[Coco] CoCoFEST - Video Streaming Via Skype

[Aaron Wolfe]

Skype publishes bandwidth requirements for various activities:

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1417/how-much-bandwidth-does-skype-need

If the internet access is the same as last year, you will not have enough
bandwidth to support more than a handful of users, and that will only work
if no one else at the fest uses the internet connection.

Some of us have ideas for improving the internet access that may work, but
Skype is still a bad choice for this type of thing.  I highly recommend you
look at solutions that are designed for the task at hand.  Examples include
ustream and Justin.TV

In any case, I will be there and try to help if I can.

-Aaron
 On Apr 24, 2014 7:16 PM, "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone!
>
> John Mark Mobley along with Bob Swoger and myself have been experimenting
> with seeing how much bandwidth is required to stream the CoCoFEST using
> Skype from John Mark's home.  We've tried to get a few others online in the
> late night time during this test and so far it has only been the three of
> us.  According to the network bandwidth meter I use on my laptop the total
> bandwidth used has been between approximately 120KB to 160KB so John Mark
> is
> going to try streaming the CoCoFEST this year to see how it goes.  We of
> course don't know what the quality will be since both of us have decent
> high
> speed bandwidth to the internet.  We'll just have to see what happens in
> this regard.  This will be an interesting test at the CoCoFEST this year
> since this will be the first time to video stream it using Skype.  I for
> one
> am interested to see how this will all turn out.  My eyes will be glued on
> my laptop all weekend as I will not be able to attend this year either.
>  See
> you all there!  Take care my friends.
>
> Kip
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Daniel Campos
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 3:20 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoFest - No promotion?
>
>
>
> Will be any streaming of the event?
>
> Those of us outside the FEST will be very grateful! :-)
>
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
>
> 2014-04-24 16:10 GMT-03:00 Nick Marentes < <mailto:nickma2 at optusnet.com.au
> >
> nickma2 at optusnet.com.au>:
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>
>
> > There's a fest this weekend?
>
> >
>
> > Gee, that come along very quietly!
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> >
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> > Nick
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