YouTube Event Scheduling

TelVue’s HyperCaster (v8.10+) automates YouTube Live event scheduling by creating, managing, and streaming designated content directly to YouTube without manual intervention.

To get started, you must have the following licenses enabled on your HyperCaster AIO:

• AIO Streaming license
• YouTube Broadcast license

You will also need to configure:

• Streaming Encode profile
• A YouTube AIO streaming output

AIO Streaming output for YouTube Event

A new channel streaming output must be created to correspond with the YouTube Streaming event that will be using the Streaming Encode Profile from the HyperCaster. From the ProVue Outputs page, click the add action to create a new Output. This will bring you to the New Output form.

Choose the desired Streaming Output settings. The Output fields are as follows, with detailed tooltips available for each field.

• Name: Enter a name for the output.
• ProVue: Internal ProVue will be automatically selected.
• Channel: Select the playback channel that the output will be streaming.
• Type: Select Streaming.
• Streaming Destinations: This will be left blank. The YouTube event feature does not require an additional destination to be added.
• Encode Profile: Select Streaming
• Autofade Time: Set the auto fade transition time in seconds between source transitions for the output. The default is 0 that means no auto fade transition is applied (hard cuts). The maximum value is 1 second. Fractional seconds are supported, such as 0.5.
• Crop Mode: When enabled for an SD output format, HD content played will be cropped to fit the 4:3 aspects ratio. When disabled for an SD output format, HD content will be letterboxed.
• Loudness: TelVue’s optional per-channel software license for CALM automatic loudness control. If your channel is licensed for loudness control, you can enable and configure CALM for this new output. If your channel is not licensed for loudness control, please contact sales@telvue.com.

Click Save to save your changes.

Once the YouTube Broadcast license has been enabled, you will see YouTube listed in the streaming category of the System Configuration page.

Selecting the YouTube option, brings you to the Accounts set up page, where you can add your YouTube account to your Hypercaster.

Use the option, and follow the directions to Link your YouTube Channel

Once you have completed the prompts, you will get a confirmation message, and your YouTube account will now be listed as active.

Now that your account has been added, if you have other YouTube channels, those can be added following the same steps above.

Thumbnails

You can add customized thumbnails to your YouTube events. Choose Thumbnails from the menu option to upload the desired thumbnail for your event.

Broadcast Presents

YouTube Broadcast Presets are needed in order to schedule your source and create your event on YouTube. To create a preset, choose the Broadcast Presets menu option, and then select the sign to create your preset.

• Name – The name of your preset.
• Publish Window – YouTube live events can be scheduled in advance creating a placeholder page with a unique URL, title, and thumbnail. You can set the stream to Public (immediately visible), Unlisted (viewable only via link), or Private. The stream can be scheduled for a specific date and time.
• Channel – The YouTube channel your live event will be created and available through.
• Playlist – If you have YouTube playlists, you can select a playlist
• Privacy Status – You can set a privacy status as Private, Public, or Unlisted.
• Made for kids? – Select the box if the videos are made for children. Features such as personalized ads and notifications won’t be available on videos made for kids. Videos that are set as made for kids are more likely to be recommended alongside other kids’ videos.
• Contains synthetic media? – Check this box to disclose synthetic or altered media that appears realistic, particularly if it depicts real people saying/doing things they did not, or alters real events.
• Closed Captions – Choose to have closed captions disabled or embedded.
• Latency Preference – Choose to have latency normal, low, or ultra low.
• Thumbnail – If you have thumbnails already uploaded through the thumbnail menu option, you can associate a thumbnail with your video as part of the preset.
• Category – Choose from YouTube’s standard list of Categories.
• Tags – Type any tags to add descriptive keywords and phrases to the video to help viewers find it. Tags are not visible to viewers but assist the YouTube algorithm in categorizing and recommending videos based on relevance.
• License – Choose from Standard YouTube License or Creative Commons – Attribution. The Standard YouTube License grants YouTube the rights to distribute and display the video, while also allowing users to stream the video through YouTube’s features like embedding. Creative Commons – Attribution allows others to copy, distribute, and remix the video, even commercially, as long as credit is provided.
• Language – Select the primary language for the video from the list of options.

Scheduling your YouTube Event

Once your broadcast(s) presets have been created, you can schedule your event from the:

• Dashboard
• Programming Classic View
• Programming Calendar View

Dashboard

1. Navigate to the source you want to manually take live on your channel, and select the gear icon.
2. Select Go Live
3. Fill out the fields and options that are applicable to this live event in the General, Captioning, and Automation tabs.
4. Now navigate to the Streaming tab, select the dropdown menu for YouTube Broadcast, and choose your Broadcast Preset.
5. Now select OK.6. This will now take your source live on your channel and immediately create and stream this event to YouTube.

Programming Classic

1. Navigate to your Programming tab, and from the dropdown menu, select Classic.
2. From the Classic window, select Add Stream Event.
3. Fill out the applicable information for this event, including the channel, feed (source), duration, date and time of the event, and whether or not you want this event captioned (with appropriate license).
4. Now select the + YouTube Broadcast option.
5. 
6. Select the proper preset, then save your event.

Programming Calendar

1. Navigate to your Programming tab, and from the dropdown menu, select Calendar.
2. Select a source from either your Feeds or ProVue Inputs tab, and click and drag to an available timeslot in your calendar.
3. Enter a duration, and select ok.
4. Once your source is scheduled, select the 3 dots icon next to the scheduled content, and choose modify
5. Fill out the General, Metadata, and Captioning (if applicable) tabs, then navigate to the Streaming tab.
6. Select the YouTube Broadcasts dropdown menu, choose your YouTube Broadcast Preset, and then save your changes.
7. You will now see your source scheduled in your calendar, and the YouTube icon listed indicating the event has been created and scheduled.