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- Setting up a live stream.
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- Setting up live stream outputs.
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- Running a default streaming endpoint.
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- Using the Azure Media Player to view the live stream and on-demand output.
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- Using Azure Media Player to view the live stream and on-demand output.
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To keep things simple, we'll use an encoding preset for Azure Media Services in Wirecast, pass-through cloud encoding, and RTMP.
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1. In the Wirecast application, select **Create Empty Document** from the main menu, and then select **Continue**.
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![Wirecast start screen](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/open-empty-document.png)
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1. Hover over the first layer in the **Wirecast layers** area. Select the **Add** icon that appears, and select the video input that you want to stream. The Master Layer 1 dialog box opens.
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1. Hover over the first layer in the **Wirecast layers** area. Select the **Add** icon that appears, and select the video input that you want to stream.
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![Wirecast add icon](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/add-icon.png)
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1. Select **Video Capture** from the menu, and then select the camera that you want to use. The view from the camera appears in the preview area.
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The **Master Layer 1** dialog box opens.
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1. Select **Video Capture** from the menu, and then select the camera that you want to use.
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![Preview area for video capture](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/video-shot-selection.png)
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The view from the camera appears in the preview area.
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1. Hover over the second layer in the **Wirecast layers** area. Select the **Add** icon that appears, and select the audio input that you want to stream. The **Master Layer 2** dialog box opens.
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1. Select **Audio capture** from the menu and then select the audio input that you want to use.
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1. Select **Audio capture** from the menu, and then select the audio input that you want to use.
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![Inputs for audio capture](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/audio-shot-select.png)
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1. From the main menu, select **Output settings**. The **Output** dialog box appears.
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1. From the main menu, select **Output settings**. The **Select an Output Destination** dialog box appears.
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1. Select **Azure Media Services** from the **Destination** drop-down list. The output setting for Azure Media Services automatically populates *most* of the output settings.
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![Wirecast output settings screen](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/azure-media-services.png)
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3. In the **Input URL** box, copy the URL to your clipboard.
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![Input URL](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/input-url.png)
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4. Switch to the Wirecast application and paste the **Input URL** into the **Address** field in the output settings.
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4. Switch to the Wirecast application and paste the **Input URL** into the **Address** box in the output settings.
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![Wirecast input URL](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/input-url-wirecast.png)
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5. Select **OK**.
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This part will set up your outputs and enable you to save a recording of your live stream.
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> [!NOTE]
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> In order to stream this output, the streaming endpoint must be running. See Running the default streaming endpoint section below.
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1. Select the **Create outputs** link below the Outputs video viewer.
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1. If you like, edit the name of the output in the **Name** field to something more user friendly so it is easy to find later.
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![Output name field](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/output-name.png)
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1. Leave all the rest of the fields alone for now.
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1. Select **Next** add streaming locator.
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1. Change the name of the locator to something more user friendly, if wanted.
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![Locator name field](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/live-event-locator.png)
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> For you to stream this output, the streaming endpoint must be running. See the later [Run the default streaming endpoint](#run-the-default-streaming-endpoint) section.
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1. Select the **Create outputs** link below the **Outputs** video viewer.
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1. If you like, edit the name of the output in the **Name** box to something more user friendly so it's easy to find later.
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![Output name box](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/output-name.png)
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1. Leave all the rest of the boxes alone for now.
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1. Select **Next** to add a streaming locator.
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1. Change the name of the locator to something more user friendly, if you want.
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![Locator name box](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/live-event-locator.png)
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1. Leave everything else on this screen alone for now.
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1. Select **Create**.
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## Start the broadcast
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1. In Wirecast, select **Output > Start / Stop broadcasting > Start Azure Media Services : Azure Media Services** from the main menu. When the stream has been sent to the live event, the Live window in Wirecast will be show up in the live event video player on the live event page in Azure Media Services.
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1. In Wirecast, select **Output** > **Start / Stop Broadcasting** > **Start Azure Media Services: Azure Media Services** from the main menu.
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![Start broadcast menu items](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/start-broadcast.png)
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1. Select the **Go** button under the preview window to start broadcasting the video and audio you selected for the Wirecast layers.
