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With the Forward stream feature in StreamMix Live, you can live stream to other social platforms which are not directly integrated with StreamMix Live, as long as you have a valid RTMP URL and Stream Key of the destination platform. Here is how to set up streaming for some popular live streaming destinations via StreamMix Live: Guide to Livestreaming from OBS to Facebook/Youtube Step 1: Create a New Session On the StreamMix main screen, select "Live Session" (located in the left-hand toolbar). On the Live Session page, click the "New Session" button. Next, enter the name of your livestream session in the "Name" section. The "ID" will automatically copy the content you entered. Once you've filled in the necessary information, click the "Add" button. Step 2: Create an RTMP Link After successfully creating a New Session, the main screen will transition to a new interface. Here, select the "New Component" button. Next, c...

With the proliferation of social networking platforms and the overwhelming video content produced by content creators, the desire to multistream across several social media remains an intriguing concern. The situation aggravates when these media do not allow direct integration with your live streaming platform. Well, now you have one less thing to worry about! With the custom RTMP streaming feature in StreamMix Live, you can broadcast your video streams to other social networking platforms that are not directly integrated with StreamMix Live. All you need is a valid RTMP URL and Stream key of the desired destination platform. RTMP is the secret sauce behind real-time and on-demand streaming and the de facto standard for transporting videos over the internet. What is RTMP and Why Does it Matter to your Stream? RTMP is an Adobe-owned protocol that provides high-performance video, audio, and data transmission between the encoder and the server across the internet. The acronym stands for “...

Live video streaming continues to gain popularity as a mainstream content delivery medium, thanks to the continuous advancements in technology. RTMP plays a lead role in the growth of this industry and continues to dominate the live streaming landscape. What is RTMP Service? RTMP, an acronym for Real-Time Messaging Protocol, is the most common and fundamental protocol for real-time streaming. It is applicable for both audio and video streaming and the exchange of data between a server and Flash player. Initially developed by Macromedia, now Adobe, RTMP remains the most commonly deployed protocol for live streaming. Simply put, RTMP is a live streaming protocol that facilitates transmitting video files from an encoder to a streaming server AAC-LC is the best audio codec for RTMP streaming. However, AAC is also supported.  H.264 is the best video codec for RTMP streaming. Most mp4 files are built using these codecs. StreamMix uses RTMP to deliver a user’s content to the destination l...

The live streaming industry has grown exponentially ever since the COVID-19 pandemic became a deeply-rooted reality of the global landscape. Be it medicine, education, business, entertainment, sports, or any other industry, every facet of everyday life has been impacted by the continually growing trend of live streaming. StreamMix Live has aced the rapidly expanding market with its state-of-the-art multistreaming feature, allowing users to broadcast both pre-recorded and real-time live streams to more than 40 social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch and Vimeo, and the web simultaneously. What is Multistreaming? Multistreaming is the art of live streaming your videos on multiple platforms simultaneously. Think of it as an algorithm that allows you to give one command to access different datasets. In electronic terms, you might have heard of series circuits. Technically speaking, these circuits allow you to give one input that gets distributed evenly t...