YouTube Live has been added as a Feed type in the HyperCaster v6.2. YouTube Live feeds are considered experimental. Due to the possibility of changing APIs and stream authentication and security methods, streams from 3rd party streaming services are not guaranteed to work. You should also be sure you have rights to broadcast any such streams. “Embed live streams” must be enabled in the YouTube administrator settings for proper functionality.
To add a YouTube Live stream to your programming:
- Go to Config → Feeds → Live Streams.
- Click on the Add Feed icon.
- From the Type options, select YouTube Live from pulldown.
- Fill in the Name and Description fields.
- In the Address field, add the URL of the YouTube Live stream.
- Leave the Mux Rate blank for a Variable Multiplex Rate based on the incoming video and audio bit rates. If you need a Constant Multiplex Rate, enter a specific value, and be sure the rate is high enough to account for the incoming video and audio bit rates including any variability in those rates.
- Save this feed, and you can program it for playout and recording just like any other Live feed source.
Ensure that “Embed live streams” is enabled for the YouTube Live stream in YouTube’s settings, per the following screen shot:
Enable “Embed live streams” in YouTube settings