Streaming with Chrome
AKA the "Control Room"
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AKA the "Control Room"
Last updated
The Streamwell Control Room lets you stream directly from your web browser instead of using third-party streaming software or hardware.
Once enabled under Administration -> Server -> Features, you can open the Control Room for any channel from the home screen:
Choose your audio/video sources (in this example, an NDI output from my Premiere Pro timeline) and click the red button to start the stream. Pretty simple!
Notes:
Allow 30 seconds for the video quality to "ramp up" to full quality when you start streaming.
If quality is the top priority, dedicated encoding software or hardware will produce a better stream. But you can't beat the convenience!
It is not recommended to record streams sent by the Control Room, since they can dynamically change resolution which can interrupt the recording. If interrupted, the recording may continue with audio only.
HLS playback may encounter issues as these streams change resolution dynamically depending on network conditions, and HLS does not support a continuous stream with different resolutions.
