Streaming Video Fundamentals
Learn how to live stream video to any social channel, customize your stream with graphics and captions, and invite guests to join. This course covers everything from basic setup to advanced techniques, making it perfect for teachers, gamers, and social networkers. Start streaming in minutes!
What you’ll learn
- After this course participants will understand how to live stream video to any social channel of their choosing
- After this course participants will also be able to invite guests to join their stream
- Course participants will also be able to customize their stream by adding graphics, live captions, backgrounds, and pre-roll countdowns
- Participants will also be able to stream local video files and schedule up-coming streams
- After this course participants will understand how to add sources like local video, RTMP, and background music to their streams
Streaming video is everywhere and it’s not going away. People are streaming everything from online classes to video games. Millions of people are viewing live streams each day!
And it’s surprisingly easy to produce a stream! You just need a few video basics, like a camera, and live streaming software. In this course, we’ll use Restream to produce our live streams and produce a surprisingly sophisticated stream. You’ll be surprised what you can do with Restream and just a bit of training.
People are using live streaming for everything from teaching live courses to streaming video games to broadcasting religious services for all to see. In this course, your instructor, Mitchell Weinbaum, will take you through the fundamentals of live streaming using the Restream platform. You’ll start by creating a simple browser-based stream. By the end of the course, you’ll be adding captions and graphics, music, and even inviting remote guests onto your stream.
You’ll also learn how to stream video files, schedule your streams, and store your streams for later viewing. You’ll even learn how to stream a Zoom meeting. There are endless possibilities for live streaming!
If you’ve wanted to get into streaming there is no time like now! This course will teach you all the fundamentals and have you streaming in just minutes.
Who this course is for:
- Teachers who need to livestream lessons
- Gamers who want to livestream games
- Social networkers who want to “go live”
- Anyone interested in live streaming
