Unsolved analog video stream
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@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
I just found that the Panasonic HC-X920 has HDMI output and a 12x optical zoom. Couple that with a HDMI splitter and two extenders for a simple solution.
Even with my "smart TV" in order to connect to a stream, I have to turn it on, press a button on the remote, go through some menus, etc. I don't want something that needs an instruction sheet taped to it.
If I get some time I may play around with the VLC or OBS to see how it works.
With cameras like that, you are no longer using a "mount it and get the room" approach like in the original post but need a cameraman. Someone needs to aim it, focus, zoom, etc.
Which I figured that isn't what was desired. I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
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@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
I just found that the Panasonic HC-X920 has HDMI output and a 12x optical zoom. Couple that with a HDMI splitter and two extenders for a simple solution.
Even with my "smart TV" in order to connect to a stream, I have to turn it on, press a button on the remote, go through some menus, etc. I don't want something that needs an instruction sheet taped to it.
If I get some time I may play around with the VLC or OBS to see how it works.
With cameras like that, you are no longer using a "mount it and get the room" approach like in the original post but need a cameraman. Someone needs to aim it, focus, zoom, etc.
Which I figured that isn't what was desired. I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
Right, no AV team to run the equipment. Supposed to be a simple set and forget solution, not the start of a new hiring phase of studio crew.
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@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
yes, that would be the best option. Is there an option to do that for $1,000?
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@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
yes, that would be the best option. Is there an option to do that for $1,000?
Did you look at the TP-Link stuff? Their stuff is cheap, but tends to work. I know a few people like them more than I do
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@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
yes, that would be the best option. Is there an option to do that for $1,000?
Pretty much any IP enabled camera would work for this, if you wanted something that blends in with the area you might look at actual security cameras with a good frame rate.
Certainly there are a bunch that fall well within that price.
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@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
yes, that would be the best option. Is there an option to do that for $1,000?
Did you look at the TP-Link stuff? Their stuff is cheap, but tends to work. I know a few people like them more than I do
The issue I see with the TP-Link stuff is that it likely doesn't have a good enough fps or zoom capabilities... but maybe their newer stuff does.
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Ignoring the brand, something like this would likely work fine.
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@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@Mike-Davis said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
I was figuring something like mount a camera to a wall.
yes, that would be the best option. Is there an option to do that for $1,000?
Did you look at the TP-Link stuff? Their stuff is cheap, but tends to work. I know a few people like them more than I do
The issue I see with the TP-Link stuff is that it likely doesn't have a good enough fps or zoom capabilities... but maybe their newer stuff does.
FPS I would see as an issue (see what I did there?) But zoom I'm thinking would not matter.
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Honestly, grab an iPhone and Facebook Live it. Done.
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As long as the entire congregation doesn't also connect to the wifi and try to watch it at the same time, ha ha.
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@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
Honestly, grab an iPhone and Facebook Live it. Done.
As easy as that is, it's slapped together which @Mike-Davis wanted to avoid.
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@dafyre said in analog video stream:
As long as the entire congregation doesn't also connect to the wifi and try to watch it at the same time, ha ha.
Yeah... probably not a big risk.
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@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
Honestly, grab an iPhone and Facebook Live it. Done.
As easy as that is, it's slapped together which @Mike-Davis wanted to avoid.
I don't know, using analogue is pretty slapped together
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@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
Honestly, grab an iPhone and Facebook Live it. Done.
As easy as that is, it's slapped together which @Mike-Davis wanted to avoid.
I don't know, using analogue is pretty slapped together
I think that the analog conversation came in from the idea of having to connect to a TV using CC cameras.
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@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
@DustinB3403 said in analog video stream:
@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
Honestly, grab an iPhone and Facebook Live it. Done.
As easy as that is, it's slapped together which @Mike-Davis wanted to avoid.
I don't know, using analogue is pretty slapped together
I think that the analog conversation came in from the idea of having to connect to a TV using CC cameras.
Exactly
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Which the CCTV solution is still completely do-able, but an ancient way of doing what is asked of.
Streaming is the only current and future forward approach here, even if it is LAN only streaming.
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@Mike-Davis Your basic simple solution is an everyday camcorder with HDMI out and an HDMI splitter.
My Sony Handicam from 2005 had HDMI out, and a remote control. so you don't even need to be able to reach the unit most of the time. Just mount it on the wall. Gives you the option to record even if you put a card in it.
It is buried in a box at the moment or I would hook it up and test it to prove the functionality.
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Have not looked at this, but what about a GoPro? That has HDMI out and has good audio and is super simple to use.
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@scottalanmiller said in analog video stream:
Have not looked at this, but what about a GoPro? That has HDMI out and has good audio and is super simple to use.
Another good choice if the HDMI is active as a "monitor" for the the unit.
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Any budget in mind? If they don't have a computer that you can use for this purpose I would consider buying something like an Intel Nuc and just doing it through IP's. The cost saved by using a Raspberry Pi is going to increase the labor cost. If you're doing it pro-bono (unsure fi you're a member of the church) then that's really up to you.
