[linux-audio-user] Streaming meetings, podcasting, and telephones

[geekery at jamesfenn.co.uk]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:10:03AM -0600, Steven Clift wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki [mailto:rzewnickie at rfa.org]
> 
> 
> > > Greetings,
> > > 
> > > I might be putting together a prototype audio-oriented webcasting
> > > server for small town meetings and the like. If you have
> > any comments
> > > or know someone who has already done parts of this, please
> > drop me a
> > > note: clift at publicus.net
> > 
> > Are you aware of icecast?
> > 
> > http://www.icecast.org/
> 
> 
> Yes, in fact I've been collecting lots of webcasting tech related links
> here:
> http://del.icio.us/dowire/webcasting-tech
> 
> 
> What I cannot find anything on is some sort of open source java applet
> that might tie into a content management system designed to work with
> Icecast or some other streaming server.
> 
> The idea is pretty simple, allow someone with a streaming account to use
> any web brower and say a 128K Internet connection to grab audio from a
> meeting or public event via their line-in jack withour requiring special
> software.  A second step would be to integrate grabbing of webcam shots
> that would synchronized with the audio.
> 
> Any pointers?
>

Try freecast -- www.freecast.org -- peer 2 peer streaming using a java applet.

Good Luck,
James Fenn



 
> Cheers,
> Steven Clift

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James Fenn
www.jamesfenn.co.uk