Does EventLive support live streaming in 4K?
Julia EskinUpdated Use 720p or 1080p for your EventLive livestream. Do not select 4K as your live encoder output.
- EventLive on iPhone: streams at 720p or 1080p, depending on your settings.
- EventLive on Android: streams at 720p.
- Professional cameras and encoders: set a supported 720p or 1080p output and test with the event’s RTMP details.
Enable 1080p on iPhone
Open the Settings app, tap Apps › EventLive and turn on Stream in 1080p. See How To Stream in 1080p on iPhone. Use a stable upload connection and test before the event.
4K recording is different from 4K streaming
On iPhone and iPad, Save in 4K on the same Settings page saves the backup copy on your device in 4K while the livestream goes out in 1080p. The 4K backup takes about twice the space of the standard 1080p backup and needs a camera that records 4K. Viewers, replays and downloads stay at up to 1080p, even if you upload the 4K file afterwards.
If your iPhone gets too hot or runs low on memory during the stream, the app switches the backup to 1080p and continues it in a new file. You'll see a short notice when that happens.
Sending 4K from an external encoder does not guarantee a 1080p result. Choose the recommended live output directly instead.