Using StudioPro you can very easily stream your productions to Instagram using Instagram Live Producer. Instagram Live Producer will allow you to go live on Instagram using QuickLink StudioPro software through a stream key. This integration opens up production features outside the traditional phone camera, including additional cameras, external microphones and graphics. This feature is only available on instagram.com.
For best results when streaming to Instagram you will want to change your production to 9:16 (1080x1920). To achieve this, open your StudioPro settings and navigate to the Video tab. Change the Base and Output to 1080x1920.
Build your production to appear as you wish in a 9:16 aspect ratio.
Instagram Setup
Open instagram.com and click the “Create” button (plus symbol and select “Live” from the dropdown menu.
Within the “Go live” screen, enter the title of your live video and select your audience: “Practice” will not broadcast to anyone and “Public” will broadcast to your followers as a normal live video would.
You will then see a screen that contains your unique URL and stream key, with instructions on how to use them.
You have the option to either copy the stream key or reset it in the event you need a new one. Note: The stream key is not static, and will refresh each time you use Live Producer.
Returning to StudioPro, open the settings by selecting the icon.
Within the Stream tab, click Add Target below RTMP.
Enter a name for your target (i.e Instagram Live). Enter the SRTML URL copied earlier and paste into RTMP Server. Next, copy the Steam key copied and paste into RTMP Key. If you would like to use custom streaming configuration, please also do so from this window. When ready, click OK to add your stream target.
Now you have configured your Instagram streaming settings, you are now ready to start streaming. To start streaming, open the settings by selecting the icon. Within the Stream tab, select the Start Streaming button alongside your newly created target. Once streaming has started, a stream duration timer will appear.
- Within the Live Producer viewer on instagram.com, you’ll see a preview of what your stream will look like on Instagram Live. The Live Producer preview should mirror what you’ve set up on the streaming software. The preview can take a few seconds to display in the preview screen.
- Once you’ve seen and confirmed your preview, click “Go live” within Live Producer to start the stream. Once live, the “Comments” tab will let you read and respond to comments from viewers.
- When you want to end the live video, click “End live video”.
NOTE: If you end your stream in the streaming software before you end your Live Producer broadcast, the live video will continue while displaying the last frame received from the streaming software. In order to end your live video smoothly, end the broadcast on Live Producer first before ending the stream on the streaming software.
Once your broadcast has started, a LIVE indicator will appear in the top-right corner. Your production will now be streaming live to Instagram.
When you want to end the live video, click “End live video”. In addition, within the StudioPro settings, click Stop Streaming.
