Conference Broadcasting

TrueConf MCU allows you to broadcast multiple video layouts simultaneously to popular services: Wowza, YouTube, CDNvideo.

To do this, you will need to set up a separate broadcast for each video layout. Below is how to set up a live broadcast.

Setting up broadcasting on the service

TrueConf MCU does not have built-in integration with broadcasting services. The general algorithm for all services is as follows:

1. Registration on the service's website.

2. Creating a broadcast.

3. Setting up the broadcast (if necessary).

4. Copying data for streaming to TrueConf MCU. This is typically the server address and the stream key.

Wowza Streaming Cloud

1. Create a broadcast as shown on the official website (opens new window) (Steps 1-2).

2. On the Overview tab, copy the information from the Source Connection Information section:

   • Primary Server - server address;

   • Stream Name - stream key.

3. Insert this data into the corresponding fields in the TrueConf MCU streaming settings.

4. Start broadcasting on Wowza (opens new window) (Step 4).

5. Start broadcasting the active conference on TrueConf MCU.

YouTube

1. Create and set up a broadcast. You can read about how to do this in our article.

2. Copy:

   • Broadcast URL — server address;

   • broadcast key.

3. Insert this data into the appropriate fields of the streaming settings and start it in TrueConf MCU.

CDNvideo

1. Create a broadcast as shown on the official site (opens new window).

2. Copy the data from the fields:

   • URL primary - server address;
   • Streams - stream key.

3. Insert this data into the appropriate fields of the streaming settings and start it in TrueConf MCU.

Setting up the broadcast on the MCU side

1. In the conference settings, go to Layouts.

2. Click on the to enter edit mode.

3. Open the Streaming tab.

4. List sequentially (if necessary):

   • broadcast quality (up to 4K) and its bitrate (up to 8192 Kbps);

   • video encoder settings;

   • streaming server address

   • application name

   • stream name/key

   • Username

   • password.

Launching a stream on the MCU side

In the list of active conferences, select the required one and start broadcasting using the button. If the broadcast starts successfully, the status Streaming will be displayed.