Live Video Streaming On The Internet With Your Webcam: CSLive

CSlive  allows live streaming using a webcam connected to a broadband internet connection. It’s a new free service by  Coolstreaming (well known for its Media Player) and it was launched as open beta version, therefore, available for everyone.

Compared  to Mogulus TV, USTream and Yahoo! Live, CSLive is defined by its ease of use. Free from Mogulus complex functionalities and from USTream shows management, it could become an ideal tool for those who want to approach live streaming on internet not having to go through more complex video broadcast configuration.

CSLive Functionalities

The best CSLive feature is that it allows the beginning of an online streaming almost instantaneously while you chat with your viewers. All you need is a webcam online and a mic.

Main functionalities:

• you can set the quality of video broadcast on-the-fly
• embedded  ascii chat
• adjustable audio level
• external video player for your blog (or others web pages)
• you can broadcast private shows locking your streaming with a password
  

Here’s the control panel:

After your subscription you have to login into your control panel and click on Publish button to start an audio/video streaming. You can also set a  name and a category for your channel which will be listed on the home page.

Streaming quality

Quality depends by your internet connection bandwidth. I’ve performed a test on a 10Mbps ADSL in Downstream and 256kbps in Upstream. Here’s the outflow during the test:

In order to let a friend of mine (connected from home with a 7Mbps DSL) watch a fluid video streaming  with a 7Mbps ADSL, I had to configurate the video quality rate on my video panel at 50%.