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Destination guide

Set up YouTube as a destination

Turn on live streaming for your channel and connect it. TurboKast then creates and starts your YouTube broadcast each time you go live.

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Values you need

YouTube / its own values Source: YouTube Help: live stream with an encoder, checked
With TurboKast
In OBS, enter your TurboKast details, not these. TurboKast sends YouTube its copy.
YouTube stream key
YouTube Studio, then Create, then Go Live, then the Stream tab. YouTube shows its Stream URL on the same tab.
Bitrate, 1080p at 60 fps (H.264)
6,000 Kbps minimum, 17,000 Kbps recommended
YouTube Help: live encoder settings ·
Audio bitrate
128 Kbps for stereo, 384 Kbps for 5.1 surround
YouTube Help: live encoder settings ·
Keyframe interval
2 seconds recommended, 4 seconds at most
YouTube Help: live encoder settings ·
First live stream
Enabling can take up to 24 hours
YouTube Help: live stream with an encoder ·

Steps

  1. Turn on live streaming

    Do this a day ahead. YouTube says enabling it the first time can take up to 24 hours. Your channel must be verified, with no live streaming restrictions in the past 90 days.

  2. Sign in with Google

    Pick YouTube during setup and choose your channel. You give TurboKast permission once, then it handles the broadcast for you.

  3. Use your TurboKast details in OBS

    Enter the server URL and stream key TurboKast gave you, not YouTube's. OBS sends one connection, and YouTube gets its copy from TurboKast.

  4. Go live without the Control Room

    Start your stream from OBS. TurboKast creates the YouTube broadcast and starts it, so you have nothing to press in YouTube Studio.