2. What is it?
• Twisted Broadcasting - The state of sending
live video feed to computers on the same
network using CamTwist and Quicktime
Broadcaster.
3. News Program Evolves
• In-house cable
•Federal mandate
•Analog Digital
•Alternative solution
•Web streaming
4. Webstreaming
• Mac-mini
•LAN--Local Area Network
• QuickTime Broadcaster--a live encoder for the Mac
• that enables high quality broadcast on a livestream channel.
• VLC--a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
•! ! ! ! and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various
• streaming protocols.
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VLC. Computer software. VideoLan. Vers. 1.0.3. VideoLAN Non-profit Organization, 1996. Web. Aug. 2011. <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/>.
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6. Production Process
Update announcements
•Weather screen shots
•Practice
•Count down
•Intro
•Live announcements
•Weather
•Live announcements
•Pledge
•Sign off
•PowerPoint slide show
7. Technical Concerns
• WiFi vs. Ethernet
•Bandwidth
•Quality
•Timing
•Sound
•On-Air and Not
•CamTwist
•Graphic extensions
•Freezing
•VLC
•Playlist
8. Twisted Broadcasting
• No Camcorder
• No Cables
• Remote broadcast
• Free
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money.html>.
10. What it Does
CamTwist is a program specific to the
Mac platform that lets you add special
effects to your video chats. It's also
possible to stream your desktop, short
video dips, and still images.
14. What it Does
Quicktime Broadcaster allows you to
push your live video feed to an acting
“mini-server” which will be sent to
connecting computers on the same
network.