adding live video feature using html

[sudhakararaog]

hi

i would like to know as to how to go about with html if i wanted people to watch a live event on my website

i have been doing xhtml css however never explored this live feature event so can someone provide me with links where i can get all the information that is needed for example a camera to record, what technology to use, what i should consider from user point of view, server side point of you, and the html code that needs to be used.

please advise.

thanks

[Eye for Video]

The html part will be tiny compared to the other stuff needed to produce a live broadcast. But it's not all that complicated when you break it down.
First, you need a video camera, almost any digital video camera will do.
Second, you need encoding software. I recommend using Flash Media Live Encoder:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/flashmediaencoder/
It's a free (can you believe that!!!) download from Adobe. It encodes to .flv (and other formats) which is by far the most user friendly video format.
For die-hard Windows fans there's also Windows Media encoder (also free):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx
I don't use it to encode for Web but I really like the screen capture capabilities (the output of which I convert to Flash .flv).
Then you need a streaming server... not your normal Web hosting server, but a true streaming server. Go thru a paid service like:
http://www.upstreamnetworks.com/
review all the help files and info on their site and it will answer most of your questions.
As an alternative, if you have a dedicated server available, you can install the open source Flash server, Red5:
http://osflash.org/red5
Oh yeah, then you need a Flash player like JW Player on the html page:
http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/
So it goes like this.
Camera records video. Camera is attached to laptop or other computer with Flash Media Live Encoder installed and running. This software recieves incoming signal and encodes to .flv and sends signal upstream via Internet connection to your streaming server. The server handles requests coming in from Web pages (with Flash player) and downloads the live stream in response to those requests.
Simple as pie... well... have you ever tried to make pie crust from scratch??
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com

[sudhakararaog]

thanks a lot for replying that was very helpful