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Create Livebox TV Channel

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How to create a channel in the   Livebox   TV?  Before you create a channel on your Livebox TV, you have to create the categories to keep your channels organized. To create your categories, Login to your Livebox TV. Go to “Categories” from the navigation menu. A page with the category specifications opens, under which go to “Add Category” to create your category. In “Add Category”, give your category name and set a thumbnail. Then give “Submit”. And your category is added. Note:   In the  Parent Category  option you can set your category as the  Root menu  or  Sub-category  within your main category. Now to create your channel, Go to “Channels” from the navigation menu. In “Channel”, go to “Add Channel” and give your channel name. If you want to distribute your Livebox streams or recordings to your subscribers, then select  Livebox  as your video type. Then select the Livebox channel from which you want to distribute the content. On...

How to Live Stream on Facebook through the Push Destination Option?

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Multi-channel usability is one of the features that   Livebox   integrates as it helps in distributing content around the globe over multiple mediums efficiently. Through Livebox the users can send their   live streaming   videos to all media that supports RTMP sources. Facebook is one such media which is supported by Livebox to stream live videos. The following steps will provide you clear-cut representations to stream your videos in Facebook live using the Livebox streaming server. Create your channel on Livebox and stream a source to the channel. Then preview the live source on the  Livebox Dashboard . Now go to  Push Destinations  under  Manage Channels . A  Push Destinations  window opens, select your  streaming  channel and then click the “Add Destination” button located on the right side or the thunder button on the left side to select your destination. A dialog box “Share on” with several destinations shows up. As you w...

How to Re-stream on Facebook Using the Livebox Client Portal?

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The sub-user created by the Livebox admin can access the Client Portal and  re-stream the live videos  running on the Livebox server channel to their desired destinations. The destination could be anywhere, like Facebook, Periscope, YouTube, Twitch, RTMP servers, and other streaming platforms. So, to start re-streaming the Livebox server channel content on Facebook, the sub-user have to log in the Client Portal with the credentials provided by the admin. Enter your username and password and then give Login. You can click the ‘Add Destination’ button located on the right side or the thunder button on the left side to select your destination. A dialog box ‘Share on’ with several destinations shows up. As you wanted to stream live on Facebook, select the Facebook option and then click  Push live stream to Facebook  to get connected to Facebook. Note:   If you select the option  Automatically TURN ON when adding push value , the live stream will automatically ...

How to Embed Video Conferences 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 the forma...

How to Live Stream a 360-degree Source using Livebox?

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The Livebox streaming server supports the   live streaming   of the  360-degree camera  and its source. So, to live stream a 360-degree source in Livebox you can’t do in the regular streaming way, as you have to enable a few settings in the player settings. To Live stream a 360-degree source, Login Livebox. From the Livebox dashboard, go to  Channel Settings . In Channel Settings, go to the  Player Settings .   In Player Settings, turn On the  Video360  setting. Then click the “Save” button beneath the player on the right side. Now make sure that you have connected your 360-degree camera to the encoder. Then stream the video source captured to the channel you have enabled the Video360 setting using the RTMP URL of the same channel. To preview your source go the Dashboard and click on the player and navigate to the other sides captured by your 360-degree camera. Happy 360-degree Live Streaming!

How to conduct Multi-bitrate Streaming Using the Livebox Playout and Encoder?

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To conduct Multi-bitrate streaming using the Livebox Playout and Encoder software, Create your channel in the Livebox streaming server. Go to  Manage Channels  from the navigation menu. Under manage channels, select  Multi-bitrate . In  Multi-bitrate  page, select your channel and turn On multi-bitrate. Once you turn on  Multi-bitrate , the preset options will appear. You can set the required resolution and click “Save”. Note:   You also have an option to edit or set your required preset. Once you click save, RTMP URLs for your resolution gets listed below. Make a note of the required RTMP links and click “Save”. With each URL of definite qualities (resolutions), the player will adjust video quality to that of viewers bandwidth.*The first given URL is the RTMP URL of your channel. The remaining URLs are RTMP URLs with resolutions. Note:   The RTMP URL should be used to initiate the live streaming on your server channel. And the other RTMP URLs of ...