You can use Playback’s simulcast feature to send your Playback live stream to YouTube.
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 YouTube stream key
YouTube provides users with a stream key so they can use streaming software like Playback to create a live YouTube broadcast.
- From YouTube’s home page click the “create” button and choose “go live.”
- In the YouTube live studio you will find your private stream key and the stream URL for YouTube.
Add YouTube as a simulcast destination on Playback
Next you will need to add your YouTube 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 Stream URL and stream key you got from YouTube 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 YouTube 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 YouTube, you will need to go to your YouTube live studio to create a live broadcast. Like when you first got your stream key, you will get to the live studio from the YouTube home page and clicking “create” then “go live.” Your studio should show your Playback stream and your YouTube broadcast will start. You can edit your broadcast title and details from the “Edit” menu in your YouTube live studio.
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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