How to Use OBS(Open Broadcaster Software)To Stream to Facebook Live

Author: Michael Lucy, 3V Business SolutionsDate: 06.15.2016

1) Download the OBS software, select the proper operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux). We recommend downloading the Studio version. Once downloaded, click and run setup.

2) RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIVE SETTINGS - NOW THE FUN STARTS! Once installed, open up OBS and you will be prompted with a screen similar to this, now we configure the stream setttings.

3) RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIVE SETTINGS - STREAM INFO

4) RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIVE SETTINGS - OUTPUT (We are ignoring recording settings for the Live Streaming settings)

5) RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIVE SETTINGS - AUDIO SETTINGS

6) RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIVE SETTINGS - VIDEO SETTINGS (We will skip Hotkeys and Advanced for this demonstration, click apply after Video settings are complete)

7) ADD A SCENE

8) ADD SOURC(ES) - FIRST ADD VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE (CAMERA)

9) ADD VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE (CAMERA)

10) VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE - DRAG VIDEO CAPTURE TO RESIZE TO CANVAS (OR WHATEVER SIZE YOU WOULD LIKE).

11) ADD IMAGE - LOWER THIRD OR SCREEN OVERLAY.

12) REORDER YOUR STACK OF SOURCES

13) ADD WINDOW CAPTURE

14) CONFIGURE YOUR MULTI SOURCE STREAM - EXAMPLE, CAMERA, WINDOW AND OVERLAY IN ONE STACK.

15) REFRESH OUTPUT SCREEN FROM PREVIEW SCREEN (CLICK FADE)

16) GETTING A FACEBOOK STREAM KEY - STEP 1 (FROM DIALOG BELOW, SELECT TYPE OF STREAM, PERSONAL PROFILE OR BUSINESS PAGE AND CLICK NEXT)

17) GETTING A FACEBOOK STREAM KEY - STEP 2 (NOTE: YOU MAY NEED TO UNBLOCK POPUPS FROM THIS WEBSITE IF THESE POPUPS/DIALOGS DO NOT SHOW UP)

18) GETTING A FACEBOOK STREAM KEY - STEP 3 (GO BACK TO OBS AND ADD STREAM KEY TO STREAM SETTINGS)

19) GETTING A FACEBOOK STREAM KEY - STEP 4 (YOU ARE NOW STREAMING FROM OBS TO FACEBOOK BUT YOU ARE NOT LIVE, PRESS GO LIVE WHEN YOU ARE READY - YOUR LIVE!!!)