Second Life streaming
The huge success of Second Life has brought about the demand for streaming into and out of this virtual environment.
From large corporation to small to mid - sized businesses to an online DJ wanting to share a mix, streaming has become a necessity, and NetroMedia has been there from the beginning providing audiences around the world with a Second Life streaming experience.
Most recently NetroMedia streamed the America's Cup to the Alcatel Lucent Port for SAIL.tv
Streaming Into Second Life - What do I need to get started?
1
A Second Life account with land ownership or administration rights.
2
A Netromedia QuickTime Streaming account.
3
A source (either files on your computer or a camera) to feed the stream.
4
Either QuickTime Broadcaster (for Mac users) or Wirecast (for Windows users) to send the stream.
Setting up a media player to stream into Second Life
1
You must create a media player object inside SecondLife to serve as the "screen" for your stream.
2
While standing on the piece of land you wish to use, create an object.
3
Open the "About Land" window and click the "Media" tab.
4
Place a unique texture on the video screen, and place the same texture on the "Replace This Texture..." thumbnail.
5
Enter your NetroMedia Streaming URL in the "...with content from this URL" box.
6
Use the Media player control to start or stop your video.
Streaming From Second Life - What do I need to get started?
2
A PC powerful enough to run both Second Life and Windows Media Encoder.
3
A NetroMedia Windows Media Streaming account.
Setting up your stream from Second Life
1
Load up Second Life and have it running in Windowed mode.
2
Start windows Media Encoder and create a custom session.
3
For your source, use the screen capture feature and select the Second Life window.
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When you start encoding, your broadcast will be exactly what is happening in your Second Life window.
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Provide your NetroMedia streaming link to your audience.
You can also use this PDF for a full walkthrough with pictures.