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Taen keren's avatar
Taen keren
Steel Contributor
Jun 04, 2019

live event - encoder choice

Hi    Can someone explain for me why I need an encoder (and what it's needed for) and which to choose - when creating a Live Event in Stream - but not necessary when creating a Live Event in Teams?...
  • ChrisWebbTech's avatar
    Jun 04, 2019
    Teams is your encoder when using Teams to create the live event. Stream doens't have a built in encoder so you have to use one. Here are some supported known working ones you can choose from. I use OBS, but there are others as well. Takes some practice but it's not too difficult once you get the URL format right to stream to.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/stream/live-encoder-setup

    Keep in mind, when using external encoder currently, only internal users can join it. Teams is currently the only option that allows anonymous users to join your Live Event.

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