Touchpoint Stream

Touchpoint Stream is a feature of Touchpoint that enables live streaming of sessions and management of streams and related content for events.

Touchpoint Stream is used by event organizers and presenters to broadcast sessions to attendees.

Feature Settings

Allow Session Videos enables or disables video content on sessions for the entire event.
Allow Video Commenting enables users to comment on session videos.
Allow Video Rating enables users to rate the video.

In the Videos section you will see your live stream has been automatically selected in the session's video selection drop-down.
Click Save at the bottom of the session edit screen to save your new live stream to the session.
Video Selected shows New Stream from Videos.

To create a new live stream from the videos feature click New at the top of the list of videos.
Give your video a unique name and select Live Stream as the video type.
Click Save and you now have a new live stream ready to be used.
Streams can be listed under a videos button or can be assigned to sessions.

You will see your live stream has been automatically selected in the session's video selection drop-down.
Video Selected shows Keynote Broadcast (example from the UI).

Speakers or moderators of a session can broadcast session streams by navigating to them in the VIP portal.
From the VIP portal, simply select the session to be broadcast.

On the session detail page click the Stream button next to your video's name under the Main Video section to launch the ready room in a separate window.

The Speaker Ready Room is the presenter-ready space for a single speaker or a panel of speakers to broadcast a live stream.
As a presenter, you will want to log into this ready room as soon as possible.
Familiarize yourself with the options within this interface prior to the broadcast date.
Upon entering, you will need to select and confirm your audio and video devices.

This section allows you to see any presenters or moderators.
If you are a solo presenter, your name will be the only one in this list.
Attendees watching the broadcast will not be shown within the speaker ready room.
Ensure the LIVE button next to your name is red to show you can make your camera and mic live for broadcast.
Your camera and mic should be turned on in the top left corner.

Use the Files button to upload slides, PDFs, or other materials you wish to display during your presentation.
Click the Files button and use the modal to upload your files.
Select uploaded files to include in your presentation.
Click Add to playlist.

The Playlist section displays materials to the audience.
The Playlist button toggles the playlist section in the right side bar.
Select an item from your playlist to display to the audience.
If you have selected a multi-page PDF or PPT file you will see the individual slides and can navigate between them using the media navigation.
Use the X in the upper right corner to dismiss the playlist item from displaying.

To begin your broadcast, select the Apps button from the top navigation bar.
Then choose Webcast Stream in the dialog box.
Select the single webcast in the list, then click the red Go Live button at the bottom.
There will be a 30 second to 1 minute delay between that click and the broadcast becoming available to stream viewers.
You will know you are live when you see the timer in the top bar progressing and a brief 'Live Broadcast Started' message appear.

Hover over a camera source and select the user icon to bring them full screen at any point.
As a solo presenter you’ll want to do this before live broadcasting.
Selecting the user icon again will bring you back to the room-wide view where you can see any active cameras.
In a multi-presenter broadcast the moderator should bring users full screen and deselect them to return the room to the large view.