Hybrid service question for churches and temples

[pkhata]

With churches and temples now reopening, most congregations need to show the live stream on flatscreens (besides streaming it). Since OBS can simultaneously stream and record, can it live stream and output a copy of the live stream video and audio to the computer's hdmi output? We don't see that option currently.

 

[tinusriyanto]

I think OBS have a feature called projectors which essentially show you what is being streamed (assuming that said flatscreen is attached to the computer running OBS). However I have never use it so I don't know if it is really what you need for your specific use case.

 

[techdirection.ca]

With churches and temples now reopening, most congregations need to show the live stream on flatscreens (besides streaming it). Since OBS can simultaneously stream and record, can it live stream and output a copy of the live stream video and audio to the computer's hdmi output? We don't see that option currently.

Right click the output preview (where you see the final video displayed in OBS), hover over “Fullscreen projector”, and click on the output device (display or splitter) you want to display the video.
Note that this only pushes video to that display and not audio. You can use something like Loopback or other audio virtual routing software to do that if you need it going direct from OBS to the HDMI output.
As an alternative to expensive and limited HDMI infrastructure, we’re in the process of installing NDI playback devices to drop behind remote TVs in the building with only a building network connection (Ethernet) to get video and audio at them.

 

[pkhata]

Right click the output preview (where you see the final video displayed in OBS), hover over “Fullscreen projector”, and click on the output device (display or splitter) you want to display the video.
Note that this only pushes video to that display and not audio. You can use something like Loopback or other audio virtual routing software to do that if you need it going direct from OBS to the HDMI output.
As an alternative to expensive and limited HDMI infrastructure, we’re in the process of installing NDI playback devices to drop behind remote TVs in the building with only a building network connection (Ethernet) to get video and audio at them.

Thanks VERY much, guys. I got it up and running. A couple of notes: 1) it was easy to get audio to the external monitor (which is what the congregation would hear) by simply selecting it as the laptop's sound output in System Prefs>Sound. Of course, there may be some monitoring tweaks required this way, but this does solve the issue of streaming a service and allowing in-person people to hear things like music videos, etc. 2) But what's really cool is this can also be done wirelessly via AirPlay, so the external monitor doesn't need to be connected via hdmi, it just needs to be on the same wifi network as the streaming/OBS laptop.

 

[techdirection.ca]

Thanks VERY much, guys. I got it up and running. A couple of notes: 1) it was easy to get audio to the external monitor (which is what the congregation would hear) by simply selecting it as the laptop's sound output in System Prefs>Sound. Of course, there may be some monitoring tweaks required this way, but this does solve the issue of streaming a service and allowing in-person people to hear things like music videos, etc. 2) But what's really cool is this can also be done wirelessly via AirPlay, so the external monitor doesn't need to be connected via hdmi, it just needs to be on the same wifi network as the streaming/OBS laptop.

Glad it worked out! Just be sure to turn off all system sounds in preferences and be careful what media you preview or run on that computer with its system audio sending to congregation.
Can you please clarify the Airplay situation? Are you saying OBS offers up Airplay monitors in the “Fullscreen Projector” drop down to stream video or are you just talking about the audio in Sound preferences allowing you to send to airplay receivers?

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Just beware using WiFi (AirPlay) if you don't have detailed technical understanding of WiFi, and ideally real-time monitoring. Otherwise, it may stop working for any number of perfectly understandable reasons, but which you may not see/resolve quickly. Wireless solutions are great, until they stop working. Realize home video streaming devices all have significantly buffering built-in to handle transmission glitches.. so saying similar tech works at home isn't actually an apples-to-apples comparison