Web Broadcast does not work
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- June 14, 2019 at 10:11 am #4623
ez1972
ParticipantWeb broadcaster soemtimes work and sometimes not, only work good from Chrome in Samxung Galaxy
OBS work all the time, also BroadcastMe
Why not Web and why only Chrome?
June 25, 2019 at 1:20 pm #4838admin
KeymasterThe browser broadcaster is based on WebRTC. While the technology still has issues, it is reportedly working well on Chrome for Mac, Windows and Android.
We have not properly tested it yet in either Firefox, Safari or Opera and there is no proper support for the technology in Edge/IE.
One may also encounter connectivity issues due to NATting, UDP ports being blocked and other networking twists.All in all, while this works great for many, it will just not work for some. We are slowly improving on it but given the underlying technology it will probably never be perfect.
Recommended you consider an RTMP broadcasting solution if it’s not working for your setup.March 16, 2020 at 3:08 am #10826yoga
ParticipantI am testing your product via wordpress plugin. When I click Start browser broadcast, the popup window appears saying starting broadcast then nothing happens.
Have tried both Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 and Edge 44.18362.449.0 on windows 10
Please advise next steps
March 17, 2020 at 10:43 am #10971admin
KeymasterIn its current state, the web broadcasting does not work for every host/browser configuration out there. We are working to improve it and hoping to have an enhanced version of it some time during the summer. It will also work in Firefox and Safari.
Meanwhile, if not able to successfully stream from your browser please consider desktop alternatives like VMix, OBS, and mobile apps like BroadcastiXNovember 23, 2020 at 5:08 pm #99655kirinawakai
ParticipantHello!
I am facing a very specific issue:
On the same network (my home office)
I tried 4 computers, all win10 + chrome
two work, and 2 don’t.The two not working computer show the webcam in the popup, either with starting bradcast… status or no status at all.
Any clue what this might be coming from? Any way to debug? i don’t see any error in the browser console.
I need to implement a website where customers can log-in and stream from browser (it might be tricky to guide them remotely into using obs)
thankyou
FedeNovember 24, 2020 at 9:24 am #99735Beatrice
ModeratorHi Fede,
Broadcasting from the browser may not work for every setup. See this thread for details.
A new version of the browser broadcast is in the works and should be available in January. It will cover more use cases (browsers, connection configuration) but may still not be universally available.
January 6, 2021 at 3:29 pm #105687mitchell royster
ParticipantI sincerely hope that this update happens soon, unlike what was reported around March of last year- as it obviously didn’t happen then. By the way- “Covid” isn’t an excuse in this scenario, given that the creation of software is completely a virtual venture…
January 7, 2021 at 11:08 am #105792Beatrice
ModeratorHello Mitchell,
We are however days away from a very much improved browser broadcast solution, please let us know if you would like to be one of the early adopters. Keep an eye on our forum as new updates will be announced here first.
February 2, 2021 at 11:49 am #110041Beatrice
ModeratorThe new and improved Next Generation Browser Broadcaster is no longer in beta and is now available to the public with version 3.11 of WpStream!
Some of its highlighted features include;
-Ability to start and stop the broadcast
-Ability to select the camera and microphone
-Adjustable broadcast bitrate
-Adjustable video resolution
-Works in all modern browsers, including Chrome (Mac, Windows, Android), Safari (Mac, iPhone, iPad), Firefox (Desktop, Android), Edge, Opera, etc.We would like to thank everyone for your patience and looking forward to your browser live streams.
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