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Streaming The Meeting To Facebook Live

In this article we are going to learn about streaming to Facebook live.

Streaming to Facebook Live​

Go to facebook.com/live/producer

Where you can see 2 options Go live and Create Live Video Event

Select the go Live Option select_the_go_live_option_metered

On the next page get the stream Key and stream url from facebook.

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Step 2. Using the Stream Key and URL in Metered​

Now, go to the Metered Dashboard here

  1. click on the Create Room button or

  2. Click on the Rooms button then click on the room name to open Room Summary there click on the edit room button to edit the room.

    On the edit room page scroll down to the Enable RTMP Out button and enable it.

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    Enabling RTMP Out will also enable Composition. You can select the layout of your RTMP stream in the Composition layout section.

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    add the RTMP URL plus the key on the RTMP OUT URL SECTION below. In facebook this would be like example:

    rtmps://live-api-s.facebook.com:443/rtmp/{your_stream_key}

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Selecting Stream Layout​

You can select the layout of your live stream in the composition Layout section we have three options as of now

  1. Grid: Natural Grid

  2. Active Speaker: Show active speaker as enlarged

  3. Broadcaster: Only owner/ meeting admin will be shown as large

    select the video stream layout here Metered

Adding Watermark to Video Stream​

You can easily add watermark to your video stream. Just scroll down to the watermark section and enable the watermark on video

You can also easily upload an image to add as a watermark on your video.

We also have the ability to adjust the position and size of the watermark. you can see the options below.

watermark settings

Recording the Stream​

You can also record the meeting while streaming it to your live audience.

To learn more about recording composed streams click here