Live Streaming from your GoPro
Hello guys!
Posting early for next week because I'm going to be out of town soon filming a portion of my Freedom Tour footage! I've also started a FundRazr to help fund the Freedom Tour expenses and if enough people contribute they could even win one of the cameras. Click here to find out more!
I wasn't sure if live streaming from a GoPro was possible but I thought the applications could be pretty awesome...this is where I start imagining taking a surfing class live from an instructor on the other side of the world. You can pair your computer up with your GoPro's wifi wirelessly but I thought needing to be paired with a computer really holds the camera back from what it's meant for. My goal was to stream live from a GoPro, wirelessly, with no computer.
The solution I found was LiveStream; a smartphone app which is available for free. If you want help doing this here's a link straight from Livestream: http://help.livestream.com/customer/portal/articles/1769765-how-to-use-a-gopro-camera-with-the-livestream-ios-app
The various instructions I found, including the ones from Livestream indicate that there are difficulties streaming with the Hero 4, the model which I happen to have.
However, I was still able to stream successfully after clicking "retry" repeatedly. Here's the proof: https://livestream.com/accounts/13014546/events/3959741/videos/83469607
According to this recent article though, GoPro will be releasing their own broadcasting transmitter sometime this spring in partnership with Vislink, so I suspect that will be an even better option for live streaming, especially if you have a Hero 4. I'll be keeping my ears open for you guys on this one.
