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Stream YouTube Live to CivicPlus Media

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This article describes how customers with CivicPlus Media can run a YouTube live stream and simultaneously push that stream out through CivicPlus Media.

 

Important Note

If you are using this option, CivicPlus Media will not be recording your event for future playback.

 

Requirements

  • CivicPlus Media
  • YouTube Live
  • YouTube Live Channel ID (identification number)

 

Contact Support first to activate multi-stream functionality. You will need to provide Support the Channel ID for your YouTube Live. You can find this by visiting your YouTube Account. Your unique channel ID will combine special characters, numbers, and letters.

 

Start and End a YouTube Event Live Stream in CivicPlus Media

 

  1. Sign in to the system if you have not already
  2. Navigate to the Events module
    The Events module button in the dashboard's left-hand navigation menu.
  3. Select the event you wish to make live
    An example event tile in the Events module.
  4. Click the Stream dropdown and select the YouTube option if it is not one already selected
    The Streaming dropdown and the YouTube option on the View Details page.
  5. Click the Save Changes button to save your stream choice, if applicable
    A green, rectangular Save Changes button to the right of the View dropdown.
  6. Click the View menu, and select the Live Meeting and Bookmarking option from the dropdown list
    The View menu with the Live Meeting and Bookmarking option highlighted.
  7. In the Recording and Streaming section on the right-hand side of the page, click the Set Live button
    A white, rectangular Set Live button under the video window in the Recording and Streaming section.
  8. The Set Live button will turn into an End Live button, and your meeting will be live to viewers in the Public Portal
    A red, rectangular End Live button under the video window in the Recording and Streaming section.
  9. When your meeting is complete, click the End Live button to end the live stream
    A red, rectangular End Live button under the video window in the Recording and Streaming section.
  10. Click the OK button on the "We are currently processing the video on demand and it will be available later" popup that appears
    A green, square OK button on the popup that explains that the video is being processed.
    Note: CivicPlus Media will not be recording your event for future playback.

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