abbotsmike

Domestic TV with a Blackmagic micro converter, short USB Cable and a bit of VHB tape are how almost everyone I know does it. Pick TVs with USB outs, most will happily power the converter!

A colleague of mine has what I think is the ANT-2014 and I think they're available, is that any use?

 

https://antrica.com/product/ant-2014-4-x-hdmi-dvi-channel-input-h-264-hd-1080p60-video-encoder/

 

I can double check the model

• Give up worrying about latency - your staff at home don't (shouldn't!) care if the video they are seeing is delayed by 30s from real life. Once you enable low-latency mode on streaming stuff you're telling everything that you're less worried about a stable/reliable stream than you are about getting it to your audience as quickly as possible.
• Use OBS rather than the web browser streaming options - they're designed for quickly throwing something together and for mobile phone pop-up streams - not 24/hour continuous feeds.

 

Interestingly, the low and ultra low latency options used to only be available within the browser, not as an rtmp stream. I assume it was doing a webrtc session or similar.

What does the youtube stream health page say?

 

Nothing wrong with the setup you're using per se, but the low latency and ultra low latency options on youtube used to only be available on "webcam" mode. They are inherently less stable!

 

Would it be an option to set up a zoom call or google meets call, and have people able to join that instead?

 

 

 

The stream health is consistently on Excellent. 'Broadcasting' it has never really had any problems, it just seems to be at the receiving end. Fine and dandy on mobile devices, but desktops/laptops just can't cope for some reason regardless of what network they're connected to (Office or personal or even 4G)

 

I'd play with dropping the bitrate, changing the resolution and checking that the people watching are watching at the same res you're streaming at. With the lower latency options it's having to transcode a copy for each different view bitrate and resolution. It might just be that youtube allocates more server capacity to maiing it seamless on mobile than desktop or something similar, especially for small, private streams.

What does the youtube stream health page say?

 

Nothing wrong with the setup you're using per se, but the low latency and ultra low latency options on youtube used to only be available on "webcam" mode. They are inherently less stable!

 

Would it be an option to set up a zoom call or google meets call, and have people able to join that instead?

If you want portable, generator, and quiet, It has to be a Honda EU. They do several up to 7kVA, which is probably where you want to be looking to get a projector that will get some decent output onto a building. A panasonic 21k laser only pulls around 1500W.

RG6 is more of a size class than a specific performance spec, but each of the major manufacturers have an RG6 class cable.

 

Proper labelling and quality termination is hugely important. 9 out of ten times, when I rig a venue, it's easier to pull our own in that deal with and troubleshoot the unknown installed stuff, even if it runs to and from the perfect spots!

If you can, pull some Single Mode fibre in. The cable and the termination is cheap, the kit on the ends is more expensive, but you do gain future proofing. Getting 4k long distances over coax is a real pain.

 

Network infrastructure thought about too?

Go to advanced.vmixcall.com

 

Or use mozilla, It's has slightly easier options for allowing specific devices. It'll be a webcam permissions issue.

 

Also, Teamviewering in can often fix a lot of issues and save a lot of stress!

Works fine, you'll want the IEM receiver in mono or focus mode or whatever it's called.

Having used vmix and cheap capture devices extensively, they often drop frames left right and centre, and sometimes just give up entirely until you reboot them.

 

Then the poor laptop running it all overheats, and someone wonders why their livestream went down.

 

Lots of solutions for lots of budgets, but there's usually a reason that cheap stuff is cheap! (I use blackmagic extensively also)

I would assume in that case that the Splitter is sending an EDID that makes the PC run in RGB colour space. I'd try an alternative DA/Splitter.

 

Or does the PC have a second monitor output that could be used?

It's much easier to get a ~0.125MHz channel to cut through the noise in a less crowded bit of spectrum, than it is a 20 or 40MHz wide channel in very crowded spectrum.

 

I have used teradek extensively, I wouldn't choose to rely on them, or anything unlicensed, for any show critical application.

No roundabout, just a lot of wet grass under trees & a pair of memorial walls

 

Not my local one then! Am a scout leader, under current guidelines we will not be attending any remembrance day services.

E2A: I presume that the large number of personal mics still being used in news & magazine programmes are now fitted, under instruction, by the wearer, not the crew.

 

That has become standard procedure yes.

Looking at your location... is it on a roundabout near a town centre by any chance?

https://www.hikvision.com/uk/products/IP-Products/Network-Cameras/Ultra-Series-SmartIP-/DS-2CD5A46G0-IZ-H-S/

 

Look at something from Hikvision's darkfighter range. They'll be noisy as in super low light, but they will remain full colour in low light scenarios, and you can definitely force them to not drop into IR mode.

I haven't looked closely at the regs recently, but I believe the stuff for ch38 at least just specifies a transmit power, not where you're allowed to point the transmit power....

I'd probably go down the line of iem TX and rack mount radio mic Rx with suitable paddles, personally. We're fortunate enough to have the kit around to do it though, along with some decent antenna options!

 

Made for the job stuff is xirium, and expensive. I don't know what range sennheiser quote for their radio mic receiver based wireless PA....

 

Next time I'm at the office and bored I might have a play.

I don't. That was rather the point.

Whilst laptop headphone outputs are often expected to be pretty poor quality, in the larger scheme of things, they usually get the job done just fine.

 

I totally agree, unless it was my previous laptop that wouldn't play nicely with anything one the PSU was connected. It wasn't just a ground loop either, the audio output became almost intolerably noisy.

Given the ATEM doesn't seem to have a Preview out, and you'll be wanted to cue the Blu-Ray maybe before switching to it - could the splitter be sold as a way to get a local HDMI preview (just a cheap monitor) and also strip the HDCP for the ATEM - it's a more complicated setup but sold that way it doesn't have an extra box just for illicit legal reasons.

 

This is the main reason I don't own one already. One HDMI out that (I think) does Program, or Preview, or Multiview. In almost every environment I'm working in I'd want at least 2 of those things at the same time!

I'd probably go down the route of putting a cheap HDMI splitter before the ATEM to "fix" the HDCP issue. Technically and morally it works, it may upset some licensing folk though!

I've had 24 days of corporate work over the next 7 weeks cancel in the last couple of days. The virus won't kill me, running out of money might ?

There's DMX productions and PSP AV. Both just outside of Birmingham and pretty sure both have 12k panasonics. You'll have to speak to them on price though!

IP CCTV camera and some careful port forwarding would probably work well

Panasonic do produce a 0.28:1 lens that is conventional and has a good amount of lens shift.