DIY live webcasts give you the ability to broadcast a high-quality live session directly from your browser via a Kaltura Studio room. Once a DIY live webcast session is created in Kaltura Events, the Kaltura Studio room is automatically created with stage ratio of a player (16:9). This gives the Studio user the exact experience and layout that the end users will experience as they watch the player. The Kaltura Studio is hidden from the general attendees. Moderators and speakers may launch the Kaltura Studio room from inside Kaltura Events. This way, moderators and speakers can begin preparing the Kaltura Studio room ahead of the broadcast.
For information on creating DIY live webcast sessions and launching the Kaltura Studio room, see Agenda tab - Add and edit DIY live webcast session.
Upon navigating to the Studio for the first time, all users are presented with the Device setup screen. For more information on device setup, see Entering a meeting - Device setup.
In this experience, the stage is "closed" by default to ensure that users that join the Studio will not interfere with the live stream. A user with moderator or speaker permissions will have the Join stage button displayed at the bottom of their screen.
If you are a participant, the Join stage button only displays once a moderator or speaker invites you to the stage.
Preview mode
When the studio is initially launched, it is done so in Preview mode, giving you the opportunity to preview the stream before going live. The yellow Preview indicator in the upper left corner of your screen is displayed. You may hover over the Preview indicator for additional information. See Preview mode for more information.
The storyboard is expanded as well, allowing you to plan your session. See Storyboard for more information. You may collapse the storyboard by clicking the "X".
Begin the broadcast - Go live
Click the Go live button in the upper right corner of the screen.
While broadcasting, the screen displays as follows:
Moderator ViewAfter going live, all room participants receive a notification that webcasting has started. They will also be able to see the “Live” counter on the room’s top menu bar.
Participant View
End the broadcast
Click the End live stream button in the upper right corner of your screen.
The Studio is returned to Preview status.
For complete information on room functionality, please see the Kaltura Knowledge Center Meeting rooms category.
