Manual productions at the NFHS Network refer to broadcasts that do not utilize the Pixellot platform. These productions require on-site personnel during the event to manually control cameras, graphics, audio, and other elements of the broadcast.

Prerequisites

To stream manually to the NFHS Network, the on-site producer/school will need the following:

• PC/Laptop 
  • NFHS PC Recommendation
• Video camera
  • Any camera compatible with your capture card of choice
• Video capture device

  • Recommended Capture Cards for NFHS Producer

• A streaming encoder such as NFHS Producer, OBS, vMix, TriCaster
  • Latest NFHS Producer/Driver downloads

• Field 1: On-site producer's Full Name
• Field 2: Phone Number for NFHS Support
• Field 3: Launches NFHS Producer in TEST MODE. (This is for test purposes only & will not establish a connection with the NFHS Network)
• Field 4: Launches NFHS Producer in LIVE STREAM MODE (This is the full version of NFHS Producer & will establish a connection with the NFHS Network) 

RTMP Streaming

• Access to the NFHS Console page
• A third-party application that supports RTMP streaming
• For the list of our most commonly used 3rd party Software Encoder, you can refer to THIS guide
• NFHS Network's RTMP Server Address: rtmp://video.nfhsnetwork.com/manual
• Stream Key/Broadcast ID found inside the "Broadcast Detail" page of your NFHS Console event
• HERE is a quick guide using OBS as an example

Industry Standards

Support

Please refer to the Manual Productions Training guide for a more in-depth look at establishing a connection to The NFHS Network.

It is recommended that you bookmark this page for future reference.

For further assistance, you can reach out to the NFHS Support team and submit a ticket with the Manual Team

NFHS SUPPORT