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Zoom Broadcast Setup

West Bountiful 1st, 7th & 8th Wards
You are running ZOOM today Zoom uses the same OBS scenes as YouTube. The only special step is that in OBS you press Start Virtual Camera (not Start Streaming), and then you tell Zoom to use OBS as its camera.

Step 1 — Get OBS ready

  1. Confirm the camera light on the camera base is blue (camera is on).
  2. Make sure the wireless audio box at the pulpit is on (it shows a blue light).?
  3. Open OBS Studio from the desktop.
    The OBS Studio icon on the desktop.
    The OBS Studio icon on the desktop.
  4. Click the Live Broadcast scene. You should see the live chapel view.
    OBS on the Live Broadcast scene: chapel view, with Camera and Pulpit Mic listed as Sources on the right.
    OBS on the Live Broadcast scene: chapel view, with Camera and Pulpit Mic listed as Sources on the right. (click to enlarge)

Step 2 — Start the broadcast in OBS (both outputs)

  1. On the right side of OBS, under Controls, click Start Virtual Camera, then click Start Streaming. Press both — they work independently and don’t interfere, and running both is your backup.
    The two broadcast buttons in OBS. Click both; each reads Stop... once running.
    The two broadcast buttons in OBS. Click both — each changes to ‘Stop…’ once it is running. (The button labeled Zoom is Start Virtual Camera; the one labeled YouTube is Start Streaming.) (click to enlarge)
  2. Both buttons now read Stop… — Stop Virtual Camera and Stop Streaming. That means both outputs are running. Leave them on. ?
✓ You should see: both buttons now read Stop… (Stop Virtual Camera and Stop Streaming).
Both outputs are running — that’s the backupStart Virtual Camera (Zoom) and Start Streaming (YouTube) are independent. Running both means if one platform has a problem, the other still carries the meeting.

Step 3 — Open the Zoom meeting

Quick way 📹  Open the Sunday Broadcast in Zoom
Click this, choose Open Zoom Meetings if your browser asks, then skip to Step 4. Prefer to do it by hand? Use the steps below.
  1. Open Zoom Workplace from the desktop.
    The Zoom Workplace icon on the desktop.
    The Zoom Workplace icon on the desktop.
  2. On the Home screen, look at the lower-right and click Recurring (1).
    Zoom Home screen. 'Recurring (1)' is near the bottom right.
    Zoom Home screen. 'Recurring (1)' is near the bottom right. (click to enlarge)
  3. The Sunday Broadcast meeting appears. Click the … (three dots) on its right, then choose Start meeting. ?
    Click the three dots next to Sunday Broadcast, then choose 'Start meeting'.
    Click the three dots next to Sunday Broadcast, then choose 'Start meeting'. (click to enlarge)

Step 4 — Set the camera & audio in the join preview

A preview window opens before you join. This is the most important screen — get these two boxes right:

Set box 1 (microphone) to 'VB-Audio Virtual Cable' and box 2 (camera) to 'OBS Virtual Camera', then click the blue Join button.
Set box 1 (microphone) to 'VB-Audio Virtual Cable' and box 2 (camera) to 'OBS Virtual Camera', then click the blue Join button. (click to enlarge)
  1. Set the microphone box (left) to VB-Audio Virtual Cable.?
  2. Set the camera box (right) to OBS Virtual Camera. You should now see the chapel in the preview.?
  3. Click Join.

Step 5 — Confirm the sound settings

Good sound (especially music) depends on Zoom using “Original sound for musicians.” At the top of the meeting window it should read “Original sound for musicians: on”.?

The live webinar. Top bar shows 'Original sound for musicians: on'. The Participants panel shows Panelists and Attendees.
The live webinar. Top bar shows 'Original sound for musicians: on'. The Participants panel shows Panelists and Attendees. (click to enlarge)

If it is off, or the sound is choppy or the music does not come through, open Zoom’s audio settings and match this picture:

Zoom Settings > Audio > Microphone modes: choose 'Original sound for musicians' and check High-fidelity music mode, Echo cancellation, and Stereo audio.
Zoom Settings > Audio > Microphone modes: choose 'Original sound for musicians' and check High-fidelity music mode, Echo cancellation, and Stereo audio. (click to enlarge)

Step 6 — Check who is watching (optional)

Click Participants at the bottom. This is a webinar, so you will see two groups: Panelists (you / the building) and Attendees (members watching from home). You can use this for a rough attendance count.

Running the broadcast (same for Zoom & YouTube)

You control what people see at home simply by clicking a scene name in the lower-left corner of OBS. Here is the whole service in one table:

WhenClick this OBS scene (lower-left)What people at home see
Someone is speaking / the meeting is going on Live Broadcast The live chapel view with the pulpit microphone sound.
The sacrament is being blessed & passed Sacrament The “Please stand by” video with reverent music. The chapel camera and mic are hidden.
Between wards / waiting to start Between Meetings The Church logo screen. No live sound.
Your three scenes in OBS (lower-left corner). Clicking one of these names is the only live control you need.
Your three scenes in OBS (lower-left corner). Clicking one of these names is the only live control you need. (click to enlarge)

Switching to the Sacrament scene

  1. When the sacrament is about to begin, click Sacrament in the scenes list.
    OBS switched to the Sacrament scene. Notice the little headphone icon on the Sacrament Video is GREEN so the music is heard.
    OBS switched to the Sacrament scene. Notice the little headphone icon on the Sacrament Video is GREEN so the music is heard. (click to enlarge)
  2. Make sure the green headphone icon next to Sacrament Video in the Audio Mixer is on (green, not gray). That is what lets the music be heard at home.?
    The green headphone icon on 'Sacrament Video'. If it is gray, click it once so it turns GREEN.
    The green headphone icon on 'Sacrament Video'. If it is gray, click it once so it turns GREEN.
  3. When the sacrament is finished, click Live Broadcast to go back to the chapel.

Between wards / before the meeting

  1. Click Between Meetings to show the Church logo screen.
    The Between Meetings scene (Church logo). Use this while waiting between wards.
    The Between Meetings scene (Church logo). Use this while waiting between wards. (click to enlarge)
  2. Leave this scene up until the next ward starts — do not end the stream or meeting. Then switch back to Live Broadcast.

When everything is over

Do NOT press End early Several wards share this one meeting. Do not click End until every ward’s meeting has finished. Ending early cuts off the wards who are still watching.
  1. Switch OBS to Between Meetings (the logo screen).
  2. When all wards are finished, click End (bottom-right) and confirm End meeting for all.
    The red End button, bottom-right of Zoom. Only click it once every ward has finished.
    The red End button, bottom-right of Zoom. Only click it once every ward has finished.
  3. In OBS, click Stop Virtual Camera.
  4. You can leave the camera and computer on; the coordinator will handle the rest.

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