====== [hemmerling] Audiovision 8/9 - Media Streaming Platforms ======
===== Free Restreaming & Multistreaming =====
==== Restream.io ====
*[[http://www.restream.io/|Restream.io]].
*"The service for multistreaming. Restream is the best way to stream to YouTube, Twitch, Beam Pro, Facebook and 30+ other services simultaneously".
*Business model "Double channels payment required. You already have a channel of this platform added to your settings. Adding two or more channels of the same platform is a paid feature at Restream.io".
===== Free Online Video Streaming & Video Recording of Game Plays, Creativity, DJ-ing and other Contents, supported by OBS & Restream.io =====
==== AfreecaTV ====
*[[http://www.afreeca.tv/|AfreecaTV]].
*[[http://www.afreeca.tv/36892857|AfreecaTV Channel "hemmerling"]].
==== Azubu.tv ====
*[[http://www.azubu.tv/|Azubu.tv]].
*[[http://www.azubu.tv/hemmerling|Azubu.tv Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://content.azubu.tv/blog/azubu-new-to-streaming/|Azubu.tv "New To Azubu? New To Streaming? Let Us Help!"]].
*2017-03.
*Broadcasting - "Unfortunately, the option is currently disabled" :-(.
*"We have recently paused broadcaster signups pending a major site upgrade. Please rest assured this is a temporary measure and we will resume new broadcaster signups once the site upgrade is complete".
==== Beam ====
*[[http://www.beam.pro/|Beam]]
*[[http://www.beam.pro/hemmerling|Beam Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://beam.pro/me/account/settings|Beam "Dashboard Account Settings"]].
*The browser "Firefox", version 41 and later may just copy and paste the "Server Name" and "Stream Name", from this website, just if:
*Some clipboard capabilities ( for copy+paste ) needs to be enabled in options or the user.js preference file. See [[http://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Preferences/A_brief_guide_to_Mozilla_preferences|Mozilla Developer Network "A brief guide to Mozilla preferences"]].
*As of 2017-03, You may select "Legacy 1.0 Website" for use with "Firefox 41" browser and later at the [[http://beam.pro/me/account/settings|Beam "Dashboard Account Settings"]].
*[[http://watchbeam.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/217386946-Streaming-With-OBS-Studio|ZenDesk "Beam / General / Streaming / Streaming With OBS Studio"]].
*Settings.
*Video.
*h264 / x264 (main).
*1800 - 2500kbps.
*Advanced: tune=zerolatency.
*Keyframe Interval: 1 Second.
*Audio.
*aac.
*96kpbs.
*44.1KHz Stereo.
*Standstill preview image, for channel advertising: 405x228.
*Error message "Did you know? It looks like buffering is causing you to get quite a bit behind the stream. Jumping over to the channel page of the dashboard and switching to our Flash player may provide better performance".
==== Chew ====
*[[http://www.chew.tv/|Chew - DJs everywhere. Right here]].
*[[http://www.chew.tv/hemmerling|Chew - DJs everywhere. Right here, Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://chew.tv/hemmerling/hemmerlings-show|Chew - DJs everywhere. Right here, Show "hemmerling's Show"]].
==== ConnectCast ====
=== The Tool ===
*[[http://connectcast.tv/|ConnectCast]].
*[[http://connectcast.tv/hemmerling|ConnectCast Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://connectcast.tv/dashboard|ConnectCast Dashboard]] - "Server Name" and "Stream key".
=== Resources ===
*[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYh_bcAcG5w|YouTube "How to use Open Broadcaster Software with ConnectCast.tv"]].
==== Dailymotion ====
*[[http://www.dailymotion.com/|Dailymotion]].
*[[http://www.dailymotion.com/rolfhemmerling|Dailymotion Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203655656-Set-up-a-live-stream|Dailymotion Help Center "Set up a live stream"]] - "To use live streaming functionality, you must be a partner".
*[[http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/207322407-How-to-enable-monetization|Dailymotion Help Center "How to enable monetization"]].
*[[http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/204039083-How-to-Upload|Dailymotion Help Center "How to upload"]].
*1800 - 2500kbps suggested. 500kbps works too.
*Advanced: tune=zerolatency.
*Keyframe Interval: 1 Second.
*Audio
*aac.
