Online Video Chat Broadcast...help

[airdave]

I think I need to hear from someone who already has
direct knowledge before you suggest a site...please.

I am already aware of a number of cam sites,
but I'm running into problems.

My idea was to join a site and setup a video chat page.
I was going to broadcast from my laptop,
so modeling friends could meet me,
watch me work on a model
and chat with me.

I even found one site where I setup real quick,
created a page and was up broadcasting in seconds.
Only issue was that Visitors needed to pay
for a membership so they could chat with me.
I think other cam broadcasters can see and chat with you,
but viewers can not.

So, I am looking for a site that is free
...will let me create a dedicated page,
allow public visitors to watch and hear and chat with me for free.

I think its a good idea that visitors have to sign up, log in, etc
but they shouldn't have to connect with a cam or pay for a membership.

Can anyone recommend such a site?

[rickstef]

ustream.tv
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/paper-wranglings

I use it, and I have used it when broadcasting from the IPMC

[airdave]

yes, I did look around there.
(I think I remember your channel from a couple years back)

I will go back and look around again!

I just tried justin.tv...got it all setup...but the video quality is awful!
I checked out the cam broadcast on some other sites and none were this bad.

[rickstef]

one of the cool things is, their app, the two videos on the page, i recorded with my phone, i might have to look back into that app, especially on my new phone

[airdave]

I can't get either of those videos to play...I even reinstalled flash

[rickstef]

hmmm interesting, both ran fine for me, and even the ads

[3Turner]

Similar to the Ustream ones with the app...another alternative is Qik. I've used Qik in the past...but don't use it now as I don't have need for it anymore.

The Ustream videos ran fine for me...after the ad ran, which took a little bit to load.

[airdave]

ads? I don't see any ads either.
I see two links for videos, but when i click them nothing at all happens.
I'll keep playing around.

Ustream looks like a good option.
The basic plan seems sufficient for me and the video streaming quality is very nice.

I am broadcasting right now on my laptop and watching on my PC.

cutandfold on USTREAM: Dave's Card Creations - Paper Scale Modeling by Dave Winfield (Ontario Canada) www.cutandfold.info.

Thanks Rick, I think this will do just fine.
Not sure when I will use it, but I thought it might be fun to do a live
broadcast while working on a model...and do some chatting too.
Funny, since I am not actually building anything at the moment! lol