Youtube Dual Stream

YouTube Dual Strea enables simultaneous horizontal and vertical streaming on YouTube. Streamrun supports Dual Format in three ways: an automatic vertical frame, Dual HD input, or two separate inputs (one for horizontal and one for vertical). With Streamrun, you can dual stream from any device or software, while continuing to multistream in both orientations.

Step-by-step guide to go live with YouTube Dual streaming

1. Go to YouTube Studio
2. From the top right, click Create and then Go live
3. From the Live Control Room, click Stream
4. Under the Stream settings tab, enable Dual stream
5. Click the "Select key" dropdown and select Encoder.
6. Create a new YouTube destination in the Stream destinations view and copy both YouTube stream keys there
7. Create a Streamrun configuration with an Output stream element with type YouTube Dual Stream. Go live in Streamrun
8. See Dual Stream preview in YouTube Studio. Go live when ready

Please note: The option to use a third-party encoder in YouTube (step 5) is not yet available to all creators and will gradually roll out in the near future.

Different ways to create Dual Format stream

Read about the different ways to create a Dual Format stream with Streamrun. You can automatically generate a vertical video, combine both orientations in the Dual HD format, or use two input elements, one for each orientation. See instructions on Dual Format types.