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GoPro Streaming

To use the GoPro as a wireless camera, you have to do a few things before adding it as a source in vMix. These are the basic steps.

  1. Turn on the GoPro (duh)
  2. Make sure you have the GoPro App installed on your phone with Bluetooth enabled, so it can connect.
  3. In the app, click on the live stream tab after the app sucessfully connected to the GoPro
  4. Select "Other RTMP"
  5. For the Wi-Fi network choose the "Halo Sports" network NOT staff or any other STA network as it will not be able to pass the captive portal.
  6. The RTMP URL streamed to should be: "RTMP://live.stahalo.net/live/gopro"
  7. Make sure the quality is set to 1080p and "Save a copy" is UNCHECKED

Now you're done with the app setup, you can install the GoPro anywhere within solid Wi-Fi coverage.

warning

The GoPro will not last more than 30 minutes without an external battery pack!

Make sure to grab a fully charged external battery pack and a long enough USB-A to USB-C cable, and it should last more than 3 hours.

Once you've fully setup the GoPro come back to vMix and follow these steps to access the stream as a source.

  1. Add a new input "Stream/SRT" in vMix
  2. For stream type, hit the dropdown and select VLC (RTMP...)
  3. The URL should be the exact same that you set in the GoPro so: "rtmp://live.stahalo.net/live/gopro"
  4. Done!
note

While the stream has about ~3-4 seconds of delay due to the overhead of streaming directly on the GoPro; sending it to an external server and back, it should be adequate for replays and for non-critical live shots. Such as a student section camera, as the audio will not sync up.