- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ARDINGER HORACE T JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIEWCAST COM INC [ VCST ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1990 LAKEPOINT DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/4/2011
(Street) LEWISVILLE, TX 75057 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/4/2011		J (4)		6666667	A	$0.60	16193212	D
Common Stock	5/4/2011		J (5)		3333333	A	$0.60	19526545	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	$3.625	5/4/2011		D   (1)			400000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	400000	(1)	0	D
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	$0.60	5/4/2011		A   (1)		400000		5/4/2011	(3)	Common Stock	400000	(1)	400000	D
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	$0.60	5/4/2011		J			400000   (4)	5/4/2011	(3)	Common Stock	400000   (4)	(4)	0	D
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	$0.60	5/4/2011		J			200000   (5)	(6)	(7)	Common Stock	400000   (5)	(5)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The transactions in rows 1 and 2 of Table II are reported to disclose an adjustment to the conversion price of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
( 2)	The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time commencing 120 days from the closing of the offering of such stock. The issuer filed a Certificate of Designations designating such stock on April 8, 1999.
( 3)	The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
( 4)	Pursuant to the conversion price adjustment described in footnote 1 above, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock of the issuer at a price per share of $0.60. On May 4, 2011, the reporting person converted 400,000 shares of his Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $0.60 a share, resulting in the issuance to the reporting person of 6,666,667 shares of common stock of the issuer.
( 5)	The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock of the issuer at a price per share of $0.60. On May 4, 2011, the reporting person converted 200,000 shares of his Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $0.60 a share, resulting in the issuance to the reporting person of 3,333,333 shares of common stock of the issuer.
( 6)	The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time commencing 120 days from the closing of the offering of such stock. The issuer filed a Certificate of Designations designating such stock on November 13, 2001.
( 7)	The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARDINGER HORACE T JR 1990 LAKEPOINT DRIVE LEWISVILLE, TX 75057		X

Signatures
Horace T. Ardinger Jr.		5/6/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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