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Hello all, I am currently working on our website, www.northpointbaptist.com, and we have recently updated it with a major overhaul of the site.

My question is that I would like to know how to implement a live video stream into it on a seperate page (where the user just clicks "Live video!" and it loads the stream on Windows Media Player).

I would like to know several things, first:

1) We currently record with a small digital Sony camera, it uses DVR. What specific type of special connections would I need to hook the camera up to the PC, so that the video being recorded on the camera is transferred to the PC, and where can I purchase them?

2) How would I get the video downloaded from the camera, uploaded to the internet as a live stream? I would like to embed Media Player into the site so that a user can click "Live Video", and they get to see what we are seeing on the camera.

3) (Not so important, but would like to ask) Is there any way to archive the videos as they are being recorded into a file on the computer, and then I could upload them to the site so that users can download it later, so if they miss a service then they could just download it?

Thanks!

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and were aiming to open an mms:// stream in Windows Media Player. That route will not work for most visitors today. Chrome and other modern browsers removed NPAPI plug‑ins (which the WMP control relied on), and Microsoft retired Internet Explorer 11 on June 15, 2022. Use an HTML5 player instead. (blog.chromium.org)

Camera hookups:

  • If your Sony is a DV/MiniDV camcorder, it outputs DV over IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK). You need a FireWire 400 cable and a PC with a 1394 port (or a PCIe FireWire card). FireWire‑to‑USB cables will not transfer DV. (en.wikipedia.org)
  • With HDMI/SDI cameras, a UVC capture dongle (e.g., Magewell) shows up as a standard webcam on Windows/macOS/Linux, making setup simple. Feed that into OBS. (magewell.com)

Live streaming and archiving:

  • Use OBS Studio to mix sources, click Start Streaming to your provider (YouTube Live, etc.), and Start Recording to save a local file at the same time. This keeps an archive even if the platform has limits or hiccups. (obsproject.com)
  • If you prefer to self‑host, publish via RTMP to an NGINX server and serve HLS to browsers; Safari plays HLS natively and other browsers can use hls.js. (github.com)

Drop‑in HTML5 HLS embed you can use on your “Live Video” page (replace the src with your .m3u8):

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@latest"></script>
<video id="live" controls autoplay playsinline></video>
<script>
  const src = 'https://example.com/live/playlist.m3u8';
  const v = document.getElementById('live');
  if (v.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegURL')) { v.src = src; }
  else if (Hls.isSupported()) { const h=new Hls(); h.loadSource(src); h.attachMedia(v); }
</script>

Quick tips:

  • YouTube typically auto‑archives streams under 12 hours; still, keep a local OBS recording for reliability. (restream.io)
  • For stability, keep your combined audio+video bitrate under ~50% of your measured upload speed. (support.video.ibm.com)

If you were following the older WMP tutorial referenced, the HTML5 approach above is the modern, cross‑browser replacement. (learn.microsoft.com)

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will help you

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can anybody help on this.......?

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So with all the experts this site advertises, all thats listed is essentially "good luck ..." Whats up with that???

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You bring up a post that is almost 9 months old and cutting down the credibility of everyone that uses this site?

Kinda retarded if you ask me. Next time post and see if someone is here to help you.

For some info, use this tutorial and next time be a little nicer and maybe you will have a better response.

http://steveorr.net/articles/StreamingMedia.aspx

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Hello,

I am also hosting my church's website. Believe it or not, im a 15 yr old who really wanted to help his pastor by doing this. I have just started researching on putting live video on the website. I read that an FTP Server may be needed. Also, I got able to get the codes
for adding video to the website's page (windows media player). and for the link you want
saying "live video" should be easy just by having it like an "http" link.-almost forgot----
---heres a example of a real christian channel but its in spanish, i added it in the website's
home page.
mms://
if you would like to view the website (its still on progress), then heres the link but again,
its in spanish.:

If you got any ideas for the website, plz email it to me, i would appreciate it :)
[email snipped]

I think should help eachother for things like this that could someday make a difference.

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Hello all, I am currently working on our website, www.northpointbaptist.com, and we have recently updated it with a major overhaul of the site.

My question is that I would like to know how to implement a live video stream into it on a seperate page (where the user just clicks "Live video!" and it loads the stream on Windows Media Player).

I would like to know several things, first:

1) We currently record with a small digital Sony camera, it uses DVR. What specific type of special connections would I need to hook the camera up to the PC, so that the video being recorded on the camera is transferred to the PC, and where can I purchase them?

2) How would I get the video downloaded from the camera, uploaded to the internet as a live stream? I would like to embed Media Player into the site so that a user can click "Live Video", and they get to see what we are seeing on the camera.

3) (Not so important, but would like to ask) Is there any way to archive the videos as they are being recorded into a file on the computer, and then I could upload them to the site so that users can download it later, so if they miss a service then they could just download it?

Thanks!

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Mate, that's a 5 years old THREAD! Plesae do not ressurect it!

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