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Broadcast Requirements

For broadcasting on JamOnCam you will require a modern PC running a Window7 Operating System. If you are streaming with HD Wave you will need to have a machine that is at least as powerful as the examples given below for the 1080p and 720p broadcasts.

If streaming an external video source (from capture card or camera) then the following PC requirements apply based off of the video source you would like to stream.

Minimum Broadcasting Requirements:

1. 1080p FULL HD (1920×1080) [Only Available With Optional Broadcasting Module]

  • CPU: Intel Core™ i7 Extreme i7-975 3.33GHz or Intel Core™ i7 Extreme i7-965 3.2GHz or AMD Multi Core processors (AMD FX 4-Core Processor, AMD FX 6-Core Processor, AMD FX 8-Core Processor)
  • Memory: 4GB – any DDR3 memory
  • Available HD SPace: 10MB or more available disk space
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 compatible
  • Bitrate: 2000 Kbs recommended

2. 720p HD (1280×720) [Only Available With Optional Broadcasting Module]

  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 3GHz or faster; AMD A-Series processor or faster
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Available HD Space: 10MB available disk space
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 compatible
  • Bitrate: 1200 Kbs and up recommended

3. BROWSER BASED BROADCAST REQUIREMENTS [Standard Web-Based Broadcaster Console]

A.Windows 7

  • CPU: Intel Pentium II 450MHz or AMD Athlon 600MHz
  • Memory: 128MB of RAM
  • Available HD Space: 10MB available disk space
  • Bandwidth: 200 Kbs and up

B. Machintosh

  • Mac OS X v10.4 or later (PowerPC)
  • Mac OS X v10.4 or later (Intel)
  • Mac OS X v10.6
  • CPU: PowerPC G3 500MHz or Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz
  • Memory: 128MB of RAM
  • Available HD Space: 10MB available disk space
  • Bandwidth: 200 Kbs and up

C. Linux

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • OpenSUSE 11
  • Ubuntu 7.10 or later or 8.04 or later
  • CPU: Modern processor (800MHz or faster)
  • Memory: 512MB of RAM
  • Available HD Space: 10MB available disk space
  • Bandwidth: 200 Kbs and up

Server Requirements

Your server hardware specifications should be:

  • CPU: AMD/INTEL Quad Core @ 2.13 Ghz or better
  • RAM: Minimum 4 GB or higher (minimum DDR2 or higher)
  • HDD: 2 x 146GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps
    3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive or better
  • 1000Mbs NIC Connection to Internet

 

You also need to have installed into your server the following softwares:

  • Centos 5.x
  • Mysql 5.x
  • PHP 5.2.x
  • PDO (PDO_MYSQL)
  • GD2
  • ionCube PHP Loader
  • APC (PHP should be run as mod_php, not as CGI for APC)
  • JSON extension
  • Filter extension
  • magic quotes OFF
  • register globals OFF
  • Apache 2
  • AllowOverrides ON
  • mod_rewrite
  • wildcard DNS for the domain
  • ffmpeg – standalone executable (should be installed in PATH)
  • FMS 5+ Professional Interactive (details)

 

All the details can be seen in this document

 

Capture Requirements

We are continually testing equipment as new cameras are always being introduced. If you are an equipment manufacturer and would like your gear added to the list or if you are having a good experience with a capture device, please contact us so that we can add your camera to this list.

Confirmed Video Sources:

We have tested a variety of cameras, DVD players, DVR’s, ranging from low quality to high definition. The different Video sources are outlined in the following PDF:

Connecting a STANDARD and HIGH DEFINITION video source

Listed below are a few Cameras that have been confirmed to work in our lab:

Sample Webcams

  • Microsoft LifeCam Cinema 720p Widescreen
  • Logitech HD Pro C910

Sample Camcorders

  • Canon Vixia HF-10
  • Canon Vixia HFG10
  • Sony HVR HD 1000
  • GoPro HD Hero2
  • Too many cameras to list

Here you can view one of the cameras that we have tested – Canon Vixia HF 10 – details here

Hardware Set-Up:

See the following tutorial video on how to connect your video and audio sources to your broadcasting PC here:

How to connect your video and audio sources to your broadcasting PC

Note: We recommend separating the audio and video in order to reduce load on the actual capture device. We highly suggest you pull in the audio through the ‘microphone in’ port on the PC’s motherboard.