Please follow the steps below to setup StreamNow via YouTube and use the CaptureCast unit to stream to YouTube.


CONFIGURATION VIA YOUTUBE:    PART 1  

  1. Go to https://www.youtube.com/livestreaming/ and login if necessary. By default YouTube will load up into their Stream (Beta) page. As of 04/12/2019 we will be instructing you to still use the original methods. On the lower right hand corner click on the Classic Live Streaming option.
  2. Under Basic Info give your Stream a interesting name.
    1. Select your Category and Privacy preference. 
    2. Additionally you can go into the Stream Options tab and make Stream Optimizations adjustments there if needed.
  3. Scroll down to the Encoder Setup section. 
    1. You will need to copy the Service URL and the Stream name/key over to the Cattura CaptureCast live stream form. 
    2. Click the Reveal button to show the stream name/key.

CONFIGURATION VIA CAPTURECAST

  1. Login to your CaptureCast UI and go to Templates page.
  2. Here you'll need to either Edit an existing Template or Create a new Template then move onto step 3 of this section. 
    • Edit an existing Template:    Hover on the More Options button and select Edit. You can click on Step 5 Live Streaming on the left pane.
    • Creating a new Template:    Click on the +Add template button. You will need to complete steps 1-4 in our template creation wizard before you can configure Live streaming.
  3. Select YouTube from the list to open up the configuration form.
    • Input:    Select which video input you would like to stream out.
    • Primary or backup URL:    Refer to the information from Step 3 in the YouTube section above to fill in the following fields.
    • Stream name:    Refer to the information from Step 3 in the YouTube section above to fill in the following fields..
    • Preset:    A preset is a collection of options that will provide a certain encoding speed to compression ratio. A slower preset will provide better compression (compression is quality per filesize). This means that, for constant quality encoding, you will save bitrate by choosing a slower preset. Using a slower preset will increase CPU resources and could impact performance. The available presets in descending order of speed are: ultrafast, superfast, veryfast, faster, fast, medium and slow. We recommend you use preset of fast and above. Most customers find that ultrafast meets their needs.
    • Tune:    You can apply a tune preset to your video source to match a specific type of media.
      1. film:    Use for high quality movie content. Lowers deblocking.
      2. animation:    Good for cartoons. Uses higher deblocking and more reference frames.
      3. grain:    Preserves the grain structure in old, grainy film material.
      4. stillimage:    Good for slideshow-like content.
      5. fastdecode:    Allows faster decoding by disabling certain filters.
      6. zerolatency:    Good for fast encoding and low-latency streaming.
      7. psnr:    This tune can be ignored as it is only used for codec development.
      8. ssim:    This tune can be ignored as it is only used for codec development.
    • Rate Control:    
      1. Variable Bitrate (VBR):    By default our system will use this rate control. VBR works by attempting to target the optimal bitrate for the content being received.
        1. Bitrate (kbps):    You can set a value here that you want our system to target.
        2. Keyframe Interval (# keyframes = keyframe interval / fps):      This value determines how often a keyframe is generated during a capture session. Most customers will use the value of 250.
      2. Constant Rate Factor (CRF):    Unlike Variable Bitrate (VBR) this rate control targets a quality level instead of optimal bitrate.
        1. Keyframe Interval (# keyframes = keyframe interval / fps):      This value determines how often a keyframe is generated during a capture session. Most customers will use the value of 250.
        2. Constant Rate Factor (0=lossless, 18=ideal max, 23=default, 28=ideal min, 51=worst):   Ideally you want to set your CRF between 18 and 28. The lower the CRF the bigger the file-size will become and vise-versa.

CONFIGURATION VIA YOUTUBE:    PART 2

  1. Now go back to your YouTube Stream Now page https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard. The page should auto-refresh on its own to indicate the stream health and if you are receiving content. Once YouTube is ready it will go Live automatically for you.
    • NOTE:    You can scroll down on the page and on the bottom right hand corner is the Share section where you send out a standalone link to view the live stream and also share it among your social media sites etc.