How to stream on Facebook in 2022 - Epiphan Video

How to stream on Facebook: Mobile device · Download the Facebook app from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). · Open the app, log in to ... Livestreaming HowtostreamonFacebook July27,2022 MichaelMonette FacebookLiveisagreatwaytoconnectwithfriends,family,customers,andclientsalike.Inthispost,we’llwalkyouthroughhowtostreamonFacebookin2022 throughyourbrowser,mobiledevice,livestreamingsoftware,orhardwareencoder. SheerreachmakesFacebookimpossibletoignoreasaplatformforpromotingyourbusinessorsideproject.Butwhilethere’sbeenanefforttomakeout-of-networklivevideomorediscoverable,tomanyusersit’sstillasocialmediaplatformfirst.Ifyourgoalistoreachnewaudiences,livestreamingonYouTubemaybemoresuitable(or,betteryet,streamingtomultipleplatforms).ButFacebookcan’tbebeatwhenitcomestoreachingpeopleyou’realreadyconnectedwith:existingcustomersorclients,yourlocalcommunity,hobbygroups,andsoon. HowtostreamonFacebook TheultimatesolutionforFacebookLivestreaming Award-winningEpiphanPearlNano,PearlMini,andPearl-2hardwareencodersmakeiteasytocreateprofessional-qualityFacebookstreamsthatwillengageyourviewersandfollowers. DiscoverthepowerofPearl FourwaystostreamonFacebook YoucanlivestreamonFacebookthrougha: Webbrowser Mobiledevice Softwareencoder Hardwareencoder Whichavenuemakesthemostsensedependsonyourgoals.Web,mobile,orstreamingsoftwarewillprobablydothetrickfortheaveragesocialstreamer,whilegamerswillwanttooptforstreamingsoftwareorahardwareencoder.Considerahardwareencoderespeciallyifyou’relivestreamingforyourbusiness.(Businessesshouldalsolookintosubscription-basedbusinesslivestreamingplatformstoaccessadvancedfeaturesrelatedtomonetization,analytics,andleadgeneration.) NotethatFacebookimposesalivestreamtimelimitofeighthourswhetheryou’restreamingthroughawebbrowser,mobiledevice,streamingapp,orhardwareencoder. Anoteabout1080pstreamingonFacebookLive Facebooklimitsmostlivestreamsto720p.OnlymembersofFacebook’sLevelUpProgram(whichtargetsgamingcreatorsspecifically)andmanagedpartnerscanstreamin1080p.Ifyou’renotusinganaccountoradevicewith1080pstreamingenabled,FacebookLivewilldownscaleany1080psignalyousendto720p. Ultimately,ifyourgoalistoputoutthehighestqualitylivestream,YouTubeisyourplatform.YouTubeallowsnotonly1080plivestreamingformostusersbutalso4K. Still,don’tletFacebook’slackofuniversal1080plivestreamingstopyoufromconsideringitasaviablelivestreamingplatform.ForFacebookspecifically,1080plivestreamingisanice-to-haveratherthananeed-to-have.Reasonbeing,mostFacebookusersaccesstheplatformontheirmobilephones.Thosewhodouseacomputerwillprobablywatchvideosinatinywindowofftothesidewhilescrollingthroughtheirnewsfeedsanyway.Underthesecircumstances,mostFacebookuserswon’tcarewhetheryourlivestreamisin720p,1080p,or4K–becausethedifferenceisimperceptible. Streamingencodercaveat:RTMPvs.RTMPS Ifyou’rekeenonlivestreamingthroughasoftwareapplicationorhardwareencoder,makesuretheapplicationordeviceyouhaveyoureyeonsupportsstreamingthroughthesecureReal-TimeMessagingProtocol(RTMPS).Don’tmistakethisfortheReal-TimeMessagingProtocol(RTMP)withoutthe“S”.ManyencodersarecapableofstreamingwithRTMP,butnotallsupportRTMPS. Thisdistinctionisimportantifyou’relookingtostreamonFacebook.FacebookLivemigratedtoRTMPSingestinmid2019tobetterprotectusers’livestreamsfromcyberthreats.UnlikeYouTube,whichstillallowsstreamingoverRTMP,FacebookisRTMPSonly.(EpiphanPearlNano,PearlMini,andPearl-2allsupportlivestreamingoverRTMPandRTMPS.) HowtostreamonFacebook:Webbrowser OneofthesimplestwaystolivestreamonFacebookisstraightfromyourwebbrowserusingabuilt-inorexternalUSBwebcam. Awebcammaybeallyouneedifyouronlyaimistoshareyourthoughtsandengagewithyouraudienceinrealtime.