Vidiac Live

by Mark Shapiro

Vidiac Live is the first true live streaming service offered for free. Based on Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Technology, Vidiac is able to provide vastly improved picture resolution, quality and frame rate over typical webcam software.

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Scenarios

The options are almost limitless from simply broadcasting your desktop computer to using wireless ethernet to broadcast your next party or large event. Vidiac Live allows you to reach audiences far greater than traditional webcam solutions which typically only support a few dozen simultaneous users.

Expertise

Vidiac has experience streaming over 2 million videos/day across hundreds of partner sites. Our extensive infrastructure allows us to provide a constistent, reliable experience for you and your viewers.

Vidiac Live Features

Video Quality

Video is encoded at a user-selectable 100 or 200kbps birate. The video resolution is 428x321 @ 15 fps (frames per second). Compared to typical webcam software that is 320x240 @ 1 fps or less.

Supported Devices and Operating System

USB webcams made by manufacturers such as Creative Labs and Logitech are fully supported as are DV camcorders connected via Firewire. Currently Vidiac Live is fully supported by Windows XP and requires Windows Media Encoder (included in the install file) and Microsoft .NET 1.1.

User Mapping

Using IP location tracking Vidiac is able to anonymously determine the location of each person watching your broadcast and show them on a map.

Advertising

Vidiac cover's our costs by inserting short 5-15 second long videos into the stream every 10 minutes. Though no one likes ads we provide a countdown timer on the Vidiac Live Broadcasting application so that you know exactly when the next ad is going to be shown to your viewers just like TV studios use!

Myspace/Embed Support

Vidiac Live is fully supported by Myspace or anywhere you can place an embed tag. Having your friends see live video of you will take your Myspace page to an all new level.

Screen Capture

In addition to selecting a webcam, DV camera and other firewire devices you can also show your friends an exactly what is on your screen. If you need to show a PowerPoint or walk a large group of people through a tutorial there is no better option.

Vidiac Portal Support

Vidiac Live is fully integrated into Vidiac's Video Portal service allowing features such as user comments, ratings and moderation.

User Comments

Users have the ability to comment on individual webcasts. Users' email addresses are verified before any post is made and vulgar language is automatically removed. All user comments can be easily edited or deleted by administrators.

User Ratings

Users can rate a webcast with a thumbs up or thumbs down and search for the most popular webcasts.

Moderation

All broadcasts are archived and reviewed by Vidiac for nudity and vulgar behavior. For users violating Vidiac's terms of service their account will be disabled and the Vidiac Live software will be remotely deactived by administrators.