Summary of Contents for Ricoh R
- Page 1 360° Live Streaming Guide Book Live Streaming Professional Computer Vision Surveillance Telexistence...
- Page 2 Preparing to Live Stream in 360° YouTube Account Preparing to Live Stream Preparing an Encoder Streaming with OBS Studio About OBS Studio About RICOH R Development Kit UVC Capture Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R Setting Up Streaming Streaming Streaming Using Cerevo LiveShell X Preparing LiveShell X Streaming from LiveShell X Using RICOH R Console ...
- Page 3 Preparing to Live Stream in 360° ● Prepare a live streaming service There are several services that support 360° live streaming. While the number of methods is increasing, this manual describes live streaming using RTMP (primary server) on YouTube as an example method. This method can also be used with other services. For example, the same information can be entered into Facebook Live as well. For more information about how to use the RICOH R Development Kit, see the online manual. http://ricohr.ricoh/ja/manual/...
- Page 4 Preparing a YouTube Account ● Create a YouTube account Go to the Youtube website and click [Sign In] or your account icon on the top right of the screen. YouTube and Google accounts are linked so create a Google account as well if necessary. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Click [Next step]. Agree to the Privacy and Terms that appear. If you already have an account, proceed to the next page. For more information, see YouTube Help: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2474026?hl=en ...
- Page 5 Preparing a YouTube Account ● Check your YouTube account Once you successfully create an account and go to YouTube, your account will appear in a similar way to the screenshot below. To live stream, click the [Creator Studio] button. ...
- Page 6 Preparing to Live Stream ● Start preparations to live stream In [Creator Studio], a screen similar to the one below will appear. On the left side of the screen, click [LIVE STREAMING]. ...
- Page 7 Preparing to Live Stream ● Start preparations to live stream A screen similar to the one below will appear. [Stream now] is for normal live streaming and not 360 degree streaming so it will not be used here. Click [Events]. ...
- Page 8 Preparing to Live Stream ● Start preparations to live stream Click [Enable live streaming]. ...
- Page 9 Preparing to Live Stream ● Start preparations to live stream You will need to use your mobile phone for authentication, so fill out each item. ...
- Page 10 Preparing to Live Stream ● Create a live streaming event When the [Create live event] appears, click it. We will now prepare to actually live stream.YouTube manages live streaming as "Events." We create this event in advance. ...
- Page 11 Preparing to Live Stream ● Create a live streaming event The [Basic info] tab will appear. Write a title, stream date, description, tag, and so on. Additionally, on the pull-down menu on the left, select [Public], [Limited public], or [Private]. If this is the first time you have streamed, Ricoh recommends that you select [Limited public] or [Private] and run a test. Below that, for Type, select [Custom]. ...
- Page 12 Preparing to Live Stream ● Create a live streaming event Select the [Advanced settings] tab.For [360° video] on the bottom right, select the check box. Configure the other settings however you like.Click [Create event] to save the event. * If you do not select the check box for [360° video], the video will be displayed in equirectangular format. Once streaming has begun, you cannot change the format. ...
- Page 13 Preparing to Live Stream ● Select a bitrate A screen similar to the one shown below will appear. Set a [Thumbnail] if desired. Thumbnails are used as a title screen that is displayed before and during streaming. Under [Basic ingestion], select [300 0Kbps - 6000 Kbps (1080p)]. * It is our experience that this is the smoothest bitrate setting. ...
- Page 14 Preparing to Live Stream ● Set an encoder If you select [Basic ingestion], more settings appear. Under [Select your encoder], select [Other encoders]. ...
- Page 15 Preparing to Live Stream ● Get a RTMP (primary server) URL Information required for streaming will appear. [Stream Name] and [Primary Server URL] will be used for the encoder settings used in streaming. * This will be explained later in this manual. ...
- Page 16 Preparing to Live Stream ● Check that your preparations for 360°live streaming are complete Click the [Live Control Room] tab that controls streaming. If a screen similar to the one below appears, you have completed preparations on YouTube to live stream. ...
- Page 17 Preparing an Encoder ● Select an encoder To use USB (UVC) output to live stream from a computer →p16 To use HDMI output to live stream from an external device →p29...
- Page 18 Streaming with OBS Studio ● Prepare a live streaming service There are several services that support 360° live streaming. While the number of methods is increasing, this manual describes live streaming on YouTube as an example method. This manual uses OBS Studio as the streaming application. It is widely used because it is free. * For more information, see the OBS Studio website (https://obsproject.com/). Streaming application: OBS Studio USB Output Connect the cable to the micro USB port (for power) at the bottom of the device ...
