Table of contents

1 - Requirements ~ here

2 - Download Flash Media ~ here

3 - Audio & Video Options ~ here

4 - Connecting to TubeBear ~ here

How would you like your own webcam space on TubeBear...? Just follow these easy instructions and you will be up and running in no time at all.

First off tho, there are some requirements:

1) You must be 21 years of age or older.

2) You need a high speed connection (at least 1MBps)

3) A connected Webcam (Logitech is preferred)

4) You must install Flash Media Encoder.

note: if you cannot meet requirements #1 #2 and #3, then there is truly no need to continue reading further.

Software & Hardware requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows Vista: Ultimate ~ Business and Enterprise
- Windows Server 2003, 32-bit Web Edition or higher
- Intel Pentium® 3 or compatible processor; 933MHz or higher
- 256MB RAM minimum (1GB recommended)
- 40MB hard disk space (excludes archived Flash Video files)
- 1024 x 768 Screen Resolution with 32 bit Color Quality
- Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime version 9.0c or higher (website here)
- Microsoft DirectShow - compatible video capture device (tested devices are listed here) - please note that If your webcam or microphone isn't listed in the aforementioned document that does not mean it will not work. At least you can try.

There are number of settings that you can choose from. Below are the suggested options, altho you should play around them .

Video Encoding ~ (checkmark Video)

1. For Encoding Options select Custom
2. For screen resolution (size) select 320x240
3. For fps choose 24 - 30 (anything around that is great)
4. For Kbps choose 350
5. Click on Advanced
- Keyframe frequency choose 1 second
- For Quality choose Avg Quality Great Framerate
- For Noise reduction select none
- For datarate window select medium
- For CPU usage select Dedicated

Audio Encoding ~ (checkmark Audio)

1. For Format choose MP3 and Stereo
2. For sample rate use 44100
3. Bit rate select 96

Save Settings

It's always a good thing to save your settings. In the top left corner of the Flash Media Encoder, you will see File and Help. Under Help, click Save Profile. This will keep all your settings.

Now that you have all the settings correctly, it's time to connect to the TubeBear server so you can start streaming your webcam feed.

Stream to Flash Media Server (checkmark it)

1. FMS URL - type rtmp://72.55.140.185:1935/livestreaming/FlashCom/
2. Backup URL - leave empty
3. Stream - put your TubeBear profile name - exactly as you created it. That means it is 'TyPe CaSe SeNsItIvE'
4. Save to File - if you want to record your livestream (meaning, you want to record what you are doing in front of your webcam), then checkmark this option and the file will be saved as a FLV file (here's a free FLV player). By default, these videos will be saved in Documents and Settings\You\My Documents\My Videos.

Now... click the big green START button.

A small window will appear asking for a username and password. Enter:

username: Your TubeBear username (CaSe SeNsItIvE)
password: Your TubeBear password (CaSe SeNsItIvE)

And that's it... you're done. If you did everything correctly, you should be able to see your webcam feed live from your webcam page:

http://www.tubebear.com/profiles/username/webcam/default.aspx

(change the username to your TubeBear profile name).

NOTE: you must email or use the contact form and tell us you are ready to stream since we have to turn you on... literally. Once we know you are ready to broadcast, we will turn on the switch to make your webcam go live and then we will also start to promote your webcam page. You're then good to go.

Contact us if you have any problems or issues.

Kind Regards & Hugz
Tubebear Team