LiveCode.tv Event #44

[Mark]

Dear LiveCoders,

We have one presentation this week, because no one, besides Björnke, has contacted us with a proposal. To make the next event possible, we need presenters. Contact us now or the event will suffer a silent demise.

This weekend's event is scheduled for 19 November 2011 at 19:00h GMT (Sat. 23:00 in Moscow, Sat. 20:00 in Paris, Sat. 14:00 in New York, Sat. 11:00 in Los Angeles, Sun. 06:00 DST in Sydney, Sun. 04:00 in Tokyo, Sun. 3:00 in Beijing). You can find the exact time in your city here http://qery.us/1c5

This edition of the event, Björnke von Gierke is going to show how streaming with Justin.tv works, compare it to Ustream.tv and ask viewers which they think is easier.

Make sure to use ChatRev during the happening, otherwise you won't know where to watch the stream, which will be announced in ChatRev. Download ChatRev here:
http://bjoernke.com?target=chatrev
or enter in the message box:
go stack url "http://qery.us/yt"

If you would like to participate in the event, contact Mark or Björnke. An easy way to contact us is through this web form http://qery.us/du

See also the following page for the same information:
http://livecode.tv

Kind regards,

Mark

[townsend]

This edition of the event, Björnke von Gierke is going to show how streaming with Justin.tv works,
compare it to Ustream.tv and ask viewers which they think is easier.

Another issue to consider is which platform offers better resolution.
Sometimes with Ustream, the resolution in the demonstration is so pixelated
I haven't be able to read the labels or see the code.

[Mark]

Hi,

Join the event this Saturday and contribute to the discussion live!

Kind regards,

Mark

[Mark]

Dear LiveCoders,

Before I wrap up the latest LiveCode.tv event, I have a sad announcement to make. Even though we optimistically checked out which system we might use for the next broadcasting, it looks like we've had our last event. As far as I know there is no one who wants to do another presentation.

If you don't want it to end, then contact us. Send us an e-mail or click here http://qery.us/du to send a message.

Last Saturday, 19 October, Björnke showed us how streaming with Justin.tv works, in comparison to Ustream.tv. Keep reading to find out what the conclusions are.

You can find Björnke's videos at http://qery.us/1cz and
http://www.twitch.tv/livecode/b/300423356

We compared http://justin.tv and http://ustream.tv.

* Justin.tv:
Pro:
- Superb quality
- Great Control over degrading the quality
- Automatic Youtube upload
- Can stream to other peoples channel
- Ads only at the beginning
Contra:
- Extremely Hard setup
Neutral:
- Useless standalone flash streaming client


* Ustream.tv:
Pro:
- Easy to set up
Contra:
- Horrible quality
- Disconnects
- No archiving
- No colaboration features
- Random ads
Neutral:
- Website Flash streaming client (no use to us)


The following programmes were referred to during the discussion. If you have a Mac, you might want to check them out.

- CamTwist (needed to record screen):
http://camtwist.com/
- Apple QuickTime Broadcaster (for sending stuff to the server):
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL764
- Flash Media Live Encoder (for sending stuff the server alternative):
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmedi ... iaencoder/
- lineIn (audio rerouting):
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/
- soundFlower (audio rerouting):
http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/

Make sure to contact us if you don't want this to be the last event and check out http://livecode.tv for more information.

[townsend]

First let me say thanks to Björnke and the other presenters, for all the work they've done and do, putting all these live tutorials together. While I haven't been able to attend them all, the ones that I was able to be at, were very informative-- even entertaining.

I'd hate to see them disappear completely. I'm sure it's a huge amount of work coordinating these events-- always trying to get new presenters-- especially on a weekly basis. Maybe that's the problem-- just trying to have them on a weekly basis. What about bi-weekly or even monthly? That might be more realistic.

If no presenter is available, I think it would be fun, just to get together on the ChatRev server for an open chat about Livecode issues, features, concerns, questions-- or whatever. I think the ChatRev server is going 24 hours a day, but it might be nice to just schedule a meeting once a week, even without a video presentation. I know, in the past, I've always found chats on the ChatRev server very helpful. Mostly, Björnke and Mark are the only ones there. A scheduled meetup might be worth a try.

[Mark]

Hi,

It is always possible to let people know that you're on ChatREv and to invite them to come along and discuss something with you. We would happily welcome such initiatives.

Currently, we can't say that it is "more realistic" to give a talk once every two weeks, or 4, or 6... Currently, we have no people at all, which makes it really difficult to talk about what might be realistic. First we need people and then we can see what might be realistic. If you'd hate to see this event disappear, then please contact us and let us know when you can do a presentation.

The most "realistic" thing I can think of is that you contact me now, right-away. Somehow people keep thinking that "someone needs to do it". Those people are wrong. You have to do it yourself. You. Not someone. Just you. Contact us and keep the LiveCode.tv event alive.

Kind regards,

Mark