Livestream to Facebook from a DJI Drone - SOLVED!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- S-O-L-V-E-D: Live-streaming directly on Facebook from many DJI Drone Remote Controllers has not been possible due to the secure protocol that Facebook uses... In this tutorial, we solve the problem and show you how to do it!
This video covers the RC Pro*, the original *Smart Controller and the RC-N1 controller. We have also heard from a viewer that this method works on the RC2 controller with the Mini 4 Pro. Note: The controller called “DJI RC” does not support Live-Streaming. If that changes, we'll update this description.
The method we've developed utilizes an Intermediary to convert the stream so that it is usable by Facebook. We researched over a dozen services and found a Free service that does exactly what we need. Other benefits to this method include Multicasting (simulcasting) to multiple social media channels from a single stream.
** Restream Link: restream.io/join/M8PrE5
(this link will also provide a discount if you ever decide to upgrade to a paid plan)
We also show you how to Setup the Remote Controllers to use Restream as well as going Live and Shutting down the stream. Finally, we provide some additional info on a Microphone Test, How to Copy and Paste cross device and Scheduling your Live Stream via Restream.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Facebook Protocol
03:49 Restream - Intro and Setup
07:22 Remote Controller Setup
08:55 Going Live and Shutting Down
11:34 Other Information
12:44 Copy/Paste Stream URL and Key
13:29 Stream Audio (Mic Test)
14:06 Scheduling using Restream
If you find this video helpful, please subscribe to our channel using this link: / @middleloopvideo
Links to products mentioned in the video:
o DJI Mic Wireless System*: amzn.to/3Int67s
Link to Smart Controller setup in the Livestream to TH-cam video:
• Livestream a DJI Drone...
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[ Updates ]
( Jun 06, 2024 )
We've heard that after June 10, 2024 Facebook has changed the Facebook Live Requirements:
o Personal Accounts must be 60 days (or more) old.
o Professional Profiles need 100+ followers
( Feb 29, 2024 )
Description updated to include Mini 4 Pro on the RC2
( Dec 07, 2022 )
A point of clarification. In this video we indicate that the original Smart Controller can Livestream directly to Facebook without the need to go through an intermediary. This is still true. However, only the DJI GO 4 app supports that capability. Therefore, this is only possible with drones which are compatible with the DJI GO 4 app, i.e. the Mavic 2 Pro.
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Music:
Yah Yah by josh pan is licensed under a TH-cam Audio Library License. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Interesting work around to live stream to Facebook from your drone. Great tutorial Jerry, you do a good job with these videos.
Thanks Ron. Good to hear from you!
The best tutorial I have seen for a long time. Exceptional job!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words.
This is the best explanation so far in youtube… i really appreciated all your hard work to produce this video
It must have taken a lot of your time
Thank u so much for this video
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.
This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Thanks very much for providing. I was able to stream to TH-cam using my tablet attached to my RC-N1 controller. I had first tried it using my smartphone (Android) attached to the controller but couldn't get it to work. So, when I tried it in the field, I had no internet, so I used my phone tethered to the tablet to get the internet. That worked but the video was of low quality. I am planning to try to live streaming to Facebook using Restream as you detailed in this tutorial. Thanks again.
Thank you for the kind words
So concise and clear! Now I know there's something the cheaper "RC N1" (using handphone screen) can do and not the more expensive RC (with built in screen).
Thank you!! :D
You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words.
Mine on the mini two works great I’m about to try and use this rest stream app. Have you used it? What was your experience?
Thank you very much for the tutorial. It’s very easy and straightforward. Cheers.
You're welcome! I hope it helps
Thanks, I was struggling trying to figure this out by myself! I'm using the RC2 controller.
Good luck 🍀. I’m not sure about the RC2 controller. This is one feature not always available on all controllers.
Hi Jerry.....Long time since your last one. Nice to see you on here again. It was a great tutorial. It's not that important that I live stream to FB or even TH-cam. I just added a Mavic 3 to my hanger. So I am excited about that. Have a GREAT weekend.....
