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Question

Sony HdR FX 7 Live streaming

Feb 29, 2012 1:57PM PST

Sony HDRFX7 I have three of these cameras that I want to stream live with. I want to stream in as close to 1080 as possible without any compression. They have component outs and fire wire capabilities and HDMI out etc. I need a swicher that is not going to cost an arm and leg.and have the capability to perform without glitches at 1080. I am a novice just getting started and I have a great computer built for this task with great sound and video cards. I am stuck from lack of knowledge and not knowing who to ask. can anyone help me??
Ron_Dean

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Want versus what's possible today?
Feb 29, 2012 11:32PM PST

Sorry but what you are asking for easily hits 6 figures today along with trips to the places that configure and deploy such systems.

You might want to look at broadcast HD TV gear to solve this one.
Bob

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Live streaming
Mar 1, 2012 11:26PM PST

I have been looking into software to take care of this problem and it is amazing what they offer and as I am learning and finding out most of the hardware that is so expensive is being phased out because the software is cheaper and not as hard to use. I have run into a gentleman who's whole family does this sort of thing and is pretty up on new tech so I am hoping that they can give me a hand. Thanks alot for the response and I will keep learning as I go. One way or the other I will be up and running soon only becasue of people who have more know how than I do, for instance people like yourself. Thanks again RD PS The Show will be titled "Nashville Side Streets" so keep and eye out for it...................

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If you change your "spec" a little.
Mar 1, 2012 11:49PM PST

And allow for the usual AVCHD streams then it moves out of the stratosphere on costs. Still pricey but that no-compression part blew up the costs to enormous numbers.

Good luck on your show.
Bob

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Here's where you may have gone off the charts.
Feb 29, 2012 11:56PM PST

Let's look at the data rate of 1080p. That's 1080x1920x60 by at least 3 to get the bytes per second generated. Since you SPECIFIED no compression the link needs to carry 373 248 000 BYTES per second. We multiply this by 8 to see what the bit rate is.

I get 3 gigabits per second of data. Since most links and gear can't carry that data rate you can see where your specification has pushed this into custom solutions with 6 to 8 figures of cash would have to be thrown at it.

And we are talking about 1 camera. You want 3 times that!
Bob

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Live streaming with Sony HDR-FX7
May 20, 2012 4:05AM PDT

I just bought a Sony HDR-FX7 for the purpose of live streaming over the Internet. The key in getting it to work was going to the camera menu and turning the ilink to "On." My PC immediately recognized the camera and I was able to begin streaming using the Windows Media Encoder.

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They didn't want to compress it.
May 20, 2012 4:12AM PDT

Let's hope that time has tempered their spec.

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Video Capture Card
Oct 23, 2014 6:50AM PDT

To get my Sony HDR-FX 7 to live stream I purchased a video capture card that has fire wire inputs. You can find them on www.newegg.com. Just search for video capture card. Prices range from $75 to $150. The card plugs into a PCI express slot on the mother board of the PC.

I plugged the $5 fire wire cable I got at Radio Shack into the HDV/DV slot on the back of the camera then into the capture card I installed on my mother board.

I use a livestream program called XSplit Broadcaster (cost $35 every 3 months). It is able to recognize the camera when I press: add, camera, Sony HDR FX 7. This software is capable of handling several camera inputs both simultaneously and at the same time. Their are other more expensive live stream programs you can use if you are willing to pay about a thousand dollars.

Im not sure why people are saying it will cost hundreds of thousands to accomplish this. That might have been true 10 years ago but live streaming is a pretty affordable hobby these days.

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You missed a requirement.
Oct 23, 2014 9:00PM PDT

They wanted it without compression. That's over 27 megabits a second so where is that in your estimate?