Ever think about using Zoom as your "cloud" encoder to stream to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn Live, or Twitter? This article guides you through the process of streaming video from a Zoom Meeting to Switchboard Cloud.
Zoom is a great platform to host and conduct meetings/webinars, but it isn't your normal hardware or software encoder; think of it as a cloud encoder.
Zoom Prerequisites:
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Zoom Pro account or higher and the latest Zoom Desktop Client for Windows or Mac.
You will need to make sure that you properly configure the Live Streaming option in Zoom for your meeting: to do so, follow the steps below!
Topics covered:
Configuring Zoom Custom Live Streaming
Going Live with Zoom and Switchboard Cloud
Updating the Streaming information in Zoom
How to Remove the Zoom Watermark
Zoom Meeting Settings:
STEP 1
Log into Zoom.
Select Settings from the upper left-hand menu option.
STEP 2
While in Settings, Click "In Meeting (Advanced)" from the menu.
Scroll down to the Allow live streaming meetings option.
STEP 3
Enable the last option Custom Live Streaming Service.
Click Save.
STEP 4
Then, scroll back to the top and select Meetings from the upper left-hand menu option:
STEP 5
Next, select "Personal Room" and "Live Streaming".
STEP 6
Click the Configure Custom Streaming Service button.
NOTE: To complete the next steps, you must log in to your Switchboard Account and grab both the RTMP URL and Stream Key.
STEP 7
Copy and paste the RTMP URL and Stream Key from Switchboard Cloud into the appropriate fields in Zoom.
STEP 8
Insert the URL of your website domain in this field.
STEP 9
Check the box to enable "configure the live stream during the meeting".
Click Save.
Now that ZOOM has been configured, you are ready to GO LIVE!
STEP 1
Start your Zoom meeting.
Click the More... button on the Zoom meeting control toolbar.
STEP 2
Choose Live on Custom Live Streaming Service.
STEP 3
At this step, verify that your streaming information(Server URL, Stream Key, website URL) is correct. You can update if you need to make any last-minute changes before going live.
Zoom will start the connection to your Switchboard Cloud Account.
Now your live video should be present in the preview monitor of Switchboard Cloud.
How to update the live streaming information in Zoom
On a Desktop web browser, log into your Zoom account.
Click meetings on the left side menu.
Select Personal Room.
Choose Live streaming.
Scroll down to Custom Streaming Service Configuration.
Click the edit button.
Log into Switchboard Cloud.
Open the appropriate workflow and copy the streaming information from your Switchboard Cloud account and paste it into Zoom.
- Click the green button to copy the RTMP URL and paste it into the Zoom Server URL field.
- Click the green button to copy the Stream KEY and paste it into the Zoom Stream KEY field.
Click Save.
HIGH FIVE, you have updated and reconfigured zoom with the new workflow on your Switchboard Account.
Next test the connection by starting a test stream from Zoom into Switchboard Cloud.
How to Remove the Zoom Watermark
Note: If you would like to update the watermark image (Zoom logo) displayed in the lower right corner of your video, please check out the following Custom Live Streaming Watermarkarticle. Keep in mind that this is a free feature to enable, but you have to have a paid plan with more than 10 hosts, such as Business or Education.