📹Connecting Vimeo to OBS (Virtual event)

Download OBS here for free. Useful information on how to use OBS can be found here.

Output

Once a Vimeo has been created the following information is shown, which is needed to connect the stream with OBS.

Title	Explanation
RTMP URL	Insert the server in the encoder.
Stream key	This is the streaming key that needs to be inserted in the encoder.

In OBS click on 'Settings' in the bottom right corner.

Stream

Select 'Stream' from the menu on the left side and fill in the following information for each tab:

Tab in OBS	Fill in information from Vimeo
Service	Vimeo
Server	Default
Stream Key	Stream key

Output

Select 'Output' from the menu on the left side and fill in the following information for each tab:

Tab in OBS	Fill in
Output Mode	Simple
Video Bitrate	Enter desired bitrate
Encoder	Software (x264)
Audio Bitrate	Select desire bitrate

​Learn more about bitrates.​

Click on 'OK' in the bottom right corner.

Go live

Click on 'Start Streaming' in the bottom right corner to go live.

A preview of the stream will be displayed Vimeo. The stream will automatically go live. Insert the live stream in the Let's Get Digital environment.

The stream will automatically be saved as a video.