Thanks Jim. This was a hard one. Lots of research. Lots of editing. I have two other scripts in the works. I started one on logging. Interrupted that one to do a quickie request on live-streaming to Facebook… when I got the request, I did a test on the smart controller direct to Facebook and it worked. So I thought heck, just need to modify the TH-cam script a little and bang it out in a week. Then I discovered it only worked on the Smart Controller. Ugh.
Anyway, it has been a while since posting. Thanks for hanging in there.
I assume you got the Mavic 3 Classic. Fun! I love flying the M3 Cine. I’m intrigued by the M3 Enterprise. And now another M3… the Multispectral which I hear has an API out. Jeez. Hard to keep up.
Enjoy!
@@middleloopvideo No...Not the Classic.....bought the original Mavic 3. Just couldn't pass up the price I found it for on ebay. 1600.00 plus an extra battery and the RCN1 and all cables. It only had 22 minuets of flight on it. I will be using the RC Pro I have. Now deciding what computer to get to edit video properly. my 10 yr old stuff just isn't cutting it working with h.264 and h.265. Been looking at the 16 Macbook Pro with the M1 Max chip. Been a windows user all my life. I guess it's time for a change. Where does it all stop just being a hobby.....LOL
I started using the 16-inch Macbook Pro with the M1 Max chip, 64 gig ram, 2 TB ssd one year ago. Big difference from my Intel Xeon (E5-1660 v3 @ 3 GHz) PC also 64 gig ram and SSD for editing. I wish I had gone with a bigger SSD... 2 TB enough for several videos but do have to practice moving off completed videos sooner than expected.
I tried moving to Mac from PC many years ago and finally gave up after having to look up everything... even simple things. But, made the leap back when the M1 chips came out to improve editing/rendering. I am much better now with the OS stuff now... Another perk is the Thunderbolt USB ports... really fast!
Superb! THANK YOU, GREAT PRESENTATION AND LOTS OF INFORMATION. Can wait to try it!
Thank you. Working on another livestream video now. This time to Instagram.
Thank you for the helpful video. I end up figuring this all out by myself last january. The only thing I ended up doing differently was installing the Facebook app onto the RC Pro. This allowed me to use Facebook Messenger to copy and paste the stream key. I found that easier than a text file
Great tip! Thank you!
@@middleloopvideo Anytime.
Great explanation and commentary
Jerry, Excellent, short tutorial. Thx
Thank you for the kind words... I hope it helps!
Great video! Very well organized and laid out. Question: what if you want to broadcast to TH-cam and Facebook simultaneously? Do you still use the Restream, and if so, what do you put in the RTMP field?
Yes. Restream is a multistream service. The free / basic plan lets you feed to up to 2 streaming services simultaneously like Facebook and TH-cam. A paid plan lets you stream to more simultaneously. You would setup your drone controller as described in this video. Point the RTMP url/key to Restream. Then in Restream you would setup 2 channels.
Good luck 🍀
@middleloopvideo thank you! After I thought about it I realized the data I put in the RTMP field is from Restream so however that is set up, that's where it will stream to. I tired it this morning and it worked great. I was hoping it would stream my DJI screen instead of from my camera though.
I don’t have my drone with me. I know the RC pro has a setting to switch between drone feed and screen. But, that may just for the HDMI port. In which case you could use an HDMI capture card to plug it into a computer via usb. Then use something like OBS on the computer to stream to Restream.
Great one. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for the feedback
Thanks for the awesome tutorial
Glad you liked it!
So well done! Thank you!
I appreciate it. Thank you 🙏
Hi Jerry, I thought you might like to know that RTMP for livestreaming is available on the DJI RC v2 (The controller that comes with the Air 3)
Excellent. Thank you. I’ll update the description! I hear great things about that drone. Do you know if you can install 3rd party apps on it?
