New Article, Indie Broadcasting, Tech Review: A User's Guide

Okay, so some of you may have become aware I've stepped up my broadcasting efforts on certain free URLS and have been broadcasting uploads and episodes that would normally (formerly) go onto YouTube, which is instead being posted onto these sites, which offer less of a tight grip in terms of restrictions and copyright. If you like broadcasting anime ON places LIKE youtube, if you can get past the technology wizard level barrier to entry which is knowledge of broadcasting online outside of YouTube which relates to computer and internet science and technology, then maybe, JUST MAYBE you have what it takes to do what I do (i.e. become a broadcaster somewhere other than YouTube, which is still the easiest place to do it by yourself and on your lonesome, even if YouTube does restrict and censor a lot nowadays, I had some good times with them.

What software do I use in my broadcasts. I switch back and forth between them.

Software like Telestream Wirecast and XSplit are OKAY (I guess), but they can be the most innaccessible in terms of the complexity of their U.I. (user interface).

I prefer easier to use, more convenient, and less expensive (but still kind of expensive in some instances regardless) software, the three most notable being Showcaster, UStream, and Livestream, as well as UStream Producer, which makes uploading-live broadcasts incredibly easy.

YouTube doesn't necessarily broadcast videos live, or begin broadcasts as soon as the site or webpage is opened as some of these software and websites are able to do (especially Livestream).

Each one has it's pros and cons. One of the bigger cons being that Telestream hasn't made a version of Wirecast that's compatible with Windows 8, which is the Operating System my PC currently uses.

Essentially if you've got video files (anime, short films, rips saved on your computer of ANY kind (assuming it's NOT pron of course), then you've got something to work with. Just calibrate the settings of the websites and software, click on import, select the folder and import the video files you select to your dashboard, set up Broadcast Mode (set up different ways on different sites and software, but relatively easy to figure out on an intuitive level, assuming you're the analytical, intuitive type, Embed the player on your site's page(s) and you're good to go!