Live Stream Facebook
Saturday, May 5, 2018
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Live Stream Facebook - Facebook added Live Streams to their Facebook Pages. So if you own a page you can from now on start streaming on Facebook. (It may not be opened for everyone right now. And you may need to have a particular number of likes. I could not discover specific info about this.).
There are a couple of limitations though and as mentioned, you need a Facebook PAGE:
To start a stream you can click "Live Video" up top on the Facebook page, or if you have a Page you wish to Livestream on you can click on "Live" in the best sidebar:.
The background will turn dark and a popup will appear that might try to utilize your web cam right away if you have one connected to your computer. If not you will see this photo:.
Click "Link" as marked in red. Now we exist with the information we need for our streaming software:.
Copy the Streamkey and paste it into the Streamkey area in the settings of OBS:.
Essential: The Stream Secret can only be utilized for a single Live preview/post connection. You must use the exact same URL and key to sneak peek and post. That is, you can not sneak peek, stop the stream, and then resume at a later time. The URL and Key likewise expire 24 Hr after production.
Make certain all your settings (Audio especially) are all set. Scenes and sources configuration need to be done prior to you start going live. If you inadvertently stop your stream you will have to produce a brand-new live video and copy over the new stream secret into the OBS settings. When all set, begin streaming in OBS. The stream will just show up to you on the Facebook Page till you click on "Go Live".
After a couple of seconds you should see the following message:.
You can get in a Post message, give the Video a title, add tags as well as tag individuals prior to going live. And you can also start the Stream in your Software application and it should appear in the Popup Window:.
There are some more alternatives readily available in the settings, like enable embedding, trigger continuous video or automatic unpublishing after the video ended.
After you went into everything and if your stream is online, the "Go Live" button will be blue as you can see in this example, which implies you are now ready to go live. Click on "Go Live" to do so or click Schedule to setup a starting time. If you go Live the Page will alter to a preview of your Livestream. (See the red timer in the leading left). Make certain to mute the sneak peek so there is no looping audio:.
You can likewise see remarks here and naturally remark yourself. After you are finished with your Stream you can click "Finish" to stop being Live on Facebook. The video will be conserved and must soon appear in your Video Library of your Facebook Page:.
That's about it. You can now stream your content to Facebook and publish it on your Facebook Page. Remember, the next time you begin a Facebook stream you have to update your Stream Key.
Live Stream Facebook
There are a couple of limitations though and as mentioned, you need a Facebook PAGE:
- Video Resolution: optimum 720p (1280 x 720) resolution, at 30 frames per second.
- Key-Frame Interval of 1 every 2 seconds.
- Max bit rate 4000Kbps.
- 240 minute maximum length other than for continuous streams.
To start a stream you can click "Live Video" up top on the Facebook page, or if you have a Page you wish to Livestream on you can click on "Live" in the best sidebar:.
The background will turn dark and a popup will appear that might try to utilize your web cam right away if you have one connected to your computer. If not you will see this photo:.
Click "Link" as marked in red. Now we exist with the information we need for our streaming software:.
Copy the Streamkey and paste it into the Streamkey area in the settings of OBS:.
Essential: The Stream Secret can only be utilized for a single Live preview/post connection. You must use the exact same URL and key to sneak peek and post. That is, you can not sneak peek, stop the stream, and then resume at a later time. The URL and Key likewise expire 24 Hr after production.
Make certain all your settings (Audio especially) are all set. Scenes and sources configuration need to be done prior to you start going live. If you inadvertently stop your stream you will have to produce a brand-new live video and copy over the new stream secret into the OBS settings. When all set, begin streaming in OBS. The stream will just show up to you on the Facebook Page till you click on "Go Live".
After a couple of seconds you should see the following message:.
You can get in a Post message, give the Video a title, add tags as well as tag individuals prior to going live. And you can also start the Stream in your Software application and it should appear in the Popup Window:.
There are some more alternatives readily available in the settings, like enable embedding, trigger continuous video or automatic unpublishing after the video ended.
After you went into everything and if your stream is online, the "Go Live" button will be blue as you can see in this example, which implies you are now ready to go live. Click on "Go Live" to do so or click Schedule to setup a starting time. If you go Live the Page will alter to a preview of your Livestream. (See the red timer in the leading left). Make certain to mute the sneak peek so there is no looping audio:.
You can likewise see remarks here and naturally remark yourself. After you are finished with your Stream you can click "Finish" to stop being Live on Facebook. The video will be conserved and must soon appear in your Video Library of your Facebook Page:.
That's about it. You can now stream your content to Facebook and publish it on your Facebook Page. Remember, the next time you begin a Facebook stream you have to update your Stream Key.