Hardware Encoder with Vimeo Livestream Studio 6

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Hardware Encoder with Vimeo Livestream Studio 6

tylerb

Hey Joel!

We are looking to up our game on the encoding front. Currently using Vimeo's Livestream Studio 6 for encoding, pushing our stream out, playing other media like bumpers/countdowns. Can we still use the parts we like about this program but just have the encoding be from a hardware unit? Would we go from the switcher to the hardware encoder to our blackmagic mini recorder into the computer where we would still use Studio 6? Or out from the computer/studio 6 into the encoder? I guess I just don't understand the signal flow once a hardware encoder is in the mix.

Thanks so much!!!!

Tyler B

joelwsmith

tylerb

Hey Tyler. Thanks for reaching out and welcome to the community!

Encoding is always the last step in the local signal flow before being sent out over the Internet. So it’s not really possible to go switcher > encoder > computer > internet.

Best bet is to go switcher > encoder > internet and find a way to play videos through the switcher as well. Could you possibly repurpose the Livestream computer to do that?

tylerb

Thanks for the quick response! Okay yes that makes sense. We could definitely do that with the computer. So for example, the Black Magic Web Presenter HD (looking at this one) would send the stream to Vimeo where we have a subscription, and from there it would go to all our platforms/embedded destinations? or would we no longer need our Vimeo subscription?

joelwsmith

tylerb

Correct. The Blackmagic Design Web Presenter HD will encode and send your stream to Vimeo, and then Vimeo will handle distributing the stream to other platforms. You will still need the Vimeo subscription if you are using Vimeo to simulcast to other platforms like Facebook or YouTube.

tylerb

Thanks for always taking the time to help us out!!!!