Getting Started With Socialive

Welcome to Socialive! Are you a new Socialive producer? This article provides the basics of the Socialive platform. Everything from navigating the platforms, learning about the guest's experience with Socialive, and creating your first recording.

Navigating Socialive Platforms

Learn to navigate and get familiarized with all Socialive platforms with the following articles:

• Overview of the Socialive Platform - Learn about the different areas of Socialive and it's purpose related to creating video content.
• Navigating the Socialive Web Portal - Learn about all you can do in the Socialive web portal. The portal is where you create and manage your sessions, access the recordings library, manage users and channels, and access the Socialive Learning Hub.
• Navigating the Socialive Studio - Learn the basics of Socialive Studio. Get to know every feature that the studio offers to create high-quality on-brand content.
• Navigating the Green Room - Curious about how guests experience Socialive? See what the Green Room looks like to guests and help them have the best experience.

User Management

Below are the basics of creating and managing users in your Socialive account.

• Creating a User Account
• Managing User Roles

Account Management

• Creating a Channel - Separate your broadcasts and manage your media assets to make it easy to create your next broadcast.

• Creating a Socialive Player - Embed your live broadcasts on your website or blog in a matter of minutes.

Creating and Producing Studio-Quality Recordings

Basics

Below are the basics you'll need to create a broadcast in Socialive:

• Creating a New Studio Session in Socialive

• Inviting Guests to a Session

• Changing the Aspect Ratio of Your Session

• Changing Session Output Resolution

• Assigning Guest Directors

• Joining Guests in the Green Room 

• Mute or Unmute a Participant in the Green Room 

• Uploading Media for Broadcasting 

• Maximizing a Video Within a Layout

Creating Your Run-of-Show

• Creating the Run-of-Show in Studio
• Using Audio, Video, and Graphic Overlays 

• Displaying Guests' Names on Screen with Name Tags

• Creating Full-Sized Overlay Graphics in Google Slides 

• Adding a Background Image or Video to a Scene 

• Using Screen Share From Studio

Streaming to Social Platforms

Going live to other platforms? Learn how to connect to third-party applications like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Twitch, and many more.

• Ways to Go Live on LinkedIn with Socialive 

• Ways to Go Live on Facebook with Socialive 

• Ways to Go Live on Twitter with Socialive 

• Live Streaming to YouTube 

• Livestream Events in Microsoft Teams 

• Livestream to a GlobalMeet Event 

• Livestream to Cvent's Attendee Hub 

• Livestream to Brightcove 

• Connecting Your Twitch Account to Socialive 

• Livestream to Instagram Using a Third-Party App

• Livestream to Any RTMP with Socialive

Advanced

• Livestream Your Meetings, Webinars, and More: RTMP Sources Now Available
  
• Bringing External Cameras as Live Sources into Socialive 

• Adding a Pigeonhole Event to a Session

• NDI Uses Cases and Workflows

Managing Recordings

• Clipping and Including Recordings Into Future Sessions

• Exporting Your Recordings and Clips

Using the Socialive Editor

• Introduction to the Socialive Editor 

• Creating a Preset in the Socialive Editor

• When to use Studio or Editor 

• Management of Media Assets in Spaces 

• How to Edit a Video Using Editor 

• How to Clip a Video Using Editor 

• Managing Content in the Recordings Library Using Editor 

Managing Integrations

• Share Your Recordings Directly from the Library with One Click

Contributing with the Socialive Mobile App

iOS Devices

• Joining a Session as a Guest from an iOS Device

• Recording Video with the Socialive iOS App 

• Upload Videos from Your Camera Roll to the Recordings Library with the Socialive iOS App

Android Devices

• Recording Video with the Socialive Android App

Technical Requirements and Specifications

• Minimum Technical Specifications 

• Socialive Recording Specifications 

• Supported Audio and Video Codecs for Uploaded Media Assets 

• Recommended Gear Setups for Use with Socialive 

• Distribution Channel Delay Times

Still, looking for an answer?

Contact Socialive Support via live chat, email at support@socialive.us, or submit a support ticket.