This blog describes how to stream video + audio to Youtube Live events using Raspberry Pi. There are lot of sites online that describe how to Live stream a webcam video to Youtube with Raspberry Pi but no where I found working solution for live streaming both Audio & Video to Youtube. Hence this blog..
Bit of background:
I work for a non-profit organization that needed a free 24/7 webcam streaming. They were using VLC in tandem with Quicktime broadcasting for last 10 yrs that worked great until the recent advent of new HTML5 and Mobile platforms. It became obsolete especially due to its need for Quicktime browser plugin and lack of support for Mobile platforms.
After some research, Youtube Live events came out to be the only free streaming solution. Initially I tried using Adobe Flash Live encoder to live stream to Youtube but its a User-interface driven tool and not a fire-and-forget type solution. This where Raspberry Pi fit the job.
Raspberry Pi 2: a tiny, cheap yet savory unix box
Needed components:
- Raspberry Pi 2 or 3
- SD card to load Raspbian OS
- Camera component
- WiFi adapter (only if its Raspberry Pi ver 2. WiFi & Bluetooth are built-in to Raspberry Pi from ver 3 onwards)
- USB Audio adapter
- Power adapter
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
- Keyboard, Mouse, HDMI cable, Monitor (optional. only needed until you setup SSH)
[WORK in PROGRESS]
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