Live streaming on YouTube can become a tremendously useful and excellent option for content creators to establish a much more personal connection with their own audience, since it goes far beyond the mere fact of uploading videos already recorded and worked with. advance.
Since everything happens in a rigorous and strict direct, broadcasting live requires a bit of additional preparation work before we can take advantage of this very interesting functionality, being recommended, for example, to prepare a kind of script to avoid unnecessary mess.
Although there is no doubt that the most important thing has to do with the tools that we will use during the transmission (microphone, quality camera or lighting are elementary).
Also, if you have not done it before, you should know that it takes 24 hours to activate our account for live transmission , which means that, even if we have a YouTube account, we will not be able to start broadcasting when we think of it. On the contrary, we must wait a little when it is the first time that we are going to do it.
How to broadcast live on YouTube from our computer
If you want to use a webcam for the purpose of live streaming on YouTube, it is true that it is an enormously simple process. To do this, you must go to the official YouTube page and log into the account from which you want to broadcast live.
If your account has been activated for live streaming, a camera icon will appear in the menu bar (located at the top right of the screen). In case it is not like that, remember that you must activate it before. How? Very simple: you must go to YouTube Studio and verify the function by phone.
If the option is already available, click on the camera icon and the system will ask you if you want to broadcast “Right now” or at a “Later date”. If you have chosen the first option, the platform will ask you if you want to use a “Built-in Webcam” or a “Streaming Software”. If available, select the webcam option.
Now enter a title and a description and set the desired privacy settings for your new broadcast. Click on the Save button, and then click on Broadcast live . Finally, when you’re done, click End Stream .
How to stream live on YouTube from the mobile app
If you want to do it through the YouTube app , you should know that it is not so fast or easy, since the user needs to have a minimum of 1000 subscribers, not have received restrictions for live transmission, have verified the channel and, obviously a compatible device.
If you meet all the requirements, just tap the camera icon button and then select the option Go Live . If you are doing this for the first time, you may need to allow the app to access your camera, microphone, and location.
Next, create a title and configure your privacy settings . Press Next and select the Broadcast Live option. When you’re done, tap the Finish button and then the OK button to finish.
