YouTube streaming

Internet connection:

• 2MBS up
• DHCP
• Private IP behind Nat is OK.
• Cat-5 RJ45 cable to recording table (see Appendix F)

Labor:

• Log into the event’s YouTube account, go to Live Dashboard
• • https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard
• Verify and validate the account (I'm not sure how...)
• Create Event: Live Streaming, Events, New Live Event
• • https://www.youtube.com/my_live_events?action_create_live_event=1&ar=2
• Set Stream title, Description, Category, and (x) Custom more encoding options
• Advanced Options:
• • Recording date: (enter first day of event)
• • Promotions: 1 Week before event
• Ingestion Settings
• • Create custom, reusable ingestion settings by using the Reusable stream key
• • Select your encoder: Other Encoder.
• • Copy and paste into your encoder
• • Enter the stream names and URLs in the configuration options of your encoding software.
• • Stream Name: (looks like this: a12b-2344-de6f-7g8h)
• • Primary Server URL: rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2
• • Backup Server URL: rtmp://b.rtmp.youtube.com/live2?backup=1
• Copy the Stream name (aka key), email or IM it to Carl.
• Arrange with Carl a test. That's when Start your encoder happens.
• In the bottom right of the YouTube page is Share URL - post it on the event's social networks.
• When event starts, click Start the Stream; when it ends, click End.
• Monitor stream preview, alert Carl to problems.
• Monitor chat, respond to questions.

Details: https://support.google.com/youtube/topic/9257892 Note: The encoder is gstreamer tcpclientsrc controlled by Voctomix videoteam-stream.

Hints and screen shots can be found here: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/streaming-to-youtube-gaming-with-obs-or-obs-studio.232/