13 STREAMPUNK CamStreamer
CITIES CAN HAVE A STREAM GOING ONLINE ALL THE TIME, AND IT’S GOOD FOR ATTRACTING VISITORS AND INCREASING THEIR EXPOSURE
logos, using the processing power of the camera. The app will set you back another $299/€269 or you can buy a package of both CamStreamer and CamOverlay for $499/€459. “This is a great advantage compared to the traditional way of adding the overlays,” says Capousek. “You don’t have to transcode the video. You don’t have to unpack it, insert the graphics, and pack it again. You would have to do it on a server. Instead, the CamOverlay application sits inside the camera and takes the video provided by the camera chip and before it is encoded into H264, the graphics are added into the raw image, pixel by pixel, and then the camera encodes it and sends it to the CamStreamer app, to then send it out to YouTube.” CamStreamer is also offering the CamScripter app, which allows users to insert any kind of data into the video stream and extend the functionality of their IP cameras with custom micro apps. It costs an extra $199/€179 and enables easy
inclusion of things like scoreboards or other applications requiring multiple data fields. CAMS AND CARS This summer, CamStreamer apps powered live streams of a popular open-air car show along the Vltava river in Prague. The organisers of the Cars on Náplavka show provided three different livestreams from different vantage points along the Náplavka riverbank neighbourhood. Highlights of the event were music, talks and car displays, including the Czech debut of the new Škoda Kamiq. The camera set-ups not only allowed those unable to attend the festival a chance to spy on the action, but also made for a powerful incentive to go and join the fun. “We want to keep pace with the latest trends, and live streaming is a step in the right direction,” said Czech News Center’s Petr Vaněk, producer of Cars on Náplavka. “With this solution, the event has a perfect tool to attract new visitors. The streams are promoted by our own media channels, and
people can see what’s happening at the event any time they want.” One static camera at the event streamed live from a ferry going between the two banks of the Vltava. Another was mounted in the interior of the new Škoda Kamiq. A third was a pan-tilt-zoom camera located on the main stage overlooking the venue. These were all connected to the internet via local 4G. To provide online viewers with information about the programme and the location of particular stands and
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