I now push out 640×480 on a bitrate of 650Kbps. Last week, Ustream.tv support guy, Mazy, saw my complaint on Twitter and promptly responded by upgrading my Ustream.tv Broadcast Channel.
Before, when I used Adobe FME, I couldn’t use any of the buttons at Ustream, they all would grey out. Check out the screenshots I took of the new broadcast console interface!
Good luck and keep tweaking your settings. Make sure to keep track of the changes you make.
Checklist:
- Drivers for your camera or webcam
- USB port check does it support usb 2.0?
- Connection plug webcams directly to USB ports on the computer
- Check recording size in webcam software (mine is now at 640×480)
- Check Adobe FME version
- Check browser version for updates
- Save your Adobe FME .xml config file often
- Watch your own stream
- Ask viewers for feedback
Document these when asking for help with your stream quality:
- Your internet provider (Comcast, Verizon, Qwest, AT&T)
- Your connection speed, Test this at
- Your computer processor CPU (P4 2.0ghz)
- The amount of memory in your computer (2GB)
- Your camera or webcam model
Free tools to collect this info:
Speedtest – Web based internet speed testing by DSL reports
Belarc – easy to use computer audit tool for your hardware, software
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For those of you who have checked out my lifestream show at http://askadria.com/ or ustream.tv, you know I’ve struggled with my webcam, the software and streaming.
Well tonight, I got the settings right and decided to createa video in hopes of helping other people out there who want to stream.
Since I recorded the video of myself through another tool, the visual video of me is delayed but pay attention to my mouse and you’ll be fine!
