Facebook Live: livestream with OBS - how it works
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You can also use the useful streaming tool OBS for Facebook Live. We explain step by step how the livestream works.
Use OBS on Facebook: start live video
Log in to your Facebook account and open your private Facebook profile or one of your Facebook pages.
- Click "Live Video" under "Create Post".
- If you have connected a camera to your PC, this picture is now displayed. Since you want to stream with OBS, click on "Connect" at the top of the menu.
- Copy your stream key here.
OBS: Establish connection to the live stream
Once you have found your personal stream key, you can now configure OBS so that the program can stream on your Facebook profile.
- Go to the settings of OBS and click on "Stream".
- Select "Facebook Live" as the platform and enter your stream key.
- Finally click on "Apply" and "OK".
Facebook: Publish livestream
After your livestream has been configured correctly, you can finally publish it.
Give the video a title, add a few search terms if necessary and click "Start live broadcast". Don't forget to press "Start streaming" in OBS as well.
The right streaming settings
If your livestream is not working properly or is working poorly, make sure that the following criteria are met:
- Maximum bit rate: 4000Kbps
- Audio sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
- Audio bit rate: 128 Kbps (stereo)
- Maximum resolution: 1280 x 720 or 720 x 1280
- Maximum frame rate: 30 FPS
- Image coding: H264
- Audio coding: AAC