- Page 19 About OBS Studio ● Install Open Broadcaster Software https://obsproject.com/ This is software for free live streaming.Download and install the software. This section describes live streaming using this software. This software runs on both Windows and Mac. ...
- Page 20 About RICOH R Development Kit UVC Capture ● Install RICOH R Development Kit UVC Capture. This software is a plugin that is compatible with UVC 1.5 and runs on both Windows and Mac. By installing this software, you can stream HD images output with USB (UVC). After installing the software, restart your Windows computer or Mac. If the software installs correctly, your RICOH R will be automatically recognized as a UVC 1.5 camera. Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R ...
- Page 21 Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R ● Start Open Broadcaster Software A screen similar to the one below will appear. To specify the camera from which video is used, under [Sources], set [Video Capture Device]. Click the [Gear] icon to display the settings screen. ...
- Page 22 Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R ● Set up the video capture device If RICOH R Development Kit UVC Capture is correctly installed, [RICOH R Development Kit] will appear on the [Device] pull-down menu. Select it and set [Resolution] to 1920 x 960 or 1920 x 1080. ...
- Page 23 Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R ● Set up the video capture device If your RICOH R is recognized correctly, a preview is displayed in equirectangular format. Once you confirm that a preview is displayed, click [OK]. ...
- Page 24 Making OBS Studio Recognize Your RICOH R ● Set up the video capture device A preview is also displayed in OBS Studio. Next, set the streaming destination.To open the settings screen, click the [Settings] button. ...
- Page 25 Setting Up Streaming ● Enter the streaming service information A screen similar to the one below will appear. Click the [Stream] tab to display the settings screen. ...
- Page 26 Setting Up Streaming ● Enter the streaming service information Enter the information for the RTMP server that you got from YouTube. In the [Stream key] field, enter the stream name. ...
- Page 27 配信 ● Start streaming Click the [Start Streaming] button.This completes the preparations to stream from OBS. If the indicator at the bottom right of the screen is green, your RICOH R is streaming properly. ...
- Page 28 Streaming ● Start streaming from the YouTube control room Click the [Preview] button on the top half of the screen. After a while, the button changes to [Start Streaming]. Click the button again.
- Page 29 Streaming ● 360° live streaming starts When streaming starts, the button changes to red and [Stop Streaming]. The streaming time is also displayed. Note that if you click this button, streaming will stop. There may be a slight time lag for streaming to actually start and streaming may not start immediately. If you click [View on Watch Page] on the top right of the screen, you can display the actual YouTube viewing page.
- Page 30 Streaming ● Check the live stream On the YouTube viewing page, you can move the screen by dragging the cursor with your mouse. If you think that the video quality is poor, place the mouse cursor over the live broadcast area to display a gear icon. Try changing the resolution to 1080. * This affects the data traffic.
- Page 31 Streaming Using Cerevo LiveShell X ● Prepare a live streaming service There are several services that support 360° live streaming. While the number of methods is increasing, this manual describes live streaming on YouTube as an example method. This manual uses Cerevo LiveShell X as the streaming device because not only does LiveShell X support streaming in full HD, it can also record and stream to other services as well as stream via HDMI output and hence being able to use RICOH R Console is also a benefit. * For more information, see the Cerevo website (http://static-shell.cerevo.com/x/en/product.html). Cerevo LiveShell X HDMI 下側の micro USB 端子（電源）へ接続...
- Page 32 Preparing LiveShell X ● Create a Cerevo LiveShell account http://static-shell.cerevo.com/en/index.html On the top right of the screen, click [to Dashboard]. ...
- Page 33 Preparing LiveShell X ● Create a Cerevo LiveShell account If you already have an account, log in. To create a new account, click [Sign up]. ...
- Page 34 Preparing LiveShell X ● Set up LiveShell X Once a screen similar to the one below appears, you have now finished creating an account. Next, associate the LiveShell X device with the dashboard and set up the device. Select [LiveShell X]. ...
- Page 35 Preparing LiveShell X ● Select a live streaming service A screen similar to the one below to select a service will appear. As services that support 360 degree live streaming are increasing, this manual describes the settings as [Other broadcasting services (specify RTMP URL)] so that you can use various services. If you use this setting, you should be able to stream with services other than YouTube with the same settings. ...
- Page 36 Preparing LiveShell X ● Select a live streaming service From the pull-down menu, select [Other broadcasting services (specify RTMP URL)] and click [OK].
