IP Camera with RTMP/S Feed → YouTube

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  Astrom on 20/08/2020 - 01:58

  +3

  Not what you're looking for, but price wise it may be a lot cheaper to get a raspberry pi of probably any generation and throw a form of linux on it and use that to stream to youtube.
  The power draw would be pretty low and for size its also small.
  And yes, I know its exactly what you didnt want but you also seem to think a product is too expensive and people are known to make compromise especailly when price is an issue.
  At least a raspi (or similar) is much cheaper/smaller/less power draw than any x86/64 system you could get for doing something like this.

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    Bullion Baron on 20/08/2020 - 10:37

    Yeah I might have to resort to something like that, but would prefer to avoid it if I can.

    I really want to try and reduce the complexity of the setup, fewer 'parts' that can go wrong or require configuration.

    Price isn't a huge issue.. but most of the PTZOptics cameras are $2,000+, with a raspi and camera probably more like $200. I thought there might be something reasonable in between (aiming to spend <$500).

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      Astrom on 20/08/2020 - 19:26

      +1

      Hey if you get a solution, let me/us know (here or PM) if you could. I won't be able to give you more than a "thanks" though.
      I'm also interested in this sort of thing but costs/effort/practicality put me off a lot.
      Also you may as well plug your project when its working to me too for +1 view :P

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        Bullion Baron on 21/08/2020 - 23:03

        A little more than I wanted to spend, but this appears perfect and looking to order it soon: https://mevo.com/products/mevo-start

        You need to set it up with a phone app, but I checked with the manufacturer and it can be left to continue recording 24/7 without the phone in range.

        Probably need the camera + Ethernet adapter for a stable setup I'm thinking.

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          Astrom on 22/08/2020 - 00:54

          +1

          @Bullion Baron: Seems pretty cool, Im guessing this technology is outside of my price range for another 5+ years at least. I mean I want it but practically I'd personally buy a gopro before I got that, thats me and my use case though which is much different than yours.

          If you're having throughput issues it might be worthwhile to downscale to 720p or a 16:9 resolution somewhere between the two (even if youtube only takes one or the other, a higher resolution downscaled usually looks nicer than just that resolution), but the NBN/your router shouldnt have much drama with either unless you're in a house with heavy users/uploaders, meaning that if it lags/skips its likely the processor of the camera struggling to encode/upload instead of your other hardware. I really doubt it will happen thoughh since that doesnt look like a cheap toy.

          Ethernet adaptors are usually very cheap too, that $150 one I guess would be cheaper at most places that arent that website even if it isnt branded you should be able to get away with using a generic USB-C one, or even a USB one with a USB-A>USB-C adaptor. But that's something to research if you actally need it.

          Anyway good luck dude, hope it works better than expected.

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  pjetson on 20/08/2020 - 08:50

  +4

  What are you planning on streaming 24/7 to Youtube?

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    Bullion Baron on 20/08/2020 - 10:43

    Proof of existence.

    Something that may draw a peak concurrent of 10 watchers or 10,000 watchers depending on how successful it is. Would rather be prepared in case of the latter.

    Sorry it's a bit vague, but the idea / concept is still being developed :P

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    casho on 20/08/2020 - 11:34

    +1

    Gold bars

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  b-t on 20/08/2020 - 10:46

  +1

  You might want to look at Xiaomi Dafang - https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/xiaomi-dafang-1080p-smart…

  Not cheapest it's been (actually I didn't even compare) but this camera is pretty good after you flash it with custom firmware - https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks

  That'll give you an RTMP stream locally (which now I'm running through a Synology for CCTV of my house).

  Only downsides are that it requires USB power so you'll have to work out a power source (or use power bank), and that it's not waterproof (but you can buy waterproof enclosures for it).

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    Bullion Baron on 20/08/2020 - 10:55

    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately the comments in this thread suggest the camera isn't powerful enough to transcode/push an RTMP stream to YouTube :(

    https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks/issues/4…

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      b-t on 20/08/2020 - 11:03

      Oh yeah, that sucks. I guess I didn't consider the transcoding to YouTube as for me, it happens on the Synology side. Sorry I couldn't have been better help!

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  uncompressed on 20/08/2020 - 14:32

  +1

  How big does your installation footprint need to be? Have you considered a cheapo handycam with HDMI output to a HDMI to RTMP encoder? From your description of it being near power and ethernet to a router, this might be possible?

  Something like this:

  https://www.amazon.com.au/URayCoder-Encoder-Facebook-Broadca…

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    Bullion Baron on 20/08/2020 - 23:29

    Thanks, this looks very interesting and could work as a close second option. Think I found a camera that will do the trick though.

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  Bullion Baron on 20/08/2020 - 23:31

  After searching high and low, I finally found something that I think will suit perfectly… a little more than I wanted to spend, but much cheaper than the professional cameras.

  https://mevo.com/products/mevo-start