BeLive.tv have just released updates and so Clare Evans , David Vaughan and I decided to take a look.
Thank you to everyone who watched and commented live and thank to you if you are watching the replay.
There is now a show feel and as host you can select from five screen layouts and flip between them at the click of a button.Switch between multiple views of host, guest, picture in picture.
You can be a guest from your Iphone using the Belive.tv app
Both host and viewer have customisable lower thirds without using external software so you can display names etc at the bottom of the screen. You can also switch them off too
There is a back channel for private host guest chat.
All of this from within the Belive.tv page 🙂 Well done Team Belive.tv
Elizabeth L G Malouvier
My pleasure, dear Steven 🙂
Steven Healey
Thank you Tzafrir Rehan , Elizabeth Malouvier , Patricia A Murray ,
Adrian Hibbert . Daniel Mayer , Jay Garrett . Mott Kornicki , Jennie Mustafa-Julock , TØny Hine , Jon Upton , Zariya Lufu . Krishna De , Pat Nunno Roque , Leland Best , Peter Stewart , Neil Dewson-Smyth , Jeff Adams , Barb Tomlin , Gail Turner Brown and Jennie Mustafa-Julock for you support , likes and comments 🙂
Jeff Adams
You rock Steven Healey
Jay Garrett
Absolutely! Enjoying what you are doing.
Tony Hine
Very Good Steven Healey
Steven Healey
Thank you Tony
Jon Upton
Don’t forget ‘Blabbing for Britain’ 10am UK every Thursday our 53rd show this week:)
Steven Healey
How could i ?
Clare Evans
All good stuff – thanks guys. See you Cyber Monday! Have another call in 10 mins.
Zariya Lufu
Fabulous.
Steven Healey
Belive.tv/face
Zariya Lufu
Well done – zuh-ree-yah!
Krishna De
Interesting – that would be one of the reasons I would have considered it
Zariya Lufu
How do you do LIVE video with split screen/two people?
Steven Healey
Thank you for join us Zariya
Krishna De
But don’t forget at this end you will have taxes
Jon Upton
THe lighning version (none XLR) is £170 on Amazon
Krishna De
The benefit for me with the Spark Digital is the fact it works with the iPad and iPhone too
Jon Upton
£240 is an Amazon price
Clare Evans
That’s a really nice feature and really useful when interacting with viewers
Jon Upton
http://www.bluemic.com/products/spark-digital/ circa £240 in the UK
Pat Nunno Roque
Gotta go, rock on
Krishna De
Yes I have had the Yeti for many years
Krishna De
Yes – sorry I mean the Yeti – my error when typing
Pat Nunno Roque
I use computer camera
Leland Best
Good article for those wanting to know more about how to determine if you have enough bandwidth for live streaming: http://www.dacast.com/blog/bandwidth-requirements-streaming-live-video/
Pat Nunno Roque
We refreshed and no luck. Yes Robert stern and I reported issues
Pat Nunno Roque
Love the screen shifting and ability to show comments
Krishna De
A question for David – why did you change from the Blue to the Spark – and have you used it with an iPhone?
Pat Nunno Roque
Or hear
Pat Nunno Roque
Any ideas why folks were in my green room but black screen and audience could see broadcast but not see order us
Steven Healey
On your Belive.tv profile page is a contact us form , Tell them about your problem . Press the ‘Join the Beta’ button at the foot of the form and the message will reach support
Pat Nunno Roque
Keeping it simple thx
Krishna De
Nice to see you taking the new updates for a run Steven
Steven Healey
I always enjoy exploring updates.
Pat Nunno Roque
What do you recommend for microphone
Krishna De
Neil – it works on screen on FB now on ST too
Pat Nunno Roque
Had challenges with BeLive tv yesterday On PC with everything else turned off
Nèil Dewsön-Smyth
Like the comment spotlight feature… works nice on Smiletime but ‘only’ in Smiletime so doesn’t show on Facebook..
