IP Camera guys please come in!

[ElementalWindX]

I have a scenario I am trying to run by you guys to see if you know of a solution


I want to get either one or two outdoor IP cameras somewhere between 10-30ft up on a pole to survey a property. I want to be able to take that one or two camera feed and push it out to a intermediate host where thousands of people can view the camera feed at once.

The internet connection used is a 5 down .3 up DSL connection on a static IP (it's all we can get at the moment). Later after this main event is over, I would like to take those two cameras and separate them and put them into a security camera method of use with a localized DVR.

Also to throw another option into the equation is that I would like both of these cameras to be able to auto pan on a regular basis. This is not a requirement but would be a preferred option.

How would you guys go about doing this? What products would you use? Your information would be very helpful to me and I would be very thankful for your time in helping me with this.

 

[SAG]

I have a scenario...
...where thousands of people can view the camera feed at once....
...5 down .3 up DSL connection...

Not going to happen, sad to say.

Maybe if you had a caching proxy as a MITM at a datacenter and used Motion JPEG from the IP Cam.

But trying to feed a camera to just 5 people on a .3 DSL connection is going to bring the speed to its knees.

 

[acscva]

I agree.....DSL is the issue there!

 

[ElementalWindX]

I have a scenario I am trying to run by you guys to see if you know of a solution


I want to get either one or two outdoor IP cameras somewhere between 10-30ft up on a pole to survey a property. I want to be able to take that one or two camera feed and push it out to a intermediate host where thousands of people can view the camera feed at once.

The internet connection used is a 5 down .3 up DSL connection on a static IP (it's all we can get at the moment). Later after this main event is over, I would like to take those two cameras and separate them and put them into a security camera method of use with a localized DVR.

Also to throw another option into the equation is that I would like both of these cameras to be able to auto pan on a regular basis. This is not a requirement but would be a preferred option.

How would you guys go about doing this? What products would you use? Your information would be very helpful to me and I would be very thankful for your time in helping me with this.

There has to be some middle man host provider for this kind of thing. Similar to Justin.TV or any of the thousands of porn can websites. That way the main connection won't matter as much as long as one host can feed off it. The middle man host.

 

[Maniaman]

If you don't need night vision, the Ubiquiti AirCams are pretty decent, and they have a 720p RTSP stream you can pull and ship over to something like UStream or justin.tv.

They're also POE so you only have to run 1 cable up the pole.

You could also couple it with something like a Nanostation if you already have power on the pole and need to get the network connectivity off the pole without running cables.

Only bad thing about Ubiquiti gear is it can be really hard to source sometimes, seems they are always out of stock.

 

[ElementalWindX]

If you don't need night vision, the Ubiquiti AirCams are pretty decent, and they have a 720p RTSP stream you can pull and ship over to something like UStream or justin.tv.

They're also POE so you only have to run 1 cable up the pole.

You could also couple it with something like a Nanostation if you already have power on the pole and need to get the network connectivity off the pole without running cables.

Only bad thing about Ubiquiti gear is it can be really hard to source sometimes, seems they are always out of stock.

What I need from the middle man streamer is the ability to take that stream directly off their site and put some form of html code to display it directly on our website. I'm sure we would have to pay for that kind of service and we are perfectly willing to. Plus the stream would have to stay on non stop for days

*edit* probably something just like this ( http://streamingmediahosting.com/services ) but I would prefer someones personal recommendation on who to use if anyone has experience with this.

 

[ElementalWindX]

Ok well what I have figured out is this:

2 Ubiquiti Aircams or Axis IP cams, whichever the budget allowed
1 router
1 desktop pc with windows 7
Moxie/Axis Video Capture driver w/ Adobe Live Media Encoder
3rd party media streaming service

Sit back drink beer and win.

Just wish I could find a streaming media provider without rape prices.