Facebook Live Stream
However, Facebook's app, unlike Periscope, does not support streaming from GoPro directly. If you do want to live stream to Facebook Live from a GoPro electronic camera, do not sweat it, since we have you covered. Simply continue reading to learn how you can utilize your GoPro camera to live stream on Facebook.
Facebook Live Stream
To live stream to Facebook from your GoPro, you will require the GoPro App, and an app called Live4, both of which are free. Also, we evaluated out this technique using the GoPro Hero 4 but it should work fine with all recent GoPro video cameras.
Pairing the GoPro with your Phone
You will need to follow the actions listed below to match your GoPro with your phone. I'm utilizing an iPhone, but all the actions will be exact same for Android too, so follow along:.
1. Release the GoPro app on your phone, and tap on "Connect your Cam".
2. Select your video camera from the list of GoPro cams on the app.
3. Follow the triggers on the screen to combine your GoPro with the phone app, then link your phone to the video camera's WiFi. This will allow you to control your GoPro from the phone, and utilize it as a remote viewfinder, and more.
Live Streaming on Facebook using the Live4 App
Utilizing the Live4 app is without a doubt the simplest approach to go reside on Facebook from your GoPro, and it's entirely free. So, here's how to utilize the Live4 app with your GoPro and stream live to Facebook:.
1. Introduce the Live4 app, and tap on the "+" icon in the bottom toolbar. Live4 will ask you to visit with your Twitter or Facebook ID. Pick Facebook, and authorize the application.
2. Live4 will then ask you for a few approvals, approve them. You will then be required to the live streaming screen, with your phone's video camera chosen as the default. Tap on the option that states "GoPro" and Live4 will start taking the input from the GoPro video camera, supplied that you had matched your GoPro with your phone. The screen also has options to go into a title for your live stream, so that people can understand what it's about prior to they start to view it.
3. Before you begin live streaming, tap on the "f" icon on the bottom right, to enable "Facebook Sharing", and after that you can start live streaming to Facebook. Your live stream will be available on Facebook, and people that are allowed to see your posts will be able to see it.
That's generally all you have to do in order to live stream on Facebook from a GoPro video camera. When you're authorizing the app on Facebook, you can modify the information it gets, and you can likewise change the default audience that the live stream will go to, in order to ensure that only individuals that you want your live stream to be visible to, are the ones who have the ability to watch it.
There are some more customization options offered on the Live4 app, including the capability to share (or not share) your area in the live stream, or to make the live stream "Public" or "Personal".
Tailor your Live4 Experience:
Apart from streaming live to Facebook, the Live4 app also streams your content survive on its own network, where other individuals using the app are able to view, like and talk about it. You can also enjoy live streams from other users by going to the home screen of the app, and tapping on the live stream that you wish to view. The app's network is rather active, and chances are you will find someone or the other live on the app, no matter when you check it.
Live4 likewise conserves your live streams as archives, so that you and others can enjoy it later on. In case you want to erase your conserved videos, you can merely tap on the icon on the bottom right on the toolbar, and swipe your video to the left to expose the delete choice. Tap on this option to erase your video from the app.
If you tap on the "gear icon" on the leading right of the screen, you will be able to include auto tags to your live streams, get access to Live4's support and personal privacy policy, as well as log yourself from your Facebook account. Nevertheless, Live4 will not let you live stream unless you are visited to either Facebook, or Twitter.
Get Online on Facebook Live from your GoPro Electronic camera.
Facebook Live is an exceptional platform to get in touch with users, and your followers; or to develop a following on your own. Since Facebook made their Facebook Live API open up to third-party developers, increasingly more apps are cropping up that enable individuals to live stream to Facebook, and for good factor. The Facebook community is very lively and active.
If you had a GoPro and were wondering when you would be able to stream live from your GoPro to Facebook Live, you know now how you can do it. So go on and begin streaming your adventures on Facebook Live from your GoPro.
Facebook Live Stream, We would like to understand if you have ever live streamed from your GoPro, and how you did it? What apps did you try, and what was your experience like? Let us understand if you know of an app or a method to stream to Facebook Live from GoPro that we may have missed out on, and if you have any issues with using the apps that we mentioned in this article, don't hesitate to drop us a line in the comment section listed below.