(Ifyou’reinthemarketforone,besuretocheckoutourblogonthebestwebcamsforstreaming.) It’salsopossibletolivestreamthroughyourbrowserwithahigher-endcamera,suchasadigitalcamcorderormirrorlesscamera.Todoso,you’llneedaHDMI-to-USBadaptertobringthevideosignalintoyourcomputer.ThenFacebookcanrecognizethecameraasifitwereaplug-and-playwebcam. Onceyou’reallsetwithacamera,here’showtostreamonFacebookthroughyourwebbrowser: LogintoyourFacebookaccountandaccessFacebookLivefrom: YourNewsFeed–Clickonthecameraiconthatsays“Livevideo”belowwhereyou’dentertextforapost. AFacebookPageyoumanage–Clickonthe“Live”buttoninthe“Create”boxnearthetopofthefeed. Choosewhetheryou’dliketogolivenowormakeaneventofitwiththe“Createlivevideoevent”option.Ifyou’regoinglivenow,besuretotoggle“Createatestbroadcastbeforegoinglive”beforeyouhit“Select.” Choose“Webcam”under“Selectavideosource”atthetop. Ifprompted,giveFacebookandyourbrowserpermissiontouseyourcameraandmicrophone.(Ifyoudon’tseethispop-up,youmayhavetogointoyourbrowsersettingstoenablecamera/microphoneaccess.) Selectyourcameraandmicrophonefromthe“Cameracontrols”box. Whereitsays“Addpostdetails”ontheright,customizethestreamtoyourliking:giveitatitleanddescription,uploadathumbnailimage,decideifyou’dliketocross-posttoanyotherFacebookGroups(thatyoumanage,orthatallowlivevideo),etc. Inthe“Createlivevideo”paneontheleft,confirmwhereyou’dliketopostandwhen(“Now”tostartassoonasyouhitthe“Golive”button,or“Later”toscheduleastreamforanothertime). Withinthesamepane,enterthe“Interactivity”submenuanddetermineifyou’dliketouseanyofthefeaturesthere(i.e.,Polls,Questions,Graphics,Prompts). Hit“Golive”or“Schedulelivevideo”atthebottomofthepaneontheleftsideofthescreen.(Ifthebuttonisgreyedoutandunclickable,confirmthatyourcameraisconnectedandthatyou’vefilledoutyourpostdetails.) That’sit.Remembertopress“Endlivevideo”atthebottomofthepaneontheleftsideofthescreenwhenyou’redone. FacebookwillpostareplaytoyourTimelinesoonafter.Thisway,viewerswhomisseditcanplaybackyourlivevideo.Youcanpreventthisbyclickingthered“Deletevideo”textonthesessionendscreen.Fromthesamescreen,youcanalsotrimyourvideoormakeaclip. Toseeandmanageallyourcurrent,scheduled,andpastlivevideos,clickthethree-by-threeclusterofdotsinthetopnavandthenfind“CreatorStudio”inthedrop-downmenu(under“Professional”). HowtostreamonFacebook:Mobiledevice Mobilelivestreamingisidealforspur-of-the-momentaudienceengagementanddynamiceventswherefreedomofmovementiskeytoacompellingwebcast. Facebooklivestreamingonamobiledeviceisprettysimple: DownloadtheFacebookappfromtheAppStore(iOS)orGooglePlay(Android). Opentheapp,logintoyourFacebookaccount,andaccessthe“CreatePost”menufromyournewsfeedoraFacebookPageyoumanage. Select“Livevideo”fromthelistofoptionsbelowthetextfield. GrantanypermissionsFacebookneedsforlivestreaming(camera,microphone). IfyouaccessedFacebookLivefromyourtimelineratherthanapage,setyouraudience(public,friends,certainfriends,friendsoffriends)byclickingonthedownwardarrowalongsidethe“To:”fieldinthetop-leftcornerofthescreen. Tapthetextfieldatthebottomofthescreenandaddadescription,tagotherusers,etc. Clickthehamburgermenuatthebottomtoaddalocationtoyourpost,adduptothreeotheruserstoyourstream,and/orsetuppollsforengagement. Youcanalsocreateandschedulealiveeventfromherebytappingthecalendaricontotherightofthe“GoLive”button. Whenyou’rereadytostart,presstheblue“GoLive”button. Nowyou’rereadyforsomeuntetheredlivestreaming.Thereareabunchoffunoptionstoexplore(filters,masks,etc.),whichyoucanaccessfromthemagicwandiconatthetopofthescreenbeforethestreamstarts,orfromtheribbonatthebottomwhilestreaming.Thesearefuntoplayaroundwith,particularlyforsocialstreamers.Ifyou’renotlookingtoaddsomevisualflair(orchaos)toyourlivestream,ensureyoudon’thaveanyoftheseoptionstoggledbeforegoinglive. Whenyou’redone,hit“Finish”inthebottom-rightcornerofthescreen.Thendecidewhetheryou’dliketopostareplaytoyourTimeline.Press“Next”atthebottomofthescreen,orhitthebinicontotherightofittotrashtherecording.Ifwanttoeditthedetailsofyourlivevideoreplaysafterthefact,theeasiestwayisviaFacebook’sCreatorStudiothroughyourbrowser. HowtostreamonFacebook:Streamingapplication