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User Guide: Live Videos and Streaming

Introduction

This guide will provide you with detailed instructions on creating, customizing, embedding, and managing your live video content.

1. Create Live Videos​

Overview of Live Videos: Live Videos are customizable streams linked to specific channels. These videos can be embedded, customized with screens, and saved as snippets or recordings.

Connecting Live Videos to Channels: When creating a Live Video, specify its name, description, and the live channel to which it should be connected. create live video

2. Go Live​

Initiating Live Videos:

  • Live Videos can only go live when the associated channel status is Processing.
  • Clicking "Go Live" initiates the live stream, enabling features like "Stop Live" and "Cut & Publish."

Managing Live Videos: Start, Stop, Cut & Publish:

  • You can start, stop, or cut the live video anytime during streaming.
  • Stop and Cut: Allows you to stop the stream and cut a portion as VOD for publishing.
  • Stop Without Saving: Instantly stops the stream without saving the content.
  • Stop: Stops the stream and saves the entire session as a VOD. manage live video

3. Live Video Details​

Accessing Live Video Details:

  • Click on a live video to access details.
  • Edit general information, customize screens, and monitor the live stream.

Customizing Live Video Screens:

  • Choose custom screens for Live, Prelive, End, and Problem cases.
  • Customize screens to be shown when switching between live channel stream and other screens.

4. Embedding Live Videos​

Generating Embed Codes:

  • Access your live video.
  • Click on the "Embed" button in the General Information tab.
  • Choose a player, generate the embed code, and add it to your website. embed live video

Embedding Live Videos on Websites:

  • Paste the generated embed code into your web page to display the live video feed.

5. Cut and Publish Feature​

Accessing the Cut and Publish Option:

  • Navigate to the Live Videos listing page.
  • Locate the "Cut and Publish" button. Alternatively, access the specific live video and click "Cut and Publish" under the video preview.

Setting Cut Points:

  • After clicking "Cut and Publish," a modal will appear.

  • Utilize the scrubber to select the portion of the video you want to publish.

  • Drag the scrubber handles to define the start and end time of the cut portion. cut and publish live video Encoding and Saving as VOD:

  • Click "Cut and Publish" after setting the desired duration.

  • The video will start encoding and be saved as a VOD with the specified duration.

  • The cut portion of the video will be available on the Videos listing page.

6. Stopping Live Videos​

Stop and Cut Option:

  • Go to the Live Videos listing page or access the live video directly.
  • Click "Stop Live."
  • In the modal, select "Stop and Cut."
  • Choose the portion you want to publish using the same process as Cut and Publish.
  • Click "Stop and Cut" to save the cut portion on the Videos page.

Stop Without Saving Option:

  • Click "Stop Live."
  • In the modal, select "Stop Without Saving."
  • The live stream will stop instantly, and it will not be saved for future viewing.

Stop Option:

  • Click "Stop Live."
  • In the modal, select "Stop."
  • The live stream will stop instantly, and the entire session will be saved as a VOD in the Videos listing page.