@@middleloopvideo Unfortunately third party apps cannot be installed on the RC v2 as there is still no way to get to a "home" screen, as you can on the RC Pro. But at least RTMP is available.
It may have been that the processor of the RC v1 was simply just too underpowered to allow RTMP to work, hence why it wasn't available as an option on that 1st version controller.
Excellent. Thanks for the info
Thank you for the helpful video..
You're welcome. There are a lot more out there and more to come. If you haven't already subscribed, you might consider it here: th-cam.com/channels/pbGXlWN7EWsrug-ual3X_A.html
Thanks, works 100%
Excellent!
Will this work with the mobile 6 gimbal? And if it does do I need to log in to restream every time I want to shoot a live video? And lastly, do I need a computer to be able to do this?
I can’t answer the Mobile 6 Gimbal part. Once you set it up, yes, with a computer, it should just sit there waiting for you to send a stream to it.
i just tried it. Works perfect using iphone 14 and a dji mini 2 se. I have a question. where do you set up who can see the video on facebook. first set up was for friends but how do I set it up for only me? Thank you for the video.
Excellent! When doing the research it was difficult to change who could see it. I needed to get help from Restream support. But, another viewer told me it was easier now. So, I’m not sure. Maybe I need to figure it out and do another video.
Thanks for reaching out.
So i did exactly the process in video and when i hit “Go Live” i get the countdown yo “0” then message appears that it couldn’t go live!
Mavic 3 Pro with Pro Controller.
I assume you’re testing at home. Try with Restream open on the computer and see if it is talking to it. Check the Restream logs. 99% of problems occur with the URL not being right. Even if it looks right, I’ve found the cut/paste method to work better.
Since today is September 2023, is there a way to transmit on Facebook without restream? for example dji mini 2 to obs, vmix to facebook, without using the same network. For example, me on the beach streaming without the need for a PC. I mean, it would be broadcasting on Facebook without third parties. thank you
To my knowledge, Fly app still uses RTMPS and is not compatible with Facebook without converting it to RTMP first.
Can you run OBS without a computer? If so, I don’t think the drone output will be available as an input. Anyway, that’s the beauty of a service like Restream. You set it up and it sits waiting for the RTMP signal from the drone.
RC Pro - i already click on 3 dots and click the transmission but only shows bands & no rmtp option
RC Pro - Yes. But, what drone?
I am trying to find out if i can live stream from dji mini 2 using a switcher like Obs or VImeo?? Is that possible?
The question is, can OBS take a stream as an input. Possibly. But I don’t know. You can, depending on the controller, take hdmi out, into an hdmi to usb converter, into a pc. It should be available as a camera on OBS.
did a live stream with my mini 3 pro other day 😄 was brilliant. thanks for help. Couldnt live stream from my drone page just my personal page. you need to pay for that option. otherwise it went really well. there was a roughly 10 seconds delay which is to be expected. i used the old N1 controller 😄
Excellent! What’s the difference between your drone page and your personal page? Not sure why one would work and not the other???
@@middleloopvideo I just had the same experience between my personal FB page and another FB page, they only let you use a personal page for free.
Thank you 🙏. I’ll add a comment in the description
Good video,Why doesn't the control RC let you do live if it's more expensive?
Some things are not explainable 😀
MiddelLoop~ bravo~you made pro uploading.:))
Thank you!
If we use mobile instead of controller , can we still do live stream ?
By mobile, do you mean the RC-N1 Controller which uses a mobile device (like a phone) as the screen?
YES. I. AM HAVING DIFFICULTY IN THIS RTOO
@@middleloopvideo
Hey I have a question, all the instructions are good I did as follows but can’t live stream, do you know how to change the option to put for everyone to see on the fb post and also mine says offline after linking my fb to the restream website right under my name I noticed yours says online ? TIA
Hi,
Changing the option to “everyone” is a little involved. You can’t just delete the old one and re-enter. It remembers the previous settings. I don’t remember exactly how I did it but Restream’s online support (chat) was very helpful.
