How to start a live broadcast in "VC": three ways

Live broadcast - a new option, to acquire which it considered its duty every self-respecting social network. Everything began, as you remember, from Periscope. Discoverers in this case became celebrities. And then ordinary users were able to "report" directly from the scene, communicate with their fans online, responding to pop-up messages. Some people even began to earn on this quite real currency. This article will be devoted to live broadcasts in the social network "VKontakte". We wish you pleasant reading!

general information

"VC" began to broadcast live broadcasts gradually. Since August 2015 and throughout the year 2016 this option was used only by well-known personalities. They are bloggers, showbiz, sportsmen, politicians, as well as official groups of TV channels and radio stations. In September 2016, live streams could already be seen streaming (game broadcasts). In December of the same year, all smartphone users finally got access to this function.

To broadcast online video it became possible both with the help of specially developed software VKLive, about which we will talk below, and from your profile, from the public page or group where you are the administrator.

On the new broadcasts of friends or idols comes notification-notification in the "Responses". With this option, you can not only share with the audience what is happening around here and now, talk about yourself or the environment, but also communicate with the audience. They can write to the broadcasting message, which are displayed on the screen of its device with pop-up clouds. In addition, "the hero of the day" you can send paid gifts (their price is also traditional voices).

How can I earn money on my broadcasts? With the help of gifts. Half of the cost of the presentation is sent to the site "VKontakte", and half goes to the account of the leading stream. Another option is to enable the "Donations" option. In this case, the viewer presses the "Donate" button, and then sends a friend or idol some amount of money.

And those who have more than 250 thousand subscribers on their page, can also include monetization. They will "drip" a certain percentage of viewers watching the ad before the broadcast. It is possible that in the near future there will be other types of earnings.

How to start a live broadcast in VC: VKLive

It's time to start the practical part. One of the most reliable ways to get on the air of VKontakte is to download the VKLive application on your gadget. It is available for owners of smartphones based on iOS or Android. The software is completely free and has an intuitive interface.

When you open the application, a page with popular streams appears before the user. How to start a live broadcast in the "VC" itself? Enough of this:

1. Click on the blurred red button at the bottom of the application page.
2. Allow the application to access the camera, microphone and determine your location.
3. Choose where you will broadcast from your page or on behalf of the group, public.
4. Write the name of your stream.
5. Determine privacy - for all or only for friends.
6. Confirm the action by clicking the corresponding button. Done - you're on the air. Congratulations!

How to start a live broadcast in "VK" from your computer

With smartphones, we figured it out. And how to start streaming from a PC or laptop? To do this, you must perform the following actions:

1. Go to the full version of the site "VKontakte".
2. Choose where you want to broadcast best (from a personal page, from the face of the group or the public you are managing). Go to the page you need.
3. Open the video page of the community or your own profile.
4. Click on the "Create Broadcast" button. If the stream will be on behalf of the group, remember that one administrator can only broadcast one broadcast.
5. Install the cover artwork by clicking on "Upload your own".
6. Adjust the size of the video - the most convenient is the traditional 16: 9.
7. The optimal parameters for the cover are 800 x 450 pixels.
8. Design a name for the air, enter a short description for it.
9. Choose the theme of the airwaves: "Hobbies", "Conversations", "Computer games", "News", "Sports", "Music", "Fashion", "Education", "Other".
10. When selecting "Computer games", enter the name of the game.
11. Then enter the video encoder settings, enter the link and the stream code. These data should not be reported to anyone - otherwise the stream on your behalf will be able to lead anyone.
12. Check the box if you want to publish the broadcast on the profile page, whether you need to preview and notify subscribers.
13. In conclusion - the "Save" button.
14. Start the ether in the video encoder.

As you can see, the instruction on how to start a live broadcast from a PC in "VC" is simple and understandable.

During the airtime

What can I do in the course of broadcasting from a computer? Here are a few options:

• If you are not sure about the quality of the camera, any details of the air, then click on "Preview." This broadcast will see only you, the audience it will be "dumb".
• Notify subscribers about the included broadcasts more than once per hour.
• "Publish" - make the broadcast available on your page.
• Do not forget to communicate with the audience. A chat is displayed on the right side of the screen.
• If you want to leave the air, then pause it in the video encoder.
• Within 60 sec. You can again return to the air, after it automatically ends.

How in "VC" to start a live broadcast is most convenient? Choose a video encoder, adapted for beginners.

OBS for "VC"

The OBS program specifically for "VKontakte" can be downloaded from the official page of this developer in this social network. Further:

1. Open the installation file, install the software on the PC.
2. In the window that appears after the installation, enter your login and password from "VC".
3. If you want, adjust the settings for you.
4. Specify the page that you want to get on the air, and click "Start Broadcast". You can communicate with the audience.

Finally

We talked about how to start a live broadcast in the "VC". You can choose any of the three ways presented above. Let your live broadcasts be exciting and fruitful!