Streaming to YouTube Live is easier than ever. In this review we take you through the entire YouTube Live and Google Hangouts on Air. This review talks about the major solutions from simply using a USB webcam, to live USB video mixers and streaming with a RTSP or RTMP stream.

1. Streaming to YouTube
Live
A HARWARE REVIEW BY USB PROS

2. What do I need to
stream to YouTube Live?
 Here’s the good news – It can be very easy… and you have options
 A Camera/microphone with USB
 A USB Video Mixer with a USB Output
 A Video Mixer with RTMP Streaming
 A RTSP Streaming camera and a service that coverts RTSP to RTMP
 Your Smart Phone

3. YouTube Live on your Phone
 It is possible to stream directly from your
Smart Phone
 For this presentation we will be reviewing
various professional solutions but it’s worth
mentioning this application
 Just download Google hangouts for your
Smart Phone and use “Google Hangouts
on Air”

4. The YouTube Live Creator Hub
 Home to the live streaming resources from Google
 Tools like YouTube Capture, YouTube Editor, Captions, Free Audio Library,
Slideshows, analytics and more

5. Where to Start?
 To start your YouTube Live
Stream you first need to
schedule your stream in your
YouTube Creator Studio
 Navigate to the Video Manager
and click on the “Live Events
Tab”

6. How to start with a USB Camera/Mic?
 This is the easiest solution
 You can start by clicking create
new live event

7. Set up the YouTube Live Stream Details
 This is the same process you
are used to if you have ever
uploaded a YouTube Video
 Now you will see a new
option which is for the time
and date of your YouTube
Live Stream
 You can schedule now which
will automatically start your
broadcast with your webcam
and microphone

8. Using Google Hangouts on Air
 When you choose to do a
webcam a microphone live
meeting you will be taken to
a Google Hangouts Page
 From here you can start your
broadcast and your video
and audio will be live on
YouTube Live

9. Checking out both screens

10. Pressing the Broadcast
Button “Go Live”
 When you click start broadcast you will be notified that you can broadcast
for up to 8 hours
 This is the perfect length for an entire day concert, a full class day or other
all day events

11. Screen Sharing
 Screen sharing capabilities
turn the YouTube live
experience into a more
powerful tool by allowing
you to share any screen or
window on your desktop

12. Some things we noticed
 There can be a 10-30 second
delay in the video broadcast
which is not an issue with one way
communication normally
 You can easily invite hundreds of
users (We tested at a local live
broadcasted event)

13. Embedding your Live Stream
 Once your live stream is
scheduled you will have your own
YouTube page just like a YouTube
video
 It will show a countdown to your
live stream and you can embed
that video into your website.

14. How to start with a USB Video Mixer
 This process is almost the same as the
previous USB webcam/microphone
solution because the computer will be
connected in the same way
 USB Video Mixers can incorporate HDMI
and HD-SDI cameras and traditional XLR
and ¼” Audio Inputs

15. How to start with a RTMP Video Stream
 This process requires a simple RTMP
Server set up
 RTMP capable streaming servers are
convient because they only require
internet access to stream your entire
video production to YouTube Live
 This set up is slightly different so we will
walk you through the steps

16. Select a Custom Stream

17. Select Advanced
Settings

18. Select your bit rate
(Resolution)

19. Take down your
RTMP Streaming
Credentials

20. Sending your RTMP Stream
to YouTube Live
 At this point you can enter your RTMP
streaming credentials into your system
 For the Epiphan Pearl this is really easy
 Simply log-in to your Control Interface in
any web browser (preferable Google
Chrome) and enter the info from
YouTube Live

21. Confirm your stream is live in the
“Live Control Room”

22. You should see a “GOOD” status 

23. Let’s watch an overview video
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