As part of the RTMP output configuration process, you can configure YouTube Live targets. This enables you to send an RTMP stream into to YouTube Live using the your YouTube authorization/login and settings. FirstBefore you configure the YouTube Live output stream in Zixi Broadcaster, you need to set up an Event in your YouTube Live account. This process generates a Primary and Secondary URL for streaming the event. You can then create an RTMP output stream in your Zixi Broadcaster and select a YouTube Live event to which the stream will be sent. You then select either the Primary or Backup URL which is provided by YouTube to stream the event.
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- Log in to your YouTube account.
- Click the User icon to display the user menu.
- Click Creator Studio. Your Creator Studio Dashboard is displayed.
- In the Creator Studio menu panel, click Live Streaming. The drop-down list of Live Streaming options is displayed.
- Click Events. The Events page is displayed.
- Click New live event. The Event setup page is displayed.
- In the Title field, enter a title for the event.
- In the Date field, enter a date for the event.
The default date is Today.
To select a different date, click on the date box (where Today is shown) to display a calendar, and select a date for the event. - In the Time field, enter a time for starting the event.
The default time is the beginning of the upcoming hour.
To select a different time, click the Time box (where the default time is shown). Either select a time from the drop-down list of times (every half hour) or type in a specific time for starting the event. - If you would like to set an end time for the event, click Add end time and select the time for the event to end.
Info Note: The time zone for which the time is selected is displayed below the Date and Time boxes. To change the time zone click Edit and select the correct time zone.
- If you would like to add a Description and/or Tags for the event, enter them in the appropriate fields.
- Select the access status (Public (default), Unlisted or Private).
- If you would like to share the event on Google+ or Twitter, click the checkbox next to the icon.
- In the Type section, click Custom.
- Click Create Event. The Live Event Configuration page opens:
- Select Basic ingestion (default) and choose the maximum bitrate from the drop-down list. A notification at the top of the page shows that the event has been successfully saved.
- In the Select your encoders section, select Other encoders from the drop-down list.
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- In the Zixi Broadcaster Outputs page, click . The New output window is displayed.
- Type the unique identifier for this output in the Output Name.
- Select an Input Stream to be made available on this output from the drop-down list.
- Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
- Select RTMP.
- Click the icon. An authorization window opens.
- Click Authorize. The YouTube login page opens in your browser.
- Log in to your account using your YouTube username and password. Your YouTube Events are displayed in the Events window.
- Click on an event.
- Click Stream to Primary or Stream to Backup.The Output configuration window is displayed with the URL and Stream Name fields completed.
- In the Bitrate field, enter the stream's bitrate.
- Click OK.
The new RTMP YouTube Live output with its settings is created and now appears on the Outputs screen.
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