Stream Your Webex meetings, webinars, or events on Twitter
Periscope Producer is an online streaming tool that allows users to stream webinars, meetings and events on Twitter, regardless of whether they are Webex Meetings, Webex Webinars or Webex Events (classic). The Webex controls make it easy for hosts to share their video and content with their large audience on social media in order to connect with a large audience on a social network.
Before you begin
This applies to the following:
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Meet, Business, and Enterprise versions of the current Meetings version that are active
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There is a classic version of the event as well as a webinar version
Your Webex administrator must enable live streaming.
It is not possible to share a whiteboard with others or a file by using Share File, with the exception of sharing a video file during live broadcasting.
If you want to use Periscope, you will need to have an account on Twitter as well. The Twitter account associated with your Periscope account must be linked with your Twitter account.
The best thing you can do before you plan on live streaming your meeting or event is sign up for Periscope Producer and get familiar with how to live stream well before you plan on live streaming it.
- If you have a Twitter account, you can sign into Periscope using that account.
- In the upper right corner of the screen you will find your profile icon. Select Producer from the drop-down menu.
- You will be prompted to click on Create New Source.
There is a server URL as well as the stream name and stream key that you see on the screen. These will need to be copied and pasted in Step 6 in order to be successful.
- Once you are logged in to your Webex account, go to More options, and choose Start live streaming so you will be able to access your meeting or event live.
Live streaming of an event is not available when a practice session is taking place.
- For the video layout of your stream, you will be able to change it by clicking Change streaming layout (optional).
Check out the Live stream your Webex meetings, webinars, and events section if you would like more information about choosing your streaming video layout.
- If you want to stream other services, select the Other option.
- Please enter the following information:
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Enter Periscope Producer as the streaming service you would like to use.
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In the Target stream link field, you should copy and paste the URL for the server you were given in Step 3.
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The Target stream key must be copied and pasted into the Target stream key field as shown in Step 3.
- The streaming will begin once you click the Start streaming button.
Check the Live indicator in your meeting, webinar, or event in order to confirm that you are streaming from Meetings, Webinars, or Events (classic).
- As soon as you are ready to start streaming your meeting, webinar, or event live on Twitter, you will see a preview of the live stream when you go back to Producer and wait until you see a live preview.
- Click on Go LIVE once you have viewed a preview of the stream and you are ready to watch it.
In your followers’ timeline, a live stream will appear in the form of a tweet.
The live video can be shared with other people by clicking the share icon under the tweet.
What to do next
You can end a live stream in the following ways:
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Select the Stop Broadcast option at the bottom of the Producer window.
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Then you can go back and select More Options, then select Stop streaming, and then you will be able to end the meeting or event.