Streaming for Dummies: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:04, 5 April 2020

The Goal[edit]

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

Introduction[edit]

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

Zoom[edit]

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.)

Make an account at Zoom[edit]

Go to plans and pricing and buy the Pro Subscription. https://zoom.us/

On this page select Billed Monthly or whatever makes sense to you.

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.)

Proceed to pay.

Restream.io[edit]

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

Sign up to the service here: https://restream.io/
For what you're doing, this will be free.
Copy down the RTMP URL and Key for later.

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.

Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.

Link Restream and Zoom[edit]

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

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

Go to personal settings.

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[edit]

You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time.

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

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.

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.

Examples of Other Streamers Who are Doing Something Similar[edit]

Original PDF from Cam[edit]

PDF Instructions for Eric - This is the source document that we used to create this wiki page.

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 The general approach here is:
-* Host a '''Zoom webinar'''
+* To get started, let's just get this working using your '''webcam''' or a '''laptop and its built-in camera'''.
-* '''Multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms
+* Host a '''Zoom meeting''' with only you in it. No one else.
-** Periscope
+* '''Multi-stream''' the feed to an arbitrary number of platforms (streaming endpoints):
-** Twitch
+** '''Periscope'''
+** '''Twitch'''
 ** YouTube
+** Facebook
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
+https://theportal.wiki/images/f/fd/Streaming-for-dummies-overview.png
+</div>
 == Zoom ==
-* You'll want to pay the Pro Zoom Price '''$15/month'''
+* 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 '''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 -->
 <!-- * 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 ===
+=== Make an account at Zoom ===
-* Go to plans and pricing and buy the pro subscription.
+Go to plans and pricing and buy the '''Pro Subscription'''. <span class="highlight">https://zoom.us/</span>
-* You need the pro plan in order to re-stream to Periscope, Twitch, etc.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/b/b6/Probuy.png
+</div>
-* On this page select to to be billed monthly and include the additional webinar addon (2)
+* On this page select Billed Monthly or whatever makes sense to you.<!--- and include the additional webinar addon. -->
-* Figure 2: Select pro account (billed monthly or yearly) and webinar addon.
-https://theportal.wiki/images/8/8b/Options.png
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
+https://theportal.wiki/images/9/94/Pro.png
+</div>
-Your checkout should now look like (3)
+* 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.)
-https://theportal.wiki/images/b/bb/Order_Summary.png
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
+https://theportal.wiki/images/b/b1/Check2.png
+</div>
-Figure 3: Checkout options.
 * Proceed to pay.
-== Restream ==
+== Restream.io ==
-Restream allows you to send your Zoom meeting to many different streaming endpoints.
+Restream allows you to send your '''Zoom''' meeting to many different '''streaming endpoints''' (such as Periscope, Twitch, YouTube).
-* 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.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/b/b3/Info.png
+</div>
-Once signed up the most important information is in (4) in the main
+* 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.
-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
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/c/ce/Add-ch.png
+</div>
-* Figure 5: Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.
+* Click here to add your endpoints and follow the wizard.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/d/d5/Streams.png
+</div>
-* 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 ===
-You now have to configure your Zoom settings to allow for custom streaming.
+You now have to configure your Zoom settings to allow for custom streaming. Back at Zoom website go to your account settings.
-Back at Zoom website go to your account settings (7).
-<TODO Image missing>
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
+https://theportal.wiki/images/2/2d/My_account.png
+</div>
-* Figure 7: Click "My Account".
+* Click "My Account". Now go to your personal settings and scroll down to ’Allow live streaming meetings".
-Now go to your personal settings (8) and scroll down to ’Allow live
-streaming meetings" (9).
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/d/d8/Sett.png
+</div>
-* Figure 8: Go to personal settings.
+* Go to personal settings.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/1/1c/Meeting_advanced.png
+</div>
-* 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.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
-* How to launch an event
+https://theportal.wiki/images/9/91/Settings.png
-* You have to configure your speakers and microphone before your first time (10).
+</div>
+* 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.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/d/d9/Test.png
+</div>
-* Figure 10: Click test speakers and microphone to configure.
+* Click '''test speakers''' and '''microphone''' to configure.
-* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live (11).
+* Once a meeting is running, you can now choose to go live.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/f/fb/Golive.png
+</div>
-* Figure 11: Click ’More’ -> ’Live on custom. . . ’ to configure livestream in the web-app.
+* Click ’More’ -> ’Live on custom. . . ’ 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).
+* This will bring up web-app. Fill in the information as is displayed on that page.
+<div class="shadow" style="display: inline-block">
 https://theportal.wiki/images/3/31/Live2.png
+</div>
-* Figure 12: Enter in the information previously saved and go!
+* 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.
+== 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 ==
-* <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.
+* [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.
 == Related Pages ==
 * [[Services to Speak to an Audience]]
+* [[Content_by_Eric_Weinstein#Periscope_.26_Twitch | Eric on Periscope and Twitch]]