Yeah I've seen the pricing options for Justin.tv compared to Ustream, and I have to say the former blows the competition hands down in terms of price. Planning to use Justin.tv myself once I get more viewers :D

WilliamDecker

Canada43 Posts

February 18 2011 21:20 GMT

#242

This is great to hear. Starcraft 2 livecasting and archiving is still in its infancy. I remember the whole reason I started watching HDStarcraft was that it was the *only* source of HD videos on Starcraft during the beta. So just getting a taste of the game almost like I was playing it was a big deal.

That being said, and the fact you're watching this thread closely. Here is my feedback.

http://www.justin.tv/day9tv Vs. http://day9tv.blip.tv/

I think you guys should go back to the drawing board on a more concise method of displaying the initial pages. I personally don't like the layout (not sure if any others agree with this). Feel it's a little too busy. Specifically I'd suggest hiding a lot of the sharing, embed, etc. I'm fine with the advertisements (I don't even adblock! :D), and also like the "suggested channels", which I think is very productive.

Also another suggestion...not sure if you have this done already...just throwing it out there if you do. Day9 did a PC World article I believe on how to setup your own internet TV show. Maybe get Day9 to do this on how to setup a show on Justin.tv? Or maybe create your own video. Possibly send this out as part of the registration process. I really liked the article that Day9 did and I think this could pretty far in terms of educating your own users on how to properly setup the encoding process.

Other than that...beautiful stuff. Push to YouTube, IRC support, etc etc...really breaking some ground here on how it should be done! I just wish the visuals were a little more beautiful.

*edit* Registered a different name on JustinTV for a potential project. Saw the "how will you be broadcasting" afterwards. Feel like a bit of egg on my face. :D Still maybe send a quick "getting started" e-mail wouldn't be a bad idea?

TemplarCo.

Mexico2870 Posts

February 18 2011 21:44 GMT

#243

Nice to see Day9 there will be tuning in more.

CidO

United States695 Posts

February 18 2011 22:20 GMT

#244

JTV's app on iphone is awesome too compared to others (that either don't work or worse.. laggy >.>) my only beef is even on a n router with 10up/5down last night, i was not allowed sound on gosu coaching premier league...?

Very glad to see JTV doing it's part to help out the gaming scene.

EdSlyB

Portugal1621 Posts

February 18 2011 22:33 GMT

#245

On February 19 2011 02:27 JWD wrote:
SC2 is fucking blowing UP

Actually, sir JWD, i think SC2 is fucking blowing in ALL directions. ^^

In next July at the 1st SC2 aniversary,do yourselves (all TLers) a favor and look back one year. You'll be amazed how much SC2 grow.

Moosy

Canada396 Posts

February 18 2011 23:02 GMT

#246

jtv makes money from ads
day9 will make some dollars from adds
viewers get a headache
google chrome :x

Farakes

34 Posts

February 18 2011 23:18 GMT

#247

the ui is still horrible compared to blib :/

i hope they do some serious redesign or offer user a chance to build there own styles, it just looks really bad.

leser

Croatia239 Posts

February 18 2011 23:35 GMT

#248

justin tv is hands down my favorite casting service as a viewer, i'm not on a very strong connection so i completely bow to the 480p button <3

Patriot.dlk

Sweden5462 Posts

February 18 2011 23:40 GMT

#249

Really, really good features you have added. I like Justin.tv the most because I can lower the quality if needed and it still looks fine.

I totally love to see you guys reach out and market yourself properly here as well.

Jonoman92

United States9107 Posts

February 18 2011 23:55 GMT

#250

Very nice to see catering to the gaming audience. Especially with the built-in stream delay for tournaments, that is huge!

Shuray

Brazil642 Posts

February 18 2011 23:55 GMT

#251

Justin.tv has become really amazing these last few months. Best part of it all is that I can watch it at my iPhone. Grats for all at Justin.tv and keep up the good work.

RumZ

United States956 Posts

February 19 2011 00:15 GMT

#252

A Delay server for tournament broadcasting? Switching my channel to JTV... asap.

Oh wait.. anyone have a healthy alternative to Livestream's procaster?

1st_Panzer_Div.

United States621 Posts

February 19 2011 00:22 GMT

#253

I really like the stream quality from JTV, blows ustreams lag fast out of the water, but I would also like to see a better UI, it's just a bit clustered right now.

Wiwiweb

France56 Posts

February 19 2011 00:42 GMT

#254

The only gripe I have with justin.tv and the only reason I didn't switch already from Livestream is the lack of multiple streamers on one channel.
I have a gaming community, and we're a bunch of players streaming on one channel viewed by the community. I actually asked about this a while ago on the justin.tv forums, and they basically told me that 1 channel = 1 streamer, unless I share passwords which is not possible for safety reasons (can't trust the whole stream to one person).

On February 19 2011 06:04 JustintvGaming wrote:
We are currently focusing on creating the best possible chat platform, so please give us all your ideas and suggestions. We are reading this thread closely!

Selectable colors, in text or in name, whatever to differentiate people. It's the one thing I think lacks on quakenet IRC plugin.

Vei

United States2845 Posts

February 19 2011 00:54 GMT

#255

WOW. A company that reacted FAST and ACCURATELY to an opening in a fresh and growing market? Well-done with all the relevant features. Are these available to anyone who wants to stream games (SC2 specifically)?

DeltruS

Canada2214 Posts

February 19 2011 00:54 GMT

#256

+ Show Spoiler +

On February 19 2011 09:42 Wiwiweb wrote:
The only gripe I have with justin.tv and the only reason I didn't switch already from Livestream is the lack of multiple streamers on one channel.
I have a gaming community, and we're a bunch of players streaming on one channel viewed by the community. I actually asked about this a while ago on the justin.tv forums, and they basically told me that 1 channel = 1 streamer, unless I share passwords which is not possible for safety reasons (can't trust the whole stream to one person).

Show nested quote +

Selectable colors, in text or in name, whatever to differentiate people. It's the one thing I think lacks on quakenet IRC plugin.

Member channels allowing for guest broadcasters on a single channel.

InTheClouds

Netherlands2 Posts

February 19 2011 00:57 GMT

#257

an android app would be nice.

android is a fast growing platform and i think it would be easy and benefit-able to make ( since you just need to port it to android)

rUiNati0n

United States1155 Posts

February 19 2011 01:13 GMT

#258

Great news. For me at least, Justin.tv works the best of all the streaming services. It is great that they recognize the potential of E-sports.

crimsonsentinel

United States179 Posts

February 19 2011 01:18 GMT

#259

Can you do something about the fact that many of us can't watch your streams? I don't know what kind of protocol you run but it doesn't even load, and your customer service has been terrible at resolving the problem.

Thetan

240 Posts

February 19 2011 01:43 GMT

#260

I think your streaming service right now is top notch, though I think minor User Experience tweaks could improve the entire package as a whole.

Something simple like memorizing a user's preferred bit-rate while watching a stream and automatically choosing that bit-rate when the user loads up a stream would be nice.

Other than that, like other people are saying, a more streamlined, clean, and professional UI would be really nice. Make it look less like a myspace page, and more of a professional streaming site that streams professional games. Things like this matter to users (though kinda subliminally) - and the better the experience is the better it is for both JustinTV and the SC scene as a whole.

That said, you guys are actually doing a great job. Streaming wise, I truly thing you are the best out there. I think a few relatively simple UI tweaks would really help differentiate your product even more from your competition.