OBS Studio Configuration

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Last updated: 13 Jul 2020
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Once installation is complete, there will be a new Zixi service available as a stream destination in OBS Studio.

To configure OBS Studio to send a Zixi stream:

  1. In OBS Studio, go to Settings.

  2. In the Settings navigation menu, click on Stream.

  3. In the Service field, select Zixi Broadcaster from the drop-down list.
    A form will pop up below.

If you do not see the form, select a different Service and then select Zixi Broadcaster again to refresh the page.

4. Configure the Zixi Broadcaster URL with the Broadcaster IP address, Stream ID and Port from the Broadcaster or ZEN Master configuration above, using the following syntax:
zixi://{hostname}/{streamID}:{port}

Port is only necessary if it is not the default 2088.

5. Set the desired Latency buffer and enable Encoder Feedback and Bonding if desired.

Encoder Feedback will dynamically reduce the bitrate of the encoded stream based on upstream congestion measured during transmission of the Zixi protocol.

Bonding will send the Zixi stream spread out as evenly as possible across all available NICs. As long as one network connection to the Broadcaster maintains sufficient bandwidth for the stream, there will be no disruption in delivery.

6. Click Apply and then click OK.
At this point, your new Zixi Service in OBS Studio is configured and the Zixi protocol will be used to deliver your stream to your Broadcaster or AWS MediaConnect. Once you start streaming, you should see the input stream show up in the Broadcaster UI or in ZEN Master or in AWS MediaConnect. If you do not see the input stream, verify that your local firewall is not blocking outbound UDP traffic on the port specified above and that the firewall on your Broadcaster is not blocking inbound UDP traffic on that port, or verify that your AWS MediaConnect Flow is active.

 

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