Thursday 28 July 2011

Wedding Webcasting Vs Videography

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

Of the two options given below, which one will you opt for, to view a wedding that you would have liked to attend in person but are not able to attend due to your prior commitments.

Option 1: Watch the wedding live over the internet while it is taking place; unedited and real; where you can yourself participate too.

Option 2: Watch an edited video of the wedding much after the event is over, without being able to participate, which means that you are just a silent spectator.

Given a chance, I would have opted for the first option. Where I am watching a live wedding as it is happening and I am able to convey my good wishes to the bride and groom and comments on the proceedings too. I am sure you would have also chosen the first option, rather than watching an edited version. Here, the first option is Webcasting or Live Streaming and the second option is Videography.

And there is more, the wedding webcast vendor who undertakes to live stream the wedding also makes it available on the internet for the on demand viewing. So if you are not able to watch the wedding live, you can still watch it later on at any time of your convenience. And this video on demand (VOD), can be your wedding video, if you so desire.

Videographers, most of the time, edit some of the wedding moments while making their videos, which for them are not important. But in video on demand, all unedited version is available, which is much more fun to watch. The videographers take time to give you the videos but video on demand is made available to you within hours of the event getting over.

LiveStreamPro (www.livestreampro.com) is a Wedding Webcast vendor in Delhi that provides webcasting services across India. The services provided by LiveStreamPro are very cost efficient. We try and capture all special moments at a wedding to make the day special for both the bride and groom and  the experience of watching the webcasting pleasurable for all the virtual guests. 

If you have any questions regarding webcasting/ live streaming services or you would like LiveStreamPro to webcast a wedding for you, please write to us at sales@livestreampro.com


Thursday 21 July 2011

5 Myths about Webcasting a Wedding

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

Wedding Webcasting means live streaming or broadcasting a wedding live over the internet so that people who otherwise could not attend the wedding can watch it from anywhere in the world.

Although Wedding Webcasting has gained immense popularity over the years, people still have a lot of apprehension while taking a decision to go for webcasting a wedding. LiveStreamPro decided to take this opportunity to discuss some of the misunderstanding that exist in the minds of people towards wedding webcasting.

a)    It is going to cost me a lot to webcast my wedding?
Many people think that webcasting will cost them a fortune. This is not true. Webcasting in fact is very cost effective. The cost varies only slightly with the number of virtual guests you would like to have, but it is still very cost efficient. In fact many webcast service providers, including LiveStreamPro undertake the task of videopraphy as well as photography of the wedding, along with webcasting the wedding. You just need to discuss the options with the provider.

b)    I can chat Live with all my virtual guests?
People have a misconception a lot of times that webcasting is a simultaneous two way communication where they can chat live with their family and friends. This is however not the case. The family and friends watching the webcast can send their wishes to the bride and groom on real time, and this message is conveyed to the bride and groom by the webcasting team and the bride and groom can reply to that message live if they choose to do so.

c)    I am scared that any random person will be able to view my wedding?
Most people are scared that by webcasting their wedding, they are making their wedding available for public viewing over the internet and anyone can watch it. This is not the case at all. Your wedding will be available for viewing only to those people to whom you want. You will be required to share the details of all your virtual guests with your webcasting service provider, who will then ensure that all your virtual guests are sent the link to view your wedding.

d)    I am afraid that it will be too technical for my guests to understand?
People think that a person needs to possess a lot of technical knowledge to view the wedding webcast. Viewing a webcast is very simple. It happens by just a click of a button. Let us explain how. Once you provide the list of your virtual guests with their email ids to the wedding webcast vendor, he will send a link. By just clicking on the link your virtual invitees will be able to view your wedding. It is not complicated at all. In fact at LiveStreamPro, we ensure that the guests are well versed and comfortable with what needs to be done before the event starts. We insist on a dry run before the day of the event so that if any software needs to be installed, it is done beforehand only. We also dedicate a team your event on ‘the day’ incase any of your guests need any assistance.

e)    My wedding is going to be at an area where there is no internet. Then what sense does it make for me to get a webcast of my wedding.
Unfortunately, webcasting requires internet connectivity. But in such a case, LiveStreamPro takes the option of ‘deferred live’. This means that we capture your wedding and then stream it or webcast it from the nearest place which has internet connectivity. This way your relatives and friends, even if cannot see it live, they can see it very soon after it has happened, hence not entirely losing its impact. And LiveStreamPro team will still capture their comments on real time for your viewing at convenience.

