Preview, start and stop Events
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Note: You can preview, start, and stop your stream all from within your encoder, not YouTube itself.
You’ll be able to manually Preview, Start and Stop the stream in YouTube following these steps.
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Stop
Click Live Control Room tab.
Preview- Start your encoder.
- Click Preview to check the stream from the encoder. (Please allow 1 minute to initiate transcoding process.)
You cannot return to preview state after you have started.
| Option 1 | Option 2 |
|---|---|
| Start immediately by unchecking the 'Sync to preview player' player box and clicking Start Streaming. This option removes the preview player. | Start Streaming with the 'Sync to preview player' player box checked. Start the Preview Player then click Start Streaming. |
- Click Start Streaming to start event after you are satisfied with testing.
- Monitor event from Live Control Room.
- Mid-roll ads and YouTube Slates can be inserted.
- Use Broadcast Alerts as-needed before and during the event to notify viewers of delays.
When the event has ended, click Stop Streaming.
You cannot restart your event once you have stopped it.
**The Live Control Room is not currently available on mobile or tablet.
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