Streaming Using Your Smartphone
Blackmagic Web Presenter is able to stream by tethering to your smartphone. This means you
can stream to the world from any location where your smartphone has a cellular connection.
To set up mobile tethering:
1
Connect your smartphone to Blackmagic Web Presenter HD using a USB-C cable.
You can use the USB-C connector on the front or back panel.
2
Enable your smartphone’s internet hotspot.
On your iOS device open settings > personal hotspot and make sure ‘allow others to join’ option
is on. On your Android device swipe the screen to display the quick menu. Press and hold the
hotspot icon and then turn on USB tethering.
Now you can press the ‘on air’ button on your Blackmagic Web Presenter HD to go live.
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Once you’ve finished streaming, we recommend you switch off tethering
connections to save your smartphone’s battery life.
If your Web Presenter HD had an Ethernet cable connected, you are advised to confirm it is
configured to use mobile internet tethering. Open the Web Presenter Setup utility and go to the
‘setup’ tab. In the ‘network’ section, set the connection priority to ‘mobile’.
Using Blackmagic Web Presenter HD
as a Webcam
Software such as Skype or Zoom should automatically set Web Presenter HD as the webcam,
so when you launch the application you will see video from your Web Presenter HD
immediately. If the application doesn’t select Web Presenter HD automatically, manually set it
to use Web Presenter HD as the webcam and microphone.
Below is an example of how to set the webcam settings on Skype.
1
In Skype’s menu bar, open the ‘video and audio settings’.
2
Click on the ‘Camera’ menu and select your Web Presenter HD from the list. You will
see the video from Web Presenter HD appear in the preview window.
3
Go to the ‘Microphone’ menu and select your Web Presenter HD as your audio source.
Setting up Open Broadcaster
Open Broadcaster is an open source application that works as a streaming platform between
your Web Presenter HD and your favorite streaming software like YouTube, Twitch, Facebook
Live and others. Broadcaster compresses your video to a bit rate that is easily managed by your
streaming app.
Below is a demonstration of how to set up Open Broadcaster to stream the webcam output
from your Web Presenter HD using YouTube Live as the streaming service.
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Using Blackmagic Web Presenter HD as a Webcam
