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Chapter 18 STREAMING


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Live webcasting has dramatically altered the broadcast landscape. Information can now be shared among audiences around the world with very small transmission costs. The live streaming market provides many creative and profitable opportunities. When it comes to taking advantage of this new medium, TriCasterâ„¢ places you in the forefront of all the excitement.


Internet streaming for different purposes involves a wide variety of attributes; at times, too, account login details are required for your streaming service or CDN (content delivery network). You may well maintain multiple accounts for different purposes, as well.


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TriCaster’s Streaming Configuration panel supports the creation and configuration of all of the information and settings you are likely to need in this context.


The information you enter for a given Connection is retained in a preset that is easily accessed afterward from a convenient drop-down me.

In addition, this panel has built-in web browser capabilities, permitting you to both view your stream from the remote site (just as your audience will see it) and access webpage based controls as required.


 

SECTION 18.1 OVERVIEWSECTION 18.2 WEB BROWSERSECTION 18.3 CONNECTION OPTIONSSECTION 18.4 AUDIO LEVELSECTION 18.5 CAPTURING THE STREAMSECTION 18.6 STREAMING STRATEGIESSECTION 18.7 PRODUCTION AND CAPTURE CONSIDERATIONSSECTION 18.8 DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTINGFinding the target IP numberIssuing a PingPort ForwardingFirewalls: