Streaming is a way to deliver video or audio content over the Internet. Live aerial photography is one of the hottest trends in sports, events, content creation, and the music industry. This is due to the growing popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles and advances in the field of technologies for unmanned and unmanned shooting. There is a huge demand for aerial photography, filmmaking and the short film industry that succeeds in unmanned technology.
However, how we can create videos and how to transfer them, and most importantly - how to make money from them. In this article I will discuss some of these problems and explain how to set up a streaming video system and how to make money on our video content. What equipment should you use, what software is available, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the various platforms and services available to us for streaming and marketing?
Demand for aerial photography:
Aerial videos are in great demand in almost all areas of life. People like to see air sports and events from unusual angles. Before the advent of consumer unmanned aerial vehicles, it was very expensive. However, now the dirt is cheap to get some amazing air views. In addition, agricultural imaging and industrial inspection of large structures are some other areas in which aerial photography is used.
Application for streaming live video:
Unmanned aircraft owners can use their FPV (first person) and VR (virtual reality) headsets to see some stunning outdoors while flying their unmanned aerial vehicles. Now imagine that with the streaming of these videos thousands of other people can experience the same effects from the comfort of their home. This is the experience that people want to have. You can manage your echo and share them with thousands of others.
Another large-scale statement is the streaming of industrial control videos to the control rooms and the boardroom of factories and companies. Usually this is done by small companies-boomers offering these services. This area of streaming video has great potential, and in the future we can expect tremendous growth in this sector.
Other applications include political and religious streams of events to show an aerial panorama of meetings. In addition, news feeds use live broadcasts for important events. In the same way, people want to broadcast videos of their weddings so that someone does not attend, and so on.
Setting up live broadcast
You can use a helicopter for aerial photography, but we are talking about a cheaper version, so here we discuss only unmanned aerial vehicles. Live broadcast from unmanned aerial vehicles is still a new technology. Some of the considerations for live streaming are:
1. Direct streaming services:
The first thing you want to decide is where you want to live, broadcast your videos. Some of the live streaming services are YouTube Live, ustream, LivestreamTwitter and Perry and Facebook live.
2. Unmanned camera. Some cameras output video in general, but you need an unmanned camera with a camera that gives you a clean HDMI output for using live streaming services. If your camera does not provide a clean HDMI output, you will need to find a suitable adapter.
3. Then you need an encoder that accepts HDMI and transmits it on the Internet.
4. There are two main protocols used by streaming services. RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) and RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol). Look at the appropriate service, because your choice of encoder depends on it. There is also HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), where you divide the video file into small segments and deliver it to the player via the HTTP protocol.
5. The broadcast standard (ATSC, NTSC, PAL or SECAM) is another consideration when streaming videos to any services. You will need to adhere to the specifications required for service. Just browse the technical specifications section on your website.
6. Another consideration is the possibility of transcoding (in other broadcast standards) and platform latency (transmission delay) that you use.
7. Internet speed must be reasonable in order to be able to broadcast video.
8. Some companies make standard solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles, which can be expensive, but if you provide commercial services, then you can consider these solutions. One of the companies is Amimon. The company provides various products for enthusiasts and professional users of unmanned aerial vehicles. Two of their popular products are Connex and Connex Mini. However, their unmanned flying eye can be quite an expensive purchase! Another company is Newtek, and ustream recommends some of its devices.
9. In addition, if you want to use high-end cameras or high-quality professional VR cameras and streaming cloud, you can consider any products from companies such as 360designs and wowza.
10. Some live streaming service providers have their own video streaming equipment, which you can use if you plan to visit this particular company for your videos. This can save you some money compared to Amimon products. For example, livestream has Livestream Broadcaster Pro, which is a device, while ustream recommends some encoders as UStream certified encoders and offers Ustream Producer and Ustream Pro software.
11. Before starting streaming, test the stream well on multiple devices.
12. You get a link to your live video from your service provider. You can send this link to anyone to watch the broadcast. You can follow the instructions from your chosen platform.
How to make money with video (during live broadcast and then):
Making a video is worth the money, and it would be nice to monetize your broadcast live, then the video and get cash.
Monetization during streaming video:
First, we are talking about live broadcast, and if you use YouTube live, you can instantly get cash during your live broadcast! There is a feature called super chat that recently appeared on YouTube. You can activate this feature and your fans will be able to communicate with you during streaming. Their chat will be highlighted during the video stream. Thus, you can see their chat, and their chances of getting an answer are likely to increase. However, in order to send such a chat message, they will have to pay. Then you get your share on YouTube. This is probably the easiest way to monetize your broadcast live. However, super chat is available for people with a certain number of subscribers and only in a few countries.
Monetization of the main video content:
The main video content is not those that are of high quality, but also if you present them to the right audience. If you have created such high-quality videos, you have plenty of opportunities to make money from them. There is a large video market on demand. Traditionally, this was a problem for the distribution of your film. You will need to go through distribution channels. Now some companies still adhere to the same practice, but on some platforms you can directly connect. There are three types of market places where you can sell your videos. Firest type is transactional platforms where people pay a little money for watching videos, the second category is subscription platforms (iTunes), where they monthly or annually subscribe to a campaign (You Tube, Hulu, DailyMotion), where you get payment based on advertising played on your videos. The following is a brief introduction to these market places:
1. Netflix
If your video is of very high quality, and you have made a good advertisement and received thousands of social achievements, then you could sell this Netflix video and get a good load of money. However, to negotiate, you need to find a distributor or go to film festivals and get some attention from Netflix.
2. Amazon Prime Video
The main video is another alternative for selling your main content. To do this, you do not need any distributor. You can directly upload your videos using Amazon Video Direct.
3. iTunes
iTunes requires you to go through quality control before making your movie. But even before you reach iTunes, you usually have to use the agregator, which will charge you and put your video in the proper format for iTunes. Then you must go to one of the Apple-coded houses, which then encode your videos according to their requirements. You can avoid aggregation, but you cannot avoid coding houses. Thus, there are many steps, and, finally, iTunes also checks the quality.
4. Hulu
This platform is based on advertising. You pay a fee to the distributor, get your movie on the platform, get traffic to your movie, your ads will run, and you will receive a commission.
5. You Tube
As you are probably familiar with the work of You Tube. It is very easy to register for the You channel and start downloading your movies. Based on ads, you can make money on your videos.
6. POV (Point of View)
This is the place where you can find some resources for non-fiction filmmaking. On their website, you can also find organizations that offer funding to individual artists and filmmakers. Every year they ask for a performance, and if your film is approved, it will be broadcast on PBS television.
7. Vimeo On Demand
Here you can start selling your videos after paying a monthly fee of AUD19.
8. DailyMotion
You can use this platform in the same way as You Tube. In addition, if you have a website, you can run daily videos on your website and receive commissions for advertising these videos. But this requires approval from DailyMotion. If there is traffic on your site, you will receive this permission and begin to receive income.
