TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
III. Start Livestream
I. Introduction
Boardable Video Sessions on meetings for Professional accounts can be livestreamed to Youtube. This feature is not included with the Essentials or Free service levels.
In order for a meeting to be livestreamed, it must be enabled within organization settings and manually started during the meeting.
By default, this setting is disabled.
Livestream can be enabled for all meetings, or for none. Enabling it for some meetings and not others is not supported.
II. Enable Livestream
Livestream can be enabled by organization admins only. To do so:
Click Settings on the main navigation panel on the left side of the screen
Click the toggle beneath Enable Streaming to turn this On
Click Save
III. Start Livestream
A livestream can be started by the following users:
Organization admins
Meeting creators / owners
Meeting collaborators
Other attendees cannot start a livestream. To let someone start a livestream, promote them to one of those roles listed above. To learn how to do this, please see Related Articles.
To start livestreaming from a Boardable Video Conferencing session to Youtube:
Go to studio.youtube.com; login if prompted
Click Create
Options drop down
Click Go live from these options
Live control menu opens
Click Start next to Right Now
Click Go next to Streaming Software
Stream settings menu opens
For the best experience, do not close this tab until after the stream is ending
Click Copy next to Stream URL
Stream URL is copied to clipboard
In a new tab or window, log in to Boardable; do not close the tab or window with Youtube open
Join or start a Boardable Video Conferencing session
To learn how to do this, please see Related Articles
Click Stream from the Meeting Options menu panel
Streaming menu opens
Paste the URL copied during step 4 into the Stream URL text box
Return to the tab or window with Youtube open
Click Copy next to Stream Key
Stream key is copied to clipboard
Return to tab or window with Boardable open
Paste the URL copied during step 10 into the Stream Key text box
Select view to livestream; Grid view is default
To switch to speaker view:
Click Grid; options drop down
Click Active speaker from these options
To learn more about view options, see Related Articles
Click Save
Livestream begins on youtube, with a potential delay of up to 30-40 seconds
Mirror image of Boardable Video Conferencing session visible in the top right corner of Youtube's Stream Settings menu
III. View and Share Livestream
There are a couple ways to open and share a livestreamed video:
From Address Bar
To get a link to the livestream in the quickest possible way, use the contents of the address bar at Youtube's Stream Settings menu.
Go to the tab or window with Youtube's Stream Settings menu open
Copy the content of the address bar between "https://studio." and "/livestreaming"
Do not include the dot (.) or slash (/) in copied content
Shareable URL for livestream is copied
To view livestream, paste this URL in a new tab or window
To share livestream, paste this URL in a message to desired recipients
From Share Button
To get a link to the livestream with easy options to share to popular platforms:
Go to the tab or window with Youtube's Stream Settings menu open
Click Share (→) at the top right side of the page
Share livestream menu opens
Click desired way to share
To share to a specific platform, click platform logo beneath Share a link
To copy a link to share, click Copy (❏) next to Video Link
IV. End Livestream
To end a livestream:
Go to the tab or window with Youtube's Stream Settings menu open
Click End Stream
Stream is ended
Visitors to video page will see a finite video the length of the stream
Related Articles
Join Boardable Video Conferencing Session: Follow these steps to join a meeting using Boardable Video.
Boardable Video Overview: Learn about Boardable's video conferencing and the features available during a meeting.
Update Meeting Role: Learn how to change a user's meeting role