Comments on: Ustream Launches Watershed – The Killer Live Video Option for Ministry? http://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/ Exploring the Intersection of Web Technology and the Church Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-40275 human3rror Mon, 11 May 2009 22:26:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-40275 Not too much. there's a great number of other alternatives and walkthru's... google is your friend! mogulus... try that. Not too much. there's a great number of other alternatives and walkthru's… google is your friend! mogulus… try that.

]]> By: Derick Cosgrovehttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-40270 Derick Cosgrove Mon, 11 May 2009 22:07:17 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-40270 Researching this for our church, but like everything, there are so many to choose from and everyone else's product is better. What does your church use??? How much "tech" experience does someone need to get this rolling once signed up for UStream or one of the others?? Researching this for our church, but like everything, there are so many to choose from and everyone else's product is better. What does your church use??? How much "tech" experience does someone need to get this rolling once signed up for UStream or one of the others??

]]> By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-34958 human3rror Mon, 04 May 2009 03:04:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-34958 ricky, thanks for sharing this! i'll take a look. ricky, thanks for sharing this! i'll take a look.

]]> By: Ricky Williamshttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-34942 Ricky Williams Mon, 04 May 2009 02:19:14 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-34942 i havent tried watershed; $1 per user per hour per month comes out to $40/mo for 10 people to watch your sermons every week. not bad. especially for really small churches. i just signed our church up with uvault. $100/mo for unlimited users and 50GB of transfer per month. today was our first day streaming with them and man it was great. very speedy, i have the ability to record locally while pushing my content to the CDN, and a few video options pre-push...i.e. cropping, color/brightness/gamma/hue changes. NTS/PAL support, 16:9 and 4:3 support. i can stream to users using the vp6 or h264 codecs. how much bandwidth to use and a ridiculous amount of more options. lots and lots of audio options like different codecs to stream with, separate bitrate settings. just a ton of stuff. its only my first week using them, my second week working with their system...so far im impressed...we'll see if i run into any snafus. oh wait just thought of one...i have to use their custom player (which is a modified version of a popular you-tubish generic flash player). i was told this will change in may though. in addition to using their player, i'll be able to build my own using their actionscript (flash player scripting language) classes. i havent tried watershed; $1 per user per hour per month comes out to $40/mo for 10 people to watch your sermons every week. not bad. especially for really small churches.

i just signed our church up with uvault. $100/mo for unlimited users and 50GB of transfer per month. today was our first day streaming with them and man it was great. very speedy, i have the ability to record locally while pushing my content to the CDN, and a few video options pre-push…i.e. cropping, color/brightness/gamma/hue changes. NTS/PAL support, 16:9 and 4:3 support. i can stream to users using the vp6 or h264 codecs. how much bandwidth to use and a ridiculous amount of more options. lots and lots of audio options like different codecs to stream with, separate bitrate settings. just a ton of stuff.

its only my first week using them, my second week working with their system…so far im impressed…we'll see if i run into any snafus.

oh wait just thought of one…i have to use their custom player (which is a modified version of a popular you-tubish generic flash player). i was told this will change in may though. in addition to using their player, i'll be able to build my own using their actionscript (flash player scripting language) classes.

]]> By: Tinahttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-28264 Tina Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:55:39 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-28264 Haven't tried it and I won't have a need until Fall, but I'll keep an ear out and post if I hear of anyone using it. I have one group that I might ask if they want to give it a try but it may not make sense for them until Summer. Haven't tried it and I won't have a need until Fall, but I'll keep an ear out and post if I hear of anyone using it. I have one group that I might ask if they want to give it a try but it may not make sense for them until Summer.

]]> By: FaithEngineerhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-28262 FaithEngineer Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:44:11 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-28262 It's been a while since any comments on this post. Has anybody used the service? What are your thoughts? I think the pricing is quite reasonable, especially for smaller events and churches. The $350 a month that mogulus charges for their pro account is out of reach for us, so watershed is a great option. I am looking at using this to stream a seminar that we are hosting to several other churches across the country. Thanks for sharing It's been a while since any comments on this post. Has anybody used the service? What are your thoughts?

I think the pricing is quite reasonable, especially for smaller events and churches. The $350 a month that mogulus charges for their pro account is out of reach for us, so watershed is a great option. I am looking at using this to stream a seminar that we are hosting to several other churches across the country. Thanks for sharing

]]> By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-16220 human3rror Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:56:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-16220 Sure thing~! Sure thing~!

]]> By: MexiaBillhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-16214 MexiaBill Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:57:46 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-16214 Hey John! Thanks for the info. We have been considering live broadcast by internet and this really appeals to the way we do things. Get with and let me know how you are taking the analog signal to digital. Hey John! Thanks for the info. We have been considering live broadcast by internet and this really appeals to the way we do things. Get with and let me know how you are taking the analog signal to digital.

]]> By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-15901 human3rror Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:03:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-15901 just signed up? let us knwo where you intend on using it! just signed up? let us knwo where you intend on using it!

]]> By: human3rrorhttp://churchcrunch.com/ustream-launches-watershed-the-killer-live-video-option-for-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-15898 human3rror Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:02:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3083#comment-15898 hehe~! hehe~!

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