How to publish a Live Event on YouTube

This article describes how to publish live content on your YouTube channel using Ozolio's "Event Publishing" feature.

Before publishing live content on YouTube for the first time:

• Check the 'Event Publishing' prerequisites and requirements.
• Ensure the 'Live Streaming' feature is enabled on your YouTube channel.

Add a new YouTube Publisher:

IMPORTANT: You do not need to create a new publisher whenever you want to publish a live event. Any publisher created can be reused in the future. 

• Sign in to Ozolio Dashboard.
• Open the Publishers tab.
• Click the + Add Publisher button.
• In the "Publisher Name," give the publisher a name.
• In the "Default Provider," select "YouTube".
• In the "Default Camera", select the camera you want to publish.
• Click Add Publisher.

Start your Live Broadcast:

• In the list of Publishers, locate your publisher and click Start Broadcast.

   

• Ensure the "Provider" is "YouTube" and the "Camera" is selected correctly.
• Click Next.

• In the next dialog:
  • Select broadcast "Type".
    • • "Temporary Event" - a time-limited event.
      • "Persistent Feed" - a 24/7 persistent live feed.
  • Enter the broadcast "Title", and "Description".
  • For a temporary event, select a "Time Limit" (8 hours max).
  • If you wish to lock public PTZ controls for the duration of the broadcast, select "Lock Control" and optionally specify a "Preset Position".
  • Click on Continue With Youtube.

• Open your YouTube Channel to verify your Live Event has been published.

IMPORTANT: If the camera, assigned to a persistent feed remains offline for 4-6 hours, YouTube may terminate the broadcast without the ability to recover it.

Please contact us if you have any questions or need more information.