Live Stream to Facebook
Saturday, July 14, 2018
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Live Stream To Facebook - Facebook included 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 unlocked for everyone right now. And you may have to have a particular number of likes. I might not find exact information about this.).
There are a couple of limitations though and as pointed out, 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 want to Livestream on you can click on "Live" in the ideal sidebar:.
The background will turn dark and a popup will appear that might attempt to utilize your web cam right away if you have actually one linked to your computer. If not you will see this photo:.
Click on "Link" as significant in red. Now we exist with the details we need for our streaming software:.
Copy the Streamkey and paste it into the Streamkey area in the settings of OBS:.
Essential: The Stream Key can just be used for a single Live preview/post connection. You must utilize the 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 Secret likewise expire 24 Hr after creation.
Ensure all your settings (Audio specifically) are all set. Scenes and sources setup ought to be done prior to you begin going live. If you mistakenly stop your stream you will require to create a new live video and copy over the new stream secret into the OBS settings. When prepared, begin streaming in OBS. The stream will only be visible to you on the Facebook Page till you click on "Go Live".
After a few seconds you must see the following message:.
You can enter a Post message, offer the Video a title, add tags as well as tag individuals prior to going live. And you can also begin the Stream in your Software and it ought to appear in the Popup Window:.
There are some more alternatives readily available in the settings, like enable embedding, activate constant video or automated unpublishing after the video ended.
After you got in whatever and if your stream is online, the "Go Live" button will be blue as you can see in this example, which suggests you are now prepared to go live. Click on "Go Live" to do so or click Arrange to setup a starting time. If you go Live the Page will alter to a sneak peek of your Livestream. (See the red timer in the top left). Make certain to silence the preview so there is no looping audio:.
You can also see comments here and of course remark yourself. After you are done with your Stream you can click "Complete" to stop being Live on Facebook. The video will be conserved and ought to soon appear in your Video Library of your Facebook Page:.
That's about it. You can now stream your content to Facebook and release it on your Facebook Page. Keep in mind, the next time you start a Facebook stream you have to update your Stream Key.
Live Stream To Facebook
There are a couple of limitations though and as pointed out, you need a Facebook PAGE:
- Video Resolution: maximum 720p (1280 x 720) resolution, at 30 frames per second.
- Key-Frame Period of 1 every 2 seconds.
- Max bit rate 4000Kbps.
- 240 minute maximum length except 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 want to Livestream on you can click on "Live" in the ideal sidebar:.
The background will turn dark and a popup will appear that might attempt to utilize your web cam right away if you have actually one linked to your computer. If not you will see this photo:.
Click on "Link" as significant in red. Now we exist with the details we need for our streaming software:.
Copy the Streamkey and paste it into the Streamkey area in the settings of OBS:.
Essential: The Stream Key can just be used for a single Live preview/post connection. You must utilize the 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 Secret likewise expire 24 Hr after creation.
Ensure all your settings (Audio specifically) are all set. Scenes and sources setup ought to be done prior to you begin going live. If you mistakenly stop your stream you will require to create a new live video and copy over the new stream secret into the OBS settings. When prepared, begin streaming in OBS. The stream will only be visible to you on the Facebook Page till you click on "Go Live".
After a few seconds you must see the following message:.
You can enter a Post message, offer the Video a title, add tags as well as tag individuals prior to going live. And you can also begin the Stream in your Software and it ought to appear in the Popup Window:.
There are some more alternatives readily available in the settings, like enable embedding, activate constant video or automated unpublishing after the video ended.
After you got in whatever and if your stream is online, the "Go Live" button will be blue as you can see in this example, which suggests you are now prepared to go live. Click on "Go Live" to do so or click Arrange to setup a starting time. If you go Live the Page will alter to a sneak peek of your Livestream. (See the red timer in the top left). Make certain to silence the preview so there is no looping audio:.
You can also see comments here and of course remark yourself. After you are done with your Stream you can click "Complete" to stop being Live on Facebook. The video will be conserved and ought to soon appear in your Video Library of your Facebook Page:.
That's about it. You can now stream your content to Facebook and release it on your Facebook Page. Keep in mind, the next time you start a Facebook stream you have to update your Stream Key.