*** Dinesh & Kavita's wedding present ***

[Jonathan_King]

I'm with Dwarf. I can see (just a bit jerky), but no audio is coming through.

 

[Jonathan_King]

I registered for an account, and now the audio is playing.

 

[Dwarf]

5:25 PM GMT

Your audio returned briefly, Kari. Still no audio from Dinesh's end though. Now no audio from either end. Picture still clear and good.

 

[DocBrown]

I was getting video , but only Kari's audio ?

 

[Dwarf]

I registered for an account, and now the audio is playing.

Are you getting audio from both sides?

I can go to the main UStream site, and I'm getting audio/video without problems (currently showing news on the Japenese Earthquake). Just no/little/poor audio with Kari and Dinesh's stream.

 

[Kari]

Thanks, geeks. I will continue to check this audio issue.

Kari

 

[Dwarf]

Are the settings correct, as shown here: audio | Ustream Help Center

I'm thinking about the audio level, and whether or not you are inadvertently catching the Audio Broadcast checkbox and toggling it off (unchecked) instead of on (checked/ticked).

 

[Kari]

All settings were correct, as far as I can understand. I think the problem is / was how I am doing it; I use different devices to receive Dinesh audio and video signal to Skype, then other devices to send it to Ustream.

I will continue testing, until I know what the problem is.

One thing worth to notice is that instead of using a better rig, one with better specs, I want to use the same laptop in these tests which I'm taking with me to India. IMO it would be useless to test now with an i7 desktop, and then in India notice that Core2 Duo laptop is not capable to do what the test rig home did.

Kari

 

[Dwarf]

Understood. It makes sense to use the equipment that you will be taking with you. Just out of curiosity and interest, though, is it working better on your desktop using the same settings as on your laptop?

Is Dinesh using a laptop as well?

The question remains, though: Are you able to hear each other, even though we can't (and when we can, it seems to be only from Kari's end)?

 

[Kari]

Dinesh is also using a laptop. We could here each other without problems, except some occasional heavy background noise. And yes, I've had no problems recording / broadcasting audio with my desktop.

Kari

 

[Dwarf]

Are you using a wired or wireless Internet connection on the laptops? Although, I think that it would be the video content that would suffer if this was an issue, not the audio.

http://helpcenter.ustream.tv/content/configuring-sound

 

[Kari]

I think I found it. I'm currently on air, sending my desktop. Please tell me if audio comes through, it should work now, playing Manhattan Transfer's Lazy River now...

 

[Jonathan_King]

I heard it...

 

[Dwarf]

Audio loud and clear.

 

[Kari]

Yes! It was settings on my laptop, not in Ustream. My fault, my bad

BTW, half an hour broadcasting, laptop's temps are up at 90 degrees Celsius!

Kari

 

[Dinesh]

Glad you found out the solution.
Next broadcast is going to be even more better.

 

[Dwarf]

Would that affect Dinesh's audio as well?

90 degrees? That is hot, and in itself could explain the audio issue (although video was not affected). I just hope you weren't actually using it on your lap. Do you have it on a table? Is there anything you can place underneath it at each corner to lift it up slightly and allow air to circulate underneath it?

 

[Kari]

Yes. I'm still learning this, never done anything like this before, so please have some patience with me...

I just got a delivery report of a text message I sent you, Dinesh. Ignore the message, it was already sent hours ago but apparently you got it first now.

Thanks geeks for feedback.

Kari

 

[Dwarf]

Glad you found out the solution.
Next broadcast is going to be even more better.

How about a quick test to see if that was, in fact, the issue?

 

[Dinesh]

Would that affect Dinesh's audio as well?

90 degrees? That is hot, and in itself could explain the audio issue (although video was not affected). I just hope you weren't actually using it on your lap. Do you have it on a table? Is there anything you can place underneath it at each corner to lift it up slightly and allow air to circulate underneath it?

Yes, I agree with Dwarf. If you laptop continues to run at such temp, it will shutdown (hard shut down - direct power off).

That's why I always use the cooling pad below my laptop. Its fans are no more working but it at least gives a good height to the laptop and gives way to the vents.