Quick Start from Live 1.0 to NextGen Live

From Live 1.0 to NextGen Live

Overview

NextGen Live is a new live-streaming solution that is reliable, consistent, and scalable.

The objectives for NextGen Live are:

  • Improved System Reliability
  • Deliver key features that are required
  • Live streaming foundation that is extensible for the future

Navigating to NextGen Live

  1. Log in to Video Cloud Studio.
  2. Click Live in the left navigation. The Channels page will open.

    Channels page in the Live module

Creating a New Channel

  1. Navigate to the Live Module.
  2. Click New Channel. A 3-step wizard will open.

    New Channel wizard showing Event Channel and Linear Channel options

    Typically, event channels are created to stream shorter-length, one-time, or recurring events. Linear channels are typically used when delivering 24/7 live channels. Linear channels and events channels are billed differently - check with your Customer Success manager for details.

  3. Fill your Live Channel information.
    New Channel step 2 showing channel configuration form

  4. Click Create to finish the wizard.
  5. Click Start in the Control Room header. The channel will start, and the URL will be generated. This may take more than a minute.

  6. Find your Encoder source URL.

    Control Room showing the encoder source URL

  7. Stop your Live Channel by clicking Stop (available from the three-dot menu or the Control Room header when streaming).

    Stop button in the Control Room header

Editing a Channel

  1. Navigate to the Live Module.
  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to your live channel.
  3. Click Edit JSON.

    Three-dot menu with Edit JSON option
  4. Edit your JSON file and click Save

    JSON editor for channel configuration

Archiving a Channel

  1. Navigate to the Live module.
  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to your live channel.
  3. Click Archive.

    Three-dot menu with Archive option

The three-dot menu (⋮) on each channel row provides the following actions:

Three-dot menu showing channel actions

  • Duplicate - Creates a new channel with the same settings as the selected channel.
  • Start - Starts the channel and makes it available for streaming.
  • Stop - Stops the channel (only available when the channel is actively streaming).
  • Edit JSON - Opens a JSON editor to directly modify the channel configuration (only available when streaming is stopped).
  • Live Media Asset - Opens the associated live media asset in the Media module.
  • Archive - Permanently archives the channel.