Periscope Producer

is a new way for live video creators to stream high-quality broadcasts from external sources, including streaming software, hardware encoders, and professional cameras, available on the latest Periscope iOS and Android apps.

If you are a broadcaster interested in using this functionality, you can apply here. Once accepted.

​Creating an External Video Source:

1. Go to People Tab, Settings, scroll down and select “Advanced Sources”  (Note: you might need to force close and re-open the app if it does not appear.)
2. Provide a Source Display Name (optional, but important if adding multiple sources)
3. You will see an RTMP URL (“Primary Server”) and an external source ID (“Stream Name”)

Configuring an External Video Source:

Input Key Settings (make sure to input these accurately)

• – Bitrate: 800 Kbps
• – Output Resolution: 1280 x 720 (higher resolution) or 960 x 540 (for best low latency)
• – Encoder Output: x264
• – Audio Sample Rate: 44.1khz
• – Keyframe Interval: 2
• – Audio Bitrate: 64 Kbps
• – Frame Rate: 30 fps
• – For more static events such as news or conferences, increase specs to 1280 x 720 resolution and 900 Kbps but please monitor viewer comments for quality.

Obtain the RTMP publishing information from the Periscope App Settings

Transcode your stream using ffmpeg

ffmpeg -re -y -i rtmp://example.com:1935/app/mpegts.stream -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -s 960x540 -x264-params keyint=60:no-scenecut=1 -maxrate 800k -bufsize 800k -g 30 -r 30 -c:a aac -ar 44100 -ab 96k -ac 2 -strict -2 -f flv rtmp://ca.pscp.tv/x/1/KEYXXXXXXXXX

Previewing and Starting a Broadcast:

1. Input a title
2. Choose whether the stream is public or private at the top left of the screen
3. Choose if you want to limit chat and/or Tweet
4. Press “Go Live”

Periscope do not seem to list Wowza as a supported source Encoder or Service.

we solved this problem 🙂

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