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The general approach here is:
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 webinar'''
* Host a '''Zoom meeting''' with only you in it. No one else.
* '''Multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms
* '''Multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms (streaming endpoints):
** Periscope
** '''Periscope'''
** Twitch
** '''Twitch'''
** YouTube
** YouTube
** Facebook
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== Zoom ==
== 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.)
* You'll want to pay the Pro Zoom Price '''$15/month'''
* You '''don't''' need to pay for the Webinar price. (That's overkill for now.)
<!-- * 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 ===
=== Make an account at Zoom Link to the website here ===
Go to plans and pricing and buy the '''Pro Subscription'''. <span class="highlight">https://zoom.us/</span>
* Go to plans and pricing and buy the pro subscription.
* You need the pro plan in order to re-stream to Periscope, Twitch, etc.


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https://theportal.wiki/images/b/b6/Probuy.png
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* On this page select Billed Monthly or whatever makes sense to you.<!--- and include the additional webinar addon. -->
* 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.


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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.)
Your checkout should now look like (3)


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Figure 3: Checkout options.
* Proceed to pay.
* Proceed to pay.


== Restream.io ==
== Restream ==
Restream allows you to send your '''Zoom''' meeting to many different '''streaming endpoints''' (such as Periscope, Twitch, YouTube).
Restream allows you to send your Zoom meeting to many different streaming endpoints.
* Restream setup
* Sign up to the service here (Restream link).
* Figure 4: Copy down the RTMP URL and Key for later.


* 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.
Once signed up the most important information is in (4) 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 figure


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* Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.
* Figure 5: Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.


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https://theportal.wiki/images/d/d5/Streams.png
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* Figure 6: Reccomended stream endpoints.
My recommendations for the first 3 streaming endpoints in figure (6).
More can be added later but this is likely the best effort to reach ratio. You
will have to make yourself a twitch account.
=== 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.
Back at Zoom website go to your account settings (7).


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* Click "My Account". Now go to your personal settings and scroll down to ’Allow live streaming meetings".
* Figure 7: Click "My Account".
Now go to your personal settings (8) and scroll down to ’Allow live
streaming meetings" (9).


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* Go to personal settings.
* Figure 8: Go to personal settings.


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https://theportal.wiki/images/1/1c/Meeting_advanced.png
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* 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.
https://theportal.wiki/images/9/91/Settings.png
* How to launch an event
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* You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time (10).


* 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.
* Figure 10: Click test speakers and microphone to configure.
* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live.
* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live (11).


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* Click ’More’ -> ’Live on custom. . . ’ to configure livestream in the web-app.
* Figure 11: 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.
* Doing as in (11) will bring up web-app. Fill in the information as is displayed on that page (12).


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* Enter in the information previously saved and go!
* Figure 12: 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.
* 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.
== Examples of Other Streamers Who are Doing Something Similar ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlKXbjSpa0I Eddi Woo - Teaching with YouTube 01: Equipment]
* [https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yNGaQnNDVDGj Scott Adams has a whiteboard and a ring light!]


== Original PDF from Cam ==
== Original PDF from Cam ==
* [https://theportal.wiki/images/c/c1/Streaming.pdf PDF Instructions for Eric] - This is the source document that we used to create this wiki page.
* <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]]
* [[Content_by_Eric_Weinstein#Periscope_.26_Twitch | Eric on Periscope and Twitch]]
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