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Stream Directly to Facebook from a PTZ Camera

By Adam Noyes 0 Comment March 17, 2020

In this episode of Back to Basics we demonstrate how to live stream directly to Facebook using a PTZOptics camera. You can now live stream to multiple destinations inside of Facebook including: your personal page, a page you manage a Facebook group or an event. So you have quite a few options for live streaming to Facebook and any of these destinations are reachable via a custom RTMP streaming key given from Facebook. The basics of live streaming to Facebook with a PTZOptics camera involves entering the Facebook RTMP streaming key into your PTZOptics IP camera interface.

How To Test a Facebook LIVE Stream Without Going Live

By Adam Noyes 0 Comment October 29, 2019

This testing feature will allow you to broadcast to ONLY page admins so you can rest assured your stream is working properly!

D.C. United Engages with Fans by Streaming Exclusive Shows via Facebook Live

By Jim Bask 0 Comment July 3, 2019

Washington, D.C.As the most decorated club in modern U.S. soccer history, the D.C. United has won the MLS Cup four times, including 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004. To keep their […]

Announcing the Newest ClearCaster Features!

By Jim Bask 0 Comment October 30, 2018

Facebook Live may be the world’s top live-streaming platform—but it isn’t the only platform. ClearCaster now enables simulcasting functionality through integration with our industry-leading Wowza Streaming Cloud™ service. Just use the advanced configuration settings in Wowza Streaming Cloud to perform a one-time setup of your preferred destinations, and you’ll be able to stream to multiple devices and platforms in one click.

Don’t Unplug That Server! Fault-Tolerant Streaming With ClearCaster

By Jim Bask 0 Comment October 17, 2018

Recently, I was supporting our CEO, Dave Stubenvoll, by providing an onsite customer demonstration of the Wowza ClearCaster™ appliance. Suddenly, right in the middle of our session, Dave intentionally pulled the 120-volt power cord from the unit.
While maintaining composure, on the inside, I was freaking out! In my mind, I screamed, “Dave, why would you do that?!”
What I didn’t yet realize was that the Wowza ClearCaster device is designed to automatically resume streaming when power is restored. This incident, while terrifying, actually showcased the resiliency of our ClearCaster hardware, and how it can consistently recover from a power outage.

Twitch vs. YouTube vs. Facebook for Free Live Streaming

By Jim Bask 0 Comment September 12, 2018

Let’s start with YouTube. While Facebook has gotten a lot of attention lately, YouTube offers some distinct advantages. Let’s consider audience first.
YouTube doesn’t have a newsfeed or pages or groups. All it has is video. Sure, there are channels and playlists, but they’re just a collection of videos. Even the discussions on YouTube are centered around videos.
So, it should come as no surprise that YouTube wants you to watch videos. In fact, they don’t care (for the most part) which videos you watch as long as you stay on YouTube to watch them.
With that said, newer videos tend to be more relevant to questions being asked, so YouTube tends to promote those. Since nothing is newer than live, anyone searching on YouTube (or Google for that matter) is likely to get some live, or recently live videos as part of the search.

Live API Best Practices

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 23, 2018

It is important to note the following specs for Facebook’s live video streaming product and API. This documentation will be actively updated to reflect developments of the product.
Technical Recommendations and Tips Technical Specs Error Codes

ClearCaster Customer Spotlight: Biola University

By Jim Bask 0 Comment July 27, 2018

Biola University is a private Christian college in the Los Angeles area, with about 6,500 students across eight schools. In addition to broadcasting lectures, seminars and other educational content, Biola creates marketing videos to attract new students to attend.

ClearCaster Product Update

By Jim Bask 0 Comment July 26, 2018

Wowza ClearCaster™ Software Version 1.0.4.17 is now available on all devices!

With this update, ClearCaster offers titling, redundancy in the Manager UI, features to create even better broadcasts, and more:

Wowza ClearCaster New Feature Update

By Jim Bask 0 Comment June 21, 2018

WOWZA CLEARCASTER™ SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.3.10 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL DEVICES! With this update, ClearCaster offers exciting new features to create even more utility, including: 1. Simulcast to Any Destination […]