04:19:48 PM: Quote from: Simp-Dawg on March 01, 2005, 03:41:44 PM
hey phil i'll check the setup we had for the 'bfr and let you know how we did it...thanks tim for pointing me over here :P

try and keep up
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Simp-Dawg on March 01, 2005, 05:14:48 PM: Quote from: Tim on March 01, 2005, 04:19:48 PM
Quote from: Simp-Dawg on March 01, 2005, 03:41:44 PM
hey phil i'll check the setup we had for the 'bfr and let you know how we did it...thanks tim for pointing me over here :P

try and keep up

awfully sorry counselor. i'll be sure to increase my ts.com surfing time during normal business hours. :P
Title: Re: What would i need to do a webcast?
Post by: Simp-Dawg on March 01, 2005, 10:09:18 PM: well...i went to check out my laptop that i had the stuff set up on...and i've since reimaged it. doh! i do remember we used a program called simplecast to actually broadcast with. it detects your soundcard, grabs the signal, encodes to 64kbps mp3, and streams it to the shoutcast server that you specify.

shoutcast DOES require your own server (read that in the faq). if you can't get one set up i am 99.9% positive you (we) can use the new one that's setup for thebouldersound (http://stream.thebouldersound.com:8501/listen.pls which is already streaming the kbfr archives) to stream from. that's actually the easiest way to do it, and it would be very much welcomed i'm certain.