Creating a livestream

In addition to conventional media (videos, audios, documents, pictures), you can also provide video and audio livestreams within your VIMP portal. All you need for broadcasting is the stream URL of the streaming service or the streaming server (e.g. Wowza). A detailed step-by-step description on how to add a livestream to your portal can be found in the VIMP Administration Guide.

Of course, you can customize your livestream with a cover image, placeholder and background image. The livestream module is a very comfortable way to broadcast streams to your viewers since the user only needs to select the livestream in the livestreams overview:

The selected livestream will be played directly within the VIMP flash player right in the browser and can be viewed by your users without additional software or prior technical knowledge.

In addition to accessing the livestreams via the front-page navigation, a stream can also be accessed directly by clicking the livestream picture listed below the navigation (with vertical navigation orientation).

Of course, you can also retrieve detailed statistics about the view counts of your livestreams and hide inactive livestreams temporarily while they are offline. Both can be done within the administration panel.

Furthermore, you can share your free livestreams on external websites with an embed code or the social network share option, exactly like sharing a conventional medium. In conjunction with the VoD module, you can also charge your livestreams with a fee.

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