Set up an event
  • 18 Feb 2025

Set up an event


Article summary

Good to know

  • You must have the appropriate rights to create an event

  • Every step below contains a link to a more detailed article.

Description

Create a livestream event by following the steps described below.

Log in

First, log into LiveStream Pro with your credentials.

Create an event

After logging in, you will see a list of existing events.

To create a new event, click "Create event".

In the Event Details tab, enter the following information:

  • an event title

  • time and date of the event

  • duration of the event

Then click on "Save" and proceed to "Next: Set Event Permissions".

Event Permissions

Here you can configure which channel members can manage your event. This is helpful if multiple teams work in the same channel.

Then click on "Save" and proceed to "Next: Set Language".

Language

After entering the event details, select the desired event languages. If you are using AI live subtitles for this event, the primary event language will be used as the stage language.

Generate AI live subtitles

If you activate this feature, you can select which languages should be available as subtitles in your livestream. Please note that the primary event language is used to transcript the stage language.

Please note

When the AI live subtitles are activated, the live stream is delayed by 20 seconds. The first display of the subtitles may also vary depending on the language: For German and English it takes up to 1 minute, for other languages up to 15 minutes.

Start preparing your live event around 30 minutes beforehand and send an ingest signal to the server for monitoring in the operator.

After selecting the desired language, AI live subtitles and saving your changes, click Next: Create Description.

Our AI live subtitles are not activated by default. Please contact us, if you are interested in this feature!

Event Description

In this tab you can customize the event description for the intro-, live- and outro-state of your event.

After making your changes, proceed to the next step: "Next: Add Media".

Media

You can customize your intro, live and outro pages during the event in this tab. Specifically, you can upload a cover image or embed a video from your VideoManager Pro account.

Also you can upload a PDF presentation with slides.

After making your changes, proceed to the next step: "Next: Set Event Access".

Event Access

Access with Single Sign-On

If your account is SSO-enabled, you will be able to restrict embedding.

You can determine if your event

  • can be accessed publicly

  • is protected with an access code

  • requires viewers to provide their e-mails.

  • or requires Single Sign-On.

After determining the viewer access setting, proceed to the next step: "Next: Embedding".

Embedding

In this tab you can apply restrictions to embedding and activate HMAC token authorization.

Proceed to the next step: "Next, Set Messaging."

Messaging

In this step, you can disable or enable the chat or Q&A for your event.

After determining your messaging settings, click on Next: Set Recording.

Set Recording

You can record and store your event directly in LiveStream Pro. If desired, the recording can also be uploaded to a specified VideoManager Pro account.

You can also disable recording of your event by unchecking the first option.

Proceed to the next step and click "Next: Set Protocol".

Set streaming protocol

Choose which streaming protocol will be used for your livestream.

Specifically, you can select one of the two available streaming protocols: RTMPS or SRT.

Proceed to the final step and click "Next: Show Summary".

Setup summary

The summary page displays important information about your event:

  • sharing link

  • embed code

  • server URL

  • backup server URL

  • streaming key

  • streaming server authentication, including the username and password

Conclusion

You have now created your livestream event. Now, you can access both the Operator, where you can control the livestream event, and the Viewer, which your viewers will see.

Your newly created event will now appear in the event list. Click on the event itself to access the event setup.


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