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How to Live Stream CCTV contents Using the Livebox Streaming Server?

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 Th ings become possible with   Livebox   efficiently in any aspect. Criminals target buildings that lack proper monitoring. In that case, the very presence of CCTV cameras is enough to deter such potential criminals. Now, what if you could make all your CCTV Cameras live together in one space? Yes, Livebox Provides the platform where you can take all your surveillance cameras to live to Social media and other platforms 24/7. You could monitor all the activities from any place in real time. Let’s see how it is possible with the Livebox server. First You need to login to Livebox server. Go to  Queues  from the navigation menu. Under queues, select “Create Queues”.  In Create Queue page, enter your queue name, task name, priority and attempts. Then go to thePull HTTP Link / RTMP / RTSPunder Source enter RTMP link of the CCTV source. Then click the “Next” button. After clicking next, you will be taken to the destination, where you can select a destination...

Livebox Player Customization

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 T o customize the Livebox player, Go to  Channel Settings  from the navigation menu. In Channel Settings, go to the  Player Settings . Select the streaming channel to which you have to do the player customization. On the right side of the Player Settings, you can adjust the color of the control bar and the player button. Then after adjusting the color theme, you can preview your color changes. And if you want to save the previewed color changes, then click on the “Save”. Likewise, you can also change the player Warning Message. After changing the warning messages, you can click the “Save” button. Then preview the changes you have made in your channel player. The next time while previewing your live streams on the Livebox dashboard or even on your websites, you can see the updated color theme and the warning message on the player.

Live Streaming Using Wirecast

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Livebox being a   streaming   server by itself, easily supports any other encoders or streaming servers. Wirecast is such streaming production tool which is supported by Livebox and offers smooth   streaming   workflow to Livebox users. Follow the below instructions to start the streaming. 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 add your source appears. To capture and add your USB webcam source, you can click the option  Video Capture  and to stream live your local files, click the “Add Media File” option and select your local files. Your source is added. As you wanted to live stream, click the push icon to move your source to  Live Broadcast Area .  After pushing your source to live broadcast area, click “Output” located at the top left side. Under output’s pulled-down menu, click “Output Settings”. A Select an Output Destination dialog box opens,...

Playout & Mixer Software Download

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 L ivebox   is the only live streaming server that comes with in-built Playout Software and Video Mixer which can be downloaded cost-free. To download Playout Software, Encoder and Video Mixer, Go to  Account Settings  and click  Download . Download option for both  Android  and  Studio  shows up. If you are an Android user you can download by clicking  Android App , otherwise, click  Studio  to download  Playout ,  Encoder , and  Video Mixer  software. A new page in  Livebox  with options to download playout and video mixer opens. You can click  Download Playout and Video Mixer  to get started with the other facet of Livebox. Then click  Generate Pin  to get your unique pin code to license your authorization to playout and mixer software. Note:   The generated pin is restricted to be used by one PC. But you can always generate one to a few pins to download and use the soft...

Create IPTV Mobile App using the APK Builder

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  With the APK Builder provided by   Livebox , you can create mobile apps for your IPTV set-up and even for the viewers to view all the live streams you can create a single page app to stay updated with your live streams right from their mobile devices. To create a mobile app for your IPTV set up, Install and open the APK builder app. If you want to create an app for your  IPTV broadcasts , then click “Create an App” under  Livebox  TV . In the App Creation Form, give app name, display name, app description. Note:   In  App Name,  there shouldn’t be any space or special characters given. In the Server URL, the app creation form will automatically read your server URL and display it on the bar. Then browse and set your app icon and logo. Then finally click on the “Generate App”. Your app creation process begins and when it says at the end like “Click the below button to download APK” ,  click on the “Download APK”. The app gets downloade...

Video Conference Live on Websites/Blogs?

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Now you have the option to embed the   video   conferencing app on your websites/blogs so that your viewers can join you on the video conferencing call with you. To embed the video conferencing app on your website/blogs, Create your conference by installing the video conferencing app from the  Livebox   App Store . Near you conference name, click the iFrame icon. A dialog box opens, where you’ll be provided Conference URL and Embed Code. Copy the Embed code and use it on your website to embed the app on your website/blogs. On publishing the embed code, this is how the app gets embedded on your website player. And your viewers can login or sign up to join you on video conferencing right from you website. If your website is of WordPress, then you can embed the app by following the below steps. Login to your  WordPress website . Go to “New Post” page. In the new post page, click the “Add block” menu. A dialog box with options to add block gets listed. Under t...