However, it’s probably not the reason you can’t go live. It just controls who can see it when you do. Restream support might be helpful to fix your issue going live.
Mine only says online after I have started streaming. You’ll notice at around the 6:40 mark in the video, it says offline too.
Good luck 👍🍀
Hello, just watched the video today and went to the restream site but now it's not free? Just curios to know if it changed?. Thank you.
I had another person report the same thing a couple months ago. I checked and I was still seeing the Free (basic) plan under “Choose a Plan”.
How does changing the battery in drone effect anything ? Guessing your stream just goes blank for a while while you change it
Probably best to re-the key. There may be another setting that could make a difference. But, in general, yes.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
do you have a video detailing how to do the copy paste on an rc n2?
Unfortunately, no video. We don’t have that controller. But, that controller uses your cell phone for the Fly app, right? Can you email the url and key to yourself? Then copy/paste from there?
Is it possible to link a mic to restream to narrate during the drone live video?
I have not tried specifically using Restream. However, Restream just “rebroadcasts” the livestream that it’s sent. So, yes. It should be possible. Check out another video we did on streaming which also discussed microphones Livestream a DJI Drone to TH-cam from the RC Pro, Smart Controller and RC-N1 Controller
th-cam.com/video/3u49lz5_yJE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, super video.
I have a question, if I use the Restream to get a URL and Stream Key for facebook then if I want to live stream at TH-cam should I just add the TH-cam to the Restream Dashboard as a channel? Using the RC N1 with my Air 2S and once there is an URL and Stream Key entered then , as I understand it, each service has it's own and so it seems that if Restream (basic) can do two channels, it is better to use it and forget using the TH-cam Live streaming (dashboard) unless one wants to put in a new URL and Stream Key in for TH-cam and then again when you want to go back to live on Facebook. Have watch both of your videos and find them very informative and have subscribed here. Thanks
PS. if some reader here can advise, I'm all ears.
I’m not sure I understand the question. Restream will handle Facebook. The url/key you get are to Restream. In other words, you are streaming to Restream. It’s not a Facebook url and key.
But, assuming you get it working, then, yes, adding the TH-cam Live channel will then stream to both simultaneously.
I hope this helps clarify it.
@middleloopvideo thanks for the quick response. I watched both of your videos on live streaming via Restream and the TH-cam one covering direct to TH-cam. While TH-cam is more interesting for me, I can see the possibility of streaming to Facebook, all thou I'm not a big user nor fan of Facebook. Think I kind of answered my own question, in that I see that at Restream's Dashboard, one can toggle channels off and an.
My question was about having to go back into the controller to change the url and stream key. Restream seems to be somewhat unstable. Got it working for a couple of minutes on Facebook then it broke down an kept giving an streaming error message. Anyway, thanks for your time.
@@skeeterstube Hello. If you don’t want to stream to Facebook, then you really don’t need Restream. But, if you want to use Restream… I didn’t have reliability issues. You should work with their support. Also, Restream isn’t the only distribution app. Lots of other options.
Good luck! I appreciate you watching.
@middleloopvideo Hi, thanks for the response. Tried it again and it actually worked quite well. Did a test simaltan to TH-cam and Facebook using Restream. Lot to learn, had my UE bast a little too close and too loud to my tablet. The audio worked quite well. However, I'm no broadcaster ;-) If you're interested this was 'Live' yesterday.
th-cam.com/users/livetYelsRPoS8s?si=0tCL0zpCksrUBPpw
hello sir on my smart controller i don't have the options at 7.42 please help me
We have another video for the Smart Controller livestreaming to Facebook
th-cam.com/video/lg9XXUeV5gk/w-d-xo.html check it out.
