To stream to YouTube from Wirecast, add YouTube as a destination in Output > Output Settings, sign in to your YouTube account, and create or select an event. Then click Stream. Wirecast connects to YouTube directly, so you can set up and manage the event without leaving the app.
How to set up YouTube as a Wirecast destination
- Log into your YouTube account in your browser.
- In Wirecast, select Output > Output Settings, click Add, and choose YouTube from the Destination menu.
- (Optional) Enter a name for the destination.
- Select an encoder preset.
- Click the + button to add a new event. Enter your event information and click Save.
- Click Authenticate, sign in if asked, and wait for your event to appear in the Event menu.
- (Optional) Enter a Stream Delay from 0 to 999 seconds. Click OK.
How to go live on YouTube from Wirecast
- Click the Stream button. It blinks green until Wirecast connects, then turns solid green.
- (Optional) Click Record to save a local copy.
- Use Output > Control Room or Active Broadcast to open the YouTube event in your browser.
- Click Stream again to stop.
For planning, encoder choices and production ideas, read the full guide: How to Live Stream to YouTube with Wirecast. To reach YouTube and other platforms at once, see Cloud Multistreaming.
Troubleshooting
- If authentication fails, or Wirecast connects and then crashes, check Use Backup Server. YouTube’s primary servers are sometimes down for maintenance.
- Custom encoders can’t stream to YouTube. Use them only for recording to disk.
- A yellow or red stream indicator means packets are backing up. Lower your bitrate or run a bandwidth test.
- No YouTube account yet? Click Sign Up in the destination settings.