Bandwidth

Shoogle · 7th June 2005, 10:52

Hi,

How much bandwidth would I need to stream to 100 viewers?

Thank you

Nick@ss · 7th June 2005, 12:02

this depends at what bitrate you require

goto http://www.webcasteru.com/ and check out the cool tools on the right hand side

these are the calculators to help answer your questions

Shoogle · 7th June 2005, 16:06

Hi, Nick@ass,

Thank you for your reply and the link.

What exactly is: 'bitrate'? What is suitable for a decent live stream of video?

I am fairly new to streaming, so I do apologise.

Thank you.

Nick@ss · 7th June 2005, 16:53

all depends on quality you are after

most people opt for around 200k if they have the connection to sustain it this gives excellent sound and vido quality if the content is encoded the right way

here an example of a 250k vp3 stream
http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/playlists/nsv_demo.pls

if your new and want to read some intersting stuff check this link

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=171760

Shoogle · 7th June 2005, 17:07

Hi, Nick@ss,

Thank you for your reply and the links.

You have been a great help.

Thank you.

rockouthippie · 7th June 2005, 17:23

How many servers do you need for 100 viewers?. Do your bandwidth calculation, but realize that ACTUAL bandwidth is not gonna be 100mbps..... With the best dedicated servers I've found, it's about 25.

Off the top of my head with streams like mine, you'd be looking at 2 servers.

7th June 2005, 10:52	#1
Shoogle Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 31	Bandwidth Hi, How much bandwidth would I need to stream to 100 viewers? Thank you

7th June 2005, 12:02	#2
Nick@ss Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Streamsolutions Headquarters Posts: 11,953	this depends at what bitrate you require goto http://www.webcasteru.com/ and check out the cool tools on the right hand side these are the calculators to help answer your questions www.streamsolutions.co.uk SHOUTcast \| Flash Media \| Windows Media \| Icecast 2 \| Content Delivery \|

7th June 2005, 16:53	#4
Nick@ss Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Streamsolutions Headquarters Posts: 11,953	all depends on quality you are after most people opt for around 200k if they have the connection to sustain it this gives excellent sound and vido quality if the content is encoded the right way here an example of a 250k vp3 stream http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/playlists/nsv_demo.pls if your new and want to read some intersting stuff check this link http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=171760 www.streamsolutions.co.uk SHOUTcast \| Flash Media \| Windows Media \| Icecast 2 \| Content Delivery \|

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7th June 2005, 16:06	#3
Shoogle Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 31	Hi, Nick@ass, Thank you for your reply and the link. What exactly is: 'bitrate'? What is suitable for a decent live stream of video? I am fairly new to streaming, so I do apologise. Thank you.

7th June 2005, 17:07	#5
Shoogle Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 31	Hi, Nick@ss, Thank you for your reply and the links. You have been a great help. Thank you.

7th June 2005, 17:23	#6
rockouthippie Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 11,002	How many servers do you need for 100 viewers?. Do your bandwidth calculation, but realize that ACTUAL bandwidth is not gonna be 100mbps..... With the best dedicated servers I've found, it's about 25. Off the top of my head with streams like mine, you'd be looking at 2 servers.