Wedding webcasting is an excellent way to have all your family and friends attend your wedding and give you their blessings. So one must insist on incorporating the cost of wedding webcast in the wedding budget.

If you have any questions regarding webcasting or would like LiveStreamPro to webcast a wedding for you, please write to us at sales@livestreampro.com or visit www.livestreampro.com.


Friday 8 July 2011

Webcasting used in Distance Learning

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

I am currently pursuing MBA from one of the premiere MBA institute in Delhi, India by way of distance learning. The institute has learning centres across each state in India and these centres have weekend classes to help students with their courses and difficulties. The classes are very useful if attended sincerely.

A few months back I had to move out of India because of my job. And as a result I was deprived of these weekend classes and any guidance. I knew I would be able to manage theory subjects on my own. The subject I was most worried about was Operation Research. And to my horror, when I opened the book all my fears turned real. I was not able to understand a thing. I sat with my book opened in front of me trying to make sense of what was written; I turned the pages for hours; and finally ended up closing it without understanding a word and with a severe headache. I was sure I am going to fail this exam.

In this desperate state, an idea stuck me. I opened youtube.com and typed the name of my first chapter. And Eureka!!! To my delight there came in front of me the entire lecture series of an IIM professor teaching his class. His live class was recorded by some webcasting company or video recording company and these recorded lectures were uploaded on the website for students like me. And so one by one I downloaded and learnt all the lectures and within a week I was able to solve each and every problem given in my course book. I was thrilled to use the Video on Demand service. 

Now a days, many colleges and many individual professors are uploading the live recording of their lectures over the internet. This gives them more credibility and wider audience. And it goes without saying that the students are benefited from this in a big way. 

Also, with so much competition and the cut off of the admissions into colleges reaching the 100 percent mark, students who otherwise would not get admission to the top colleges or to any college for that matter and therefore cannot even dream of experiencing the teachings techniques of NIFT or IIM or IIT professors, are able to actually learn from them by looking at these videos.


Thursday 7 July 2011

Webcast – A boon for NRIs

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

A few days back I got a call from my friend here in Malaysia. She was upset. She told me that her best friend from school, who stays in India, is getting married and she will not be able to go, because her kids have their semester exams in school. She said all her other close friends will also be there and she will be the only one missing out on all the fun. She was really upset and I could not do or say much to console her. This is one of the disadvantages of staying far and we all NRIs experience it some or the other time, sometimes it is a birthday party, sometimes anniversary, sometimes house warming party and similar other events of great sentimental value to us.

After that day, I met her yesterday and asked her if she had heard from her friend and if she heard how the wedding went. She told me that she attended the wedding herself. She told me that her friend had got her wedding webcasted through this service provider called LiveStreamPro and so she was able to attend the wedding virtually over the internet. 

She then went on to explain me about this amazing technology called Webcasting. Like we watch the live broadcast of cricket match or any other event on television, in Webcasting we watch Live broadcast on the internet. Through the use of webcasting she was not only able to watch the wedding LIVE and see of all the wedding rituals, she was also able to send messages to her friend on real time to which her friend responded live. Her other friends also spoke to her live. She was so excited telling me all this. 

To me LiveStreamPro or any other webcasting company for that matter is doing us NRIs a great service through this technology. This keeps us closer to our family and friends back in India and helps us be a part of all the important occasions that we otherwise would have missed.