*96kpbs.
*44.1KHz Stereo.
*Important:
*Live events must be scheduled and may just start every 15 minutes at fixed time ( e.g. 12:00. 12:15, 12:30, 12:45... ).
*After scheduling a live video event, please press the "Save" button. By this, the "Server Name" ( = URL ) and the "Stream Name" ( = secret key ) are generated and displayed.
==== Facebook Live ====
*[[http://live.fb.com/about/|Facebook Live]].
*[[http://www.obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-stream-to-facebook-live.391/|Open Broadcaster Software Forum "How to Stream to Facebook Live"]].
*"The Server URL and Stream Key can only be used for a single Live preview/post connection. You must use the same URL and key to preview and post. That is, you cannot preview, stop the stream, and then resume at a later time. The URL and Key are valid for 7 days. Once you preview the video, you have up to 5 hours to go live. If you need more time, create a new stream key closer to the event time".
*[[http://www.facebook.com/business/help/community/question/?id=10209727249593229|Facebook Business "How do I enable publishing tools?"]] - "Publishing Tools". "That screen can only be found if managing a Page. It won't come up if you're trying to get to it from a Profile".
*Restream.io doesn´t support Facebook.
==== Hitbox ====
*[[http://www.hitbox.tv/|Hitbox]].
*[[http://www.hitbox.tv/hemmerling|Hitbox Channel "Rolf Hemmerling"]].
*[[http://help.hitbox.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/1320003-obs-classic-setup|Hitbox "OBS Classic Setup"]].
*[[http://help.hitbox.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2622870-obs-studio-setup|Hitbox "OBS Studio Setup"]].
*"Make sure you change is at the top make sure Output Mode is set to Advanced and that your Keyframe Interval is set to 2 - this is required to make sure streams play and record on Hitbox properly".
*Dashboard error messages:
*"Video height must be 720px . 1080px".
*"Bitrate must be 2000 - 3500 kbit". 500kbps is not accepted.
*Though I failed to connect to Hitbox with 500kbps, it was ok to connect to Restream.io with 500kbps, and Restream.io restreamed successfully to Hitbox :-).
==== Picarto.TV ====
*[[http://www.picarto.tv/|Picarto.TV]].
*[[http://www.picarto.tv/hemmerling|Picarto.TV Channel "hemmerling"]].
==== Stream.me ====
*[[http://www.stream.me/|Stream.me]].
*[[http://www.stream.me/hemmerling|Stream.me Channel "hemmerling"]].
==== Twitch ====
*[[http://www.twitch.tv/|Twitch]].
*[[http://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Special%20Events|Twitch "Special Events"]].
*[[http://www.twitch.tv/rolfhemmerling|Twitch Channel "Rolf Hemmerling"]].
*[[http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/72853-how-to-record-a-video-inside-warthunder/|War Thunder - Official Forum "How to record a video inside WarThunder"]].
*Publish from WarThunder to Twitch ( Doesn´t work in 2017-03 ):
*"Navigate to Menu -> Game Options -> Social".
*"Fill in your Twitch TV account details, and what quality you want your stream to be. Optional: Set it so your sound is recorded
*(I always disable my microphone and set the Stereo Mix as default device in Windows Sounds -> Recording Devices, I do not know if it records the ingame sound otherwise)".
*"Don't forget to set a button to start recording".
*Publish from Twitch to YouTube:
*"Click Publish, the video will now be available to be watched on Twitch TV".
*"Click on your nickanme again and navigate to Settings -> Connections and connect your YouTube account".
*"Now you can go back to the 'highlight video' and press the cog and select Upload".
*"Set it up how you want it to appear on YouTube and press Upload to YouTube".
*"Your video is now being uploaded to youtube".
*"Warning: Changing your password will result in the invalidation of your stream key and the revocation of existing account credentials issued to 3rd party services. You may need to re-connect existing 3rd party services by visiting their respective websites and following their account linking process" :-(.
==== Mark Vaughn, VAUGHNSOFT ====
*[[http://www.vapers.tv/|Vapers.TV]].
*[[http://www.vapers.tv/hemmerling|Vapers.TV Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://www.vaughnlive.tv/|VaughnLiveTV]].
