Another Hawaii Tech Tuesday live event but for the first time, we steamed it at 1080 via You Tube Live Event, using...

Another Hawaii Tech Tuesday live event but for the first time, we steamed it at 1080 via You Tube Live Event, using OBS software to mix three video sources locally and upload to you tube using only 1 machine.  A few glitches but overall we are pleased with the capability.  We used an AverMedia Broadcaster HD to capture VGA video from a pass through connection on the projector in the room.  Our primary (presenter) video was via USB utilizing a Logitech C920.  The in-room Q&A camera was a Canon HV20 video camera capturing images at 1080i which connected to the single host PC via USB3 where an AverMedia ExtremeCap u3 external video capture device completed the video inputs.  Audio captured through our Mackie ProFX 8 mixer which was selected as a mic source within OBS.
Now that we've reduced the number of machines from 3 to 1, our 5 mbps uplink is more than sufficient.  OBS wasn't breathing hard at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWLNq46ZxM&list=PLEIkq8LUuNWjhImMZOEFIkRBChowGs5r_

While visiting the OBSProject.com site today, I noticed that the fruit of Jim's hard work on the multiplatform...

While visiting the OBSProject.com site today, I noticed that the fruit of Jim's hard work on the multiplatform version of OBS is "ready for picking!" As of July 14, the Macintosh version of the new OBS is available for download.  Linux version and a new revised Windows version are promised soon.  While I'm jealous, I guess I understand why we Windows guys have to wait a little longer before we can trade in our old OBS for the new version.  Looking forward to exploring the re-written product and playing with any new features that Jim has been able to include.  Looking forward to hearing from the Linux and Mac folks on what they think of OBS!

Lurking in the gamer community lately in search of tips on video capture devices uncovered something interesting...

Lurking in the gamer community lately in search of tips on video capture devices uncovered something interesting that Intel is doing with their newer processors.  The feature is called Quick Sync Video and it is described in the linked video.  My home machine doesn't have a new enough chip, but I'll definitely be trying this out on my next Hawaii TechWorks Tech Tuesday live event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHpz04qPX-U