Storm Chasers who stream live video!

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Hello Everyone,
Storms are possible over the next few days and many Storm Chasers are attempting to stream live video this year. This year, SevereStudios.com founders Kory Hartman, Kenny Allen, and new partner Ben Holcomb are proud to introduce www.SevereStreaming.com - a site providing streaming video services to the Storm Chaser community for FREE!

David Drummond, Chris Rice, and Roger Hill have all been streaming video today using this service. Check out their live streams here: http://www.severestudios.com/livechase

How many others in the community plan to stream live video this year? Reply now, I want to know your thoughts and your motivations for streaming video!

Also, Kory Hartman has started a thread discussing our services in the Marketplace. http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15789

I hope to see all of you streaming video this year.
 
I'm watching David Drummond now in the field.... very interesting!! For those of us interesting in chasing but don't have the resources to do so very often, this is about as close as it gets! The quality isn't too bad, but I will really be excited when you are able to stream high quality video from the field!

Keep up the great work!
 
Why don't ya'll buy a banner and support stormtrack instead of hijacking threads and spaming ?
 
Thank you Ashley for posting information about the live streaming. It was great to watch the few chasers who had their cams running tonight.

I'm glad you exercised your freedom to post in a forum you have due right to post in.
 
Thanks Ashley, unfortunately I didn't get to watch the live streams tonight but will look forward to doing so in the future when I'm stuck at home and not able to chase.

J Kinkaid said:
Why don't ya'll buy a banner and support stormtrack instead of hijacking threads and spaming ?
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J, that is rather harsh. Why don't you buy a banner and support stormtrack instead of spamming us with a link to your weather forum in your signature?
 
Great job with the streaming, I love it. Been watching David Drummond for awhile now (on the live stream that is) and it is awesome. Currently he is under a tornado warned cell in OK. I am waiting to see what happens.

A great, free service for us stormchasers. Keep up the great work!!
 
Thank you very much for posting the link to the streaming video. Great job setting up the streaming website!!! I am enjoying the SevereStudios.com video links as I sit at home in 40 degree weather. Since the title of the thread is "Storm Chasers who stream live video!", I suppose any chaser can post links to their own live streaming video. I always forget who is doing streaming video and would love to see who else is or will be streaming video. Back to watching Dave!!

Bill Hark
 
J Kinkaid:

We supported StormTrack with a donation last year when they needed more RAM or whatever for the server.

We are planning on getting a banner... we JUST launched streaming on Friday.

Thanks!
 
Wow this is very fascinating, great work Severe Studios (and the chasers who are streaming)! I can see this catching on.... it will be a great tool for NWS folks to use as well so they can get some real ground-truthing!
 
Great service you are offering to storm chasers. Right now, I currently use Ustream.tv but I might look into your service in the near future.

FWIW, if anybody wants to follow me when I go chasing:
http://www.vortexpursuit.com/live.html

Right now I only plan to stream when I have a broadband connection, but may look into deep compression in areas without a broadband connection. If I head out this morning/afternoon, check out my stream!
 
I think the streaming video will be the next big thing. 3 years ago, it was GR2/3/AE, 1 and 2 years ago it was Spotter Network, and now this year it will be live streaming video. As a warning forecaster, seeing the storm in real-time, when mirrored with the radar imagery is invaluable. A warning forecaster will be able to see the wall cloud develop in real-time, and could make warning decisions (go or no go for a TOR for example) based on the real-time, visual feedback. It's great to see the average joe get in on what has been reserved for TV/media chasers.

Can you use any webcam for this, or do you need a certain level of hardware (i.e. el cheapo webcams won't work?) Also, what do you use to mount the webcam inside your vehicle? I'm sure there are a wide variety of Ram mounts, and also the new Sticky Pod looks intriguing as well. Also, on the Severe Streaming website, you state that you provide the necessary software. Is this a GUI/widget application that you install that uploads the stream? What type of upload speeds do you need to get a reliable, stable stream? What about bandwidth? How much bandwidth is consumed for the upload?

This really opens up the chasing world for a lot of people that can't participate because of other obligations, etc. While it doesn't give you the same thrill or rush as if being there for real, it's certainly closest to the next best thing.
 
You can use any sort of camera as long as Windows sees it. I personally use a Sony HandyCam through Firewire. I just have a tripod in my pickup truck right behind my seats holding the camera. I use a couple bungee cords to stabilize it so it doesn't fall over when I round corners a bit too fast.
 
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