Dual Streams for Live Events
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Dual Streams for Live Events
Overview
Dual streams allow you to deliver two simultaneous video feeds in a single live player. Viewers can switch between:
- Single stream (Primary or Secondary)
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP)
- Side-by-side (default)
Dual streams are available for Live events and integrate with the latest Pexip, enabling common setups such as a speaker plus presentation.
Player with Primary and Secondary streams side-by-side
Create a Dual Stream Channel
Use a dual stream channel when streaming both a speaker and a presentation/screen share.
- Go to Settings > Live
- Click Add channel
- Set Channel type to Dual – Push
- Name your streams:
- Primary stream & Audio name (speaker with audio)
- Secondary stream name (presentation/screen share)
- Optional: Enable Mirrored or Automatic recording
- Click Save
Important
Audio is supported only on the Primary stream.
Create a Live Event
- Click Create Live event
- Enter event details
- Select your Dual – Push channel
- Click Save
Configure Streaming Inputs
- Open the event and click on Stream
- Copy the Streaming server URL, this is used for both streams.
- Copy the Primary stream key
Use this for the speaker feed with audio - Copy the Secondary stream key
Use this for the presentation or screen share - Start both streams and confirm previews are visible
Viewer Experience
- Default layout: Side-by-side
- Viewers can switch layouts using the layout (camera) icon
Available layouts:
- Primary only
- Secondary only
- Side-by-side
- Picture-in-Picture (either stream)
Recordings
- Dual stream recordings are clearly labeled in the Media list
The following features are not available for dual stream recordings:
- Distribute
- Trim
- Sign language overlay
- Clip from live
Known Limitations
Status as of 2025-12-05
- Low latency: Not supported
- Timeshift: Not supported
- Audio: Primary stream only
- Secondary stream: Screen share only (no camera video)
- Recording controls: Pause recording not supported