Hoping someone sees this, trying with DJI Go 4 app to connect the Mavic Pro 2 with no success. seems like everything is copied correctly :/ it trys to connect and nothing pops up on restream
Hello. Streaming to Facebook from DJI Go 4 can be done without Restream. Have you seen our video on that (Livestream Direct to Facebook from the Smart Controller using the DJI GO 4 app
th-cam.com/video/lg9XXUeV5gk/w-d-xo.html ). But Restream should work too. Usual culprit is getting the key and url right. Have you tried the copy/paste method described?
If that doesn’t work, try Restream support. I’ve found them very helpful.
Nice explanation keep up the amazing work
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you.
@@middleloopvideo Brother it's the truth, i'm sure many, many ppl will agree with me. keep on educating us. thank you
Lots more planned. Thank you!
@@middleloopvideo I have subscribe already , WAITING patiently.
Have a bless one brother.
under transmission it is only saying , frequency & channel mode. i did remember seeing live streaming under transmission at 1 point. answers
Hello. Which drone and which controller are you using? Thank you.
@@middleloopvideo mini 3 pro rc never mind, i know. over $1000 for the pro controller, no THX
its not free anymore :{ also what about using your phone? what 3rd party program can i use?
I just checked… I’m still seeing the Free (basic) plan under “Choose a Plan”.
What do you mean, “using your phone”? To setup Restream?
Thanks for the tutorial. I have the Mavic 3 Classic with the DJI RC Controller, and I'm very disappointed with DJI for removing the Live Streaming feature from the DJI RC Controller. I'll probably sell those and buy a cheaper setup with and older controller full of features DJI doesn't want you to have nowadays.
Do you have an RC-N1 controller from another drone? If, so you could try pairing it to the M3 classic. Although, DJI might just have that drone locked down leaving some incentive for the higher end product.
@@middleloopvideo The only other controller I have is the one for the Mavic Air 1…
@@middleloopvideo Yes. For the higher end product... Unless you notice that the 2018 Mavic Air 1with that simple remote has Live Streaming...
Is it the one that requires your phone as the monitor?
@@middleloopvideo Yes... It requires the iPhone as a monitor, but gives you Live Streaming.
I have been using restream for some time now but the restream is almost always sluggish. How do I remedy this?
Have you played with the latency settings? Also, I have found their support to be excellent. If you haven’t already, give them a try
I was able to live stream to Facebook with me being the only viewer for a test. I got it working and would like to expand to allow more viewers to watch the live stream. I cannot figure it out and the chat/help desk didn't help too much.
Yeah. Changing it is not intuitive. You can’t just delete it and re-enter. It remembers the old settings. I needed Restream support to walk me through it. Maybe you got a rookie.
I don’t remember exactly what I did. Try support again. Maybe you’ll get a better one. Let me know. If you still can’t I’ll log in and see if I can get to an old chat session.
-Jerry
heyy nice to hear this, which controller do u use?
We’ve used several… mostly the RC Pro. We covered others in the other livestream videos we’ve done. The one that doesn’t seem to work is the DJI RC.
Good luck 🍀👍
when are you posting the new video for doing it straight through the dji app to facebook
Working on it now. A week or two? FYI... it only applies to the Original Smart controller. It will be very similar to the video we did on Livestream to TH-cam... you could probably watch that one and figure it out. Good luck.
Quick update... In researching we found that livestreaming direct is only compatible with the DJI Go 4 app on the Smart Controller... So, the video we are working on will only apply to drones that use that app, like the Mavic 2 pro/zoom.
Just finished the video you were asking about. Check it out and let us know what you think: Livestream Direct to Facebook from the Smart Controller using the DJI GO 4 app
th-cam.com/video/lg9XXUeV5gk/w-d-xo.html
The best is to have a controller with an HDMI output that you can connect to capture card or video switcher and that will be simple as that. No need for apps and third parties streaming protol tools.
For streaming?
