Producer
Producer in Media Studio allows live video content creators to easily create high-quality broadcasts from external sources including streaming software, hardware encoders, and professional cameras.
These broadcasts are viewable from Twitter and Periscope on iOS and Android, and on desktop.
Past broadcasts, regardless of how they were created, are also viewable directly within Producer. If you linked your Periscope information to your Twitter account, you will be able to view the library of all broadcasts made from the various apps, Periscope Producer, or the API. For details on monetizing broadcasts and analytics, visit the Monetization and Analytics tabs above.
It’s important to understand some new terms in order to get the best out of your experience with Producer in Media Studio.
A source needs to be created before you are able to ingest video and broadcast live on Twitter. There is no limit to the number of sources that can be created, but we recommend reusing one or more sources in your account to simplify your broadcasting experience.
Sources are shared across Periscope Producer and Producer in Media Studio. If you have previously created a source within Periscope Producer, you may see it within your Media Studio source list.
(If you’re a SnappyTV user, think of the source as a Channel.)
Broadcasts are how most people on Twitter will be viewing your live video. Follow all instructions below on creating a source and pushing video to your source, in order to successfully go live to Twitter with your broadcast.
Don’t forget to ensure you are first viewing Producer by clicking on the Producer button within the top navigation bar.
Note: If you have previously used Periscope Producer, you may already see sources listed in this view. Any source that was created via Periscope Producer or Producer in Media Studio will appear in both tools.
Note: In order to have the best experience using Producer, use these recommended stream specifications.
Note: The HLS URL must end with an .m3u8 or .m3u extension. At this time we do not support encrypted or tokenized streams.
Note: In order to have the best experience using Producer, use these recommended stream specifications.
Note: You may modify any of these settings within your scheduled broadcast before it goes live. Once a scheduled broadcast is live, you may also modify the end time.
Tip: Link your Twitter account with Periscope to ensure that your Periscope audience gets notified when you go live. If you do not link your accounts, the broadcast will only be visible to people on Twitter.
Please note: The list of supported encoders and services is not exhaustive and is subject to change.
Video codec: H.264/AVC
Video bitrate:
Audio codec: AAC-LC
Audio bitrate: 128kbps (maximum)
OBS: Every 3 seconds
Wirecast:
To set up your live HLS for use with Media Studio or LiveCut, click here.