How to create a live stream

To use live streaming in an agenda session, you will need to create and configure a live session, and then link the live session to your agenda session. Please refer to the Creating and configuring live sessions article to find out how to do this.

Once you have created the live session (selecting "virtual" or "hybrid" for the live session and selecting a live stream provider), you can then continue with the configuration of your live stream.

Note: More information on the streaming providers is available in the How can I stream article.
You can also find more detailed information on how to use each of these streaming solutions in the Streaming with SpotMe Studio, RTMPS streaming, and Embed streaming sections.

Tip: For some live stream viewers, there can sometimes be a delay that cuts off the first 1 to 6 seconds of the stream broadcast, especially if they are navigating in other tabs or applications at the time of the live session. To avoid cutting out the beginning of the live broadcast, and to provide the best possible experience for the audience, we recommend that you always display a holding slide or play a prerecorded video at the start of your live session.

If streaming with SpotMe Studio or with RTMPS as the stream provider

With SpotMe Studio or RTMPS streaming, you can include the following options:

• Closed captions.
• Live interpretation.
• Show viewers.
• Q&A, as well as whether participants can post questions anonymously or not, if you want to have unmoderated Q&A, or enable Q&A upvoting.
• Polls and whether you wish to disable the sending of poll notifications or not.
• Claps.
• Live displays that can be targeted, with hybrid and in-person sessions only.
• Play pre-recorded videos

If streaming with Embed (third party):

First, enter the Embed URL: A link to an HTML5 embed. See instructions for Vimeo, YouTube live and others.

Next, enter the minimum height/width for the stream viewer when minimized in the web app. As you are streaming through a third party platform, you'll need to enter the height/width (aspect ratios) of the third party stream.

Then, choose the options you want to include:

• Q&A, as well as whether participants can post questions anonymously or not, if you want to have unmoderated Q&A, or enable Q&A upvoting.
• Polls and whether you wish to disable the sending of poll notifications or not.
• Claps.

Note: Streaming with Embed does not support live interpretation, closed captions, or live displays.

Tip: You can at any time access the stream settings, and modify any of the previously selected options.

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Learn how to stream with SpotMe Studio
Learn how to stream with RTMPS
Learn how to use a third party stream