YouTube Live on Webcam

Go live to YouTube using just your webcam

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Go live to YouTube using just your webcam

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YouTube Live on Webcam allows you to livestream with just a couple of clicks. Just head over to youtube.com/webcam or click on “Go live” in the YouTube header to start your stream. You don’t need any additional streaming software or extra set up. This feature is available on Chrome, and expanding to more browsers soon.

Launch tags:Web App•Streaming Services•YouTube

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This looks awesome. Can it replace our needs of Webinar Platform like Zoom, WebinarNinja etc. ? Can we add multiple guests while going live? Can our viewers interact with us live with their questions? Can we embed this in our post or webpage just like YouTube videos ? Thank you

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8yr ago

YouTube Live on Webcam

Maker

@niteshmanav Yup, can embed these like other videos.

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8yr ago

Interesting - looking forward to seeing how "open" this platform will grow to be in terms of devices/platforms/and especially developer tools/APIs! 2 concerns that I'm sure someone already thought of: 1) I fully expect to see this become Youtube's version of AMAs - probably sans "reddiquette" enforcement 🤔 2) What's the plan to avoid the FB Live launch story (streams of suicides/etc.?)

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8yr ago

Product Hunt

Nice work, @lavrusik and team. I'm curious what use cases you have seen (or expect to see) from webcam livestreaming (which is very different from streaming from a mobile phone).

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8yr ago

YouTube Live on Webcam

Maker

@rrhoover good question. Creators who tested early versions have been using it for everything from live beauty tutorials, fan updates and live product reviews. We see a lot of high quality, serialized live learning and lifestyle content on YouTube Live - where creators are teaching or doing a tutorial as viewers ask them questions. Check out this example here:

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8yr ago

Oh wow Live from web ca... wait 🤔coming from Youtube I thought this was already baked in. Anyways, congrats on releasing this! multiple Youtubers will appreciate this

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8yr ago

YouTube Live on Webcam

Maker

@gary_torres you could do it using Hangouts on Air, but wasn't natively integrated into YouTube. This makes setup a lot easier and native to the YT Live experience (Live chat, etc.)

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8yr ago

Do they have the live feature on mobile? (I know this is specifically for the Webcam)

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8yr ago

YouTube Live on Webcam

Maker

@lamaalrajih yup, we also have a way to go live from iOS and Android devices.

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8yr ago

@lavrusik do you think that users will prefer Webcam over a dslr setup, or was this product designed for on the go type of livestreams (hotel rooms, etc). The YouTube esthetic is to film with a dslr as much as possible. I'm not a creator on YouTube myself, but it's there a way to him up a dslr and do a live video?

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8yr ago

Litmus

@lavrusik can you do screensharing (for desktop) with this live stream?

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8yr ago

YouTube Live on Webcam

Maker

@kevinmandeville Hey Kevin, this version doesn't have screen sharing at this point.

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8yr ago

@kevinmandeville check out eCamm Live for simple screen sharing with graphics and multiple guests via Skype if you are looking for that. It’s pretty slick and cheap. I like this new thing from YouTube for quick one-off things and probably things I haven’t dreamed up yet.

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8yr ago