Teradek’s Live:Air Solo for iOS allows you to publish live video from your Apple device to our live stream platform. It has similarities to Wowza GoCoder but also enables you to control simple production tools, such as graphics, color filters, and switching between sources if there are other…
This article details how to use Open Broadcast Software (OBS) to send your video stream to the Field59 live stream platform.
This article describes different encoder options you can use with the Field59 live stream platform.
This article discusses audio monitoring options for live event production using a live stream published to the Field59 platform.
For customers interested in purchasing or leasing our hardware encoders, Field59 offers a variety of video capture, editing, and live streaming configuration options. This flexibility allows you to mix-and-match services and hardware to give you the optimal setup for your needs.
This article describes how to configure and access a Media Center page.
This article details how to create a Manual Playlist in the Manager.
MRSS is short for Media RSS, an extension of the RSS format used for syndicating multimedia files (audio, video, image) in RSS feeds. When you create a smart or manual playlist, a MRSS feed is automatically created. It follows a simple URL pattern pattern and uses the following elements:
This article describes how to automatically publish videos to linked YouTube accounts. Publishing videos to YouTube is easy with your Field59 account. Field59 accounts can publish videos to YouTube on a per-video basis, so users can decide which videos to publish to YouTube, and to which You…
This article provides instruction on publishing Field59 video within the BLOX Total Content Management System by TownNews, including creating video content via the content syndication feed within the CMS, and via player embed codes copied from the Field59 Video Asset Manager. This guide is …
Embed codes are quick and easy ways to view your video or playlist on your website. An embed code is a simple JavaScript tag that can be pasted into a body of a story or blog.
This article describes what information a customer needs to provide in order to store assets using Amazon Web Services, if the account does not wish to use the default Field59 storage solution.
The player share tools allow viewers to share videos via the following methods: Facebook, Twitter, email, and embed code. However, when a video is in a smart or manual playlist, a user needs a permanent URL to share via these tools. Without a permanent URL, the link in the player would just …
Every organization does things differently, which is why it’s important that our customers can mix and match their CMS providers with Field59’s video systems. This flexibility gives our clients the most freedom to integrate online video within their existing web publishing workflows or as pa…
Overview on how to get video onto the Field59 Video Platform
This article describes how to use the Trim Video feature to create a new video clip from a segment of an existing video. For the best experience using the Trim tool, we recommend using either the Chrome or Safari browsers.
This article details how a broadcast station user can create a video item from a video capture box that is sending a video feed to the Blackbird editor.
This article details how a user can create a video item in the Field59 Video Manager using a desktop browser. We recommend using either Chrome or Firefox browsers, but Safari 5+ and Internet Explorer 9+ are also supported.
This article details how users can upload a video using the Field59 for iOS and Android mobile apps.
This article describes how users can replace a portion of video in the Blackbird editor while retaining audio and caption tracks. Users should already be familiar with the basic functions of Blackbird before attempting the tasks detailed below. Click here to review the basic steps to create …
Here are the steps to follow to download an encoded file from the Manager:
This article details how to use Dropbox with Field59 to create a video item in the Field59 Video Manager using a desktop browser.
This article describes how users can replace a portion of video in the Blackbird editor with a still frame while retaining audio and caption tracks. Users should already be familiar with the basic functions of Blackbird before attempting the tasks detailed below. Click here to review the basic steps to create a video in Blackbird.
This article details how to record a live stream event in the manager.
This document provides technology and connectivity specifications for venues broadcasting a live stream with Field59 and for users viewing those streams. Following these requirements should result in a clear video experience for viewers.
When you create a new Video or Live Event in the Field59 Video Manager, you can upload a custom thumbnail at the time of creation. This is optional — The manager creates a default thumbnail for the video, and for a live event if no image is associated, a default image is provided.
Field59’s live streaming feature allows you to stream to many platforms, including your website, mobile apps, and OTT apps like Roku, AppleTV and Fire TV.
Field59’s live streaming feature allows you to stream to many platforms, including your website, mobile apps, and OTT apps like Roku, AppleTV and Fire TV.
If you wish to protect your videos through a payment system, an easy-to-use self-service platform is Cleeng. Cleeng offers a variety of pricing models and configuration options. Please see Cleeng’s documentation for more information.
Smart Playlists are set up based on specific pre-set criteria (Category and/or Keywords), and the playlist will automatically update when new videos with those criteria are uploaded. This allows users to “set it and forget it.” Create the playlist once, embed it, and never worry about updati…
This article covers how to use Field59 to publish content to “Over-the-top” (OTT) apps, such as AppleTV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and others.
This article details how users can create a Live Channel containing multiple live stream events into a single live stream player. Through Live Channels, users can program their live stream schedule.
Field59 provides a default player, but users can also create customized players in the Field59 Video Manager.
This document is a guide to setting up Field59 live stream events and channels in the BLOX content management system, with a focus on items that need to be configured in order to more quickly publish in breaking news situations.
Field59’s video and live streaming statistics are powered by Google Analytics. If you or your organization already have a Google Analytics account, tell us your Google Analytics ID number and we can add that to your Field59 account and record to it. If you do not have an analytics account, b…
The Field59 API uses basic HTTP authentication. Not all requests require authentication, but those that do, require the username and password of the requesting user to be passed in the authorization header. Please make all requests through our secured domain:
The Field59 API is a REST(ful) API. When making a request that requires XML, wrap all text in CDATA markup. All URLs should be URL-encoded. If a parameter is not available or is not in use, omit the node.
Create Playlist
To verify that the username and password you have are valid and authorized, check the status by making a GET request to this URL:
Create Live Event
Create Live Channel
HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
To search for items, make a GET request to this URL:
There are a few different ways you can get video with captions into Field59. One is primarily for broadcasters using the Blackbird editor. For non-broadcasters, please see our articles discussing how to upload closed captions to the manager or how to create your own captions in the manager.
This article describes how to use the Field59 Video Manager to manually create and edit closed captions. (If you already have embedded captions or a separate sidecar caption file, please see our article on how to upload captions.)
If you arrive at the Manager login page and realize you have forgotten your password, click on the Forgot your password? link.
This article details user interface changes resulting from a user belonging to multiple accounts.
