Multi-Bitrate Streaming Using OBS Studio

To conduct Multi-Bitrate streaming using OBS,
Create your channel in Livebox.
Now to Manage Channels from the navigation menu. Under manage channels select Multi-Bitrate.
Multi-Bitrate streaming
In Multi-Bitrate page, select your channel and Turn On multi-bitrate.
channel for multi-bitrate streaming
Once you turn on Multi-Bitrate, new Preset options will appear. You can set the required resolution and click Save.
preset for multi-bitrate streaming
Note: You also have options to edit or set your required preset.
Once you click save, RTMP URL for your resolution gets listed below. Make a note of the required RTMP link and give Save.
preset of resolution for multi-bitrate streaming
After clicking save, give Service Restart to get your changes applied.
Service Restart
Go to OBS studio and click the icon add source icon from the tab Source.

adding source in OBS Studio
A pop-up menu with the listed options will show up. From the listed options select Media source.
media source option in OBS studio
A dialog box Create/Select Source gets opened where you can name and set as per your requirements and then click OK.
adding media source in OBS studio
After clicking OK, a dialog box Properties for Media Source gets opened. In Properties for Media Source, select the required options for your streaming and then click Browse.
browse files in OBS Studio
Once you click to browse you get accessed to your local files where you can browse and select your source. Then Click OK and your source is added.
browse and add files in OBS Studio
adding local files in OBS Studio
source added in OBS for streaming
Now go to Livebox and select Manage channels from the navigation menu and click Streaming URL to copy the Streaming URL link.
streaming url
RTMP URL
Go to OBS studio and select Settings under the menu Controls.
settings in OBS studio
A whole Setting tab will be opened and click Stream.
By clicking Stream, a new page with an empty URL bar and stream key bar get opened where the copied URL link has to be pasted. And from the same link, the Stream key has to cut pasted in the bar which says, Stream key.
rtmp url settings
Note:  To know how to get a stream key, refer to the illustration below.
stream key
(The highlighted part of the streaming URL is the Stream key)
Now click the option Start streaming under the menu Controls.
stop streaming in OBS studio
Then go to Livebox and click Manage channels from the navigation menu and under manage channels select Channel Dashboard and click Play to preview your video.
streaming preview
live streaming preview
To view the resolution of your stream, go to the new page of your browser and type, e.g. yourservername.com:3000/?chnl=yourchannelname. Likewise, with each copied URL of definite qualities, the player will adjust video quality to that of viewers bandwidth.
Multi-bitrate video resolution
Go to Viewers Report to check your RTMP stats or you can even check your streaming statistics by typing, e.g., yourservername.com/stats in the new page of your browser. It shows audio and video bitrate of your channel.
Multi-bitrate streaming stats


You have successfully done your Multi-Bitrate streaming using OBS Studio.
Happy Streaming!

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