![]() ![]() Specifically, you choose your encoding tool via the drop down list shown in Figure 5.įigure 5. This will be automated if you use Wirecast for YouTube or the retail version of Wirecast, and semi-automated if you use the Adobe Flash Live Media Encoder. Once you choose Ingestion Settings, it’s time to configure your settings into your streaming encoder. The radio button hidden by the drop-down box is to configure your own custom ingestion settings, which I didn’t mess with.įigure 4. ![]() You set this in the Ingestion Settings shown in Figure 4. The number of streams created and their respective data rates depends upon the stream that you send YouTube. Advanced configuration parameters for your event Choosing Encoding Parametersīy design, YouTube Live inputs a single stream from your onsite encoder, and converts that into multiple streams. Obviously, if you enable embedding, you can embed the event into your own website in addition to showing it on your YouTube watch page, a feature not available in all competitive services.įigure 3. ![]() Most notably, you control whether or not comments are moderated and whether or not live events can be embedded. Click that to expose the settings shown in Figure 3. On the top left of Figure 2, you should be able to make out the Advanced settings tab. On the right in Figure 2, you can see that you can send a post to your subscribers and also share via Google Plus, Facebook, and Twitter, a nice way to publicize your event.įigure 2. Not surprisingly, creating the event involves inputting most of the same parameters that you input when uploading a file to YouTube. Or, click New live event on the upper right to create a new event. Click Live Events on the left to open a screen providing access to all live, upcoming, or completed events. Once you’re enabled, access live event functionality from the Video Manager page (Figure 1). I didn’t meet the requirements, but Telestream, the developer of Wirecast for YouTube, petitioned the powers that be at YouTube, who enabled my account. You can read about the requirements, though followers and video views aren’t mentioned. Making the GradeĪs you may know, YouTube Live isn’t available to all comers you need an account in good standing and (reportedly) a certain number of followers and video views. This isn’t a full, bang-it-till-it-breaks comparative review, it’s more of a CliffsNotes pictorial of what’s available and how to use it. I recently produced a webinar on YouTube Live using Telestream Wirecast, and wanted to document the experience. ![]()
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