ON-TOPIC Video/Audio Thread

[Robb \'94]

Since that other video thread quickly deteriorated into  Tastes-Great/Less-Filling, I wanted to start a new thread where people could post RELEVANT, HELPFUL information about possible video and audio feed.  As in, should I go out and party on Halloween, or is there going to be a video stream that I could stay home and watch before I go out and party?  Hurray for Central Time Zone...

What audio and/or video possibilities exist for us exiled Faithful?

[jason]

Robb,
In addition to Cornell's audio via the RealONE Pass, I believe W. Mich's audio will be available for free. The video is still uncertain as far as I know; i2sports website is showing Cornell vs W. Michigan as featured but unlike there other featured programs, there isn't a hyperlink associated with Cornell vs W. Mich (leading me to believe that the details are still being worked out). The W. Mich audio link and i2sports link are available at http://www.frontiernet.net/~letsgored/audiolinks.html , which site I'll try to keep current.



Post Edited (10-28-03 18:46)

[cbuckser]

Cornel Athletics has announced that all 16 home games will be broadcast on i2sports.com.  The fee is $60 for the season or $5 per game.

http://cornellbigred.ocsn.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/102803aaa.html

[Josh '99]

Out of curiosity, is there a way to see a sample before one shells out for a broadcast?

[Al DeFlorio]

Josh Herman '99 wrote:

Out of curiosity, is there a way to see a sample before one shells out for a broadcast?

I'm watching a recording of a LeMoyne soccer game now--to check out the quality.  It's not ESPN via satellite, but it's significantly better than hockeycam or last year's at-Colgate broadcast.  Don't know if the recording process has degraded quality from the original live broadcast.

Go to the link below and click on an event to give it a look.

http://www.i2sports.com/



Post Edited (10-28-03 19:30)

[DeltaOne81]

You can check the samples of the other events they have posted.

Or you can part with a hard earned $5 to see the first game and decide to shell out after then. Maybe they'll give you $5 off the season package if you ask nicely, they seems fairly responsive based on some emails I've had with them.

Nothing official as far as I know though.

[crodger1]

I can think of two questions...

1) how many people can they stream at once?
2) will the audio be Wodon?

At $60, if the sample that I am watching is any indication, it will be a good deal.  But I think I may just pay one game first and then decide.

Chris

[Al DeFlorio]

crodge2k wrote:
2) will the audio be Wodon?
Chris

The CornellBigRed announcement says it will be Adam.

[RedAR]

wow, the video is better than hockeycam?  i thought hockeycam was really good quality.

crodge2k is right, archived video no indication of how the video will be live.  although, i'm inclined to believe that if they handle streaming video for all these other events, they must have some infrastructure set up.

[rhovorka]

1) how many people can they stream at once?

I don't know, but there are email addresses for the Chief Engineer (a prof at Syracuse U.) and other members of the staff you could try to ask.

2) will the audio be Wodon?

According to the Cornell Athletics announcement linked above, yes.

The Oct. 17th Ferris St. vs. Colgate game is archived on their site, and you can watch it to see and judge the quality of a hockey game broadcast from Starr.

[pfibiger]

What's frustrating is that if I want video, but I also want to be able to get the away games _at all_, I've got to shell out $6.95/month for the real networks sports pass plus $60/season for i2sports, rendering the real networks content useless for all home games.  There should absolutely be some sort of less expensive combined setup.

[jtwcornell91]

Well, I've been saying for almost a year that they should use the proceeds from the video to subsidize a free audio-only webcast.

Is it safe to assume that if there's a home playoff series, that will also be on the hockeycam?  I'm planning to attend two weekends in person, so that leaves 12 home games, which is exactly the break-even mark for single-game vs season subscriptions.

[Chris 02]

These i2sports people used to be known as www.trackmeets.com  I remember them doing some indoor track meets broadcast from Barton Hall at Cornell a few years back (during my time on the hill and on the track team).  The video quality was pretty good, however, I doubt there were as many people watching the track meets versus how many might tune in for a hockey game.  

See http://www.i2sports.com/archives and just search within your browser for "Cornell" and you'll find some of what I'm talking about.  The video quality of the archive is comparable to what I recall was live.  

Also, it seems that they're a bit outdated on the "system requirements" page...as it lists the configuration for Windows Media Player 6.4, when version 9 is already out.

Colgate seems to have its Office of Alumni Affairs sponsoring the broadcasts...we ought to see if ours would do the same!



Post Edited (10-28-03 22:17)

[CowbellGuy]

I'll just offer this warning. The hockeycam could have looked much better if the video source weren't crap. Athletics uses this ancient, crufty camcorder with a burned-out CCD and typically manned by someone who probably isn't sure which end to point at the ice. Unless that changes, don't expect it to look anything like the Colgate broadcasts, which actually use multiple, decent cameras.

[jtwcornell91]

Well, the release says they will have two camera angles, so it sounds like at least something is changing.