Editing Streaming for Dummies


== The Goal ==

Eric asked for a "streaming/multistreaming for dummies" guide, perhaps for Zoom +/- Youtube/Twitch/Periscope.

== Introduction ==

The general approach here is:

* To get started, let's just get this working using your '''webcam''' or a '''laptop and its built-in camera'''.
* Host a '''Zoom meeting''' with only you in it. No one else.
* '''Multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms (streaming endpoints):
** '''Periscope'''
** '''Twitch'''
** YouTube
** Facebook

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== Zoom ==
* You'll want to pay the '''Pro Zoom''' for '''$15/month'''. (You need the Pro Plan in order to re-stream to Periscope, Twitch, etc.)
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=== Make an account at Zoom ===
Go to plans and pricing and buy the '''Pro Subscription'''. <span class="highlight">https://zoom.us/</span>

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* On this page select Billed Monthly or whatever makes sense to you.<!--- and include the additional webinar addon. -->

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* Your '''checkout''' should now look like the image below. (The number of participants isn't really important right now. That's just for if you're going to have guests streamed with you later on.)

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* Proceed to pay.

== Restream.io ==
Restream allows you to send your '''Zoom''' meeting to many different '''streaming endpoints''' (such as Periscope, Twitch, YouTube).

* Sign up to the service here: <span class="highlight">https://restream.io/</span>
* For what you're doing, this will be '''free'''.
* Copy down the '''RTMP URL''' and '''Key''' for later.

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* Once signed up the most important information is in the main dashboard. You will be pointing your Zoom meeting to this endpoint later and it will be re-broadcasted by this service. Once you have noted that down, you must connect your endpoints.

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* Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.

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=== Link Restream and Zoom ===
You now have to configure your Zoom settings to allow for custom streaming. Back at Zoom website go to your account settings.

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* Click "My Account". Now go to your personal settings and scroll down to ’Allow live streaming meetings".

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* Go to personal settings.

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* Enable the streaming option and paste in the information previously written down from the "Restream" dashboard. This is in effect a post it note. When you want to go live, this info box will be displayed so you can configure the livestream quickly.

== How to launch an event ==
You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time.

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* Click '''test speakers''' and '''microphone''' to configure.
* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live.

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* Click ’More’ -> ’Live on custom. . . ’ to configure livestream in the web-app.
* This will bring up web-app. Fill in the information as is displayed on that page.

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* Enter in the information previously saved and go!
* Your meeting should now be streaming to as many stream endpoints as you configured in Restream. You can check your Restream dashboard to see if everything is working.

== Original PDF from Cam ==
* <span class="highlight">[https://theportal.wiki/images/c/c1/Streaming.pdf PDF Instructions for Eric]</span> - This is the source document that we used to create this wiki page.

== Related Pages ==
* [[Services to Speak to an Audience]]