Social streaming with Facebook live

Facebook live streaming solutions

Kiloview E1-s Video Encoder 3G-SDI H.264 SRT

 389,00

Kiloview SDI Encoder with Record, Stream, and PTZ function. The Kiloview E1-s H.264 SRT video encoder delivers Full HD video through HD/3G-SDI signal to various platforms like, Youtube Live, Facebook and Ustream, Livestream, Twitch, Meridix, Streamspot, Dacast, and more. The encoder supports RTMP/RTMPS/HLS/TS over UDP/RTP/RTSP streaming protocols which makes it able to stream to wide range of platforms and also point-to-point through a decoder.

  • H.264 Video Encoding
  • SRT support
  • Full HD Live Streaming and Recording
  • SDI Level A and B
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Instant vMix streaming bundle including support – vMix Starter Pack

 329,00

Live Streaming starter pack to stream to YouTube Live or Facebook Live with vMix and Magewell HDMI to USB 3.0 converter. A practical, small and simple solution to capture a HDMI video signal to your PC through USB 3.0. Just plug and start streaming.

  • Complete live streaming starter pack
  • Including 1 year vMix support
  • vMix HD basic
  • Magewell USB capture HDMI gen2 converter
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quick reference facebook live streaming

Costs

Free

Encoders

Any streaming software or hardware encoder that supports RTMP streams in 720p. Or use wowza clearcaster facebook live appliance to broadcast 1080p to any page on Facebook Live.

Live Chat

During your live stream, people will be able to react and comment. You can write replies to comments or respond to them in your streaming broadcast. If you’re live streaming to your timeline, you’ll be able to choose the audience. When you end your live stream, it’ll stay where you shared it as a video post.

Multistreaming

Not available

Privacy

People can decide who sees their live video by selecting an audience before beginning a live broadcast. If you’re using a Facebook Page, you can apply control and customization settings to the video on the broadcast after it has ended.

Video ondemand

The video will be published to the Page or profile so that fans and friends who missed it can watch at a later time. Once a broadcast has ended, live videos are eligible to show up everywhere that other videos appear. The broadcaster can remove the video post at any time, just like any other post.

Video format

Facebook Live accepts video in maximum 720p (1280×720) resolution at 30 frames per second, with 1 key frame every 2 seconds. You must send an I-frame (keyframe) at least once every two seconds throughout the stream. Recommended max bit rate is 4 Mbps. Going above this maximum is possible but will make live streams highly unstable. Changing resolution midstream has negative impact on the broadcast. Titles must be less than 255 characters otherwise the stream will fail. The Live API accepts H264 encoded video and AAC encoded audio only.

Live Streaming

Streaming to Facebook is done with an RTMP stream. The maximum length for a live stream is 4 hour. Also for preview streams the maximum length is 4 hour (either through Live dialog or publisher tools). After 240 minutes, a new stream key must be generated.
RTMP stream URLs will expire 24 hours after they are created.

Other Features

  • You can embed your live stream in a website. Click near the bottom right-hand corner to get an html code that you can copy and paste to your website.
  • Live 360 video is available in Facebook. You need a 360 camera – either a mobile attachment or standalone camera (e.g. Detu F4 plus) to go live in 360 degrees.

Remarks

Don’t share your Stream Key or Persistent Stream Key. Anyone who has access to your stream key information can stream video to your post. You won’t be able to use a stream key again after your live stream ends. A persistent stream key, which is created by selecting Enable persistent stream key when creating a live stream, is permanent and can be used again after a live stream ends. Keep in mind that you can only broadcast one live video at a time with your persistent stream key.

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