How to schedule a simulated-live broadcast
A "simulated-live" broadcast is a live stream of a video file from your on-demand archives. To put it another way, it's a "live" broadcast of something that isn't actually happening live.
With eCatholic LIVE, you can select a previously recorded broadcast (or even upload your own video content), then broadcast it "live" on a day and time of your choosing as a "simulated-live" broadcast. Once you set up the simulated-live broadcast, it will stream live to your players just like a regular live stream. In fact, you can also choose to simultaneously broadcast the content to other platforms like Facebook Live or YouTube Live.
NOTE: Simulated live broadcasting requires an eCatholic LIVE Pro or Premiere subscription; it is not included with a Lite subscription.
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Go to your eCatholic LIVE Admin Portal
Log in to your eCatholic-powered website and click on LIVE in the blue Admin Toolbar to access your eCatholic LIVE Admin Portal.
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Access your Broadcast Schedule to add a broadcast
Once in your eCatholic LIVE Admin Portal:
- Go to eCatholic LIVE Tasks > Broadcast Schedule (pictured below).
- Once the Scheduler opens, use the Add a Broadcast drop-down menu to select Add a simulated-live broadcast (pictured below).
- Go to eCatholic LIVE Tasks > Broadcast Schedule (pictured below).
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Select the video content for the broadcast
Next, you need to select the video content you'd like to stream. You can either:
- Use the drop-down list of archived video content to choose the file you’d like to stream as a simulated-live broadcast.
- Upload the video file to add it to your eCatholic LIVE library.
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If the video content has not previously been broadcasted in your eCatholic LIVE account, you will not see it in the drop-down list of archived content and must use this option.
To upload a video file, go to eCatholic LIVE Tasks > Archive Management > Upload a Video (pictured below).
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- Use the drop-down list of archived video content to choose the file you’d like to stream as a simulated-live broadcast.
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Schedule the broadcast and define your settings
Once you’ve selected the video content for the broadcast, edit the following settings:
Simulated-live Broadcast Settings
- Start Time - Enter the time you’d like the simulated-live broadcast to begin.
- End Time - This field will automatically update based on the length of the selected video content.
- Title - Enter the title of the simulated-live broadcast.
- Viewer Access - Select whether you’d like the broadcast to be Public or Private.
- Facebook Live - Select whether you’d like the simulated-live broadcast to be published on Facebook Live.
- You must first enable Facebook Live integration in your account to use this feature.
- YouTube Live - Select whether you’d like the simulated-live broadcast to be published on YouTube Live.
- You must first enable YouTube Live integration in your account to use this feature.
Once finished, click Add Broadcast. The simulated-live broadcast will then be added to your streaming schedule!