Publishing Stream with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)

Previously I have explained on how to publish your streaming by using ffmpeg readmore. 

Now, I would like to explain on how to publish your streaming with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) 

OBS is one of the best free and open source software for video and live streaming. You can share any videos, games, images, etc with OBS. It is cross platform and it can be run in Linux, Windows and Mac.  Before we start, you need to setup your nginx rtmp server as following my previous guidance on how to build nginx rtmp module and how to setup live streaming with nginx rtmp module.

Assumption that you have installed NGINX RTMP server. In my case, I have installed my NGINX RTMP server in virtual machine with Ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64 (just for my own experiment) and run it from terminal with command sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx .

Next, download the OBS and installed it on your local computer. Here is an graphical user interface of open broadcaster software.

Pic 1. OBS Graphical User Interface

In Sources, please add (+) Video Capture Device and just click OK then OBS will capture your webcam and you will get result like picture below

Pic 2. Add Video Capture Device

Then click Settings and add the url stream. In my case, URL is rtmp://192.168.135.128:1935/myapp and Stream key is mystream , then click OK

Pic 2. add URL and Strem key

Once the settings is finished then click Start Streaming. To check your streaming, please open your vlc player and input the stream url then play.

Pic 3. Input URL stream in VLC player

Finally, you will get your streaming that play by vlc player. OBS as an input via webcam and stream through NGINX RTMP and VLC as an output to display the result.

Pic 4. Result OBS as an Input and VLC as an Output 

Note:
You can use any kind of input through OBS for example VLC as an input, Image, Animation, Mic, etc and stream through NGINX RTMP.

That's it and hope you enjoy it




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