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Generating streaming video?
Yumi Murakami
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Join date: 27 Sep 2005
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06-16-2008 19:37
Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to generate video on the fly and stream it to SL in real or near-real time (in QuickTime or any format SL supports)?

For example, capturing my screen into a QuickTime stream that's shown on a prim, so I can walk somebody thought the steps needed to do something, live?
bigmoe Whitfield
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Join date: 29 Jul 2007
Posts: 459
06-16-2008 20:31
Yumi, :) I didnt check the site but it's from apple. should help

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/streamingserver/


edit: I am an idiot. just checked only works for mac's. hmmm

edit: This might help too with that apple thing. Now you got me trying to go for it lol

http://soundscreen.com/streaming/server_setup.html
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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06-16-2008 22:12
Here's an old thread on the subject.

/142/6d/37781/1.html

Try searching for Darwin Streaming Server, also wirecast

You might try IMing Fremont Cunningham, Jack Digeridoo, and or AW Mars.

Forum-wise, the machinima forum would be the place for the video capture and streaming knowledgeable folks to hang out in.

Here's a link with some info: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/1198085030/
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Infrared Wind
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Join date: 7 Jan 2007
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06-17-2008 05:47
I've done testing with a videocam, VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) and a Basic (FREE) Helix server (http://www.realnetworks.com/products/evalservers.html). And it works fine.

The setup I use is a Sony videocam hooked up to a Windows PC with firewire. I use a script to feed that stream to VLC which then feeds to the Helix server on a Linux box.

Going with a Darwin server works as well, but I prefer the Helix.

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Vlad Bjornson
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Join date: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 650
06-17-2008 10:49
I believe I have seen someone use this Ustream.tv service to broadcast a live video stream into SL. Pretty sure it will work with a webcam or screencast, too.

http://www.ustream.tv/
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