Getting Started With Socialive

Welcome to Socialive! Are you a new Socialive producer? This article provides the basics of the Socialive platform. Everything from navigating the platforms, learning about the guest's experience with Socialive, and creating your first recording or live broadcast.

Navigating Socialive Platforms

Learn to navigate and get familiarized with all Socialive platforms with the following articles:

• Navigating the Socialive Web Portal - Learn about all you can do in the Socialive web portal. The portal is where you create and manage your broadcasts, access the recordings library, manage users and channels, and access the Socialive Learning Hub.
• Navigating the Socialive Studio - Learn the basics of Socialive Studio. Get to know every feature that the studio offers to create high-quality on-brand content.
• Navigating the Green Room - Curious about how guests experience Socialive? See what the Green Room looks like to guests and help them have the best experience.

User Management

Below are the basics of creating and managing users in your Socialive account.

• Creating a User Account
• Managing User Roles

Account Management

• Creating a Channel - Separate your broadcasts and manage your media assets to make it easy to create your next broadcast.

• Creating a Socialive Player - Embed your live broadcasts on your website or blog in a matter of minutes.

Creating and Producing Studio-Quality Broadcasts

Basics

Below are the basics you'll need to create a broadcast in Socialive:

• Creating a Broadcast 

• Inviting Guests to a Broadcast 

• Changing the Aspect Ratio of Your Broadcast 

• Changing the Broadcast/Recording Output Resolution 

• Assigning Guest Directors to Your Recordings and Broadcasts 

• Joining Guests in the Green Room 

• Mute or Unmute a Participant in the Green Room 

• Uploading Media for Broadcasting 

• Maximizing a Video Within a Layout

Creating Your Run-of-Show

• Creating the Run-of-Show in Studio
• Using Audio, Video, and Graphic Overlays 

• Displaying Guests' Names on Screen with Name Tags

• Creating Full-Sized Overlay Graphics in Google Slides 

• Adding a Background Image or Video to a Scene 

• Using Screen Share From Studio

Streaming to Social Platforms

Going live to other platforms? Learn how to connect to third-party applications like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Twitch, and many more.

• Ways to Go Live on LinkedIn with Socialive 

• Ways to Go Live on Facebook with Socialive 

• Ways to Go Live on Twitter with Socialive 

• Live Streaming to YouTube 

• Broadcasting to Live Events in Microsoft Teams 

• Broadcast live to a GlobalMeet Event 

• Broadcasting to Cvent's Attendee Hub 

• Broadcasting Live to Brightcove 

• Connecting Your Twitch Account to Socialive 

• Broadcasting to Instagram Using a Third-Party App

• Stream to Any RTMP with Socialive

Advanced

• Live Stream Your Meetings, Webinars, and More: RTMP Sources Now Available
  
• Bringing External Cameras as Live Sources into Socialive 

• Adding a Pigeonhole Event to a Broadcast 

• NDI Uses Cases and Workflows

Managing Recordings

• Viewing and Downloading Recordings of Previous Broadcasts 

• Clipping and Incorporating Recordings Into Future Broadcasts 

• Exporting Your Recordings and Clips

Managing Integrations

• Share Your Recordings Directly from the Library with One Click

Contributing with the Socialive Mobile App

iOS Devices

• Joining a Broadcast as a Guest from an iOS Device 

• Adding Broadcast Platforms in the Socialive iOS App 

• Broadcasting to Social Channels With the Socialive Mobile App 

• Live Streaming a Pre-Recorded Video from the Socialive iOS App

• Recording Video with the Socialive iOS App 

• Upload Videos from Your Camera Roll to the Recordings Library with the Socialive iOS App

Android Devices

• Joining a Broadcast from an Android Device
• Recording Video with the Socialive Android App

Technical Requirements and Specifications

• Minimum Technical Specifications 

• Socialive Recording Specifications 

• Supported Audio and Video Codecs for Uploaded Media Assets 

• Recommended Gear Setups for Use with Socialive 

• Distribution Channel Delay Times

Still, looking for an answer?

Contact Socialive Support via live chat, email at support@socialive.us, or submit a support ticket.