YouTube Live streaming

YouTube supports RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) for live streaming, allowing content creators to broadcast live video and audio streams over the internet with minimal delay. This protocol is vital for delivering smooth, high-quality live feeds that are suitable for everything from personal vlogging to professional broadcasts.

Use the YouTubeSinkSettings class to set the parameters.

Block info

Name: YouTubeSinkBlock.

Pin direction	Media type	Pins count
Input audio	audio/x-aac	one
	audio/x-mp3
Input video	video/x-h264	one
	video/x-h265

The sample pipeline

Sample code

// Pipeline
var pipeline = new MediaBlocksPipeline();

// video and audio sources
var virtualVideoSource = new VirtualVideoSourceSettings
{
    Width = 1280,
    Height = 720,
    FrameRate = VideoFrameRate.FPS_25,
};

var videoSource = new VirtualVideoSourceBlock(virtualVideoSource);

var virtualAudioSource = new VirtualAudioSourceSettings
{
     Channels = 2,
     SampleRate = 44100,
};

var audioSource = new VirtualAudioSourceBlock(virtualAudioSource);

// H264/AAC encoders
var h264Encoder = new H264EncoderBlock(new OpenH264EncoderSettings());
var aacEncoder = new AACEncoderBlock();

pipeline.Connect(videoSource.Output, h264Encoder.Input);
pipeline.Connect(audioSource.Output, aacEncoder.Input);

// YouTube Live sink
var sink = new YouTubeSinkBlock(new YouTubeSinkSettings("long streaming key"));
pipeline.Connect(h264Encoder.Output, sink.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Video));
pipeline.Connect(aacEncoder.Output, sink.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Audio));

// Start
await pipeline.StartAsync();

Sample applications

• Network Streamer Demo

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.