Stream Team Planning

• 1 magic DV repeater VP-314 (Robin)
• 1 Sony-Z1 – if needed, requires shipping/transport (Robin, IEM)

• fast PC running Linux (preferably debian/wheezy) with 4 IEE1394 (firewire) ports, and ≥ 500 GB disk-space
• ≥ 2 cameras - one with XLR audio in
• sturdy tripods
• stage lights
• microphones 1 wireless lapel mic for the speaker, 2 omnis for audience and ambiance
• audio-mixing desk
• wired network connection (outgoing live-stream, IRC) + contact-info at network-operations
• 66ft dv cables 2066
• VGA-to-DV converter Twinpact100 (Twinpact user-manual (PDF))
• BCF2000 (or similar MIDI desk) for controlling dvswitch.
• obviously table, power-connectors and usual gaffer equipment

• one main room for the paper track
• one or two workshop tracks
• concert

dvswitch LAO patched version. Robin points out that network links are not latency-compensated¹⁾, so all cams must be hooked to the dvswitch machine directly. For the VGA capture, a netlink would be ok.

Robin has a collection of useful streaming scripts at http://rg42.org/gitweb/?p=lac2011.git;a=tree;f=tools;