Delivering Video to Facebook Live

Learn how to run a successful Facebook Live event and avoid technical hiccups. This course offers practical advice for organizing, producing, and running an event that works for you.

Introduction

• Welcome and what you should know before starting this course
• Suggested equipment and gear

1. An Introduction to Facebook Live

• What is Facebook Live?
• The benefits of Facebook Live
• Facebook Live and personal pages
• Facebook Live and business pages

2. The Different Ways to Go Live

• Going live on demand
• Scheduling a Facebook Live event
• Using Business Manager to schedule a live video
• Promoting the event in advance organically
• Boosting an event in advance with sponsored posts
• A checklist before going live

3. Using Facebook Live from a Phone or Tablet

• Using the Facebook app on a mobile device
• Improving the streaming quality of Facebook Live from a mobile device
• Improving the video quality of Facebook Live from a mobile device
• Improving the audio quality of Facebook Live from a mobile device
• Interacting with your audience on a mobile device during a Facebook Live stream
• An improved mobile experience with the DJI GO app

4. Using Facebook Live with a Web Browser and Computer

• Setting up a computer for Facebook Live
• The benefits of an external webcam for Facebook Live
• Configuring a microphone for Facebook Live
• Starting the live stream on a computer
• Sharing your screen
• Improving the desktop experience with Ecamm Live

5. An Advanced Desktop Workflow for Facebook Live

• Connecting a professional camera to your computer
• Connecting a professional microphone to your computer
• Adding lighting to enhance Facebook Live
• Configuring Open Broadcaster Studio (OBS)
• Setting up scene files in OBS for an advanced Facebook Live stream
• Recording a backup stream

6. A Professional Multicamera Facebook Live Setup

• Using multiple cameras with Facebook Live
• The Mevo cameras system and app
• Configuring an advanced Facebook Live event with Livestream Studio
• Adding remote guests to a Facebook Live event
• Using graphics in an event
• Directing the Facebook Live event

7. Strategies for After the Event

• Recording a backup copy of the Facebook Live event with software
• Recording a backup copy of the Facebook Live event with hardware
• What happens to the stream afterwards
• Reposting and resharing the recording of the Facebook Live event

Conclusion

• Goodbye and suggested educational resources