From G8 TV Wiki

Contents 1 Howto do G8-TV 1.1 Technical setup 1.2 Content 1.2.1 Clips for website 1.2.2 Daily live show 1.2.3 Clips for live show 1.3 Staff structure 1.4 Presenter's corner 1.4.1 How to prepare for a show 1.4.2 Translation 1.4.2.1 Programs for subtitle-editing 1.5 Filming 1.6 Editing 1.7 Financing 1.8 Live stream 1.8.1 Software 1.8.1.1 Grab - Encode - Send to Hub-Server 1.8.1.2 Icecast Hub Server 1.8.1.3 Mirror set up how-to 1.8.1.4 Mirror bandwidth information 1.8.1.5 How to configure a cron job 1.8.1.6 Mirror List 1.8.1.7 VLC settings 1.8.2 Hardware 1.8.3 Mirroring 1.8.3.1 Finding mirrors 1.8.3.2 Setting up mirrors 1.8.3.3 Mirror status list

Howto do G8-TV

At the G8 protests 2007 in Heiligendamm, Germany and surrounding events we ran G8-TV to create an alternative news platform for video content. We decided to document how we did it, so you can set up your own Internet TV station and be the media!

• This is a wiki that anyone can edit. So, please feel free to enhance and add things.

Technical setup

[What is connected to what and where?]

Content

[Reasons for chosen structure?]

Clips for website

[What topics? Criterias?]

Daily live show

[Coverage vs. "fun" elements?]

Clips for live show

[Differently edited as website/final version?]

Staff structure

[Who, where, when, why?]

Presenter's corner

How to prepare for a show

Translation

[Tips and tricks?]

Programs for subtitle-editing

Filming

Editing

Financing

Live stream

Software

[Which packages? Platform?]

Grab - Encode - Send to Hub-Server

Icecast Hub Server

Mirror set up how-to

Mirror bandwidth information

How to configure a cron job

Mirror List

VLC settings

Hardware

Mirroring

Finding mirrors

Setting up mirrors

Mirror status list