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The COVID-19 pandemic proved the strength of live broadcasts and in addition to YouTube, which was already a good platform used by many people, Facebook, Instagram and even Twitch became real work platforms. But do you actually know how to do a live? 6h1q58
Lives can be produced through the companies' own apps, without any external resources to produce their content. At the Facebook and Youtube, you can still make live transmissions on your desktop or notebook, via webcam, or with other external cameras. Get to know the step by step right now.
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Anyone who hasn't watched at least one live on Instagram during the entire pandemic certainly didn't have access to the internet or even chose to deactivate their social media. The feature gained even more popularity with more and more people at home during the peak of COVID-19 and even today, even with most events with agglomerations taking place, it is widely used. Let's go step by step:
Step 1: Open the application Instagram on the device you will use to live stream. From the home screen, slide the display to the right (or click on the camera icon at the top left of the screen);
Step 2: In the footer, you will find various resources, such as Dinners, Boomerang, Layout, Free hands, among others. Sliding to the right, there is the last option, the live stream. Then click on the round button to start your live.
Step 3: Before starting, the Instagram will briefly check your internet connection;
Step 4: Once in the air, you can count on some special features. For example: to go live with one more person, click on the icon with two faces and select a person who is watching you. In addition, you will be able to receive and respond to comments, send notifications about the broadcast to your followers and track in real time how many s are watching you.
Step 5: At the end of your live on Instagram (clicking on “To close”), you will be able to check how many people followed your live stream, the live to your camera roll and even make it available on Instagram Stories for 24h.
Another way to keep the live stream live is to save it as an IGTV. When you're done talking to your viewers, just choose the option Share on IGTV so that it is saved on your profile and can be watched when necessary because whoever needs it.
Okay, above is the step by step on how to do a live on Instagram. It is possible to do a live on Instagram for up to 4 hours, a rule that was established after more people stayed at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Live broadcasts are also widely used in Facebook. You can go live to chat with your friends and even create some special interactions that the social network itself makes available (similar to Instagram). Let's see the step by step on how to do a live on Instagram.
Step 1: Open the application Facebook on the device that will be used for the live and in the status update box "What is on your mind?", select the option "Live".
Step 2: Before starting, it is feasible to make some configurations about who should watch your content. For example: clicking on the menu Publish, you will be able to select your audience and define who will be able to view your live: everyone in the Facebook, all your friends on the social network, all friends except a few (configurable to exclude some people), only you, close friends (with custom list creation), or acquaintances (also with custom list creation).
After selecting one of the options above, simply add a description and click the button "Start live video".
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To do a live through a notebook or desktop, just follow the step by step below:
Step 1: Access your profile on Facebook through the browser. After logging in, just click on the option “Live Video”
o 2: You will be directed to the page liveproducer, where you can make all the necessary settings before starting your live broadcast, such as: defining the source of capture, scheduling a live video, creating polls and questions, and even sharing the screen.
After clicking Select, you will need to choose the video “source” for the stream. This can be the computer's webcam natively or through specialized software, just copy the broadcast key.
On this same screen, you can also name your live on Facebook, choose whether it will be published in your profile's Story and even whether everything will be sent to the timeline. When everything is done, just click the button broadcast live to start talking to the entire internet.
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O YouTube is an excellent platform for live streaming, especially as it is a 100% video network. What's more, you'll also be able to create more professional lives, with multiple cameras and other special features. Below, see the step by step of how to produce a live on YouTube and how to find tools to make it more interesting for anyone to watch.
Step 1: Before, it must be said that the live broadcasts on YouTube they can even be done by channels that have less than 1000 subscribers, but according to Google, your number of viewers will be limited if you do the live on your cell phone.
The video platform allows the production of lives on various devices (cell phone, tablet and notebook/desktop). To do it on your smartphone or tablet, access the YouTube on the device that will be used for the live;
Step 2: At the bottom of the app, click the “+” icon. Soon after, a box will appear with three options: create a video, produce a live video, or create a post;
Step 3: After clicking on “live”, you will be directed to a screen where you will fill in some information about your live broadcast: enter a title (mandatory), select whether it will be public content, add the location and answer whether the content is intended for kids. With all that ok, just click on “Next”;
Step 4: add a thumbnail (thumb) to the live and click on “Broadcast Live”. Select the broadcast format (landscape mode or portrait mode). Soon, you'll be in the air. To finish, click on the “X” and then “OK”. And that's it, you'll be live, directly on your cell phone!
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Step 1: Access YouTube in the browser and with your .
Step 2: In the upper right corner, click the camera icon and click “broadcast live”. You will be directed to the page of YouTube Studio, where you can make the same settings (as well as in the app) before starting your live broadcast. So, there are two ways to do lives on YouTube.
By clicking on Make Transmission, you will see a complete screen of settings for your live transmission, where you can change the name, put a description and, of course, indicate whether the content you are going to send to the internet is aimed at children or not.
Here, we point out that the entire process of configuring the live on YouTube it will be done by the app you pasted the stream key into. Good options used by famous content creators are: OBS Studio, Wirecast, cyclane e be.live. Including, the transmission needs to be started in the application chosen by you.
By clicking on Webcam, you will content to your channel directly from the computer accessing the channel.
And here, there are just three steps:
- Give your YouTube stream a name and description;
- Personalization and description of the audience, as well as choosing whether there will be live chat or replay;
- Visibility change (Private, Unlisted or Public).
And that's it, when you click on OK, all your content will be ed to the internet. People subscribed to your channel and with notifications activated will receive an alert that you are live.
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Be in the Instagram (a little more relaxed) or on other social networks, it is very important to plan what you intend to convey to your followers. So be sure to create a script with the directions of your live. It is essential to choose a well-lit place without external noise.
Producing a live and having almost no one watching can be frustrating for some people. In view of this, in advance on your social networks, ask people to send questions and suggestions. Be creative and use the tools provided by social networks themselves that encourage engagement with your audience.
Another great tip to grow in these early stages is to focus on a specific subject to win over your audience. This goes for literally all types of market: games, series and other subjects. It is also worth interacting with the people who are following you, even if the number is low. If you can, invest in sweepstakes whose main rule is registration or monitoring of their live broadcasts.
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