User:Delimiter
From GSLUG
Mark Foster (delimiter) is a System Engineer for BitPusher, a managed services provider for the latest generation of Linux & Web2.0 companies, primarily running Ubuntu Server & CentOS Linux.
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My background is primary Linux (Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora & Debian/Ubuntu) and FreeBSD.
I help run GSLUG by hosting the vm1.gslug.org server & website (supported also by BitPusher), maintain the GSLUG Wiki, and shoot video footage of the GSLUG meeting talks. I also regularly attend LinuxFest NW and give presentations about system administration, multimedia, encryption and other topics.
Other projects include running ConShell and maintaining packages for FreeBSD, Ubuntu.
My homepage can be seen here.
You can find me (mfosterdelimiter) on hanging out on IRC in the #gslug room
Other pages
Sudosh (2009-11-14)
Notes for video broadcast
Online services that do this type of thing (freemium model)
- http://ustream.tv - won't show webcam output
- http://justin.tv - might work, needs more testing
- http://clickam.com - probably not
- http://www.livestream.com/ aka mogulus
- http://blog.tv - not for streaming
- http://blip.tv - accepts OGV format, liberal licensing choices, distribution etc.
Live method
Use VLC to broadcast to a live audience and also capture to file for archive.
This is under testing, not sure whether HTTP, MMS or RTP is the best choice.
- see http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Streaming_HowTo/Easy_Streaming
- Plug in web cam
- Run vlc
- Select Streaming from file menu
- Choose video for linux 2 (v4l2) and device /dev/video0 and audio /dev/dsp
- Choose stream and select http://0.0.0.0:8080/
- Add another destination and choose File /tmp/capture
- Set Profile to Video - Theora + Vorbis (OGG)
- Setup SSH tunnel to pass video to GSLUG website
ssh -g -R 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 gslug
- Now connect to http://www.gslug.org:8080/ with Browser, it should (prompt or) launch vlc or some other media player.
Video process & policy
- Archival videos will be shot with a Flip(tm) or MiniDV camcorder
- Videos are then processed (see above) into Ogg format (Theora video, Vorbis audio)
- Video and audio are uploaded to http://www.gslug.org/~mdf/<DATEOFMTG>/
- Links are added to the Meeting page
- This process takes about a week due to the time involved
- Additionally, videos are (may be) uploaded to http://blip.tv/ for mass consumption
- Any ad revenue from this distribution benefit GSLUG for operating expenses and advocacy.