@middleloopvideo Yes. With HDMI ouput into capture device or video switcher latency will be very low
Yes. Assuming the controller has an HDMI port. The RC Pro does but a lot do not. The RC pro also lets you choose what is sent to the HDMI port. You can send the controller screen with all the info or just the feed from the drone. However, many controllers with an HDMI port don’t give you an option
The other challenge with a capture card is it needs to be plugged into something. Like a computer to connect to the internet.
I’ve actually considered doing a video on this technique and may still someday. But, it gets complicated.
That's nice@@middleloopvideo
@@middleloopvideowhen we are removing the battery out of a drone live streaming is getting ended.Is there any solution for this ? Because we want to continue the streaming for 3-4 hrs
I tried this method. The stream is ridiculously slow. What are possible reasons for this?
Lots of possibilities. Have you tried it at home when connected to Wi-Fi?
@@middleloopvideo yes, it was slow too.
Okay. Well, sorry. I had pretty good experiences with Restream. They do provide a lot of data regarding the stream that might help you diagnose. I also had a pretty good experience with Restream's support/chat.
Good luck!
How do i stream off my data? So far it's only letting me use wifi.
I’m not sure what you mean, “stream off my data”
How do you change it from only me
In Restream? Contact Restream support. It used to be complicated. But, I think they may have made it simpler now.
6:23 how do I change who can see content from only to friends?
Yeah. Good question. As we mentioned in the tutorial, Restream doesn’t provide a way to make the changes. Also, deleting and recreating it doesn’t work because it remembers the previous setting. I had to contact Restream support and they walked me through the steps to manually delete the old files. It was some time ago and I don’t remember all the steps. Please reach out to Restream support. I found them to be very helpful.
@@middleloopvideo I was provided a solution by restream CS. The way to do it is to go to FB settings, scroll down to business integration and then select restream and toggle business integration visibility and post audience. That should be it.
Thank you. Please let us know if you were successful
@@middleloopvideo yes. Just change the business integration visibility in the FB settings and privacy.
Como puedo transmitir en vivo con dronne DJI FLY
Broadcast? As in television? Not Livestream? What drone/controller?
I tried this several times, and the "gray" go live button of facebook, NEVER turns to blue
Hmmm. Did you copy and paste?
Just live streamed from DJI RC, its easy.
Cool. Which drone?
The controller I recieved is apparently obsolete !it’s a plastic box
Which controller?
no work for my tray 6 times
There are a lot of places to go wrong. Make sure you’re coping and pasting the data… most likely culprit
Will this still work now
It should. Try it.
@@middleloopvideo I think I will
just copy and paste in email or text and send to yourself.
Great idea. Make sure you have encryption enabled.
It did not work.
Lots of factors that could be the culprit. You would need to narrow it down. Is the controller even talking to Restream?
Yes, the stream is on restream but did not show up on Facebook and not on TH-cam.
Halfway there! 😊 it’s probably the url or key. Did you use the copy/paste method?
If I used wrong url or wrong Key it wont work og the Restream side. But it did work there. But it did not work on Facebook and TH-cam. So the problem is between Restream and FB/YT
Yes. That's correct. Restream should be logging in as you to FB/YT and setting up a Live Stream... are you seeing any evidence that a Live Stream was set up? If no, I'm guessing your credentials to FB/YT aren't quite right. Or maybe you have dual factor turned on and it needs further authentication??? If problems continue, I've found Restream Online support / chat was very helpful. Give them a try.
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Thank you!
This is a promotion not a solution -
Ok
not all controllers can stream direct to fb...
That’s correct. For example, the RC Pro does but I’m told the less expensive DJI RC does not.
@@middleloopvideo the normal RC doesn't do very much apart from being convenient. I've gone back to using the N1 so I can stream n use third party apps to practice mapping n modelling
OMG! You talk far too much!
Thank you for the feedback.
We should be able to livestream with out restream its ovious you are promoting restream and not giving a true solution , DJI offers to put a RTMP in the fly app!! Can you find a honest solution so far it does not work and think DJI is blocking the function!!!
Ok
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