Sharing pre-recorded content is a great way to enhance your live broadcast. In RingCentral Events, you can switch from live videos to pre-recorded videos across the main event area: Stage, Sessions or Expo. This guide explains how to do it on Stage.
Using StreamYard backstage
When broadcasting from the Backstage studio powered by StreamYard, you can share video file, upload video clips or share a Chrome tab with audio.
Option 1
To share a pre-recorded video in the Backstage studio:
- In the Controls bar, Click Present.
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Click Video file to upload a video file from your computer (MP4 and MOV files).
✔ It will automatically be added to the stream (unless you disable this in settings). You can pause, play, scrub through it, and change the layout.Note: There is no limit to length or size of file that you can share this way.
Option 2
If your video is less than 10 minutes and under 200 MB, you can upload it in the Video Clips section in the Backstage studio:
- Go to Brand.
- Under Video clips, click Add video clip.
Note: Videos must be MP4 files. MOV and MV4 files are not supported.
- Hover over the clip and click + Show to add the clip to the stream. Similarly, click + Hide to remove the click from the stream.
Option 3
If you don't have a video file on hand, you can screen share a tab or a window with your video.
To share a screen in the Backstage studio:
- In the Controls bar, Click Present.
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Click Share screen.
- Select your Chrome tab from the list and enable Also share tab audio so the attendees can hear the audio.
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Click Share to start sharing.
Changing stream provider
You can switch from a live feed to an embedded pre-recorded YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia video (and vice versa) by changing the stream provider in the Stage settings anytime during the event.
Important: The option to embed a pre-recorded YouTube, Wistia or Vimeo video is available for multi-track events only. Webinar events can only have StreamYard backstage studio as a stream provider.
To embed a pre-recorded YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia video on Stage:
- Go to Event Dashboard > Venue > Stages and open the settings of the Stage you'd like to edit.
- Under Stream provider, select the provider of your choice (YouTube, Wistia, or Vimeo).
- In the Stream Identifier textbox, paste the video ID.
Important: Paste the ID only, NOT the entire URL. If the entire URL is used an error will occur. Be sure to use a video that is Public or Unlisted and not Private, as otherwise it will not work.
- Click Save.
✔ The live broadcast from the Backstage will be interrupted immediately. Always keep in mind that there's an expected streaming delay from Backstage to Stage. It is recommended to wait that the speaker finishes the presentation before saving the changes.
Important things to note:
- When changing a stream provider, attendees may need to refresh the Stage tab to view the change.
- Attendees will need to click 'play' for the video to begin.
- Adding a YouTube playlist will let attendees select which video(s) they want to watch. The playlist link must include https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list= You can find the link of the playlist by clicking the Playlist name at the bottom right corner of the YouTube window.
- Adding YouTube, Vimeo and Wistia as a steam provider works for uploaded videos only. Do not use this option to redirect your live stream from one of this platforms to RingCentral Events.
- Embedded YouTube, Vimeo or Wistia videos are not recorded. If you need your pre-recorded content to be included in your Stage recordings, use StreamYard backstage as instructed above.
Streaming via RTMP
Finally, you can use RTMP to stream from a third-party source supporting streaming both live and pre-recorded content. Here is a guide where your can learn more about setting up a RTMP stream: Streaming from OBS to Stage via RTMP.