Linear Channel integration for Immersion Template

In this topic, you will learn how to configure Linear Channels with the Immersion template.

Overview

By utilizing Linear Channel streaming in the Immersion Gallery template, you can reach a broader audience, and gather insightful analytics to enhance your streaming strategy. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on creating and managing channels, scheduling content, managing events, and publishing your streaming page.

Create a New Channel

    1. In Video Cloud, navigate to the Cloud Playout Module.

    2. Go to the Channels tab.

    3. Go to Scheduled Channels.

  2. Click + Create Channel at the top-right.

  3. In the New Channel modal fill the fields with your information. In the Destinations field specify "Brightcove"

  4. Click Create Channel . This will redirect you to a new page for the newly created channel.

Schedule Videos

The Schedule page allows you to manage your video content, playlists, and live events in a streamlined and efficient manner. This page is designed to provide a visual representation of your schedule and offers various features to ensure smooth planning and execution of your streaming content.

Key Features

Timeline View

  • Allows you to see the exact timing and order of videos, playlists, and live events.

Content Types

  • Videos: Individual video files that can be scheduled to play at specific times.

  • Playlists: Collections of videos that can be grouped and scheduled together.

  • Live Events: Real-time streaming events that can be scheduled to start and end at specific times.

Control Panel

  • Provides options to add and configure content.

  • Playlists: Collections of videos that can be grouped and scheduled together.

  • Live Events: Real-time streaming events that can be scheduled to start and end at specific times.

Calendar nav & Schedule view

  • Navigate the Calendar.

  • Select between hours or minutes view.

  1. Click Schedule at the top-right.

  2. Adding Content: Click the Video, Playlist, or Live Event in the control panel to add new content to your schedule.

  3. Click on items to edit their details or remove them from the schedule .

  4. Once it is ready click Publish

Activate Channel

  1. Within the Channel detail interface, click Activate at the top-right so it starts broadcasting. This might take a couple of minutes.

Verify that the service is running.

  1. Navigate to the Live Module.

  2. Ensure the Channel is active within the Live tab with the Streaming status.

Add Live Linear Channels stream to Immersion Template

The following steps assume prior completion of an Immersion Experience in the Gallery module.

There are two ways to add a video.

    Add video by Playlist

  1. Navigate to the Media module

  2. Create Playlist

  3. Create a Manual Playlist to add to the new live stream.

  4. Create playlist

    1. Click All videos.

    2. Check the box of the new stream video.

    3. Once selected, Click on the More button at the top of the page.

    4. Click Add to Playlist.

  6. Navigate to the Gallery module.

  7. Click on your experience.

  8. Click Videos.

  9. Click Add New collection

  10. Click on your collection

  11. Select your playlist.

  12. Save

    Add video by Id

  1. Navigate to the Live module to get the Channel id.

  2. Navigate to the Gallery module.

  3. Click on your experience.

  4. Click Videos.

  5. Click Add New collection

  6. Click on your collection

    1. Click on Custom.

    2. Use Custom Field

    3. Filter by id.

    4. Use the Channel id.

  8. Save