Set streaming options

1. Open a project or create a new project for a live event.
2. Click Settings if Settings isn't already open. (It opens automatically when you create a new project.)
3. Click Streaming and select your preferred streaming option.
   

   Note: A stream's resolution and frame rate can't be higher than the live output's resolution and frame rate (in Settings > Project > Project Settings).

   Streaming options:

   • Facebook Live
   • Microsoft Stream
   • Switchboard
   • Twitch
   • YouTube Live
   • Generic RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP)

    

Facebook Live

• Click on Facebook Live Configuration to open a web browser and setup your Facebook Live stream
• Click on Create Live Stream to launch the Facebook Live Producer interface
• Make sure that Use Stream Key is selected and copy the Server URL and Stream Key to the corresponding fields in VEGAS Stream and click the Done button

Microsoft Stream

• Start by creating a Live Event in Microsoft Stream (see Microsoft's instructions on how to Create a live event )
• Manually configure your encoder for live streaming in Microsoft Stream
• Copy the Server Ingest URL from Microsoft Stream and paste it into the Server URL field in VEGAS Stream
• Click the Done button

Switchboard

• If you have not set up a stream in Switchboard, click the Switchboard Configuration link to launch a web browser and go to the Switchboard website
• Click on Create Encoder Workflow
• Select Other from the list of encoders
• Pick the location that is closest to you geographically from the dropdown list
• Copy the Stream Server / URL and paste it into the Server URL field in Stream. Copy the Stream Key / Name and paste it into the Stream Key field.
• Click the Done button.

Twitch

• Click on the dropdown menu under Server URL and select the location closest to you geographically
• Click on Twitch Live Configuration to launch a web browser and go to your Twitch settings
• Click the Copy button next to your Primary Stream key
• Paste they key into the Stream Key field
• Click the Done button

YouTube Live

• Start by creating a YouTube Live stream (see YouTube's page Create a live stream with an encoder )
• Note: The YouTube documentation refers to an encoder. In this case VEGAS Stream is your encoder.
• Enter the Stream URL from YouTube in the Server URL field in Stream
• Enter the Stream Key from YouTube in the Stream Key field in Stream
• Click the Done button

RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol)

• Enter the URL of the RTMP server
• Enter the Stream ID
• Select a resolution and frame rate from the Output Format drop-down list.
• Click the Done button.