Kulaks looks like a happenin' spot. I little more hi-tech than what I
was searching for. I was looking for a lower-end setup like a webcam. My
budget won't allow for Sony DV's. 

Surely Kulaks started with lower technology so maybe they might have a
solution for me after all. What I am trying to do is put a webcam in an
artist's studio. This artist will also be featured at the Museum. We
want people to be able to see the artwork and the artist working in his
studio live (or live-ish).  Not sure how to accomplish this at a
resolution that will be acceptable for viewing on a larger scale such as
a projection screen. 

Any help would be great. 

Thanks, 

Hassan

Hassan Najjar
Manager of School and Family Programs
Hunter Museum of American Art
www.huntermuseum.org
423.752.2043


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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Webcam recommendation

Hassan,

It's not only the quality of the camera but also an issue of bandwidth
for the live stream.

I volunteer evenings at a place that webcasts live music webcasts -
they've been webcasting since 2001 and it's very sophisticated in
shooting with six sony DV cameras, using a switcher for the live
broadcast, and now putting out a live 750K streaming webcast. With
that set up we have a pretty acceptable image that will fill up a
regular sized computer monitor screen. There's alot of technical
voodoo that isn't my specialty but from what I understand the encoder
that you use also has alot to do with the quality of live streaming
too.

When I am not busy saving the world's treasures on my day job I am
actually the head videographer and direct and produce many live shows
there.

www.kulakswoodshed.com

If any of you are interested in how its all done then you can email
your queries to me and I'll pass them along to our technical guru.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA

On 4/4/07, Hassan Najjar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
>
>
> We are considering the use of a webcam placed in an artist's studio to
> simultaneously play live in our museum. Does anyone have much
experience
> with these? Would the image quality be good enough for us to show on a
large
> projector? What specific brands/models do you recommend? Any advice is
much
> appreciated on or off the list.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Hassan
>
>
>
> Hassan Najjar
>
> Manager of School and Family Programs
>
> Hunter Museum of American Art
>
> www.huntermuseum.org
>
> 423.752.2043
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