LIVE STREAMING

Siddha Hearbeat & AVM will resume live streaming of Siddha Puja but on a different platform. Streaming on Ustream earlier posed many problems as it was a free subscription that had many limitations. One of it was that it carried advertisements. The streaming was often interrupted by these loud commercials. When the commercial ends, it takes some buffering to resume transmission and at most times the transmission is lost or disconnected for good. Many a times the transmission drops out too for no reason. At other moments there would be video only and no audio and at other moments vice versa. Thinking that the cause was with the USB 2.0 cables I would replace them only to find that the problem still persisted.

We shall now bring you live the Siddha Puja and Acharya Gurudasan's Kriya Yoga Asana Classes and other related events through YouTube. This can be viewed on Siddha Heartbeat's YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/c/ShanmugamAvadaiyappa/live 

The good news is that streaming through YouTube is ad-free, full HD live streaming with adaptive bit rates and DVR. I understand the quality will drop accordingly to the user's fiber capabilities hence enabling one to continuously follow the streaming without extensive buffering, that means YouTube handles and takes care of multiple conversion of bitrates.

While Ustream is a closed system allowing use of their tools only, un-enabling the use of streaming standard software such as Telestream Wirecast, XSplit, or the open-source Open Broadcaster Software, YouTube otherwise enables easy integration with these softwares.

Additionally, YouTube allows us to preview our live stream privately before going on air in public.

Another advantage in streaming through YouTube is that the event is automatically recorded and the video can be viewed on the said YouTube channel once the live streaming ends, while with Ustream I had to have two cameras set up, one to stream live and the other to record and later edit and upload to YouTube. This reminds me of how initially even before I streamed live these prayers, I used to place my laptop in front of Agathiyar and transmit the puja through Skype for Jnana Jyothiamma to watch from the USA. Later, when Valli also from the USA requested to watch the prayers, I had two laptops placed before Agathiyar so that they both could watch.

The recordings of these live streams can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/c/ShanmugamAvadaiyappa/live

And we get all this for free!

Here is the tentative schedule of live streaming of the Siddha Puja from AVM

SCHEDULE (all times are Malaysian Standard Times +8 hours ahead of Greenwich)

29 September 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
30 September 2016 Friday Amavasai @ 7.00 pm

6 October 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
13 October 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
15 October 2016 Saturday Pornami @ 7.00 pm
20 October 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
27 October 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
30 October 2016 Sunday Amavasai @ 7.00 pm

3 November 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
10 November 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
14 November 2016 Monday Pornami @ 7.00 pm
17 November 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
24 November 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
28 November 2016 Monday Amavasai @ 7.00 pm

1 December 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
8 December 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
13 December 2016 Tuesday Pornami @ 7.00 pm
15 December 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
18 December 2016 Sunday Agathiyar Jayanthi & Guru Puja @ 10.30 am
22 December 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm
28 December 2016 Wednesday Amavasai @ 7.00 pm
29 December 2016 Thursday Guru Naal @ 7.00 pm