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The new BATC streamer is integrated in to the main BATC website and can be viewed by clicking on "Streamer" on the top navigation menu bar.
 
The new BATC streamer is integrated in to the main BATC website and can be viewed by clicking on "Streamer" on the top navigation menu bar.
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*[[Watching the streamer with VLC]]
  
 
*[[Streamer channel list]]
 
*[[Streamer channel list]]
  
*[[The player page]]
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*[[Watching the new streamer]] How to watch a channel including how to enable Flash.
  
All members are allocated a streaming channel which is configurable from the account dashboard - the following wiki pages describe how to set your streaming channel up.
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*[[Watching the new streamer|Having Problems with Flash?]]  The how and Why of Flash.
  
*[[Configuring your channel]] Logged in members can configure their channel on the member's account dashboard.
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*[[Radio_Club_membership_2020|Streaming for Radio Clubs]] Information for Radio Clubs using the Streamer during the COVID 19 pandemic
  
*[[Channel types]] Details on members, repeaters and special event channels and how to get one.
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All members are allocated a streaming channel which is configurable from the account dashboard.
  
*[[Encoder settings]] How to set up Portsdown, VMIX and Adobe encoders to stream to the new service.
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The following wiki pages describe how to set up your streaming channel:
  
===Watching Flash streams on the Streamer===
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*[[Configuring your channel]] Logged in members can configure their channel on the member's account dashboard.
  
Channels on the streamer can be set to Flash or HTML5 by the owner. Flash has the advantage of minimal delay but will need specifically enabling in Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers before you can watch the channel. HTML5 works with all modern browsers, including iphones and ipads but is subject to a 10 - 20 second delay.
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*[[Channel types]] Details on members, repeaters and special event channels and how to get one.
 
 
Note that '''you will NOT be able to watch streams that have been set by the owner to use Flash when using an iPad or iPhone''' - you can only watch streams using HTML5 on these devices unless you download a Flash-compatible browser such as Puffin
 
 
 
====Chrome browser====
 
 
 
[[File:chromeflash.jpg|400px]]
 
 
 
If you get a image of white noise when you try to browse a stream, you need to tell the Chrome browser that the new BATC site is safe for the use of Flash.  To do this:
 
 
 
# Right click on the word “Secure” in green at the left handside of the address bar.
 
# Select Site Settings - this will open in a new tab.
 
# Go down to Flash (6 on the list), click on the arrow on the right handside, and select allow.
 
# Close the tab which settings has opened in and refresh the original page.
 
  
Your browser will remember this setting and you should not have to do it again for the BATC Site.
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*[[Configuring_your_channel#Stream_input_URL|Encoder settings]] How to set up Portsdown, vMix and Adobe encoders to stream to the new service.
  
====Firefox browser====
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*[[Using Zoom to stream to BATC streamer]]
  
If you just get a blank screen on a channel in Firefox you will need to enable flash:
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Other useful information includes:
  
* Click on the video window
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* [[Streaming directly from MiniTiouner]]
  
[[File:fflash1.JPG|600px]]
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* [[Recording the BATC streamer]] Details how to locally record the BATC streamer
  
* Click on the flash symbol in the middle of the window
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* [[Embedding the BATC player on a webpage]]
* A dialogue box will appear at the top of the browser - tick "remember the decision" and then click "Allow"
 

Latest revision as of 18:27, 9 March 2021

The new BATC streamer is integrated in to the main BATC website and can be viewed by clicking on "Streamer" on the top navigation menu bar.

All members are allocated a streaming channel which is configurable from the account dashboard.

The following wiki pages describe how to set up your streaming channel:

  • Channel types Details on members, repeaters and special event channels and how to get one.
  • Encoder settings How to set up Portsdown, vMix and Adobe encoders to stream to the new service.

Other useful information includes: