You can use Playback’s simulcast feature to send your Playback live stream to Facebook.
How does simulcast work on Playback?
Playback uses RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) to broadcast live Playback streams to other platforms. RTMP is a standard protocol supported by many applications, including popular live streaming platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Twitter.
Get your Facebook stream key
Facebook provides users with a stream key so they can use streaming software like Playback to create a live Facebook broadcast.
- Create a live video from your Facebook page or profile. You can also navigate to the live producer at: https://www.facebook.com/live/producer. Click “go live.”
- Choose “streaming software” as your video source.
- Locate your private stream key and the server URL (in Advanced Settings). Make sure to enable the persistent stream key so you can re-use each time you stream.
Add Facebook as a simulcast destination on Playback
Next you will need to add your Facebook stream key to Playback. You’ll only need to do this once.
- Go to your Playback room, open the room Settings and go to the Simulcast tab (https://www.playback.tv/playback?m=room-settings&screen=simulcast).
- Under “Add a destination,” type the RTMP URL and stream key you got from Facebook and click “Add destination” to save it.
Start a simulcast
Each time you go live, you will need to repeat these steps to start a simulcast.
- While you’re preparing to go live on Playback, you can choose Facebook from your saved simulcast destinations.
You can also start and stop simulcasts after you are live on Playback by opening the simulcast menu.
- After Playback starts sending your stream to Facebook, you will need to go to back to your Facebook live studio to create a live broadcast https://www.facebook.com/live/producer. Chose “streaming software” as your video source and it should show your saved stream key that you entered on Playback. Enter your post details and then click “go live” to start your broadcast.
How do I end my simulcast?
You can stop simulcasting from Playback by turning off a simulcast destination from the simulcast menu or by ending your Playback event entirely.
Will my simulcasted stream include NBA broadcasts?
No. If you are simulcasting a stream that features an NBA game, Playback will use the NBA Gamecast template to show the score and game clock without the broadcast of the game. Note: Gamecast scores and clock are only available for TNT and ESPN at this time. Coming soon to all NBA broadcast networks.
Will my simulcasted stream include YouTube videos?
No. When you are using the YouTube player on Playback, we do not include those videos in your simulcast.
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