Wilmington Streaming Setup

Setting Up The System

Camera

The camera mounts on the tripod in the loft area. This is plugged into the plug nearby, then the hdmi cable with mini hdmi adapter plugs into the left side of the camera. The hdmi cable then plugs into the hdmi transmitter. This is plugged into the very long ethernet cord, which is run around the room to the tech table, and comes out behind it. It is labeled as video.

Network

An ethernet cable is run around from the plug in the center of the stage to the area behind the streaming table. It is labeled network.

Streaming Box

The streaming box is designed to compactly store all the streaming cables and cords, and keep them organized. Please try to keep things coiled nicely when you put it away so the cables don’t get damaged or kinked. This contains all the connections that are used to wire up the streaming components. And please never coil around hands or arms, that is bad for the cables. NOTE: The wireless network is SHC Wilmington Tech, and the password is ephesians412.

Parts From top left, going clockwise, the parts are: Ethernet connections Sound connections Streaming computer connections ProPresenter computer connections Power cord (this now also has an extension cord that is not shown here)

Ethernet Connections

These ethernet connections have ethernet couplers on them. They are labeled network and video, and connect to the cables behind the streaming desk. This will connect to the network for streaming, and the camera for the video.

Sound Connections

The ethernet connection is to the ethernet plug on the sound board/ sound box. This will let the sound board use the wireless network that the streaming is using, so it can interface with the board or box. The other cable goes to the output that is designated for sound output to the stream. On the board, this was output 6. It may have changed, so check with the sound tech.

Computer Connections

The next two are for the computers that are running the services. Note that on the newer computer, you may need to flip over the connector to make it properly see the components. In my experience, the below picture of connections seemed to be the most reliable:

ProPresenter Computer

The ProPresenter Computer is the Alienware Computer soon to be moved to the Apple Mini

If you are using direct HDMI Connection:

You will need to run an HDMI cable from the computers hdmi output to the box mounted on the wall. The details of this are a bit beyond the scope of this guide as there are several different ways to do this, but contact us if you need help.

If you are using Apple TV:

Select the apple tv on the top bar of the mac, and set that to the output. If ProPresenter lyrics or slides need to be a part of the stream: Open ProPresenter to get it started, and to make sure the output is on the screens. Once started, open the NDI program to the right of the ProPresenter icon. Once this opens, in the bottom half of the screen select the ProPresenter output screen and click enable. Side Note: this will make the fan run on the computer, but there isn’t much to be done about that.

If the NDI program was not closed properly the last time, you may need to quit the program for the screen to come up to select the output.

Sound

Plug the XLR cable to USB adapter into Output 6 on the sound board.

Streaming Computer

Now that everything is connected, you can open OBS. Check the scenes and make sure you are getting inputs. If any of the devices are NOT working, double click the input in the middle column and use the dropdown - if things got plugged in differently or had to get re-plugged in, they may change names and need to be reselected. This only has to happen once per input, it will propagate to other scenes. Check the ndi input (if streaming ProPresenter lyrics or slides), the video camera input, the sound board input, and the video camera sound input.

IF you are using ProPresenter slides or announcements in the stream, the NDI input (ProPresenter) should say <NetworkName>(ProPresenter6-Output).

• SoundBoardAudio should be “Usb Audio Device” and then possibly a number if it’s been reconnected.
• CameraAudio should be “Unknown USB Audio Device” and then possibly a number.
• CameraVideo should be “USB Camera” and then possibly a number.
• Computer Audio is currently unset, if you need to play audio through the computer, it will likely need to be set to default.

You are FINALLY set up!

Setting Up The Stream

On Youtube

Open a browser, and go to Youtube. Click the Wilmington logo on the top right, and select YouTube Studio.

Click the Go Live Button on the Top Right.

If the stream hasn’t been preset, click the stream button, and fill in the information for the title. Leave as public, and add the description.

If the stream HAS been preset, or if you have already set up the stream above, click manage. Select the feed. On the new page, click copy on the stream key, this is the important part. Leave the page open, and go into OBS Studio. If previous settings were used when setting up the stream, the stream key will be the same, however it is better to be safe in this case. In Obs Click settings on the bottom right, then click on stream. Make sure youtube is selected, then paste in the stream key (on pc: control+v, on mac: command+v). Click Ok.

Switch to the Logo scene, as that is the starting scene for the stream. You can choose to fade it to black if you want, but that is not required.

Starting the Stream

In Obs

Click start streaming. You are NOT LIVE YET. Also, click start recording so we have a safety copy of the service.

On YouTube

The stream should start showing up in a few moments on the console, along with stream quality. Once it says you have a feed, click Go Live. NOW you are live.

In Obs

Going back to obs, if you are in black, you can now fade the logo in. Leave the logo for a few seconds, then feel free to either show announcements (if this has been set up), or go live to the room.

Controlling the Stream

Changing Scenes

The left hand side of the screen should show the preview screen. If there is only one screen showing, then click the “Studio” button to the bottom right to show the preview screen.

Clicking another scene on the bottom left will put that scene in the preview window. Examples of this are the logo, a technical difficulties slide, and the main camera feed. Additional scenes can be added to show announcement slides or verses from either another computer or a website.

If you click the transition button in between the windows, it will use the last transition to fade or cut between the live scene and the preview scene, switching them. You can also use the quick transition buttons to select different transitions. Fine Tuning Audio At the right or bottom of the screen should be the audio mixer. Please note that if you are not in a scene with audio (like the logo), these may not show up as there is intentionally no audio feed for those scenes.

This scene shows audio sources at the top right:

This scene had no audio sources:

This will show the input level for different devices. If possible, never have an audio source go into the red. At its loudest, try to keep it in the yellow. This would be during worship songs for the sound board, and likely also during worship from the camera. 

The sound board doesn’t have room noise, so it will end up being very “dry”, without hearing laughter or singing from the audience. However, too much camera noise can make it sound echo-y or out of sync. So the first few times that a livestream is being done, it is wise to try and fine tune the levels if possible. Due to the delay of the stream (usually 10 seconds or so), it takes a while to hear these changes, so it can take a while to get it fine tuned. You can also use the headphones on the computer if that is set up to do this live. This should end with a better balance.

Ending the Stream

On YouTube

Click End Stream on the streaming page. This will complete the steam. It is best to open and close with a logo, and you should wait for the logo to appear in the monitor on youtube (as there is a delay) before ending the feed.

On Obs

Click stop streaming (and stop recording) to end the sending of the stream.

In The Room

Coil up the cables as nicely as you can, and put the cover on the streaming box. Pack up the camera as well and put both into storage.