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I was wondering what other peoples thought are on the Bronco video production this year?

Watching other teams online streaming, it seems there are some areas of improvement:

1) Why can't they include the clock/time with the score in the top left corner?

2) Video quality? I was really impressed with Notre Dames video quality. It seem that the video quality on the Bronco highlights are better than the live video production. Is this a server issue? Do we use high definition cameras?

3) Server buffering. Do other people have buffering issues? The North Dakota GM 1 was terrible, but improved at the very end and on Saturday was better. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd say I miss fast hockey

4) Highlights, during the game. Why are we not see more?

5) In between periods filler, need to do something more than just putting up the logo

I think this area is very important, especially from a recruiting stand point. Also, if you happen to read other teams blogs, they are used to a better production and really rip on our efforts

There needs to be some money put into Bronco Insider across the board. It's pitiful how bad our streaming service is.

Apparently we have new cameras BUT we don't broadcast in HD because per the SID it's expensive! I offered to pay double or triple the BI fee...was told that was not the issue. Appreciate we get something BUT sure would be willing to pay for more! And it would be nice for there to be more than "lipservice" to the comments that we want to be a "class" program.

Bush.

Can't we get some guys from the Computer Engineering dep't to rig up a nice streaming server? Sounds like a great senior design project to me.

Lord knows we've got to have the bandwidth out there somewhere... right?

(12-19-2013 11:45 AM)BroncoDetroit Wrote:  Apparently we have new cameras BUT we don't broadcast in HD because per the SID it's expensive! I

So what is the technical issue limiting us? How much $ are actually talking about to bring it in?

It just bothers me to watch a better quality production on other schools streaming services while I know there are some things they can do to make it better that doesn't cost money.

(12-19-2013 10:33 AM)SilentStryk09 Wrote:  There needs to be some money put into Bronco Insider across the board. It's pitiful how bad our streaming service is.

I have all macs and can't watch anything off the school web site due to Flash

We watch the games on the wife's laptop from work

I'm on 10.8.5, downloaded the plug in and Flash works fine. No issues.

A few years ago, I watched and marveled at how nice the FREE streaming was on the Horizon League network. It was better then than ours is now. (I'm talking video quality, not the clown students doing the broadcast).

I think the problem is that we're doing everything through Neulion. We probably can't host our own. And anybody who thinks a Major Research university doesn't have the backbone to support that kinda network is nuts.

I hate to be a whiney *****, but damn AD, you got us into the NCHC: Lets get a decent camera and a little bandwidth! You all have worked so hard! We have a powerplay issue and a streaming issue but everything else is on point! I loved seeing that Bronco Hockey is sponsoring teams last night at Wings Stadium. We're here to stay so let's make it happen!

That's not whiney when you have a legit beef and you frame it that way.

Well it appears that someone from WMU was reading this thread (thank you)

I noticed during Fridays game vs Miami they were actually showing some replays

Also, in between periods they replayed the weekly NCHC radio show

Now lets do a better job keeping the scoreboard current with the actual score and please find a way to post the game clock

It's a work in progress, but I really think we could use a student video production department like Ohio, Ball State, and CMU have. They all are fairly solid; and for having the Fetzer Center on campus showing off all that John Fetzer did in media, it's head-scratching to me that no one has ponied up the money for it.

Idk, maybe that's just me, but I'd like to see a student run channel that covers some of these sporting events, especially when hockey (arguably our biggest sport outside of football) could genuinely use it 85% of the time

(01-11-2014 12:52 PM)Brown and Gold Wrote:  It's a work in progress, but I really think we could use a student video production department like Ohio, Ball State, and CMU have. They all are fairly solid; and for having the Fetzer Center on campus showing off all that John Fetzer did in media, it's head-scratching to me that no one has ponied up the money for it.

Idk, maybe that's just me, but I'd like to see a student run channel that covers some of these sporting events, especially when hockey (arguably our biggest sport outside of football) could genuinely use it 85% of the time

University of OH, great video production program. Big time $$$$$$ though, but WOW!!!

St Cloud State also has a very good broadcast production program, which includes student run hockey production. It is very good and check it out next Saturday.

An interesting Kalamazoo tie, the SCSU production program secures an annual contract with a cable company to broadcast the hockey games/student ran production live. That company Fetzers "Charter"

University of Ohio? Where's that? Never heard of it.

(01-11-2014 05:45 PM)Charm City Bronco Wrote:  University of Ohio? Where's that? Never heard of it.

You would think a D1 hockey team would put on a better production,Most jr hockey feeds are much better than WMU's,I hope it gets better.

(01-11-2014 05:45 PM)Charm City Bronco Wrote:  University of Ohio? Where's that? Never heard of it.

University of oh, right next to U of eh.

(01-11-2014 05:45 PM)Charm City Bronco Wrote:  University of Ohio? Where's that? Never heard of it.

ha, sorry about that, my dyslexia kicked in....

That would be Ohio University....

It also sucks the scoreboard is rarely updated on time. When you go back to watch the replay and want to see the goals again its impossible to just jump to the point since you can't even rely on the scoreboard to change after the goal. A display of the time would be killer