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As more households and businesses adopt broadband Internet access, webcasting video is becoming commonplace. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to shoot video with a great camera and directly stream it over the Web? Thanks to JVC's new GY-DV300 camera and its streaming options, many will soon.
Video Systems was the first magazine to get its hands on the new camcorder portion of the system, and by the time you read this, the streaming adapter hardware and software will be shipping. We look forward to covering that in a future issue. In the meantime, you'll be hearing about this product from all quarters: It won NAB 2002 awards from Video Systems, Millimeter, and Broadcast Engineering magazines.
It needs to be understood that the Streamcorder system needs all three of its essential elements to take full advantage of its webcasting capabilities. The GY-DV300 camera, the dockable KA-DV300, and JVC's PC-based StreamProducer software should form a plug-and-play streaming system that's compliant with RTP and web servers. According to JVC, the toughest technical challenge was creating the realtime MPEG-4 (IBP frames) codec and minimizing the delay between video and audio that sometimes occurs with streaming solutions. From the demonstrations I saw at NAB, JVC has succeeded in this regard.
One of the coolest aspects of the system for me, someone who travels a lot, is that it will be possible to control one camera from virtually anywhere in the world by using Stream Capture, a new JVC plug-in for Internet Explorer. Under this configuration, the delay is a mere two seconds, according to the company. I'll be able to check on my studio or home no matter where I am.
It would be great for keeping in touch with the family. I can see 1,001 business possibilities - from online meetings to concerts and special-event webcasts.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves. At the core of the Streamcorder is the GY-DV300, a camera that captures gorgeous DV footage and is easy to operate under both a fully automatic and a completely adjustable...