Live Video w/Audio From F-Town

[conrailmike]

Wasn't sure if anyone has seen this or not, but looks like Mike has a live video feed in the works for F-Town with audio too.

http://www.greatlakeslive.com/forum/vie ... hp?f=5&t=3

http://www.greatlakeslive.com/F-town_CAM_1.html

[Mike]

Camera came in today. It work in even low light I hope to start testing the feed next week and install latter this month.

[Mike]

Update:

Camera works great right now I am looking at a 384Kbps a sec stream in a 512 x 384 window at 30 fps with 128Kbps audio the scanner feed will be mixed in with the video and the out door audio. Virtual Railfanning here we come!

[conrailmike]

Good deal! Let us know when the feed is up and running!

[Mike]

Here is some more details. I also have a video window on the site now and it can go full screen...

Frame Rate = 25.0 FPS
FLV Video Bitrate = 400 kbps
FLV Audio Bitrate = 64 kbps
FLV Width & Height = 480 x 360

Comericals every 14 min but there only about 30 sec long.

Audio track will include background audio and scanner feed mixed in.

Live 24/7!

[Mike]

As it stands right now Install is set for March 26 / 27 over that weekend..

[sd70accsxt700]

Where is it going to be at. Will you be able to see the B&O verry good?

[Mike]

it is going to be on the side of the Rail Bar accross the tracks from the B&O Depot facing west. The Diamonds will be in the right side of the video window and the mic's will be located above it.

[MUTLINERR]

Hi All,

Site is up and testing as I post this. Still adjusting but video and audio are working.

ENJOY!
Bill

[~Z~]

Link to the online video stream, 32 people watching right now!
Even has a chat room: http://www.livestream.com/greatlakeslive

Map of Fostoria for those who need it: http://railroadfan.com/images/FostoriaCamera2.jpg

[Mike]

Hello Everyone...

Hope your enjoying the feed. I hope to have the Mic fixed (There are two mic's for stereo audio Right Channel is bad)and make a few ajustments in two weeks. So please enjoy the feed and it will get better when I replace the bad Mic and make a few ajustments to the camera.

Mike

[Norm]

Great feed, but word spreads fast. Tried to watch it this morning, and every time there was already the maximum number of people watching.

[Mike]

I am sorry about that I am working to get that lifted. Might be a few days before it's lifted.

I had to have it up to get that lifted.

[Old Hogger]

Great job on the feed Mike, I've enjoyed watching this afternoon.

[Mike]

All!!!!

Effective immediately, you can now stream to unlimited concurrent viewers. In addition, your Livestream Free channel is now listed at livestream.com and is available via search or by browsing the Channel Guide. Plus, your channel is now eligible for promotion in throughout the Livestream Network.


Mike

[~Z~]

Decent article about the feed:
http://www.reviewtimes.com/Issues/2011/ ... Mar,25&c=n

[sd70accsxt700]

First trip past the camera today.

Ok guys time for my first apperance on the Fostoria camera. Called out on L16305 with CSXT 223 & 7816, 50L X 2E, 11576 Tons, 10174 Feet. Called for 15:00 With the normal delay sould be leaving Willard around 18:00. By the camera at 19:00 or so. Going to call Scooter B when I am getting on the train. Look for updates

[Scooterb]

Matt getting on Q163 at 4:35 pm should be about an hour to F-town

[~Z~]

The webcam for Fostoria is now offline, likely permanently until a new site is found. Appears the owner at The Rail pulled the plug on the DSL feed that the video camera used.

[cbehr91]

Not only has the video feed been pulled but so has the scanner feed even though the scanner/antenna are located at the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society building (the LE&W depot). Perhaps the streaming software was at The Rail as well.

I know all summer it had problems with reception since the antenna had been moved inside due to the depot getting a new roof and never got put back up when the work was completed.