So now you are ready to GO LIVE because you've configured your encoder and added your destinations.
- You need to ensure the live video is showing in your confidence monitor, and then you are ready to go.
Choose destinations for multistreaming.
You can click the green go live button next to each destination, cherry-pick via the box next to each destination, or bulk-select destinations at the top of the destination group.
Individually select destinations.
Click the green GO LIVE button next to each destination you want to start streaming.
After a few seconds, the selected destinations will be live streaming.
Bulk Select destinations in a group.
Click the box at the top of the destination group to select all the destinations in the group.
Click the Green GO LIVE that is now displayed after selecting all of the destinations:
You'll notice changes on the workflow page as the destinations will enter several phases.
You're Multistreaming!
There are several indicators to look for to confirm that you are live streaming.
Status Notification:
A green bar will display at the top of the page with the text "Streaming," the Number of Active Destinations, and the word LIVE.
Icons:
Play Icon - The total number of live destinations on this workflow.
Viewers- Total number of people viewing the live streaming.
Timer - The amount of time that you've been live streaming.
Destination Group:
Destinations that are live streaming will have a green bar on the left, and the green GO LIVE button will change to the red Stop Streaming button.
Did you know that you can Go Live with the Switchboard's Autostart Feature?
This feature will allow you to automatically start multistreaming to your destinations simply by starting the live-stream video on your encoder and saving you the extra step of pressing the Go Live button.
Please read about it HERE and give it a try!