Clare Evans
Ok – that could be my issue. Macbook rather than an iMac. Got Steven’s recommendation for an external camera.
Clare Evans
Time of day can make a real difference to speeds as well.
Steven Healey
Tell me about it
Daniel Mayer
As it seems it’s not a connection issue, We investigate an issue with some iMAC’s using the internal camera, the current way to avoid that is using an external webcam, and yes 1MB up should be OK
Steven Healey
Good point , Clare was using internal camera
Nèil Dewsön-Smyth
0.79 up
Leland Best
1 meg up is hardly enough to broadcast HD video/audio streams
Clare Evans
More like 4mb in a lot of places still!
Nèil Dewsön-Smyth
We have Fibre Optics in the village now but would mean me moving to Vodafone and their tremendous customer service [/sarcasm]
Jeff Adams
It’s easy now with face to face
Jeff Adams
You can now
Daniel Mayer
Still here!!
Steven Healey
Hi Daniel , loving the updates you have made
Nèil Dewsön-Smyth
Speed test right now.. 16mbps .. joys of rural England
Clare Evans
Good point David, I attempted a Skype client call when away from my usual location which was really slow and then realised that my friend and her daughter where both online as well!
Leland Best
Running 4 cell phones, Roku, syncing software, wifi home equipment all rob the little bits of bandwidth
Clare Evans
Is that in your book Steven? About recommended speeds. It’s potentially important.
Steven Healey
It will be in the next edition
Leland Best
Ok, now I’m jealous of the blokes in the UK getting Gigabit internet 🙂
Clare Evans
If you drop out of/close the session it ends the call and you can’t rejoin … at least I couldn’t earlier.
Leland Best
Agreed Barb, the glitching we’re seeing is pretty obvious that it’s not bandwidth issues.
David Vaughan
This is what I see from my end https://www.dropbox.com/s/scyx167h1ibm9l2/Screenshot%202016-11-22%2009.44.55.png?dl=0
Gail Turner Brown
is the link always the same, or different each time? Can you get a link ahead of time?
Steven Healey
You can schedule ahead of time , the broadcast appears in your profile page and you can start when you want
Barb Tomlin
Good to see you here, Leland. I personally do not agree that the freezing is always bandwidth. I believe programming by third party app developers has something to do with it, too. 😉
David Vaughan
Didn’;t work, Says the page Im looking for doesn’t exist screenshot in link https://www.dropbox.com/s/mog03z73oq6x6fg/Screenshot%202016-11-22%2009.41.47.png?dl=0
Steven Healey
My bad
Clare Evans
Now watching live on FB
Leland Best
I’ve seen a LOT of buggy video after this latest update. Freezing of guests between camera switching is very apparent.
Steven Healey
it should improve over time
David Vaughan
So has it become easier to switch out guests who come on?
Steven Healey
Looks like it has . First guest closes tab , second guest clicks guest link
Barb Tomlin
It’s not broadband on my end at all. FWIW.
Steven Healey
Thank you Barb, we will seek an answer
Barb Tomlin
I’m finding that with both on-screen. Checking my connection.
Gail Turner Brown
So is it a broadband thing or is it a tech thing with BeLive?
Steven Healey
Good question , there are several factors but we do not have answer yet
Barb Tomlin
Thanks, Gail. I’m experiencing a lot of that.
Gail Turner Brown
Yes she’s frozen on my end too
Barb Tomlin
Clare is frozen on screen for me
Barb Tomlin
Did Clare’s image freeze on screen for anyone else?
Jennie Mustafa-Julock
Enjoying this upgrade to BeLive
Barb Tomlin
Howdy Gail Turner Brown
Barb Tomlin
Howdy, Jennie Mustafa-Julock
Gail Turner Brown
Hey Steven.
Jennie Mustafa-Julock
Howdy all!
David Vaughan
Nice, I was looking at the new features. very nice
Barb Tomlin
Good morning, David Vaughan