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MediaCP (Video)
Need some help using MediaCP for video streaming?
Broadcasting to Facebook Live
Our video streaming system has a great solution which allows you to transcode (rebroadcast) your video stream to multiple platforms including Facebook and Twitter (via Periscope). Interested in learning how to setup a transcoder to Facebook Live? Keep reading! Simply head to the Stream Targets tab and hit the Create…
Broadcasting to Twitter (Periscope)
To setup a Twitter live video feed, simply follow the below steps. Simply head to the Stream Targets tab and hit the Create New Stream Target button. You can then give your stream target a name and choose where you wish to send your broadcast. Once registered and configured, simply…
Creating Video Playlists
Once you have uploaded your media, it’s important to ensure your video files are added to a playlist, otherwise they will not be played by the automated system. To access the playlist builder, simply click the TV Schedule button on the left hand side of your menu. As you can…
Embedding Video on your Website
You may wish to add a player directly to your website, rather than directing people to channels such as Facebook, Twitter etc. Thankfully – our system provides this! We currently offer three options for video players: Video JS – Our recommended choice, supports most types of playback. Clappr – Can…
Getting started with Video Streaming
Great! You’ve placed your order and your package has been automatically created. All the information you need to get started can be found in your confirmation email from us! To access your service, you can either use the information provided in your welcome email or you can access your control…
How can I upload video content to my server?
You may not wish to broadcast live all the time, as this would involve having at least one computer constantly running encoding software such as OBS. This could use a large amount of bandwidth on your local network and is far from ideal. Thankfully, our system comes with a fully…
How do I broadcast live video?
Want to broadcast live from your PC? Easy! You’ll need some software to produce and encode your live video, we strongly recommend using OBS as it is free, open-source and works extremely well. You can download OBS here: https://obsproject.com/ Once installed, you will need to ensure you setup the software in…
Using GeoIP Country Blocking
In some scenarios, it may be essential that you restrict your video stream to only certain countries. This is handy for licencing restrictions or in cases where you only want to be accessible in certain areas of the world. Fortunately, our system has this handy feature built in, and it’s…