The Stream Monitor is where you watch and control a single live stream. It shows the live picture alongside the input, destinations, graphics and audio, so you can check that everything is healthy and make changes during the match.
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Before you start
You need the Streaming module, and a stream already added to your match with an input assigned. The START STREAM button only works once an input is assigned.
To add graphics, create an overlay for the match first. Overlays need the Graphics module.
Open the Stream Monitor
Go to the Matches tab and expand your match, for example Harbour City (HCF) v Ridgeview (RVR). Then either click View from the stream's action menu, or click the white space of the stream row to open the side panel and click View there.
The match and the live picture
The match details sit at the top of the page, including the team names, time, period and competition, plus the Auto Stream status and the Auto Graphics status when an overlay is assigned. The live picture plays in the middle.
Above the player you can switch how the preview is delivered:
WebRTC gives a fast, low-delay preview. Use it when you want to see what is happening on the field almost in real time, such as checking graphics timing.
HLS gives a more stable preview with a little more delay. Use it if the WebRTC preview stutters on your connection.
This only changes your preview. It does not change what your viewers see.
Stream details on the left
The left side shows how the stream is set up:
Auto stream: whether the stream starts and stops automatically.
Input and bitrate: the input feeding this stream. The bitrate indicator shows a warning icon when no signal is arriving, and turns green with a kbps value once the stream is being received.
RTMP or SRT address and stream key: the details your camera or encoder sends to. Use the copy button to grab them quickly.
Frame rate, resolution and region: these cannot be changed while the stream is live.
Destinations on the right
Your destinations are listed on the right, each with its pull URL and stream key, a copy button, and its own bitrate indicator. This lets you check each platform is receiving the stream.
Set destinations live
Tick Select All to pick every destination, or tick individual destinations.
Click the button beside it to set the selected destinations live.
To stop a destination, tick it and use the same button to stop it. The rest of the stream keeps running.
Add or hide graphics
Along the bottom of the player, use the overlay dropdown to pick the overlay that adds graphics to this stream. You can change it during the match. The refresh icon beside the dropdown refreshes the overlay's production URL for this stream.
Turn on Hide Graphics to take all graphics off and show the clean picture. Turn it off to bring them back. This only affects streams hosted on LIGR. If you use the production URL in external production software, Hide Graphics does not change what appears there, and you may need to re-copy the URL after a refresh.
Set the audio
Input audio: adjust the level of the sound coming from your camera or encoder.
Overlay audio: adjust the level of sound played by your graphics.
Mix audio: combine the left and right channels, which helps when commentary is only on one side.
Mute left or Mute right: silence one channel, for example a noisy spare microphone.
The three-dot menu
Stream Settings: open the full stream configuration.
Stream Analytics: opens the Stream Session Analyzer in a new tab, with an input feed stability graph and other performance details.
Match Notes: view and add notes for the match.
Open LiveScore: opens the LiveScore app so you can score the match.
Stop and start the stream
Click the red square to stop the stream, then confirm. When the stream is off, click START STREAM in the top right, or the start button in the player, to go live again. Remember to set your destinations live again after restarting.
Tips and common mistakes
While live you can add or remove destinations, change the overlay and adjust audio. To change frame rate, resolution, region or input, stop the stream, update Stream Settings, then start it again.
If the input bitrate shows a warning, check your encoder is using the exact address and stream key shown on the left.
Use the Stream Monitor for stream health. Bitrate and input status are not shown in Match Center.
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