Wednesday 6 July 2011

I saw my friend's wedding in Airport Waiting Lounge

Courtesy: LiveStreamPro's Customer, LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

Just one day before my best friend was to get married in Delhi, I had to go to Mumbai urgently for a business conference. My boss was very adamant that I go for it and so I had no choice but to go.

But I had made my arrangements well. I had booked myself a 5:00 pm flight back to Delhi (on the day of the wedding), so that I have enough time to get ready and be on my friend’s side by the time he sat on his ‘ghori’ (the horse). 

But as it happens, my work prolonged and I had to postpone my flight. I had just one option with me if I wanted to attend my friend’s wedding. I knew the wedding webcast service provider my friend had hired for covering his wedding live, as I had helped him find one. Although I was uncertain whether this option will work at such short, as these guys had specifically told us that they needed to know the number of people who are to watch the live webcast beforehand, I still wanted to give it a try.

I called the webcast vendor in Delhi and told him my problem. These guys could have easily told me it is not possible and I would have listened. But they asked me to give them 30 minutes and took my number and email address. After precisely 30-40 minutes I received a call from the webcast guys telling me that they have sent me a link on my email address and very patiently told me the procedure of logging on and viewing the live webcast. 

Now this is what I call customer service and I was totally impressed and relieved and their fan for life. And it was then that I called my friend and told him about what had happened. Thankfully he understood. And the live webcast even allowed us to talk to each other, as I could send him the message on real time and he replied live (in code words obviously).

But all said and done, if it was not the proactive and helping attitude of the LiveStreamPro guys, I would have certainly missed my best friend’s wedding. Thank you LiveStreamPro!


Tuesday 5 July 2011

My choice for Wedding Webcast vendor

Courtesy: LiveStreamPro's Customer, LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

My cousin from America was to get married in Ludhiana, Punjab (India) last year. And since her friends from America could not be a part of the wedding, she insisted on having her wedding webcasted live, so that a live broadcast is done of the wedding over the internet and her friends and few family member, who could not be a part of the wedding, could view it live sitting anywhere in the world. 

So my uncle asked me to find a good and cost-effective webcast vendor for the same who provided services across India. I decided to go for a Delhi-based vendor, so that I am able to communicate the requirements to them in a better manner and also negotiate with them face to face. Also most importantly, the vendor needs to provide services in Ludhiana too. 

Having these preconditions in mind, I started my search like anyone else would. I typed the following on google.com:

Wedding Webcast Service Provider + delhi-based

I went through the websites intensely and chose five webcast companies who provide services across India and the provider I finally chose was a company named LiveStreamPro (www.livestreampro.com).

I guess why I chose them was because of the first impression of the company I got. The marketing guy who came and met me spoke with the confidence of a person who has executed many similar events successfully. He answered each of my question with a casestudy and reference. Being from marketing background myself, I can really make out when a person is talking truth and not cooking stories. 

But having done my bit, I was nervous on the day of the wedding because if something went wrong I would be blamed. But believe me I was thrilled of my decision to go with LiveStreamPro. The webcasting team who covered the wedding was so well mannered and humble and did an excellent job; and did I mention, LiveStreamPro was cheaper than almost all the vendors I spoke to. I also noticed them helping other wedding guests with their camcorders and cameras and giving them tips to get the best result.

My uncle and others in the family appreciated my judgement skills. I was the star of the evening and even today I am quoted when old memories are discussed. 


Saturday 2 July 2011

Webcasting goes Political

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

Yesterday on July 1, 2011, Kerala CM’s office launched Live Webcast facility, because they want to ensure transparency in administration. It will be a 24-hour live webcasting facility from the official chambers of Kerala CM, Mr. Oommen Chandy, itself. So the interested people will now be able to watch live meetings, press conferences and cabinet briefings by logging on to Kerala Government’s official websiteMust say, great move Mr. Chief Minister!!!

