Everyone's video in the KATG chat

[MichaelApproved]

I added a video feature to the Chat Room - Keith and The Girl page.

To add your video:
1) Create a ustream account
2) Go through the process to Broadcast Now
3) make sure you click Start Broadcasting when you're on ustream
4) Copy the url of the page you broadcast from. Mine looks like http://www.ustream.tv/broadcaster/4929497
5) Go to Chat Room - Keith and The Girl
6) right click your own name
7) click "Save you webcam broadcast url"
8) paste that into the textbox and hit save

Now when you broadcast on ustream everyone in the chat can see you.

To see someone who's got their cam on:
1) right click their name
2) click "View webcam"

To stop seeing them
1) right click their name
2) click "View webcam"


Changes I'm planning on making
Right clicking to get the controls seems like a pain. I think I'm going to make a dropdown list of everyone who's in the chat with a webcam. You'll then be able to select their name and add them from there.

To remove someone you'll do it through the same dropdown.

To add your broadcast code I'm going to make a link in the gray bar for that.

Remove the katg video streams when they're not broadcasting.

What other changes would you like to see?

[Rhian]

Worked! Thank you Michael!

[Newsy]

Oh Michael... this is simply wonderful... Is there any amount of cameras that can be loaded?


Seriously man, aces.

[MichaelApproved]

You can load all the cameras you like. The only limit is your screen size.

[Sparrow]

so, we're broadcasting through ustream. Does that mean while I'm chitty chat chatting in /chat there'll be a passle of ustream strangers watching via ustream.com? and will we have to deal with ustream mods and other assorted nerd assholes?

[MichaelApproved]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

so, we're broadcasting through ustream. Does that mean while I'm chitty chat chatting in /chat there'll be a passle of ustream strangers watching via ustream.com? and will we have to deal with ustream mods and other assorted nerd assholes?

Yes. This isn't much different than being on live video where can see you there too.

There is the chance that you'll have to deal with the mods but the way the system is built you can use a different account if you get banned with one. If we find that ustream isn't friendly to katg chat room then I can implement another stream service. Now that the basic system is built it'll be easier to add other services.

[Oleander]

Hi Michael -- and thanks for making the chat video capable! It looks awesome.

I know you don't have time to respond to everyone's issues, but I'll add mine to the mix in the case others are experiencing similar issues.

I registered for ustream, got a "show," and I am positive that I was "broadcasting" (I did click the "broadcast now" button and I could see myself on cam). However, when I logged into the KATG chat and tried to "save webcam broadcast URL", I got a popup message that said "you must be logged in to do that." I was definitely logged into the KATG chat (I could chat with others) and I was still broadcasting on Ustream at the same time.

Any ideas?

BTW, I'm on a Mac OSX and using the latest Firefox.

Best to you!
Oleander

[MichaelApproved]

Originally Posted by Oleander

Hi Michael -- and thanks for making the chat video capable! It looks awesome.

I know you don't have time to respond to everyone's issues, but I'll add mine to the mix in the case others are experiencing similar issues.

I registered for ustream, got a "show," and I am positive that I was "broadcasting" (I did click the "broadcast now" button and I could see myself on cam). However, when I logged into the KATG chat and tried to "save webcam broadcast URL", I got a popup message that said "you must be logged in to do that." I was definitely logged into the KATG chat (I could chat with others) and I was still broadcasting on Ustream at the same time.

Any ideas?

BTW, I'm on a Mac OSX and using the latest Firefox.

Best to you!
Oleander

That's a bug with the login process that I seriously need to fix. For now if you refresh the page by pressing F5 or close and reopen it the error will go away.

[Oleander]

Originally Posted by MichaelApproved

That's a bug with the login process that I seriously need to fix. For now if you refresh the page by pressing F5 or close and reopen it the error will go away.

Thanks for responding Michael.

I tried F5, opening and closing, and I tried on Safari and it still says "you must be logged in."

[MichaelApproved]

Originally Posted by Oleander

Thanks for responding Michael.

I tried F5, opening and closing, and I tried on Safari and it still says "you must be logged in."

Give me your code and I'll put it in for you