Friday, September 18, 2009

Training and Help With Anycast and Texas Rollergirls

We will be out tonight helping a local organization setup their Anycast system for a video shoot this weekend.  We have been using the Anycast system for a couple of years and we are always looking to find a more modern solution.  Don't get us wrong - the Anycast system is great for live switching.  I believe that the underlying OS is Linux so you know that KernelSTAck is all about the open source operating system.  We have used the system to stream the Texas Rollergirls live over the internet for the entire 2009 season.  You should be able to view some low resolution clips at justin.tv/infynithour.

Setup is easy yet simple.  Dr. Love has handled most of the setup of the Anycast for the entire Texas Rollergirls season.  We only had about an hour to setup before streaming the event live but we do that on a weekly basis with the Infynit Hour.  The fun part is calling the shots and interacting with the camera guys so that the internet viewing audience can get a feel for the game.  I think the maximum number of users we had at one time was reported to be around 1,000 viewers.  That was done with no advertising so you know that it was the hardcore roller derby fans that viewed the matches.

So tonight we will be involved with helping others use the Anycast system.  It's great to help out in the community and spread our knowledge about live video production in multiple environments.  The Anycast production system allows you to cut between multiple cameras and have a pure live experience like you would with any sporting event.  That's been our foray into the sports arena as we are all sports junkies. I must say that the Texas Rollergirls are true athletes after watching their entire season.

If anyone knows of any high definition online feeds that we can use for streaming feel free to give us suggestions.  The quality of the videos on the justin.tv site is lacking but we simply use the tools we have at hand.  It will get better as we know that there is a market for high definition live events that are streamed online.  Especially sports!!

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