Go live with OBS

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Configure OBS

Open the settings menu in OBS

On the Stream tab you can enter the server URL and the Stream key available in the back office when you set your live to an external source.

For the Output, you can follow our recommendations. Depending on your network and computer capacities you can go up or down on those settings.

If you decide to change those settings and are doing a simulcast, check our advanced settings guide here.

Simulcast

For the Video settings, follow this depending on the orientation you choosed

Portrait mode

Landscape mode

On OBS you can create scenes, so you can transition between your intro/end video and your live easily.

Click the + in the scene module and give it a name

For each scene, you can add a media source if you want to display media from your computer

Choose "Video capture" if you're using an external camera

Don't forget to click "Loop" if you want to splash video to loop indefinitely.

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Start streaming

You can start streaming and monitor your live 20 min before the scheduled time.

When using an external source, viewers won't see the splash video if you started your stream. So don't forget to show one.

On the bottom of the OBS screen, you can monitor the quality of your live.

If the Dropped Frames number increases, either your bitrate is too high for your network or you have connectivity issues

Stop Streaming

When your live is over you can click on "End live" on your back office and confirm, it will stop the live, your viewers will see your end splash video. You can click on "Review now" to review your live.

Don't forget to stop your OBS stream after clicking "End live" so we can save your asset and prepare your replay.