This problem can’t be attributed to BitTorrent Live’s backend – there is no backend, right? Except there’s this excerpt from the Setup Guide: Now, it’s really important to remember that this is supposed to be a serverless system. That right there, were I not a forgiving beta user, is enough for me to disqualify this from any consideration as a solution for a real broadcast.Īnd today there’s a tiny but important message at the top of : Roughly 3 hours into my test stream, BT Live exited silently, which of course killed the stream. This also happened on my streaming server, running Windows Server 2008. !(/content/images/2013/03/BitTorrent-Live-Crashes-Chat.png)From the viewer chat on It appears that this isn’t an isolated issue either: But on my work machine – Win7 64bit, 3GB RAM – it would silently quit after a few seconds of video viewing, and prompt me to download and install it again. Normally it runs in the background, with a little red circle icon in your taskbar. ![]() I found the software to be pretty crashy. Couple that with the unfortunately negative BitTorrent name association and that’s a recipe for viewers clicking away. That’s a pretty big barrier for most of us in pro streaming – users at this point aren’t used to having to install something to watch a web video. Want to watch something using BitTorrent Live? You’ve still got to install the software. Otherwise your streaming software will fail to connect. My guess is it’s HTTP Live Streaming, a live streaming method that allows for distribution over standard web servers.Īnyway, just make sure you have BitTorrent Live running. BT Live, in turn, is taking that stream and repackaging it in a way where it can be shared (seeded) via the BitTorrent protocol. I’m pretty sure you’re basically turning your computer into a low-level HTTP streaming server.īasically, Flash Media Live Encoder is not streaming to the web at large, but instead is sending its RTMP stream to the BitTorrent Live software. This is kind of glossed over in the instructions, but is vital to actually streaming. You can’t broadcast using just streaming software – you also need to be running the BitTorrent Live software. Maybe 4 seed slots? Two Become OneĪnother really important part of the Setup Guide is Step 3: Launch BitTorrent Live. Why does it need 4x upload bandwidth? I have no idea. So unless you’re somewhere with an enterprise pipe, you won’t be doing HD via BitTorrent Live. Time Warner maxes out at 5Mbps, at least here in Austin – and that’s promised speed, not delivered speed. That means you need a bare minimum of 6Mbps upload speed. To do passable HD, you’re going to need to stream at least 1.5Mbps up. Notice how there’s no HD in there? My guess is that’s because, due to how BitTorrent Live works, most people don’t have the upstream bandwidth to go HD. Set ‘Input Size’ to the resolution of your source video.Ĭonfigure output encoding to use one of the following encoding settings profiles: Keep this key private anyone can stream to your “channel” if they get it.Īlso included in the guide are recommended encoding settings:Ĭhoose the H.264 video format and AAC audio format. Included in these instructions is your private streaming key – hence no screenshot. ![]() Once we click the Other Application option, a Setup Guide button pops up.Ĭlicking that Setup Guide button brings you to a simple but detailed set of instructions for setting up your software to stream via BitTorrent Live. Since we’re talking about broadcasting and not YouTube stardom, we’re going to choose “Other Application.” This option allows us to use more pro options like Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Wirecast, etc. Here you’ll select your broadcast source – webcam or “other application.” ![]() Once you’re in the beta, you’ll be presented with your broadcast page. I did, and gave it a shot over the past couple days. The more people that tune in, the more resilient your stream. BitTorrent Live eliminates bandwidth, cost, and infrastructure as broadcast barriers. And it’s designed to make real-time reporting, and open expression accessible to all. It’s based on the principles of the BitTorrent protocol. In their own words:īitTorrent Live is a peer-to-peer live streaming protocol. This week BitTorrent announced the open beta of BitTorrent Live, a new(ish) peer-to-peer protocol for live streaming.
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