What is the best pc for live streaming in HD?
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superninja12
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superninja12
Glorious
- May 18, 2015
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It might not take a supercharged computer, especially if you offload some of the heavy lifting to a cloud server or service, or use encoding software that fully utilizes your GPU (e.g., XSplit, OBS), or both.
By example, four years ago I set up streaming as a personal project for a weekly scheduled event. I installed a ZT Systems tower (Intel Core i7 3770, 3.40 GHz, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 12x Blu Ray Rewritable Drive, USB 3 ports, HDMI & DVI dual-monitor support) that I purchased from Costco for $800. (You can find similar deals on new hardware from Dell and Lenovo today at Costco.) I put Telestream Wirecast ($500) on it, and used it to switch between a live feed from a donated Canon ZR45MC camera ($0) via FireWire cable & card ($20) and a second feed (e.g., images, etc.) from the PC. The PC was more than beefy enough for that initial setup, as it just encoded one 640x480 output stream (but I bought it because it could handle encoding a 720p stream, even when not using the available GPU acceleration).
Side note: When I launched, YouTube Live wasn't yet an option (nor does it support the features I need), so I set up to stream to an instance of Wowza Streaming Engine* Pro Edition running on Amazon Web Services.. I recently upgraded the set-up to a 720p stream pushing to Wowza Streaming Cloud, which has a scheduling feature. Once configured, no work is needed to start the live online streaming and delivery, plus (if desired) it allows concurrent delivery to multiple viewer destinations, such as our website, YouTube Live, and Facebook Live.
Hope this helps!
Chris
*Disclaimer - Although this describes a personal project, I work for Wowza Media Systems, so I admittedly have a little bias on the transcoding and delivery side.
By example, four years ago I set up streaming as a personal project for a weekly scheduled event. I installed a ZT Systems tower (Intel Core i7 3770, 3.40 GHz, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 12x Blu Ray Rewritable Drive, USB 3 ports, HDMI & DVI dual-monitor support) that I purchased from Costco for $800. (You can find similar deals on new hardware from Dell and Lenovo today at Costco.) I put Telestream Wirecast ($500) on it, and used it to switch between a live feed from a donated Canon ZR45MC camera ($0) via FireWire cable & card ($20) and a second feed (e.g., images, etc.) from the PC. The PC was more than beefy enough for that initial setup, as it just encoded one 640x480 output stream (but I bought it because it could handle encoding a 720p stream, even when not using the available GPU acceleration).
Side note: When I launched, YouTube Live wasn't yet an option (nor does it support the features I need), so I set up to stream to an instance of Wowza Streaming Engine* Pro Edition running on Amazon Web Services.. I recently upgraded the set-up to a 720p stream pushing to Wowza Streaming Cloud, which has a scheduling feature. Once configured, no work is needed to start the live online streaming and delivery, plus (if desired) it allows concurrent delivery to multiple viewer destinations, such as our website, YouTube Live, and Facebook Live.
Hope this helps!
Chris
*Disclaimer - Although this describes a personal project, I work for Wowza Media Systems, so I admittedly have a little bias on the transcoding and delivery side.
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