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Majal
Asked: 2014-06-02 16:58:56 +0800 CST

Recommended setup for live audio / video broadcast

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We would like to capture audio from a mixer and video from a camera and transmit it via Wi-Fi to adjacent rooms of an auditorium.

What kind of broadcast/streaming programs/setup do you suggest?

We just need:

  1. Low latency. (less than 1 second is good)
  2. Ease of use. (Hopefully, the stream should be easily accessible and played by mobile devices (iPad/Android) without any added techie configuration on the clients.)

If you had any experience with this, it will be highly appreciated. :)

More details here: https://superuser.com/questions/762470/setup-for-a-live-low-latency-audio-video-broadcast-over-wi-fi

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2 Answers

  1. Install vlc. It will accept a variety of sources, recompress them, and make them available over your lan.

    This article describes a webcam. Note, tho, that the video source is /dev/video0. If you have a capture card it will probably make itself available via a similar device.

    http://xmodulo.com/2013/09/live-stream-video-webcam-linux.html

    Mencoder has similar facilities, but is a bit more difficult to get started with due to its command line oriented nature.

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  2. As soon as the number of clients is about ten(10) the video conference can be organized by Skype, which is free and supported on every popular platform, like Windows, Linux or Android. You can share a group call with up to 25 people. With group calls everyone can be together on the same call.

    1. Select the contact from your menu Contacts to get the conversation started.

    2. Then just choose the green Call button to make your call.

    3. You can use the + (Plus) button ant time to add people the the conversation. Select the all contact you would like to join to the conversation and press the Add button for confirmation

    You can also use Add button to share your screen or/and files during the conversation.

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