Uselivestreamingsoftwareifyouwanttoaccessextraproductionfeaturesorusemultiplecamerasorvideosources.OpenBroadcasterSoftware(OBS),XSplit,andWirecastarejustafewofyouroptions. AnystreamingsoftwareshouldautomaticallydetectanyUSB-basedcamerasconnectedtoyourcomputer.Youcanalsobringnon-USBvideosignalintoyourcomputerthroughaUSBcapturecard.YourstreamingsoftwareshouldthenrecognizethecameraasaUSBvideoclass(UVC)device. TheexactprocessoflivestreamingonFacebookwithasoftwareencoderwilldependonthesoftwareyou’reusing,butitshouldlookalittlesomethinglikethis: Downloadandinstallyourpreferredstreamingsoftware. LogintoyourFacebookaccountandaccessFacebookLivefrom: YourNewsFeed–Clickonthecameraiconthatsays“Livevideo”belowwhereyou’dentertextforapost. AFacebookPageyoumanage–Clickonthe“Live”buttoninthe“Create”boxnearthetopofthefeed. Choosewhetheryou’dliketogolivenowormakeaneventofitwiththe“Createlivevideoevent”option.Ifyou’regoinglivenow,besuretotoggle“Createatestbroadcastbeforegoinglive”beforeyouhit“Select.” Ensure“Streamingsoftware”ishighlightedunder“Selectavideosource”atthetop. Inthe“Streamingsoftwaresetup”box,copythestreamkeytoyourclipboard.(Keepthisstringofcharactersprivate.) Openyourstreamingsoftwareandpastethe“Streamkey”—and,ifrequired,the“ServerURL”—fromFacebookintotheappropriatefield.Refertotheuserdocumentationforthesoftwareyou’reusingifyou’renotsurewheretolook. IfServerURLisrequired–OnFacebook,openthe“AdvancedSettings”menuunderthestreamkeytofindtheServerURL.Youcanalsoestablishabackupstreamhereusingthetoggleandthentheseparatestreamkeythatappears. Startthestreamviayourstreamingsoftware.BackonFacebook,checkthatthelivevideopreviewlooksgood. OnFacebook,whereitsays“Addpostdetails”ontheright,customizethestreamtoyourliking.Giveitatitleanddescription,uploadathumbnailimage,decideifyou’dliketocross-posttoanyotherFacebookGroups,etc. Inthe“Createlivevideo”paneontheleft,confirmwhereyou’dliketopostandwhen(“Now”tostartassoonasyouhitthe“Golive”button,or“Later”toscheduleastreamforanothertime). Fromthesamepane,enterthe“Interactivity”submenuanddetermineifyou’dliketouseanyofthefeaturesthere(i.e.,Polls,Questions,Graphics,Prompts). Hit“Golive”or“Schedulelivevideo”atthebottomofthepaneontheleftsideofthescreen.(Ifthebuttonisgreyedoutandunclickable,confirmthatyourstreamingsoftwareisconnectedandpostdetailsarefilledout.) IfyouscheduledyourFacebooklivestreamforlater,openyourstreamingsoftwarebeforethesettimeandturnonstreaming. Endyourstreamthroughyourstreamingapponcetheshow’sover.AreplaywillappearonyourTimelinesoonafterforanyonewhomissedyourlivestream.YoucanreviewandmanageallyourlivevideoreplaysthroughFacebook’sCreatorStudio. HowtostreamonFacebook:Hardwareencoder What’sahardwareencoder? Ahardwareencoderisanappliancepurpose-builtforvideostreaming,capturing,recording–orallthree. RunningyourFacebooklivestreamthroughahardwareencoderoffersanumberofadvantagesoverusingawebbrowserormobiledevice.Thesebenefitsmakehardwareencodersthebestoptionforbusinessesshootinghigh-stakesevents(e.g.,concerts,sportsmatchups)andanyonewhowantstoelevatethelookoftheirlivestreams. Essentially,hardwareencodersmakeiteasiertoproducepolished,multi-cameralivestreamsthataresuretoimpressandengageyouraudience.How?Flexibilityisoneofthemajorbenefits.Alotofhardwareencodersincludemultipleinputsforvideoandprofessionalaudio,lettingyouconnectandstreamHDMIandSDIcameras,laptops,tablets,XLRorTRSmicrophones,andmore.Andasdedicateddevices,hardwareencodersoftenperformbetterthansoftwareencoders.That’sbecausesoftwareencodershavetoshareresourceswithyourcomputer’soperatingsystemandanyactiveprocesses.