*[[http://www.vaughnlive.tv/hemmerling|VaughnLiveTV Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://www.breakers.tv/|Breakers.tv]].
*[[http://www.breakers.tv/hemmerling|Breakers.tv Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://www.instagib.tv/hemmerling|iNSTAGIB]].
*[[http://www.instagib.tv/hemmerling|iNSTAGIB Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://www.myvaughn.com/hemmerling|MyVaughn "hemmerling"]].
*I successfully broadcasted by OBS, but I failed broadcasting via Restream.io.
==== YouTube Gaming ====
*[[http://gaming.youtube.com/|YouTube Gaming]].
*[[http://gaming.youtube.com/channel/UCmionNDYdoE1AEB-3NVVZeQ|YouTube Gaming, Channel "Rolf Hemmerling"]].
*[[http://gaming.youtube.com/channel/UCmionNDYdoE1AEB-3NVVZeQ/live|YouTube Gaming, Channel "Rolf Hemmerling", Live Video]].
*[[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmionNDYdoE1AEB-3NVVZeQ/live|YouTube, Channel "Rolf Hemmerling", Live Video]].
*[[http://www.obsproject.com/forum/resources/streaming-to-youtube-gaming-with-obs-or-obs-studio.232/|Open Broadcaster Software "Resources", "Streaming to YouTube (Gaming) with OBS or OBS Studio"]].
*[[http://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6273849?hl=en-GB|YouTube Help "YouTube live FAQs"]].
*[[http://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2657968|YouTube Help "Get a custom URL for your channel"]] - "When you claim a custom URL on YouTube, you no longer also get a Google+ URL" :-(.
*[[http://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6247592?hl=en-GB|YouTube Help "Archive live streams"]].
===== Mobile Streaming =====
==== Mobcrush ====
*[[http://www.mobcrush.com/|Mobcrush - Broadcast your gameplay with just one touch]].
*[[http://mobcrush.helpshift.com/a/web-1437594295/?s=stream-keys&f=known-issues|Mobcrush Support]] - Extended FAQ & basic infos.
*[[http://mobcrush.helpshift.com/a/web-1437594295/?s=frequently-asked-questions|Mobcrush Support "FAQ"]].
*[[http://mobcrush.uservoice.com/forums/348783-a-better-mobcrush-for-everyone|Uservoice "Mobcrush - A better Mobcrush for everyone"]].
*Smartphone App [[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobcrush.mobcrush|Google Play "Mobcrush"]].
*Instructions:
-Download the Mobcrush app to your device from the Play Store.
-Broadcast your gamplay with one touch.
*Broadcasting:
*If activated, "Mobcrush" will start capturing everything that's displayed on the smartphone screen.
*Watching of the broadcast, by Internet browser:
*[[http://www.mobcrush.com/hemmerling|Mobcrush Channel "hemmerling"]].
==== Periscope ====
*[[http://www.periscope.tv/|Periscope]].
*Watching of the broadcast, by Internet browser:
*[[http://www.periscope.tv/hemmerling|Periscope Channel "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://help.periscope.tv/|Periscope Help Center]].
*[[http://www.periscope.tv/help/external-encoders|Periscope "STARTING A PRODUCER BROADCAST"]].
*I successfully broadcasted by OBS via Restream.io.
===== Some other ( commercial ) Streaming Portals =====
*[[http://profile.majorleaguegaming.com/|Major League Gaming]].
*[[http://profile.majorleaguegaming.com/hemmerling/|Major League Gaming "hemmerling"]].
*[[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/become-an-mlg-tv-streaming-partner|Major League Gaming "Become an MLG.tv Streaming Partner"]] - "To be clear – the MLG streaming platform isn’t for everyone. We have no intention of opening it up to the masses".
*2023-11-20: "After careful consideration, we have decided to shut down the GameBattles platform and service as of January 15th, 2024".
*[[http://www.nicovideo.jp/|Niconico]].
*[[http://live.nicovideo.jp/my|Niconico "Nico Live My Page"]].
*[[http://live.nicovideo.jp/editstream|Niconico Live - Stream Live on Niconico!]] - "Premium Membership required".
*[[http://www.msb0b.com/home/howtobroadcastonnicolive|msb0b.com "How To Broadcast on Nico Live (Beta)"]].
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