Streaming to YouTube Live A HARWARE REVIEW BY USB PROS
Aug 15, 2015
What do I need to stream to YouTube Live?
Here’s the good news – It can be very easy… and you have options
A Camera/microphone with USB
A USB Video Mixer with a USB Output
A Video Mixer with RTMP Streaming
A RTSP Streaming camera and a service that coverts RTSP to RTMP
Your Smart Phone
YouTube Live on your Phone
It is possible to stream directly from your Smart Phone
For this presentation we will be reviewing various professional solutions but it’s worth mentioning this application
Just download Google hangouts for your Smart Phone and use “Google Hangouts on Air”
The YouTube Live Creator Hub
Home to the live streaming resources from Google
Tools like YouTube Capture, YouTube Editor, Captions, Free Audio Library, Slideshows, analytics and more
Where to Start?
To start your YouTube Live Stream you first need to schedule your stream in your YouTube Creator Studio
Navigate to the Video Manager and click on the “Live Events Tab”
How to start with a USB Camera/Mic?
This is the easiest solution You can start by clicking create
new live event
Set up the YouTube Live Stream Details
This is the same process you are used to if you have ever uploaded a YouTube Video
Now you will see a new option which is for the time and date of your YouTube Live Stream
You can schedule now which will automatically start your broadcast with your webcam and microphone
Using Google Hangouts on Air
When you choose to do a webcam a microphone live meeting you will be taken to a Google Hangouts Page
From here you can start your broadcast and your video and audio will be live on YouTube Live
Pressing the Broadcast Button “Go Live”
When you click start broadcast you will be notified that you can broadcast for up to 8 hours
This is the perfect length for an entire day concert, a full class day or other all day events
Screen Sharing
Screen sharing capabilities turn the YouTube live experience into a more powerful tool by allowing you to share any screen or window on your desktop
Some things we noticed
There can be a 10-30 second delay in the video broadcast which is not an issue with one way communication normally
You can easily invite hundreds of users (We tested at a local live broadcasted event)
Embedding your Live Stream
Once your live stream is scheduled you will have your own YouTube page just like a YouTube video
It will show a countdown to your live stream and you can embed that video into your website.
How to start with a USB Video Mixer
This process is almost the same as the previous USB webcam/microphone solution because the computer will be connected in the same way
USB Video Mixers can incorporate HDMI and HD-SDI cameras and traditional XLR and ¼” Audio Inputs
How to start with a RTMP Video Stream
This process requires a simple RTMP Server set up
RTMP capable streaming servers are convient because they only require internet access to stream your entire video production to YouTube Live
This set up is slightly different so we will walk you through the steps
Sending your RTMP Stream to YouTube Live
At this point you can enter your RTMP streaming credentials into your system
For the Epiphan Pearl this is really easy
Simply log-in to your Control Interface in any web browser (preferable Google Chrome) and enter the info from YouTube Live
For more on YouTube Live Streaming visit USBPro.com
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