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How to stream a presentation or slideshow

This feature requires an Advanced or Premium plan, or an Enterprise plan with the Events feature added.

You can stream a presentation or a slideshow as a live event. This article discusses how to stream a presentation using the web-based production tool or Livestream Studio.

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What to know before streaming a presentation or slideshow

  • Slideshows are converted to static slides. Any animations or effects will be removed, and videos that are part of the slides will not be playable. 
  • You can upload presentations in .pdf and .pptx formats, up to 100MB. 
  • Live events created by Contributor Plus team members are stored in the user's Private folder and must be moved to a shared team folder to go live. Additionally, Contributor Plus members can only activate or deactivate the logos and backgrounds in a live event

How to stream a presentation or slideshow in the Web-based production tool

The web-based production tool features a Slides function, which lets you or a guest speaker upload slides and navigate through them during a presentation. To do so:

  1. Create your event or select it from your library. 
  2. From the top ‘Go Live’ drop-down menu, choose to stream via your browser to open the web-based production tool. 
    Production mode menu highlighting the dropdown arrow next to the 'Go live' button and the 'Stream from your browser' option, illustrating the sequence to select the browser-based streaming method.
  3. On the left side toolbar, select Media and the Slides header in the expanded Media panel.
  4. Select Upload to upload your presentation file.
    Media settings panel highlighting the 'Media' icon in the sidebar, the 'Slides' tab, and the 'Upload' button, illustrating the sequence to import PDF or PPTX presentation slides.
  5. Once uploaded, hover over the presentation's thumbnail image on the media panel and select the plus sign to add it to a scene. 
  6. Any speaker added to the scene can navigate through the slide deck using the arrows below the preview player. 

Users added to the scene will appear in a picture-in-picture alongside the slide deck. You can hide them by turning off their video feed or selecting Controls > Hide speaker, or use the built-in screen-sharing feature to control the screen shared with your audience.

How to stream a presentation or slideshow in Livestream Studio

Livestream Studio offers a few methods to bring your presentation in as a source. To do so, you can use: 

  • Remote Guest (Recommended): Send an invite URL to the presenter to open in Google Chrome. They can select Share screen and choose their application window to replace their camera feed.
  • HDMI or Screen Capture: You can connect the presenting computer via HDMI capture or use screen capture on a second monitor if the presentation is controlled from the Studio desktop.

After the presentation is added as an input, you can use the graphics overlay designer to create a picture-in-picture experience. Read more at How to build a Picture-in-Picture Graphic.

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