How to stream a security camera to YouTube Live

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Whileonemaythinkitisassimpleaspurchasingasecuritycameraand"puttingitontheinternet"butitisfarmorecomplicatedandinvolvesalotofstepswhichareoutlinedbelowanddemonstratedinthevideobelow.ByfollowingtheinstructionsprovidedintheguidebelowyouwillbeabletostreamyoursecuritycameratoYouTubeLiveforfree. Note:CCTVCameraWorldcanonlyprovidesupportforproductspurchasedfromCCTVCameraWorld.Toprovidesupportwerequirepurchaseverification.Ifyoudidn'tpurchasefromCCTVCameraWorld,pleasecontactthecompanyyoupurchasedfromforassistancewithyourproduct. IMPORTANT:ForyourYouTubeaccountyouwillhavetowaitforanactivationperiodbeforeyoucanstreamtotheirservices.YouTubemakesyouwaitfor24hoursbeforeattemptingtostartstreamingviatheirLiveservice.Thishelpsthemweedoutpeopletryingtohostpiratedmovies,music,andotherillegalcontent.Pleasemakesureyouactivateyouraccountforusewiththisservicebeforefollowingtheguidebelow. IfyouwantastandaloneIPcameratostreamtoYouTubewithoutneedingacomputerthenbesuretocheckoutourHowtosetupaZooCamLivestreamforFreeguide. Pleasebesuretoreadthisguideinitsentiretyandwatchthevideobelow.Fortheprocessdescribedinthisposttoworkproperly,pleasemakesureyoudonothaveafirewallthatisconflictingwithOBSandpreventingitfromtransmittingdatatoYouTube.   WhatdoyouneedtostreamasecuritycameratoYouTubeLive? Hereisabriefsummaryofwhatyouneedwithfurtherexplanationsbelow. WindowscomputerwithCorei5ori7andatleast4GBofRAM Internetconnectionwith3-5Mbpsuploadspeed AsingleIPCameraorNVRCamerasystem Softwareyouwillneed:OpenBroadcastingSoftware,andawebbrowser YouTubeaccountwithYouTubeLiveactivated Howpowerfulisyourcomputer? StreamingyoursecuritycameratoYouTubeLiveisarelativelysimpletaskifyoufollowourguide.YouwillneedacomputertostayonwhileconvertingthevideostreamfromyoursecuritycameratosendtoYouTubeLive.ThecomputeryouintendtouseneedstobeabletoruntherequiredsoftwarewhilealsotakingthevideostreamfromyourcameraandtranscodingittosteamtoYouTubeLive.WerecommendthatthecomputerhasanIntelCorei5ori7processor(aRyzen5or7forAMDusers)andatleast4GBofRAM.PleasenoteifyouattempttouseaPCwithlesserhardwarethenyouwillexperiencedroppedframesandslowperformanceonyourlivestream. Howfastisyourinternetuploadspeed? Thesecondmostimportantrequirementisyourinternetuploadspeed.AslowuploadspeedlimitsthequalityandquantityofvideostreamsyoucansendtoYouTubeLive.Tostreamonecameraat1080Presolutionwerecommendanuploadspeedof3to5megabitspersecond(Mbps).Itisimportanttonotethatsurveillancecamerasrequire4MbpsusingH.264videoencoding. Tocheckifyourbroadbanduploadspeedisadequate,youcanrunaspeedtestbyvisitingwww.speedtest.netandpressingtheGObutton. Belowisanexampleofspeedtestresultsweranonourinternetconnection.Wehaveabusinessfiberline,henceourdownloadanduploadspeedsareabove80mbps.andyoumayhavevastlysloweruploadspeedsifyouhaveacablemodemordsl. Whatkindofcamerashouldyouuse? WerecommendyoureadourSecurityCameraBuyingGuidetoselectthecamerawhichwillbesuitableforyourusagescenario.Briefly,tochoosethebestcameraforyouruseyouhavetoconsidertheresolution,lens,andinfrareddistanceneededforyourapplication.Formostapplicationsforageneral80degreeview,a4MP2Kcamerawillsuffice.Ifyouarelookingfor4Kvideothenwesuggestour4Ksecuritycameras.WediscouragetheuseofPTZcamerasbecauseyoumightbeundertheimpressionthatyouwillbeabletocontrolitthroughtheYoutubeLivestream,whichyoucannotdo. Itisimportanttonotethatifyouarelookingtostreamonlyoneortwocameraswithoutanyon-siterecording,thenanIPcamerawillbebestasitisthemosteconomicalchoice.However,ifyouneedon-siterecordingandmultiplecamerasthenacompletesecuritycamerasystemwithrecorderwouldworkbestforyou.Ourrecordershaveabuilt-inwebserverfromwhichaRTSPstreamcanbefetchedforanyofthecamerasconnectedtoit. HowtosetupasecuritycameratobroadcasttoYouTubeLive Ifyoubelieveyouarereadytobroadcastyourcameraaftercompletingthenecessarypreparationoutlinedabove,thenyoucanfollowtheguidebelow.WehaveavideoguidethatshowstheentireprocessoutlinedbelowfromstarttofinishonhowtouseOpenBroadcaster.Keepinmindthatthisvideowasmadeforbroadcastingonlyonecamera.YoucanevenstreamvideofromanyofourDVRrecorderstoYouTubeLivefollowingthesameprocess. Step1)Connectandconfigurethecameratoworkonyournetwork FirstyouneedtoensurethatyoursecuritycameraorDVR/NVRisabletocommunicateonyournetwork.Thiswillallowyourcomputertoaccessthevideostreamyouintendtobroadcast.