Adding Periscope as a Custom RTMP in Switchboard Cloud

Did you know that you can add your Twitter/Periscope destination as a Custom RTMP in your Switchboard Cloud Account?

Benefits:

• You can use up to 250 characters in the title of your stream when you start your broadcast from Periscope Producer. When you natively "Go Live" from Periscope on a mobile device, you are limited to 120 characters in the title of your stream.
  
  
• Cross promotion. You can send your live broadcast stream to other Twitter/Periscope destinations. This is great for big one time events, and can help gain more followers.
  
  
• You can control when to Go Live. Simply start sending video from your Switchboard Cloud account to your Twitter/Periscope destination. Make sure video is present in the periscope preview mirror, update details, and GO Live!

Let's get started!

Add Twitter as a custom RTMP Destination.

This article goes over the steps on how to Add a Custom RTMP Destination.

Open Periscope Producer.

1. Log into Periscope Producer with your Twitter credentials.
2. Start by Editing the region. This step reduces latency in your stream.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the down arrow to choose the region nearest you.
   
4. Hit Save Region to apply the change.
   
   
   
   
5. Type the new name of your Source for easy identification.
   
   
   
6. Now you are ready to add your Periscope destination as a Custom RTMP in Switchboard Cloud.
   • You will copy the Server URL and Stream Key in Periscope and paste into the appropriate fields in Switchboard Cloud.
7. Copy the Server URL and Stream Key by clicking on the fields.
   

Go Live with Switchboard Cloud

Now that you have added your Twitter/Periscope Destination as Custom RTMP in your Switchboard Cloud account. You are ready to Go Live! 

Send video from Encoder -> Switchboard Cloud Confidence Monitor -> Periscope Producer

Log into both Switchboard Cloud and Periscope Producer.

1. In Periscope Producer:
   • Access the source connected to your Switchboard Cloud.
     
2. Send video from your Encoder to Switchboard Cloud.
   
   
3. Inside of Switchboard Cloud:
   Confirm that video is present in the confidence monitor and hit "GO LIVE."
   This will send video to your Periscope Producer Page.
   
   
4. Once video displays on the Periscope preview monitor, you will be given the option to Go Live and update the broadcast title.
   
   
5. Provide the Title of your stream. The title you provide here will override the Title that you have created in Switchboard Cloud. 
   
   
   
6. Make sure "Share this broadcast on Twitter" is checked. You want your Twitter followers to see your broadcast! (by default it is checked)
   
   
   
7. Hit the Go LIVE button when you're ready to start streaming to your Twitter Destination.
   
   
   

Congratulations! You are now streaming live to your Twitter/Periscope destination using Switchboard Cloud and Periscope Producer.