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During a webcast, the system administrator leads through the event, releasing presentation slides at the correct time or supervising the chat.
As a system administrator, you can see the list of all created webcasts.
To begin, select the desired webcast in the list. The detail view of the selected webcast will then open.
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Whenever you switch the Webcast state from pre-live to live, the livestream playback is automatically started. The playback is muted by default, and the consumers can choose to unmute the livestream. |
The detail view consists of the following areas and functional components:
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Webcast name and ID | At the very top, just to the right of "WebcastOperator", the webcast name and ID are displayed. | ||||||
Status selection | Depending on the state of the current webcast, you can switch to the next possible status by means of the provided button. For example, the system administrator can switch from post-live to pre-live to test a planned webcast.
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Viewers | Number of the currently connected webcast viewers (updated every 15 seconds). | ||||||
Preview button | Click the yellow preview button to open the consumer view in a new tab. | ||||||
Slides | All presentation slides uploaded to the WebcastManager are represented in the left window pane. Highlight the desired slide to open it in the slide preview.More information can be found in this article. | ||||||
Polls and Surveys | Add a link to the desired third-party polling or survey application. You can also copy the link or open the polling/survey link directly. | ||||||
Slide Preview | The slide preview pane gives a closer look at a selected slide before you push it to the stream at the correct time in the presentation. Push the slide by clicking the [] button in the top right corner of the slide preview pane. There will be a short time delay before the corresponding slide is visible to users in the consumer module.
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Live stream preview | The player is located beneath the slide preview. Here, the live stream of the event as well as the currently released slide is visible. | RTMP Stream Status | This section displays the status of your stream. If a backup streaming server has been set up in the Webcast Manager, the status of both the primary and the backup streaming server will be displayed. | ||||
Chat | If the chat feature has been activated for the webcast, you will see the chat history in the right window pane. | ||||||
Q&A | If the Q&A feature has been activated for the webcast, you will see the requests of users in the right window pane. In contrast to the chat function, a direct interaction between users is not possible. |