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If you have contracted live production, you can provide us with pre-recorded videos that we can play during your live stream, like:

• Video clips we play during transitions.
• Pre-recorded presentations.

Requirements for video files

Video clips (countdowns, transitions, sponsor ads..)

We need your videos to be formatted as follow:

• Format: .mp4
• Resolution: 720p (1280x720 px) or 1080p (1920×1080 px)
• Duration: maximum 5 minutes per clip.
• File size: maximum 100MB (see our compression recommendations here).

Note: If you are trimming videos, we recommend that you do not use the QuickTime video player, due to known compatibility issues with other video processing software.

Pre-recorded presentation

We need your videos to be formatted as follow:

• Format: .mp4
• Resolution: 720p (1280x720 px) or 1080p (1920×1080 px)
• Duration: no limit. However we require 1 video per presentation, instead of a long video file containing all presentations.
• File size: maximum 1GB (see our compression recommendations here).

Note: If you are trimming videos, we recommend that you do not use the QuickTime video player, due to known compatibility issues with other video processing software.

Tools you can use to pre-record

To record your videos, we recommend you use either of the following tools:

• Zoom.
• Webex.
• MS Teams.
• StreamYard.
• OBS.

Editing can then be done using your favourite video editing software (Camtasia or iMovie, for example). If you are trimming pre-recorded videos, we recommend that you do not use the QuickTime video player, due to known compatibility issues with other video processing software.

Note: These are tools that can be used to record the video to be streamed.
Some of these tools are not recommended for streaming pre-recorded videos.
For example, while StreamYard can be used for recording, it should not be used
for streaming pre-recorded videos through SpotMe platform for performance
reasons. More information on the tools used for streaming pre-recorded videos is available in the Choosing your live streaming option article.