We at LiveStreamPro were thrilled to read this news. Now even the governments have started to realize the benefits of the webcasting services that webcast service providers like us offer. While Live Webcasting was being used to cover the LIVE broadcast of parliaments in session, but to have a CM office use this service 24 x 7 to ensure transparency is a great move.
We are confident that this action of the Kerala government will go a long way and take webcasting services to another level. 



Friday 1 July 2011

Webcast in Education

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

 
Did you happen to see the Movie FALTU that got released a few days back? It for sure was a faltu movie, but it did throw light on a very important area... Use of Webcasting in Education.


In the movie, the college students, whether opting for the course on cooking, or beautician, or fashion designing or DJing or acting or any other topic for that matter, watched the pre-recorded videos of well known professionals or college professors from premiere institutions and learnt from them. The lectures were also posted on the college website with free access to all. This benefited the students who were not a part of college, hence expanding the reach and benefiting many others. 


These pre-recorded lectures, as shown in the movie, are the product of Video on demand technology very intensively used these days.


Video-on-Demand is a service that allows users to choose and watch favored video content at anytime as per their convenience.  It basically follows the LIVE recording of the lectures, and then these recorded lectures are uploaded on to the internet. The students who are in the self-study mode or students who want detailed explanation on a particular topic or students who have missed their lectures can download the pre-recorded videos of the lectures, view them and learn from them.


The colleges can also webcast some of the lectures LIVE. Live Webcasting of lectures is the live broadcasting of lectures over the internet.  In this, the date and time for the live webcast or live broadcast of lectures is shared with the students along with a link and the students who want to attend the lecture click on the link and are able to attend it. And the best part is that to view these videos on demand or Live Webcast of lectures you don’t need any special software to be installed on your computer, you can just watch them the way you watch videos on YouTube or any other video portal.


LiveStreamPro (www.livestreampro.com) is a webcast service provider based in Delhi (INDIA) offering webcasting services of all kinds across India. And it has special packages for education institutions or colleges and other professional educators.

So if you are a professor or a college or an education institution wanting your sessions to get recorded for on demand viewing or even Live viewing, LiveStreamPro is whom you should go for.

Wedcasting

LiveStreamPro, New Delhi (India), 9810999475, 9818406080

Wedding webcasting  or wedding webcast, popularly known as wedcasting  is a feature of live streaming which the technology has come up with, to enable people to view the wedding ceremonies of their dear ones virtually over the internet, without actually being present there.

Wedding WebcastingMany webcast service providers today provide the wedcasting services. LiveStreamPro, one of the premiere and oldest Delhi (INDIA)-based webcast service provider, offers an excellent state-of-the-art technology with complete webcasting solutions for live streaming wedding coverage.

In olden times if someone was unable to attend a function, they would totally missed it. Well they were able to see videos of the ceremony for sure, but that was no fun... was it? I remember sitting through some of those videos and waiting for them to get over soon. Sometimes because I was jealous of the people having so much fun and I not being part of it and sometimes because I was bored watching it because I was not there in the videos.

But with webcasting all this can be changed. Rather than watching the video of the ceremony you have missed, because you were not able to make it for the ceremony as you did not get leave from your office or your child had his/ her exam the next day or your spouse was sick, you can still attend it virtually over the internet, sitting wherever you are. But this is possible only if the wedding is being webcasted.

Through webcasting, one can be a part ceremony while it is going on, watch the live coverage of it over the internet... And what more, send blessings too real time to which the bride and groom can respond LIVE.

LiveStreamPro also provides you the facility of archiving videos for later viewing as per convenience, termed as Video-on-Demand, for which a login password is provided that can be shared with friends too. LiveStreamPro has some of the most experienced videographers and photographers on its team, who will ensure excellent coverage of your wedding. 

LiveStreamPro is one of India’s leading professional webcast service providers and they offer to webcast other special events like birthday parties, anniversaries, high-profile parties and others. With live webcasting or live streaming, one can share live coverage of all the special occasions and happiness with all your known ones sitting anywhere in the world.