FAQs and Tutorials

Getting Started

THE STEPS TO GET YOUR CHANNEL SETUP

Welcome to BAC TV and becoming a channel owner. There are a couple of things that you need to know to get started. Your subscription gives you as a channel owner access to streaming your channel 24/7 live broadcasts, create pre-recorded playlists when you are not live.

The following steps will help you to get started.

Step 1

Make sure that you have filled out the Channel owners form Click Here if you haven’t and fill it out so that we can setup your channel. Once your account is setup the following are the next steps:

BizHelp101.com membership
We will enroll you into your Biz Help 101 CEO membership. We will make your username and password as the same as your BAC Television client/portal.
All Knowledge Based and tutorials are on our bactvnetwork.com community on Biz Help 101.com.
Within our community has the Encoder- Mixer- Playout software.
All webinars schedules and registrations are on the Event Calendar.

Step 2

Download and Access Software

Digital File Library is where you have access to our broadcasting software, and you can broadcast at any-time. You will find them in the Digital File Library in the account info area Click Here.
Our software is setup in several URLs and a download. We will setup your control panel. When you registered and we sent you a form that has the information to set you your channel.

Step 3

Build a Website

BAC TV will add your live channel feed to BACTV.net website, our BAC mobile App, and FB Directory.
We do offer a paid option to add all your archived video content
As a BAC TV channel owner is able to create a Free site on Bizhelp101.com websites.
You have the option to create your own website. I suggest a WordPress website. WordPress is the number 1 site/template. If you decide to build you own site and you need help, hosting, and Domain registration we have a solution to develop your website at a discounted price. Contact us and we will give you a consultant to help you.

Step 4

Tutorials and Training

All Knowledge Base how to’s and trainings are found on https://bizhelp101.com/go/bactvradio/default.aspx Account Menu Knowledge Base.
We are providing on-going training on the software and all webinars schedules and registrations are on the Event Calendar.

Step 5

Broadcast & Show Creation

Depending on your business model is where you start. Because you can go live whenever and wherever you want, do live shows first and the system has to capability to record your shows/broadcasts. Start where you are and grow into 24/7.

We offer webinars on show development so that you can get some ideas and training to build your channel.

Make sure that you send us your channel embed code and a heads up when you go live so that we can make sure on our side that you are on our site, app and so on…

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us so that we can help. Your success is our success and our success is yours!

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I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CONTENT TO LAUNCH MY CHANNEL, WHAT CAN I DO?

n this talk Brian Cochran CEO of BAC TV goes over what BAC TV is doing to stream and not having all our content. This video will show you how to use YouTube as a content provider to help you to get up and running in no time.

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BAC TV NEEDS A VIDEO THUMBNAIL FOR OUR CHANNEL FROM YOU.

Part of our system is we will add your live feed to our network. So we need what is called a Thumbnail to add to our site and we will do the rest. More than likely you are saying what is a thumbnail, RIGHT?

Video thumbnails let viewers see a quick snapshot of your video as they’re browsing YouTube your a website like ours BAC TV. The video thumbnail is the first thing that viewers see when browsing through our website. It’s a small, clickable static image that either grabs their attention – or lets them scroll on by.

We need one for your channel. You need something that grabs the eye and communicates what your video is about at a glance. You want it to grab your target audience and make them think. Again, a thumbnail is typically the first impression of your video, and essentially determines whether or not people will click through.

THUMBNAIL SIZE QUICK GUIDE

Here’s the quick version for the best dimensions to use for the thumbnail image.

Ideal Dimensions: 1280 x 720 pixels
Minimum Dimensions: 640 pixels wide
Maximum filesize: 2MB
Image Files Formats: JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP

Sample Thumbnail

How do I create a thumbnail?

As a BAC TV Channel owner you have access to our Thumbnail designer. Contact us at brian@bactv.net and let us know and we will setup your login and password for the designer.

Once you have created your Thumbnail email it to us so that we can create your page on BACTV.net brian@bactv.net

If you would like us to create one for you we charge $35.