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithcomputernetworkingprinciples,thenwesuggestfollowingourguidehowtoconnectsecuritycamerastotheinternettoconfigurethecameraorDVRtoworkonyournetwork.IntheendyouwillhavealocalnetworkIPaddressassignedtothedevice. InStep3a,whenyouconstructthelinktoyourcamera,youwillneedtousetheIPaddressthatyouconfiguredyourcamerato. Step2)InstallingOpenBroadcaster Theprogramwewillbeusinginthisguideisanopen-source,freetousesoftwarecalledOpenBroadcasterSoftware,otherwiseknownasOBS.Wearerecommendingthissoftwarebecauseitiseasytouseandmoreimportantlyfree.Therearenolicensing,hosting,orrestrictionsonusingOBStostreamtoYouTubeLive.Onceyouhaveitconfiguredandstreamingallyouhavetodoisstartitandstopit. ToinstallOBSyouwillfirstdownloadandinstallthesetupfilefromthefollowinglink:https://obsproject.com/download/. SelectthelargeWindowsIconandthenclickDownloadInstaller.Runthedownloadedfile. YoumaybepromptedtoinstalltheVisualC++2017Redistributable,downloadandinstallthisbeforetryingtoopenuptheOBS-Studio-xx.x.x-Full-Installer.exeagain(note:thisisshowninthevideothatsupplementsthisarticle). AfteryouhaveinstalledtheVisualC++2017Redistributable,locateorredownloadtheOBSStudioinstallfileagainandrunit.Leaveallofthedefaultswhilerunningthroughtheinstallwizard. OnthefirstrunoftheprogramyouwillbeshownaninitialconfigurationwizardafteracceptingtheLicenseAgreement.Donotrunthroughthiswizard. Step3)ConfigureOBStocaptureyourvideostream TobegintheprocessofstreamingtoYouTubeyouneedtocaptureyoursecuritycamera’svideostreamoveryourlocalnetwork.Todoso,youneedtouseaURL(link)tocapturethestream. 3a)ConstructtheURLorlinktoyourIPCamera YouwillfirsthavetoconstructtheRTSPURLorlinktoyourIPcamera.YoucanaccomplishthisbygatheringwhattheIPaddressofyourcamerais.InourexampletheIPaddressofourcamerais192.168.1.131. ThegeneralformoftheURLis: rtsp://username:password@IPAddress:544/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0 HereiswhateachcomponentoftheURLmeans. rtsp://istheprotocolforthecamerastream. Theusernameandpasswordwillbereplacedbythelogincredentialsofyourcamera TheIPaddresswillbeforyourspecificcameraorDVR /cam/realmonitor?allowsyoutoaccessthecorrectpageonthecameraorDVR channel=1referstooneoftheparametersbeingsentintheURL.Channelisthecameranumber.IfyouareaccessingthestreamfromoneIPcamera,thenchannelcanbe1.IFyouaretryingtoaccessoneofseveralcamerasfromarecorder,itwouldbeequaltothechannelnumberofthecameraontheDVR/NVR. &subtype=0isthevideostreamsubtypeparameter.0isusedtoaccesstheMainStreamfromyourcamera,and1isusedtoaccessaSubStreamfromthecamera. InourexampleourRTSPURLis: rtsp://admin:[ourpassword]@192.168.1.131:544/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1 Makesurethatthisinformationiscorrectoryourstreamwillnotwork. 3b)AddvideosourcetoOBS CommandingOBStocapturesomethingisrelativelysimple.Forthisyouwillwanttopressthe+buttonunderneaththesectionlabeledSources. ThiswillbringupamenuwhereyouwillselectMediaSource.Hereyoucanrenamethesourceyouarecapturing,inourexamplewearecallingitIPCameraStream. MakesurethatthecheckboxnexttoMakesourcevisibleischeckedandpressOK. Anotherinterfacewillappearwhereyoucanconfigurethemediasourcewehavejustcreated.Forthisprojectyouwilluncheckalloftheoptions. 