(Checkoutourpostontheadvantagesofhardwarevs.softwareencodingifyou’dliketolearnmore. There’sawiderangeoflivestreaminghardwareonthemarket,whichmakesitimpossibletowriteadefinitiveguidetomakinghardwareencodersworkwithFacebook.Forthatreason,we’llwalkthroughhowtostreamonFacebookusingourPearlencoderhardware.Ifyou’renotusingaPearlsystem,weencourageyoutoreviewtheuserdocumentationforyourapplianceorreachouttothemanufacturer. PearlNano,PearlMini,orPearl-2 Foranin-depthlookathowtoconfigurePearlNano,PearlMini,orPearl-2foroptimallivestreaming,checkoutourlivestreambeginner’ssurvivalguide.AlsoseeFacebook’svideoformatguidelinesforlivestreaming. Here’showtolivestreamonFacebookusinganEpiphanPearlsystem: LogintoyourFacebookaccountandaccessFacebookLivefrom: YourNewsFeed–Clickonthecameraiconthatsays“Livevideo”belowwhereyou’dentertextforapost. AFacebookPageyoumanage–Clickonthe“Live”buttoninthe“Create”boxnearthetopofthefeed. Choosewhetheryou’dliketogolivenowormakeaneventofitwiththe“Createlivevideoevent”option.Ifyou’regoinglivenow,besuretotoggle“Createatestbroadcastbeforegoinglive”beforeyouhit“Select.” Ensure“Streamingsoftware”ishighlightedunder“Selectavideosource”atthetop. Inthe“Streamingsoftwaresetup”box,copythestreamkeytoyourclipboard.(Keepthisstringofcharactersprivate.) LogintothePearlwebUI.Inthesidenav,select“Streaming”underthechannelyouwanttolivestream. Pasteyour“StreamKey”fromFacebookintothe“Streamname”field. Click“Apply.” BackonFacebook,clickopenthe“AdvancedSettings”menuunderthestreamkeytofindtheServerURL.Copyit.Youcanalsoestablishabackupstreamhereusingthetoggleandthentheseparatestreamkeythatappears. FlipbacktothePearlwebUIandpastetheServerURLinthe“URL”fieldunderthechannelyouwanttolivestream. Press“Start”inthetop-rightcornerofthePearlwebUIstreamingmenu.ReturntoFacebookandensurethestreampreviewlooksgood. Inthe“Createlivevideo”paneontheleft,confirmwhereyou’dliketopostandwhen(“Now”tostartassoonasyouhitthe“Golive”button,or“Later”toscheduleastreamforanothertime). Fromthesamepane,enterthe“Interactivity”submenuanddetermineifyou’dliketouseanyofthefeaturesthere(i.e.,Polls,Questions,Graphics,Prompts). Hit“Golive”or“Schedulelivevideo”atthebottomofthepaneontheleftsideofthescreen.(Ifthebuttonisgreyedoutandunclickable,besurethatyourencoderisconnectedandthatthepostdetailsarefilledout.) IfyouscheduledyourFacebooklivestreamforlater,startstreamingonyourappliancebeforethesettime. You’reliveonFacebook!Select“Stop”onthePearlwebUIwhenyourstreamisover. LivestreamonFacebooklikeapro LearnmoreabouthowEpiphanPearlNano,PearlMini,andPearl-2 hardwareencoderscanhelpyoutakeyourlivestreamingtothenextlevel. FirstpublishedonNovember26,2019,thispostwasupdatedonJuly26,2022,toreflectnewinformationandchangesintheFacebookdesktopandmobileUIsforlivevideo. PostTags Facebook Liveeventproduction MichaelMonette Withoveradecadeofdiverseprofessionalwritingexperience,Michaelhasdeepinsightintothetechnologyneedsofpublicandprivatecompaniesacrossabroadrangeofsectors.He’scoverednumeroustechnologiesasacopywriterandmarketingcontentcreator–fromAVhardwareandcloudtechnologytocryptocurrencyandblockchain. Sharethispost 7Comments Daria February15,2020at4:18pm Greatarticle!Thanksforsharing! Hereyou’llfindthebestmicrophonesforstreaming:https://micspeech.com/microphones-pc-gaming-streaming/ LogintoReply Holly April21,2020at12:06pm Thanksforsharing!IknowFacebooklivehasatimelimit(4hoursor8hoursdependingonmethodofstreaming),butcanIstreammultipletimesinoneday?i.e.stopthestreamafter4hoursandstartanotherone? LogintoReply MichaelMonette April21,2020at12:17pm HiHolly, TherearenorestrictionsthatweknowofonthenumberofFacebookLivestreamsyoucancreateinaday.Thefour-hourrestrictionformobileandeight-hourrestrictionforstreamingviaacomputer/theAPIappliestocontinuousstreamingonly. 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