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WHERE DO I START IN BUILDING MY CHANNEL

BAC TV NEW OWNERS TRAINING

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Television Channel Tutorials

HOW TO USE RESTREAM

This powerful software allows you to stream to 30+ social media locations at one time

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PLAYOUT SOFTWARE SETTINGS

Set your audio and video quality by clicking the drop-down menu provided in Audio Quality and Video Quality option from the top left corner.
Set the background in your preview area by clicking the BG option.
To add your video source in the Schedule playlist,
- Click the Add File option to add your local files for live streaming.
- Click the Add Live option to add your professional camera source.
- Click the Add URL option to add URL from any other media platforms.
- Click the Add List option to add a list of files.
- Click the Remove option to remove your files from the playlist.
- Click the Play option to play your added source in the preview area.
- Click the Pause option to pause your source.
- Click the Stop option to stop your source.
You can save your Schedule Playlist settings by clicking the Export option and the same way bring back those settings by clicking the Import option.
Click Add breaks to add intervals between your live streams.
You can also add audio source the same way you do for adding your video source. If you add any audio source, then enable Audio option given below the preview area. Use the scale to adjust the volume.
Always enable Deinterlace to avoid interlacing of your sources.
Enable CG Editor and then click the CG Editor option to add edits like the ticker, scrolling ticker, crawling ticker, rolling ticker, date and time to your source.
Once you do all your edits in CG editor, then click Load to save your edits.
Click Extend preview to view your preview in a separate window and in full screen.

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WHAT TYPE OF COMPUTER DO I NEED TO RUN THE SOFTWARE?

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements to operate the Playout, Mixer and Encoder are the following:

	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows 10	Windows 10
Processor	i5 2Ghz Dual-Core Processor	Intel Core i7 Processor 3Ghz+
Memory	8GB Ram	16GB DDR4
Hard Drive	7200 RPM Hard Drive (for recordings)	Solid State Disk
Graphics Card	DirectX 10.1 Compatible	Dedicated Nvidia Card with 2GB+ Memory
Screen Resolution	1280×720	1920×1080

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MULTI-BITRATE STREAMING USING ENCODER SOFTWARE

How to Start the Multi-bitrate Streaming Using the Encoder Software?

Go to Multi-Bitrate from the navigation menu.
In the Multi-Bitrate settings, select your streaming channel first.
Now turn On the Multi-Bitrate button.
And select any Preset of resolutions of your choice by clicking the drop-down menu.
Then click the Save button.

On the Encoder settings window, click the gear icon to create presets for the resolutions you have selected.

Note: It is advisable to create presets for the Multi-bitrate streaming beforehand for the resolutions you prefer.

Now click the Start button to initiate the live on your server channel with streaming qualities (resolutions).

You can go on by pushing the live stream to all your social media accounts, where your viewers can adjust the video quality according to their bandwidth.

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ENCODER SOFTWARE

How to start the live streaming on RTMP Channels using the New Encoder software?

To start live streaming using the Encoder software,

- Install the Mixer and Playout software from the Livebox streaming server.
- (Account Settings – Download – Studio (for PC Users) / Android (for Android Users)
- Generate the unique pin to access the software every time you want to live stream using the Mixer and Playout software.

Note: You can capture the source from your camera or you can use the playout to take your source for encoding.

- So, after setting up the camera or adding the streaming source using the playout, open the Encoder window.

In the Encoder settings,

Select your Video Device i.e., the device from which you are taking the video source for live streaming.
And the same applies to the Audio Device.
Then enter the RTMP URL of your streaming channel.
Set your preset.
Uncheck the mute option to enable your streaming audio.
Then finally click on the Start button to start the live streaming.

You can now check on your streaming channel. The live streaming will happen successfully on your streaming channel.

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PICTURE-IN-PICTURE MODE (PIP)

The picture-in-picture is similar to multi-window mode, where you can pin several small source window on the same screen and broadcast it on your channel. To enable this feature,

Go to the Livebox Mixer window.

A new dialog box Menu_Dialog_Form opens, where click the option Add File to add your local files.

Note:
To add your professional camera or webcam sources, click the Add Live option.
To add URL from any other media platforms, click the Add URL option.
To add your Playout sources, click the Add Playlist option.

Now you can go to Livebox encoder or any encoder of your preference to stream it to your channel.
Set your Audio Device and Video Device as Streaming Mixer.
Copy-paste your channel streaming URL in the URL bar.
And click the option Start to start your broadcast.

