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How to Conduct Multi-Bitrate Streaming Using Livebox?

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 T here are primarily two different ways to do adaptive bitrate streaming. One method is called Transcoding and the other method is using Multi bitrate streaming aka MBR. Transcoding is recommended in most cases since it is hassle-free and the conversion to multiple bitrates happens at the server end on the fly as you   stream . Also, it can be turned on with a click of a button for any channel. If your Livebox does not have transcoding enabled, contact the Livebox team to upgrade to a box with transcoding, Also, Check out our other articles about the transcoding to learn more about transcoding. As for  Multi bitrate streaming , it has to be manually streamed in multiple qualities from the encoder, be it a hardware or software encoder. Some encoders support streaming in multiple qualities and some encoders don’t. For some software encoders, you may need to open multiple instances of the encoder on your PC. As for hardware encoders, MBR can be used only if the hardware enc...

How to Conduct Transcoding Using Wirecast as an Encoder?

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 Ad aptive bitrate   streaming   (Transcoding) is available only in the higher-end versions of Livebox. To conduct transcoding using Wirecast, Keep your streaming channels ready i.e., output channel and input channel. Now under  Manage Channels , go to  Transcoding .  A  Transcoding  page opens up and you can select your input channel by clicking the drop-down menu given in the “Select Channel” option. In  Output Channels , select the channel where the video has to be transcoded. Then give turn on near transcoding. Once you give the turn on, new options for transcoding shows up, where you can set the  Preset . And then click “Save”. Note:   Livebox will generate both Transcode Output URL and Transcode Embed Code. After clicking save, give  Service Restart  to get your changes applied. Go to Livebox and create your channel. Now go to the Wirecast main window, and click the icon to add your source. Many options to ...

How to Re-stream on Facebook Using the Livebox Client Portal?

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T he sub-user created by the Livebox admin can access the Client Portal and  re-stream the live videos  running on the   Livebox   server channel to their desired destinations. The destination could be anywhere, like Facebook, Periscope, YouTube, Twitch, RTMP servers, and other streaming platforms. So, to start re-streaming the Livebox server channel content on Facebook, the sub-user have to log in the Client Portal with the credentials provided by the admin. Enter your username and password and then give Login. You can click the ‘Add Destination’ button located on the right side or the thunder button on the left side to select your destination. A dialog box ‘Share on’ with several destinations shows up. As you wanted to stream live on Facebook, select the Facebook option and then click  Push live stream to Facebook  to get connected to Facebook. Note:   If you select the option  Automatically TURN ON when adding push value , the live stream will ...

How to start the live streaming on RTMP Channels using the New Livebox Encoder software?

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 To  start   live   streaming using the Livebox Encoder software, Install the Mixer and Playout software from the Livebox streaming server. (Account Settings – Download – Studio (for PC Users) / Android (for Android Users) Generate the unique pin to access the software every time you want to live stream using the Mixer and Playout software. Note:   You can capture the source from your camera or you can use the playout to take your source for encoding.  So, after setting up the camera or adding the streaming source using the playout, open the Encoder window. Note:  You have to first set up your streaming capturing device (camera or  playout settings ) and then move on to the encoder settings window. In the Encoder settings, Select your  Video Device  i.e., the device from which you are taking the video source for live streaming. And the same applies to the  Audio Device . Then enter the  RTMP URL  of your streaming channel....

How to Enable Login Authentication Setting for the Video Conferencing App?

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While creating a   video conference   chatroom, you have the option to enable app authentication for the login purpose. There are four different ways to enable login authentication for you app users, Allow Signup Allow Unauthenticated User Username and Password Pin Number After enabling any of these options, you have to provide the conference URL link to your users so that they Sign up/Login to use the app. ALLOW SIGNUP If you enable the Allow Signup option, then the user themselves can sign up to use the video  conferencing  app through the provided URL link. After selecting the Allow Sign Up option, you have to set the “Preset” i.e, the options inside the video  conferencing  app. (The options that you enable/disable for your users.) On enabling the “Allow signup” option, the user will get the “sign Up” option on the login interface. The user has to register by giving their proper details. And when every user sign up, their names will be added on you...