The Cloud Streaming Services console provides the Live Video Caster (LVC) system. This document describes how to use LVC for online broadcasting after activating the LVC feature.
Note:
Billable items of LVC include broadcast output duration and third-party relay. Billing based on usage duration is supported. For more information, see Live Video Caster Pricing Overview.
LVC is incompatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. Use LVC on Chrome.
Use Limits
Each account can create up to five LVC instances. You can add an instance again after deleting it. If more instances are needed, submit a ticket for application.
You can input up to five on-demand files in your on-demand playlist.
A maximum of three target addresses are supported in third-party relay. One of the target addresses defaults to the current Tencent Cloud Streaming Services account, and the other two can be third -party addresses. For more information, see Relay.
Preparations
1. LVC is part of Tencent Cloud Streaming Services. Please activate Cloud Streaming Services in advance.
2. Make sure that you have added the Push Stream and Playback domain names in Domain Management and completed the CNAME configuration for the domain names.
3. Select Cloud Streaming Services Console > Live Video Caster to enter the Live Video Caster activation page. Check the box agreeing to the <Tencent Cloud Service Agreement> and <LVC Billing Overview>. Click Activate to activate LVC.
2. Find the caster you want to edit and click its ID or click Open on the right to enter the caster editing page.
3. In the input source area, click Add input to enter the video adding page.
4. On the video adding page, set the video type and fill in the URL field. You can add the following four types of videos:
Live
On demand
Image
Publish local stream
Video Type
Description
Live
Input name: Custom.
Input type: Live.
Pull from URL: Conversion from a live stream to a pulled stream. This enables a real-time live stream URL to be configured in LVC. The RTMP, HLS, and HTTP-FLV protocols are supported.
Publish: RTMP push. That is, media files are pushed to the LVC system by using the RTMP protocol.
On demand
Input name: Custom.
Input type: On demand URL. Click Add URL.
Supports media files stored in Tencent Cloud COS and media files stored by other providers.
Supports the MP4, HLS, and FLV formats.
Supports multiple on-demand file URLs, which shall be separated with semicolons (;). The console automatically cycles through the files in the list.
Image
Input name: Custom.
Input type: Image.
Image URL: Supports configuring URLs of JPEG, JPG, PNG, and BMP images not larger than 1920x1080 pixels.
Local image: Supports uploading PNG, JPG, and JPEG images not larger than 5MB.
Publish local stream
Input name: Custom.
Input type: Publish local stream
Publish from camera: Supports using the local camera as an input source, supporting resolutions of 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x480, and 640x360.
Share screen: Supports screen sharing, which includes the application window and desktop options, supporting resolutions of 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x480, and 640x360.
Note:
Ensure that each on-demand/live URL you input is accessible. Otherwise, the input will not be playable.
If the input source is interrupted, the output will display a black screen.
5. Click Confirm to complete the addition of the video. Then, the system automatically plays it.
Note:
To modify an input source, click
at the bottom of the input source to enter the input source editing page, fill in the information you need to modify, and click Confirm to save the modification.
After modification, click
in the lower-left corner of the video source for refresh. After refresh, you can see the modified input source display.
To delete an input source, click
on the top of the input source. A dialog box pops up asking for confirmation. Click Confirm to delete the input source.
When you modify or delete an input source, the input source cannot be used in a preview (PVW) or main monitor (PGM) layout.
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