- Page 37 Preparing LiveShell X ● Set up the RTMP server Enter the [Stream Name] and [Primary Server URL] that was displayed for the YouTube settings. ...
- Page 38 Preparing LiveShell X ● Select a method to connect to the Internet Select how you want the LiveShell X device to connect to the Internet. ...
- Page 39 Preparing LiveShell X ● Set up a wireless network To use a wireless network, enter an SSID and password.
- Page 40 Preparing LiveShell X ● Load the wireless network settings onto LiveShell X Connect your computer and the LiveShell X device with the setup cable included with LiveShell X. Turn up your computer's volume to maximum and press the play button the screen below to load the settings. * If the settings are not loaded correctly, reset the LiveShell X device and try again. Resetting the device will not delete the settings that have been saved until now. ...
- Page 41 Preparing LiveShell X ● To use Ethernet Connect the LiveShell X device to an Ethernet cable and follow the on-screen instructions. * If the procedure does not work correctly even when you hold down the power button for five seconds, try the following solution. On the LiveShell X device, select [Offline] and then reset the device. A four-digit number may be displayed. Resetting the device will not delete the settings that have been saved until now. ...
- Page 42 Preparing LiveShell X ● To use a 3G/4G network Enter the information below. The details to be entered differ depending on your telecommunications service. ...
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Page 43: Setup Complete
Preparing LiveShell X ● Setup complete If a screen similar to the one below displaying the tutorial appears, this means that setup is now complete. ... - Page 44 Preparing LiveShell X ● Connect to the LiveShell X dashboard A screen similar to the one below will appear. If [Bandwidth status] on the bottom left of the screen is blue or green, your device is online. If your LiveShell X device is not online, it will be gray. For more information on how to use LiveShell X, see the Cerevo website. http://static-shell.cerevo.com/x/ja/product.html...
- Page 45 Preparing LiveShell X ● Check the RTMP server (primary server) settings To check Channel #0 settings, click the [Other Service] tab on the left of the screen. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Confirm that the settings are the same as those displayed on YouTube. If the settings are different, click the [Edit] button and enter the settings again. ...
- Page 46 Streaming from LiveShell X ● Start streaming on the dashboard Check the settings and once you are ready, click [START LIVE] on the bottom right of the screen. The button changes to [STOP LIVE]. This now completes the LiveShell X streaming preparations. You also need to operate the YouTube console. * If you want to pause streaming after you start, click [PAUSE]. If you click [STOP LIVE], the YouTube event will finish and you will not be able to stream with the same URL.
- Page 47 Streaming from LiveShell X ● Start streaming from the YouTube control room Click the [Preview] button on the top half of the screen. After a while, the button changes to [Start Streaming]. Click the button again. ...
- Page 48 Streaming from LiveShell X ● 360° live streaming starts When streaming starts, the button changes to red and [Stop Streaming]. The streaming time is also displayed. Note that if you click this button, streaming will stop. There may be a slight time lag for streaming to actually start and streaming may not start immediately. If you click [View on Watch Page] on the top right of the screen, you can display the actual YouTube viewing page.
- Page 49 Streaming from LiveShell X ● Check the live stream On the YouTube viewing page, you can move the screen by dragging the cursor with your mouse. If you think that the video quality is poor, place the mouse cursor over the live broadcast area to display a gear icon. Try changing the resolution to 1080. * This affects the data traffic.
- Page 50 Using RICOH R Console ● Connect your RICOH R to a computer RICOH R Console is an application that enables you to adjust the video and other settings. However, you can configure settings while checking the monitor only during HDMI out mode. You cannot use the console in USB (UVC) out mode. When you open RICOH R Console, a connection procedure screen similar to the one below will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you connect your RICOH R to a computer via USB, you will be able to select it on the [Device] pull-down menu. ...
- Page 51 Setting Up RICOH R Console ● Adjust video Adjust the white balance, exposure, and other settings while displaying video on the monitor via HDMI output. As you can hang your RICOH R from the ceiling, you can also select top/bottom correction. If the quality of the video displayed is poor as the location is dark, light is being reflected, or some other reason, using WDR may improve the quality of the video. ...
- Page 52 Viewing the Live Stream ● Check the live stream On the YouTube viewing page, you can move the screen by dragging the cursor with your mouse. If you think that the video quality is poor, place the mouse cursor over the live broadcast area to display a gear icon. Try changing the resolution to 1080. * This affects the data traffic.