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== The Goal == | == The Goal == | ||
Eric asked for a "streaming/multistreaming for dummies" guide, perhaps for Zoom +/- Youtube/Twitch/Periscope | Eric asked for a "streaming/multistreaming for dummies" guide, perhaps for Zoom +/- Youtube/Twitch/Periscope | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
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The general approach here is: | The general approach here is: | ||
* | * host a '''Zoom webinar''' | ||
* '''multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms | |||
* ''' | ** Periscope | ||
** | ** Twitch | ||
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** YouTube | ** YouTube | ||
== Zoom == | == Zoom == | ||
* | * Pro Zoom Price '''$15/month''' | ||
<!-- * Webinar addon price [40 - 6500] $ / month This allows for [1e2-1e4] people --> | <!-- * Webinar addon price [40 - 6500] $ / month This allows for [1e2-1e4] people --> | ||
<!-- * The webinar addon allows for questions, polling, panelists etc. Not sure what your desired format is. Just the Pro Zoom price will be sufficient to stream if you do not care for the webinar features. --> | <!-- * The webinar addon allows for questions, polling, panelists etc. Not sure what your desired format is. Just the Pro Zoom price will be sufficient to stream if you do not care for the webinar features. --> | ||
* Make an account at Zoom Link to the website here. | |||
Go to plans and pricing and buy the | * Go to plans and pricing and buy the pro subscription. | ||
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* On this page select to to be billed monthly and include the additional webinar addon (2) | |||
* Figure 2: Select pro account (billed monthly or yearly) and webinar addon. | |||
Your checkout should now look like (3) | |||
Figure 3: Checkout options. | |||
* Proceed to pay. | * Proceed to pay. | ||
== Restream | == Restream == | ||
Restream allows you to send your | Restream allows you to send your Zoom meeting to many different streaming endpoints. | ||
Β | * Restream setup | ||
* Sign up to the service here | * Sign up to the service here (Restream link). | ||
* Figure 4: Copy down the RTMP URL and Key for later. | |||
* Copy down the | Once signed up the most important information is in (4) in the main | ||
Β | 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 figure | |||
* Figure 5: Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard. | |||
Β | * Figure 6: Reccomended stream endpoints. | ||
My recommendations for the first 3 streaming endpoints in figure (6). | |||
Β | More can be added later but this is likely the best effort to reach ratio. You | ||
will have to make yourself a twitch account. | |||
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=== Link Restream and Zoom === | === 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. | You now have to configure your Zoom settings to allow for custom streaming. | ||
Β | Back at Zoom website go to your account settings (7). | ||
* Figure 7: Click "My Account". | |||
Now go to your personal settings (8) and scroll down to βAllow live | |||
streaming meetings" (9). | |||
Β | * Figure 8: Go to personal settings. | ||
* Figure 9: 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. | |||
Β | * How to launch an event | ||
* You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time (10). | |||
* Figure 10: Click test speakers and microphone to configure. | |||
* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live (11). | |||
Β | * Figure 11: Click βMoreβ -> βLive on custom. . . β to configure livestream in the web-app. | ||
* Doing as in (11) will bring up web-app. Fill in the information as is displayed on that page (12). | |||
Β | * Figure 12: Enter in the information previously saved and go! | ||
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You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time. | |||
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* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live. | |||
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* 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. | * 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 == | == Original PDF from Cam == | ||
* [https://theportal.wiki/images/c/c1/Streaming.pdf PDF Instructions for Eric] - | * <span class="highlight">[https://theportal.wiki/images/c/c1/Streaming.pdf PDF Instructions for Eric]</span> - We can turn this into a wiki page later on, but for the time being here's a PDF that Cam made. | ||
== Related Pages == | == Related Pages == | ||
* [[Services to Speak to an Audience]] | * [[Services to Speak to an Audience]] | ||