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Brightcove's live streaming video feature enables you to deliver high-quality live streaming broadcasts to any device or browser. You can deliver live streams without any custom development or complex integration.

Brightcove offers several options for delivering live streams. This topic contains the following sections:

• Hardware vs. cloud-based encoding
• Live streaming using the Live module
• Live streaming using a hardware-based encoder

Live streaming using the Live module

The Live module provides an easy to use interface to help you broadcast a live channel to both desktop and mobile devices. No programming is required. After entering your channel information into the Live module, you will be provided with a set of encoder settings that you plug into your on-site encoder. For more information, see one of these documents.

• Quick Start from Live 1.0 to NextGen Live - Provides all the details on using the Live module
• Step-by-Step: Using the Live Module with Telestream Wirecast - Provides a step by step guide on using the Live module with Telestream Wirecast
• Step-by-Step: Using the Live Module with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) - Provides a step by step guide on using the Live module with Open Broadcaster Software
• Live Module Guidelines and Best Practices - Provides a series of best practices and recommendations to help ensure a high quality, stable, live streaming experience

NextGen Live API

The NextGen Live API is a REST-based API that allows you to create and manage live streaming channels. Optional features include:

• Create video-on-demand assets from clips taken from the live stream
• DVR capability
• Multiple CDNs

For more information, see the NextGen Live API documentation.