Create a YouTube live video

You can schedule the video without an encoder, but before going live you’ll need to set up an encoder. Go to YouTube.com and make sure you’re using the right account Click on the account icon in the upper right of the screen Check the account that shows at the top of the dropdown to make sure … Read more

Encoder setup for live streaming to Facebook and YouTube

Usually used after setting up Facebook and YouTube events Facebook Live video instructions YouTube live video instructions Overview of signal flow for streaming to web/social platforms Things to consider before you start: Copyright: most social platforms have automated ways of identifying audio (and sometimes visual) copyrighted material. Even if we have all the proper permissions … Read more

Create a Facebook Live video

You can schedule the video without an encoder, but before going live you’ll need to set up an encoder. Go to “Publishing Tools” for the Facebook page Keep crossposting in mind when you choose the page to stream from – KTOO has the most expansive crossposting set up (as of the beginning of 2019), so it’s … Read more

Crossposting a video on Facebook

Make sure you have set up crossposting with the page that originally posted the video, and that the video has crossposting enabled for your page. Go to your Facebook page (the one where you want to post the video) and click on “Publishing Tools” at the top Click on “Videos You Can Crosspost” in the … Read more

Facebook preview problems

Usually, when you paste a link into a Facebook status message, it brings up a preview with an image, headline, and some text. Here is what to do if this doesn’t happen or it looks wrong: Make sure the WordPress post/page has a Featured Image Make sure the Featured Image is big enough It has … Read more

Facebook page banner

Click here for more ways to promote your event. For select special events, you may want to create a banner for the top of your Facebook page. Facebook banners should be 820 x 461 pixels, and the top and bottom will be cut off on desktops.  More details: Here is the Facebook help article on … Read more

Facebook events

For more information, see Facebook has a page about public events.  Click here for more ways to promote your event. Log in to Facebook Go to KTOO’s Facebook page Click on the “Events” tab Click the “Create Event” button Optional: if you have an image for the event, click “Add Event Photo” to upload it. After you … Read more