KPIX-TV uses Slingbox for live cams
Cory Bergman May 9th, 2007
The CBS O&O in San Francisco has found a very innovative way to use Slingbox to transmit live video to air from both fixed cameras and live shots (watch a video demo). The cameras are jacked into wirelessly-connected Slingboxes in the field, and the signals are received back at the station on a computer and then pushed into a router for broadcast. KPIX uses it for its “Commute Cam” (pictured) which shows live video from a moving vehicle, as well as fixed camera positions, among other uses — 25 cameras in all. “It lets us get a lot of live shots back for a low cost,” said Dan Rosenheim, VP News at KPIX. “This kind of technology is such an advance over what we’ve had.” You can bet that many local TV stations are going to copy this idea, quick. (Thanks Jake for the tip!)
5 Comments Add your own
1. Z | May 9th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Um. Yep. I like this. I like this very much.
2. Allen | May 9th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Is there any lag time?
3. Michael Chastain | May 10th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I get 1-2 seconds of lag time on my Slingbox.
4. Dick | May 15th, 2007 at 9:49 am
How does KPIX convert the video received on the PC into a broadcastable video format?
5. icebreaker | August 13th, 2007 at 4:13 am
does anybody know how the transmission of slingbox performs over long distances like from the USA to the UK with respect to lag time?
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