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When the stream has been sent to the live event, the **Live** window in Wirecast appears in the video player on the live event page in Azure Media Services.
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1. Select the **Go** button under the preview window to start broadcasting the video and audio that you selected for the Wirecast layers.
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![Wirecast Go button](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/go-button.png)
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> If there is an error, try reloading the player by selecting the Reload player link above the player.
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> If there's an error, try reloading the player by selecting the **Reload player** link above the player.
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## Run the default streaming endpoint
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1. Make sure your streaming endpoint is running by selecting **Streaming endpoints** in the Media Services listing. You will be taken to the streaming endpoints page.
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![Streaming endpoint menu item](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/streaming-endpoints.png)
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1. If the default streaming endpoint status is stopped, select the **default** streaming endpoint. This will take you to the page for that endpoint.
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1. Select **Start**. This will start the streaming endpoint.
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![Streaming endpoint menu item](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/start.png)
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1. Select **Streaming endpoints** in the Media Services listing.
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![Streaming endpoints menu item](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/streaming-endpoints.png)
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1. If the default streaming endpoint status is stopped, select it. This step takes you to the page for that endpoint.
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1. Select **Start**.
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![Start button for the streaming endpoint](media/live-events-wirecast-quickstart/start.png)
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## Play the output broadcast by using Azure Media Player
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1. Copy the **Streaming URL** under the Output video player.
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1. In a web browser, open the demo Azure Media Player https://ampdemo.azureedge.net/azuremediaplayer.html
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1. Paste the **Streaming URL** into the URL field of the Azure Media Player.
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1. Copy the streaming URL under the **Output** video player.
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1. In a web browser, open the [Azure Media Player demo](https://ampdemo.azureedge.net/azuremediaplayer.html).
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1. Paste the streaming URL into the **URL** box of Azure Media Player.
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1. Select the **play** icon on the video to see your live stream.
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1. Select the **Play** icon on the video to see your live stream.
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1. In Wirecast, select the **broadcast** button. This will stop the broadcast from Wirecast.
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1. In the portal, select **Stop**. You will get a warning message that the live stream stop but the output will now become an on-demand asset.
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1. Select **Stop** in the warning message. The Azure Media Player will also now show an error as the live stream is no longer available.
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1. In Wirecast, select the **Broadcast** button. This step stops the broadcast from Wirecast.
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1. In the portal, select **Stop**. You then get a warning message that the live stream will stop but the output will now become an on-demand asset.
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1. Select **Stop** in the warning message. Azure Media Player now shows an error, because the live stream is no longer available.
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1. Navigate to the Media Services listing and select **Assets**.
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1. Find the event output you created earlier and select the **link to the asset**. The asset output page will open.
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1. Copy the **Streaming URL** under the video player for the asset.
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1. Return to the Azure Media Player in the browser and paste the **Streaming URL** into the URL field of the Azure Media Player.
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1. Go to the Media Services listing and select **Assets**.
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1. Find the event output that you created earlier and select the link to the asset. The asset output page opens.
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1. Copy the streaming URL under the video player for the asset.
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1. Select the **Play** icon on the video to view the on-demand asset.
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## Clean up resources
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> Stop the services! Once you have completed the steps in this quickstart, be certain to stop the live event and the streaming endpoint or you will continue to be billed for the time they remain running. To stop the live event, see the Stopping the broadcast, steps 2 and 3 above.
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> Stop the services! After you've completed the steps in this quickstart, be sure to stop the live event and the streaming endpoint, or you'll be billed for the time they remain running. To stop the live event, see the [Stop the broadcast](stop-the-broadcast) procedure, steps 2 and 3.
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> If you don't want to keep the assets from this event, be sure to delete them in order to prevent being billed for storage.
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> If you don't want to keep the assets from this event, be sure to delete them so you're not billed for storage.
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## Next steps
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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> [Live Events and Live Outputs in Media Services](./live-events-outputs-concept.md)
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> [Live events and live outputs in Media Services](./live-events-outputs-concept.md)

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