3c)UsingyourconstructedlinkinsideofOBS OnceyouhavealloftheoptionsuncheckedyouwillseeablankInputandInputFormatfield.WecanignoreInputFormatandfocusontheInput. ThisiswhereyouaregoingtopastetheURLyouconstructedinstep3a. Openthenotepadwhereyouhaveplacedthelink.Highlighttheentirelinkmakingsurethatyoudonothaveanyspaces,atthefrontortheendofthelink. Rightclickandclickcopyonthelink,thiswillcopyittoyourclipboard. NavigatebacktotheOpenBroadcasterSoftwarewindowandrightclickinthespacenexttoInput.Clickpasteandyourlinkwillbecopiedfromyourclipboardtotheinputtextbox. PressOK.Yourcamera'sstreamshouldappearinasmallwindowinsideoftheOpenBroadcasterSoftware.Ifitdoesnotthenyouhavesomethingwronginyourlinkoryourcameraisinaccessiblefromyourcomputer. 3d)ScalingyourvideostreaminsideofOBS IfyouweresuccessfulinaccessingyourstreaminsidetheOBSsoftwarethenyoumayfindthatithasbeenscaleddownorisnotthesizeyouwantittobe.Youcanremedythisveryquickly. Inourexamplewehoveroverthestreamandrightclickit.Thisbringsupamenu. Inthismenuyouwillnavigatedowntoandhoverovertransform,thisbringsupasubmenu. HereyoucanselectFittoscreen,Stretchtoscreen,orCentertoscreen.Forourexamplewehavestretchedthestreamtothewindow.Youcanplayaroundwiththesesettingstofine-tunethepicturetoyourliking. 4)DeterminingyourstreamkeyviatheYouTubecreatorstudio TobroadcastvideofromOBSonyourcomputertoyourYouTubeaccount,youneedtoobtainastreamkeyfromYouTubeforLivestreaming.ThestreamkeyissomethingthatuniquelyidentifiesyourdataandpreventsothersfromusingyourYouTubechanneltobroadcasttheirmediafromOBS. YoucanfindthisinsideofCreatorStudioinyourYouTubeaccountbyfirstclickingtheiconintheupperrighthandcorner;thiswillbeyourprofilepictureorthedefaultYouTubeheadandshoulderphotoicon. Itwillbringupasmallmenuwithyourchannel,clicktheCreatorStudio. Note:YoumayencounterCreatorStudioBetawhichdoesnotsupportLive.YoucanbypassthisbyclickingCreatorStudioClassicinthebottomleftofthescreen.Pressskipontheprompt. WhenyouareinsidetheCreatorStudioyouwillseeamenuontheleft-handside,findtheLiveStreamingoptionandclickit.Note:acameraislistedtherebutthisisreferringtoawebcam. NowyoushouldbeattheStreamlandingpage,scrolldownuntilyouseeEncoderSetup. TherewillbeafieldcalledStreamname/keywitharevealbuttontotheright. Clickrevealandhighlightthiskey.Copyandpasteitintotheanotepaddocument.Makesureyoukeepthiskeyprivatesopeoplecannotuseittostreamtoyourchannel.Note:itwillcountdownfrom10andthenobfuscateitagain.Youmustcopyitbeforethecharactersarechangedbacktodots. 5)EnteringyourstreamkeyintoOBStobroadcastLive OnceyouhaveobtainedyourYouTubestreamkeyandhavecapturedyourIPcamera'svideoinsideofOBS,youarereadytostreamtoYouTubeLive. OntherighthandsideofOBSyouwillseeacolumnlabeledControls.ClickonthesettingsbuttonlocatedunderControls. ThisbringsuptheGeneraltabbutweareonlyconcernedabouttheStreamtab.ClicktheStreamtab. IntheStreamtabyouwillseetheServiceoptionandwhenclickeditwillshowmanyservices,suchas:Twitch,YouTube/YouTubeGaming,Mixer,andetc. ForthisselectYouTube/YoutubeGaming.YoucanleavetheServertoPrimaryYouTubeingestserver. FortheStreamkeyyouwillnowcopyyourStreamKeyfromthenotepadwhereyoupasteditbefore.PasteyourkeyintotheStreamkeyfieldinsideofOBSandclickapplyatthebottomrightofthewindowandthenOK. IfyouhaveproperlycapturedthevideostreamintoOBS,activatedyourYouTubeLiveprivileges,andhavethecorrectStreamKeypastedintoOBSthenyouarereadytoclickStartStreaming. YouwillseeyourLiveStreamstartandthevideofeedappearinyourCreatorStudio.Note:SinceitisgoingovertheinternetyouwillexperienceadelaybetweenliveactionandthevideoshownontheLiveStream. Asof2021,wehaveafewselectmodelsofcamerasthatallowdirectstreamingtoYouTubeLivewithoutneedinganintermediaryPCtotranscodevideotoRTMP.Youcanreadmoreaboutthemhere.   Note:CCTVCameraWorldcanonlyprovidesupportforproductspurchasedfromCCTVCameraWorld.Toprovidesupportwerequirepurchaseverification.Ifyoudidn'tpurchasefromCCTVCameraWorld,pleasecontactthecompanyyoupurchasedfromforassistancewithyourproduct. 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