webcam streaming

[Wolf]

Anyone know how to stream live video to a website?

[erol]

Originally Posted by Wolf

Anyone know how to stream live video to a website?

What are you trying to do exactly? If I knew more would have more chance of helping you.

You can get network cams (as opposed to webcams) that basicaly plug into an ethernet port and come complete with their own webservers to stream the video. If they are behind a nat setup you will need some sort of 'port forwarding' for them to work. Also if you are on a dynamic IP address you will need some sort of service (like dynadns) that will link an http address to whatever your current IP is. You can then access the camera directly or set up a webpage elsewhere that has a link to the live lancam.

Also if you are hoping to run such via an NTL connection then the CAP will limit what you can do.

Originally Posted by erol

What are you trying to do exactly? If I knew more would have more chance of helping you.

You can get network cams (as opposed to webcams) that basicaly plug into an ethernet port and come complete with their own webservers to stream the video. If they are behind a nat setup you will need some sort of 'port forwarding' for them to work. Also if you are on a dynamic IP address you will need some sort of service (like dynadns) that will link an http address to whatever your current IP is. You can then access the camera directly or set up a webpage elsewhere that has a link to the live lancam.

Also if you are hoping to run such via an NTL connection then the CAP will limit what you can do.

- whao back, erol, that is a lifetime, compressed into a day

[trebor]

do a google wmtools.exe (that was microsofts streaming software until media player 9 I think) or http://www.webcam2000.info/ which I use here
http://www.kidsgrove-astro.co.uk/webcam.htm

[erol]

Originally Posted by homealone

- whao back, erol, that is a lifetime, compressed into a day

thanks for the comment - I think?

/me is very confused ???

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by trebor

do a google wmtools.exe (that was microsofts streaming software until media player 9 I think) or http://www.webcam2000.info/ which I use here
http://www.kidsgrove-astro.co.uk/webcam.htm

I want a live feed to a website. I have a no-ip registered addy so no probs with rotating IP. I have a webserver that is link to the no-ip addy. I can get the usual refresh image job but i want streamed live. I will search the wmtools.exe (thx for that btw).
Your astro site. What telescope have you got? I am using an 8" reflector with a 10mm lens. Your pics of saturn and jupiter are fantastic.

[erol]

Originally Posted by Wolf

I want a live feed to a website. I have a no-ip registered addy so no probs with rotating IP. I have a webserver that is link to the no-ip addy. I can get the usual refresh image job but i want streamed live. I will search the wmtools.exe (thx for that btw).
Your astro site. What telescope have you got? I am using an 8" reflector with a 10mm lens. Your pics of saturn and jupiter are fantastic.

Ok. Provided your video source is suitable then an alternative to the MS products would be real media products.

They do a free basic streaming server product called Helix Universal Server - Basic which can be found here

http://www.realnetworks.com/products/free_trial.html

there is also some general info about streaming media on their site here

http://www.realnetworks.com/audience/index.html

HTH