Please follow this guide to assist in establishing a connection to The NFHS Network via OBS.
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To download OBS, click here.
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Install and run OBS program
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Select your input source by clicking the + sign in the sources window and add inputs (audio, video ect.)
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Click Video Capture Device and click OK (using video capture as example)
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Name your newly created source and make sure the correct "Device" is selected
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Once inputs are configured, click settings in the control panel (bottom right corner of OBS)
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While in the settings window, click the Stream Tab located on the left side
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Under Service select the "Custom..." drop down
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Under Server Address copy/paste the following: rtmp://video.nfhsnetwork.com/manual
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In order to find your "Stream Key" needed in OBS, you will need to navigate over to the NFHS Network Events Console to find your event & click your Event ID to go to the "Event Detail" page (NOTE: Event ID/Game ID is Console's sorting identifier. Broadcast ID is used for 3rd party RTMP Stream Keys)
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Scroll down and click the "Live Streams" video thumbnail to go to the "Broadcast Detail" page
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COPY the Broadcast ID (Starting with bdc)
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Back in OBS, you can PASTE the Broadcast ID you found in Console as your Stream Key
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Click Apply & OK to close the settings window
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Click Start Streaming (Your event is now "On Air" inside Console)
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Go back to your event in NFHS Broadcast Detail Page and click the Production Tab
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Hit Play on the Video player and you should see the message "Your event will begin momentarily