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ENCODER SETTINGS

In the Preset option, click the drop-down menu to set your required resolution.
In the Video Device option, click the drop-down and select your video device from where you are going to take through your video source to be encoded.
In the Audio Device option, click the drop-down and select your audio device from where you are going to add your audio to the video source which is to be encoded.
In the URL bar enter your channel RTMP URL, to stream your source to your channel.
Click the Preview option, to preview your video source before it is taken to several destinations.
Once you have added your source, click the Start button to stream successfully.
For other settings, click the Advanced Settings option. You can even carry out Multi-Bitrate streaming by using the options inside the advanced settings, where you can stream for different resolutions all at one time.
To stop your streaming, click the Stop button.
To exit your encoder settings, click the Exit button which is located at the top right corner.

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WHAT SOFTWARE AND HOW TO LIVE STREAM RECORD, DO INTERVIEW SHOWS AND MORE.

We have a solution to help you to shoot, live stream, and record my broadcast. The software that I use is called StreamYard.

To get started go to the following link

Click Here

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Social Media Destinations

HOW TO USE RESTREAM

This powerful software allows you to stream to 30+ social media locations at one time

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Re-stream live to Facebook

How to Re-stream on Facebook Using the BAC TV Client Portal?

You can access the Client Portal and re-stream the live videos running on the BAC TV server channel to their desired destinations. The destination could be anywhere, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, RTMP servers, and other streaming platforms.

So, to start re-streaming the BAC TV server channel content on Facebook, the sub-user have to log in to the Client Portal with the credentials provided by the admin.

Enter your username and password and then give Login.

You can click the ‘Add Destination’ button located on the right side or the thunder button on the left side to select your destination.

A dialog box ‘Share on’ with several destinations shows up. As you wanted to stream live on Facebook, select the Facebook option and then click Push live stream to Facebook to get connected to Facebook.

Note: If you select the option Automatically TURN ON when adding push value, the live stream will automatically begin to happen on your Facebook destination once the live streaming set-up is done. Otherwise, you have to manually turn on the push value followed by giving Go Live on the Facebook live streaming settings page.

Once you select Push live stream to Facebook, a pop-up notification on the top left of your browser appears, on which you can give ‘Always allow’ and click ‘Done’.

Client Portal is now connected to your Facebook and it opens your Facebook login page. So, log in to your Facebook.

Select where you want to post your live video and give ‘Next’.

Once you click the ‘Next’ button, a Connect your Live stream to the Live API Facebook page opens, and you can minimize the window to see your Facebook destination being added to the push destination.

Note: If you haven’t enabled the Automatically Turn On when adding push value option, then Turn on the button on your destination when you really wanted to re-stream to your Facebook destination.

Then go to Facebook, where it starts to fetch your Livebox content for streaming.

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Autostream Software

WEBPAGE LIVE STREAMING

Live streaming of webpages can be carried out on social media destinations, streaming platforms, websites, blogs or any RTMP servers by the Autostream feature. When it comes to the webpage live streaming, it is useful to live stream the subscribers/viewers count or the countdown timings before starting a live streaming event.

To live stream a webpage,

Go to the Autostream feature.
Click on the Create button.

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AUTOSTREAM WITH YOUTUBE VIDEOS

On Autostream settings, you have options to change the following settings.

You can add/remove links from your existing playlist.
You can delete the existing playlist and create a fresh playlist.
You can change the RTMP link of your streaming destination.
You can change/edit your playlist logo.

So, to do changes to your Autostream playlist,

Go to your existing playlist and click the “Settings” icon.

A dialog box “Settings” opens, where you can see the links of an already existing playlist.
If you want to edit the existing playlist, you can make changes under “Edit Existing Playlist”. Otherwise, click the “Create Fresh Playlist” option to create a new set of a playlist.

After entering a new playlist ID, channel ID or links, click the “Start a Fresh Playlist” button.

A fresh playlist is created.

Likewise, you can also change the RTMP URL of your streaming channel.
Click the “Edit RtmpUrl/Logo” option, enter the RTMP URL link of your channel/website and then click the “Start Again” button. And your YouTube sources will be streamed live to your new channel/website.

To preview your source, go to your channel dashboard and click the play button and preview the live streaming of your YouTube videos.

You have successfully made changes to your Livebox Playlist.

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Going live with your smartphone

HOW TO BROADCAST OR LIVE STREAM WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE

This video will go over what software you need to go live from your smartphone or table. The software we recommend will also work on IOs (Apple) iPhone and iPad.