Was just wondering the other day if there's any software to let me stream video from my home PC (footy) which is connected via broadband and watch it on our work's PC ?

I know I can get software to turn my home PC into an FTP server, so is there any software that'll let me do the above ?

-DV

 

inetcam
This software looks suitable, you have a TV card as the input to this webcam streaming software. I have dabbled in this area ie webcams. You would also need a website to access the stream i suppose. Good luck.

 

This may help

Using this with a WinTv card on our lan

 

Cheers.

It would just need to turn my PC into a webserver of sorts. I can setup the live stream via http.

 

H

Which WinTV card are you using. The site suggest you need a mpeg encoded source - are you getting that from one of the PVR Win TV cards or a straight WinTV card with something else doing the encoding ?

And what OS are you running on ?

Deano

 

I never mentioned a WinTV card.

I'm using a rather posh Mpeg1 encoder card that can live stream. All I need is software that can allow this feed to be access by another PC on the internet.

eg. set up a webpage with a real video stream on it, and let people access it from their own internet connection.

 

I *know* you didn't - but H did - And I've been looking at doing the same thing.

The S/W H pointed out "VideoLAN" requires an MPEG encoded source so would be perfect for you, but a basic WinTV card doesnt provide it Or at least I'm 99% sure it doesn't.

You need a more sophistcated server than a basic web server to provide a "stream" as opposed to just downloading a file.

Deano.

[Edited by dsmith - 6/6/2002 4:51:18 PM]

 

Deano, I didn't build the server so not sure what they did. I'll go a dig deeper.

You may also want to look at this

 

H

Would appreciate it. Its not (just) for the Footy - but a CCTV project I'm doing....

I'd prefer to have the server running Linux but that MS app looks like the sort of thing I want.

Deano

 

yes,wintv isnt very good at this kind of thing.
you might need/look at the realserver software.
kazaa = ahem,maybe worth a look.

 

http://www.videolan.org/doc/videolan...ckstart-1.html

Linux mpeg-1 server


Steve

 

Steve - Ype thats the one H linked to above - but it requires an already mpeg encoded source. I'm trying to do a small project on the cheap at home and have gots a std WinTV card but that doesnt provide an MPEG encoded output.

I've seen ffmpeg/ffserver for linux - and have happily recorder off the video card into mpeg files - but the streaming side is brokken in the current release.

Deano

 

Deano, theres a Sigma Designs encoder/decoder card in the box as well. Hmm, so thats how we can watch dvd's

 

Thanks H - that would seem to explain it